What Construction Debris Removal Costs in Denver.
By Darius Schultz, owner · Updated
Remodel leftovers price differently from furniture, and most haulers will not tell you why. Here is the math, the posted gate rates if you haul it yourself, and real transfer-station receipts from one of our own jobs.
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Debris Is Priced by the Yard, Plus Weight and Access.
Our construction debris removal in Denver is priced by the yard like everything we haul: $149 for the first 2 cubic yards, then $75 a yard. Heavy material, meaning concrete, tile, brick and roofing shingles, adds $25 a yard. Drywall, lumber and cabinets go at the normal rate. Every number includes the transfer-station fee, the fuel and the sweep. You never see a dump fee added afterward.
Debris costs more than the same volume of furniture for three honest reasons. It is heavy, and the transfer station charges by the ton: the posted gate rate at STS North in Denver is $75 a ton with a 1-ton minimum, and STS South in Englewood is $85 a ton (sts-waste.com, checked September 2026). The EPA puts construction debris at about 417 to 484 pounds a cubic yard, against 250 to 300 for household junk. It is loose, so every board and bag gets handled twice, once loading and once unloading. And a real remodel is almost never one trip. That last point is where most online price ranges fall apart, so here are our own receipts.
On July 29, 2026 we cleared a garage in University Park, south Denver, where a landlord had been stacking the debris from remodeling his rental: cabinets, drywall, boards with nails still in them. Two full trailer loads, two dump runs, $130 at STS South and $117 at STS North, about $247 in fees before fuel, five and a half hours in the rain. We charged $700 at the time. Today a job like that is priced by the yard on both loads, plus $25 a yard for any tile or shingles, and the second trip costs nothing extra. The whole thing is written up, receipts included, in the remodel debris case study.
Same pricing across the west metro: Golden, Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater and west Denver, with no travel charge.
What Debris Costs by the Yard.
| Cubic yards | Drywall, lumber, cabinets | All heavy: tile, brick, concrete, shingles |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 2 | $149 | $199 |
| 4 | $299 | $399 |
| 6 | $449 | $599 |
| 8 | $599 | $799 |
| 10 | $749 | $999 |
| 15 (two trips) | $1,124 | $1,499 |
All prices include transfer-station fees and cleanup. Most remodel piles are mixed, so only the heavy part pays the extra $25 a yard. A trailer of only concrete or brick is too heavy to haul: text a photo first. We don't take dirt or sod. Stairs are $25 a flight and a carry over 100 ft is +$40.
Three Typical Remodel Piles, Priced Out.
These are examples to show the math, not past jobs. Your pile is measured on site and you approve the number before we start.
Bathroom Tear-Out
A vanity, a toilet, drywall and trim, plus about a yard of floor tile, sitting in the garage. About 4 yards in all.
$299 for 4 yards + $25 for the yard of tile = $324
Basement Finish Scraps
Drywall offcuts, framing scraps and packaging from a finished basement, carried up one flight. About 6 yards, nothing heavy.
$449 for 6 yards + $25 for the flight = $474
Kitchen Gut
Cabinets, counters, drywall and about 2 yards of tile, staged in the driveway. About 10 yards, which is two trips.
$749 for 10 yards + $50 for the tile = $799. The second trip is free.
Remodel scraps often share the space with everything else in a garage cleanout or a basement cleanout. One quote covers both, by the yard. The full table is on the pricing page.
What Construction Waste Disposal Costs at the Gate.
These are the facilities' own posted self-haul rates, not our charges. When we haul it, the dump fee is already inside the per-yard price.
| Facility and load | Posted rate |
|---|---|
| STS North, Denver | $75 a ton, 1-ton minimum |
| STS South, Englewood | $85 a ton |
| Foothills Landfill: pickup filled to the top of the cab | $105 base, about $134 with the landfill's fees |
| Foothills Landfill: pickup filled over the cab, under 6 ft | $120 base, about $151 with fees |
| Foothills Landfill: trailers | $38.50 a yard, 5-yard minimum (about $235 and up with fees) |
| Foothills Landfill: roofing shingles, 5 yards or more | $40 a yard (about $205 and up with fees) |
| Foothills Landfill: stumps or concrete pieces over 3 ft across | $72 a yard |
Sources: sts-waste.com (checked September 2026) and the Foothills and Tower Landfills 2026 gate sheet. The "with fees" figures are the landfill's own estimates; its percentage-based fees vary, so treat them as close, not exact. Uncovered loads pay double at Foothills, so bring a tarp.
The one fact that surprises people: a pickup pays by the trip, not by what is in it. A truck carrying three sheets of drywall pays the same base as a full one. So self-hauling wins when you own a truck, the debris is light, and it is one trip. Hiring wins when the pile is heavy, spread across a basement or garage, or big enough for two trips, because the loading, the unloading and the second gate fee are the parts that eat a Saturday.
Four Things That Drive a Debris Quote.
Weight
The transfer station weighs the trailer in and out. That is why heavy material, meaning concrete, tile, brick and roofing shingles, adds $25 a yard.
Loose vs stacked
A loose heap of small mixed pieces takes up more room than it needs to. Stacked lumber and bagged scrap pack tighter, and tighter means fewer yards.
The carry
Debris in the driveway loads straight onto the trailer. Debris in a basement or behind a fence gets carried. Stairs are $25 a flight, and a carry of more than 100 ft from the trailer adds $40.
What is mixed in
Paint cans with liquid in them, solvents and anything that might be asbestos are not ours to haul. Sort them out first and the rest of the pile prices clean.
When a Dumpster Is the Better Call.
If the remodel is still going and debris will pile up for two or three weeks, a dumpster you fill yourself usually wins on price. If the work is done and the pile is sitting there now, we win on speed: one visit, no street permit for a box, no week of the neighbors looking at it. We wrote the tradeoffs up honestly in junk removal vs dumpster rental, including the Denver street-permit rules.
Contractors and property managers: if you want the pile gone between phases without a box on site, text a photo at the end of the day and we can often clear it the next day, inside an arrival window. A certificate of insurance goes out the same day during business hours, and we will send the transfer-station receipt with the invoice if your client wants to see it. More on that in commercial junk removal for contractors and property managers.
Three Things That Cut a Debris Bill.
Stack the lumber, bag the small stuff
A stacked pile of boards and a few contractor bags of scrap pack far tighter than a loose heap. Fewer yards is a lower number.
Get it to the driveway
Debris that is already outside loads straight onto the trailer. Stairs up from a basement are $25 a flight, and a carry of more than 100 ft adds $40.
Keep the metal separate
Big loads of scrap metal, like copper pipe and steel studs, get recycled. Keep the metal in its own pile and point it out in your photo.
Construction Debris Cost Questions.
How much does construction debris removal cost in Denver?
What is the average cost of construction waste disposal?
How much does it cost to get rid of debris?
Are dump fees included?
Why does debris cost more than furniture?
What construction debris will you not take?
Do you work with contractors?
Is it cheaper to rent a dumpster instead?
Where To Go From Here.
Two loads, two dump receipts, five and a half hours, and the pricing lesson.
What we haul from job sites, what we won't, and how to book.
For property managers, contractors, offices and retail.
When the box wins and when we do, with Denver's permit rules.
The full yard table and every add-on, in one place.
What any load costs in Denver, and the free city options.
Get the Pile Off the Driveway.
Send a photo of the debris. You get a price range by text, usually within 10 minutes during business hours, and the final number is confirmed on site before the first armload.
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