Short answer
Construction and renovation debris is not accepted in residential curbside collection anywhere in Northeast Florida. Your two options are a roll-off dumpster, which suits multi-week projects, or a haul-away crew, which suits a finished job you want gone in one visit. Asbestos-containing material, treated wood in some quantities, paint and solvents all require separate handling.
Renovation debris catches people out because it's the one category residential trash service flatly will not touch. You can put a sofa at the curb. You cannot put the drywall and tile from the bathroom it was sitting next to.
Why curbside pickup won't take it
Residential collection in Duval, Clay, St. Johns and Nassau counties is designed for household waste and bulk household items. Construction and demolition material is a separate waste stream with different disposal facilities, different tipping rates and different weight math — a single pallet of tile or wet drywall can outweigh an entire truckload of furniture. That's why it's excluded, and why leaving it at the curb usually means it just sits there.
Dumpster or haul-away?
Both are legitimate. The right one depends on whether your project is ongoing or finished.
- A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a multi-week project where debris accumulates daily, and where you have driveway space and no HOA rule against a container sitting there.
- A haul-away crew makes sense when the work is done, when the debris is in a back yard or upstairs rather than at the driveway, when you'd need a permit for a container in the right-of-way, or when a dumpster would sit mostly empty for two weeks.
- The hidden cost of a dumpster is that you load it. Every board, every bag of drywall, every bucket of tile, by hand, in Florida heat.
What we take
- Drywall, plaster and lath
- Lumber, framing, trim and cabinetry
- Tile, laminate, hardwood and carpet with padding
- Roofing shingles and underlayment
- Small concrete, block and paver quantities
- Fencing, decking and lanai screen
- Fixtures, tubs, vanities, toilets and water heaters
- Insulation, ductwork and scrap metal
What needs a specialist, not us
Be careful here — a contractor who says otherwise is a red flag. Suspected asbestos in popcorn ceiling texture, old floor tile and adhesive, or pipe insulation in a pre-1980s home requires licensed abatement and testing, not a junk crew. Lead paint debris, large volumes of treated lumber, and any hazardous liquid also fall outside a standard haul.
If your house predates the early 1980s and you're pulling up floor tile or scraping ceiling texture, get it tested before it becomes debris. Disturbing asbestos-containing material is the expensive mistake in a renovation, and it can't be undone.
Weight is what actually prices the job
Household junk is priced mostly by volume. Construction debris is priced by weight, because disposal facilities charge by the ton and concrete, tile, shingles and wet drywall are dense. A half-full trailer of shingles can cost more to dispose of than a completely full trailer of furniture — which is why a photo of the pile gets you a real number, and a vague description doesn't.
How we handle it
- Text photos of the pile, plus where it sits — back yard, second floor, driveway.
- We quote one flat number covering labor, hauling and tipping fees.
- We load it, including from inside the house or around the back.
- Metal, appliances and clean scrap are separated for recycling before disposal.
- The area gets swept, not just cleared — no leftover nails or screws.
We serve contractors, flippers and homeowners across Jacksonville, Orange Park, Middleburg, Fleming Island, St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach. For contractors running repeat projects, we can schedule recurring pickups so debris doesn't stack up on site between phases.
Want us to handle it instead?
Text a photo and get one flat number — labor, hauling, and disposal included.