Hey guys, I am doing my house landscaping and I have some waste landscaping material remaining like rocks, dirt, bricks, soil, and concrete. And then I realize and came across this problem that where can I dispose of landscaping rocks?
If you are searching for free solutions then you can ask your friend who is doing landscaping work and probably your friend can take an interest. You can also put an ad on craigslist or freecycle and personally craigslist works for me so you can try it. And also you can put all your unwanted rocks in a container with a board on it saying contact for free landscaping rocks. If a passerby wants free rocks for landscaping then probably he/she can contact you. And if you have little budget and you don't want to take these above efforts then you can call your local junk removal services and this is the easiest way to dispose of landscaping rocks.
Let's see more solutions and dive deep into the above topics that how you can do it properly.
Free Ways to Dispose of Landscaping Rocks
1) Ask your friends, relatives, and neighbors
This is the most actionable way to dispose of landscaping rocks. Just grab your mobile and call your friends, relatives, and neighbors and tell them that what kind of rocks you have and also send them pictures so they can have clear visuals of what kind of material you have.
First, don't tell them that you giving the rocks for free instead charge few bucks as per your quantity and quality of rocks and dirt you have and convince them little.
If they convinced then it's better for you that you are going to get some bucks out of it. And charge them cheap than the market price otherwise they will not take an interest.
If they don't convince then you can remove your free card and tell them don't worry that I am going to give these rocks for free. Then probably they could take an interest and you never know they will take all landscaping rocks or dirt.
Then also they don't take your landscaping rocks and dirt for free then tell them if anyone in their contact anyone interested then gives me my contact.
2) Free listing on Craigslist or Freecycle
Craigslist or freecycle is the best platform where you can give your unwanted material for free. But if you want to charge some for that so you can charge as well.
But if you want to dispose of landscaping rocks, dirt, or any other yard waste then it's better to give these types of materials for free. So people can take interest in it and probably they will definitely take all your yard waste and landscaping rocks.
Craigslist is the best way to dispose of landscaping rocks because personally, I have tried a craigslist many times.
On craigslist, not only the people but also landscaping companies are in search of free landscaping rocks so some companies may charge you for the dispose of landscaping rocks. So don't let them charge.
And if you are comfortable paying them and don't want to make any efforts for disposing of landscaping rocks then it's up to you. So you can make deal with local landscaping companies as per your convenience.
Once I paid the local landscaping company to dispose of all rocks and dirt present in my yard.
So they charge me $60 and they totally cleaned my yard.
So sometimes it is a little expensive by paying to the landscaping company but the simplest way to dispose of landscaping rocks and yard waste.
3) Dump in your backyard
The easiest solution is to dig a big hole in your backyard somewhere.
And then throw all the unwanted landscaping rocks, dirt, yard waste, and anything you want to dispose of.
Put as much removed dirt as you can back in the hole.
And then if there is some removed dirt remain then you can use this dirt for other yard works or simply you can put an ad on craigslist for free clean dirt.
Don't forget the word clean.
4) Forums
Forums are the best way to contact a particular group of people to get the solution or get our work done. And the community there is so helpful.
Reddit is the best forum out there in the market. There are so many subreddits (communities are called subreddit on Reddit) about landscaping, junk removal, and so many different things.
On these subreddits, you can ask people that anyone wants free landscaping rocks and dirt.
So if a guy wanted to get some landscaping rocks for free then probably he will contact you or message you.
Tip: Don't just post text there in the communities instead take some good quality images of rocks, dirt, and what you have to dispose of with some nice text message and then post.
5) Donating landscaping rocks
Donation is a great way to get rid of landscape rocks. You just disposing of landscaping rocks but indirectly you are helping needy people by donation. So it is very nice to dispose of landscaping rocks in such a great way.
Habitat for Humanity ReStores is a great charity organization for donating landscaping rocks, home improvement items for supporting the community.
Find the Habitat store near you and see what types of material they accept, and what are their terms and conditions
6) Contact local landscaping companies
Contact local landscaping companies in your area if you have an appropriate amount of landscaping rocks, various types of colorful pebbles type rocks in good quantity, or boulder-style rocks then the local landscaping companies may be interested in purchasing.
And then you don't have to take a tress about removing landscaping rocks especially if you have boulder-style rocks.
They will send their crew to your yard to remove these big boulder style rocks.
Only the condition is that you have a good quantity and clean rocks so that they can sell these rocks to the next customer or use for their next project.
Reusing the unwanted rocks is another free great way to get rid of landscape rocks:
What to do with unwanted rocks?
You can reuse unwanted rocks in the landscaping of your yard. You can make beautiful landscaping features from these unwanted landscaping rocks.
And I think this is a great way to dispose of landscaping rocks. Let's see what can you make out of these landscaping rocks.
Replacing mulch with stones
If you have pebbles, small rocks, or crushed rocks then it's the best way to use these rocks as a mulch.
French drainage
You can use pebbles to make an attractive french drainage system in your yard.
The main advantage of using pebbles for drainage is the water drained easily because of these smooth pebbles and it works fine.
Rock Garden
If you have boulder style rocks then you can turn your colorful flower garden into a rock garden. And it enhances the overall look of your house.
Centerpiece
If you have large size boulders then there is no other better way to dispose of rocks.
This grabs all your attention and it could also become your selfie points.
You can make so many other rock features with unwanted rocks like a rock garden, retaining wall, rock pathways, fire pit, and many more options are available.
Paid Ways to Dispose of Landscaping Rocks
A quick and effortless way to dispose of landscaping rocks is to pay someone or a local landscaping company to get rid of landscaping rocks.
Rent a Roll Off Dumpster
A roll-off dumpster is the easiest and effortless way to dispose of landscaping rocks and dirt.
You can also dispose of other types of material like debris, municipal solid waste, construction job waste, larger home improvement projects waste, and yard waste.
A dumpster comes in different sizes like a 10-yard dumpster, 15, 20, 30, and 40. So the cost also varies as per the size of the dumpster.
The average cost range is $300 to $600 and it varies as per the size of the dumpster.
So you can choose the dumpster as per your quantity of waste material you have.
So you can contact your local roll-off dumpster company or you can also search on google for dumpster there are so many companies on google search.
So choose the dumpster company as per your location.
Local landfill
Call your local government operated landfill and I think this is the best way to dispose of landscaping rocks and any other materials.
It costs approximately 10 cents per pound. You can check here what type of material accepted and which are not accepted.
Can You Throw Rocks in the Green Bin?
You can't throw the rocks in the green bin.
But you can dispose of small quantities of small rocks in the green bin but guys this is also not good to dispose of rocks in the green bins because it indirectly affects the environment.
So try the above mentioned legal ways to dispose of landscaping rocks and keep your environment clean.
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