Home Depot Offers Dumpster Rentals
This is interesting. Home Depot sells dumpster (rolloff) rentals. They come in 14 day increments, ranging from 15 yarders to 40 yarders (cubic yards, that is).
In reality, the dumpster service is provided by Oakleaf Waste Management, and branded under the Home Depot name. Nothing alarming about that. Big companies do this all the time...
What is alarming is that the price does not include any weight. You can get that giant 40 yarder for only $240. But that price is based on an empty rolloff. For every ton you add to the rolloff, you pay another $93. Do you have any idea how fast and easy it is to add a ton to a dumpster? Answer: Fast and easy. This means that you'll be adding ton after ton to your rolloff, and thus close to a $100 with each ton. Cha-ching! I praise Home Depot and Oakleaf for trying to standardize a Wild West-type of business. But perhaps they could include at least some starter weight in there.
Note: See related post regarding corrections to comments about pricing structure.
Comments
Lee,
Thank you for your report and your suggestion. I totally agree, and in fact our pricing typically does include tonnage (up to an allotted amount)for each dumpster. In what zip code did you find that tonnage was not included? Upon your response, I’ll provide specific feedback.
Regards,
Marc Okrant
OAKLEAF Waste Management, exclusive service provider for The Home Depot Dumpster Rentals
Yep, they got me once and never again!! $181.00 was added to the bill for 2 tons!!!!!! Total rip off!!
Thanks for the great comment. Some roll-off companies (not all) know that consumers know next-to-nothing about renting a roll-off, because they maybe only do this once or twice in their entire lives.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!! When you know what you had does not amount to 6 tons overage you realize that you
are at the mercy of the landfill. Whatever they say,it’s
your word against theirs. Home Depot tells you that your
credit card company can fight the landfill charge for you.
(Yeah, right) I will advise everyone I know against this
rip-off.