Put the same facts on both sheets
Write one description of the load: material, bags or loose, vehicle, and where the waste came from. Open each site's posted fee sheet and find the row for that description. One site may use tons. Another may use cubic yards, a per-bag count, or a flat minimum for a car. Those are not comparable until you translate your load into each unit. Read the definitions, not only the title at the top of the page. A residential row and a commercial row can sit on the same sheet. Search Dumpmapper by ZIP code or city to find candidate sites on a map. Listings can be out of date, so confirm the sheet with each site before you choose.
Watch for extras that only one sheet lists
Look for separate lines that might apply to your visit: a minimum, a method for mixed materials, a cover rule, an account requirement, or a different rate if the waste comes from outside the service area. A site with a lower main row can still be the worse bill if your load hits an extra line the other site does not use. Ask each clerk to name the rows they would apply to your written description. Write those row names down. If one site cannot accept the material at all, it is not the cheaper option. A refusal costs another trip.
Compare the conditions, then the method
Note hours, vehicle limits, and whether you need a pass. A sheet you cannot use on the day you are free is not your cheapest choice. Ask whether the posted rate includes every line that will appear on the ticket or whether tax or another line is added at the window. Do not average the two sheets. Pick the site whose rows match the load you have. Photograph both sheets if they are posted in public, and ask if a photo is not allowed. When you arrive, check that the ticket uses the row you were quoted.
Before you go
- Write one description of the material, the vehicle, and the waste's origin.
- Find the matching row on each posted fee sheet, including minimums and extras.
- Ask each site to name the rows it would use for that description.
- Choose the site that accepts the load under conditions you can actually meet.
Picking the site with the smaller number on a row that does not describe your waste.
Questions people ask
Can I make both sites honor the lower sheet?
No. Each site charges from its own sheet and its own rules. A price from somewhere else is not a coupon. Ask that site what it will apply to your load.
What if one sheet is newer?
Use the sheet the site says is in effect on the day you go. If a listing and a gate posting disagree, believe the site when you confirm, and ask which document controls the ticket.
Search Dumpmapper by ZIP code or city, then call the site before you load the truck. Hours and accepted materials change.