garbage business.. roll offs and garbage general

**hi2us** · 11-10-2008 05:42 PM

hi i live in a small town of 60k known as rapid city south dakota.

and i was wondering if i got into the roll off dumpsters and front load dumpsters how much would it cost to get a good business going?

whats the best way to get started?

how would i dump the garbage?could i just burn it?

i think it might be city owned can this be? or can i still jump in ?

ive only seen one company and its fish garbage i was thinking it might be city owned

**pcbres16** · 11-10-2008 06:13 PM

Most likely it is city owned and o i think burning the garbage is illegal in most cities, check with your local mayor!

**hi2us** · 11-10-2008 06:36 PM

if its city owned nothing i can do about it?

**Gaulkin** · 11-10-2008 08:52 PM

I researched this business alot and have talked to many roll off businesses. Break even is two years and start up capital is around 60-80k. Profit margins are low, and you wont make much money unless your moving alot of volume and have a sorting station which costs a lot because you need to buy land. Your best bet is to buy an already established roll off business if you can find one.

**hi2us** · 11-10-2008 09:02 PM

buying an already business would cost alot of money wouldnt it?

i thought dumpers u could buy like 20 for 12k i dont know if thats true or not im just checkng around....

i thought it would be a good way to make some good money every1 saturday or something... work a full time job on weeks and dump and switch out the dumpsters on saturdays.

**Gaulkin** · 11-10-2008 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by hi2us

buying an already business would cost alot of money wouldnt it?

i thought dumpers u could buy like 20 for 12k i dont know if thats true or not im just checkng around....

i thought it would be a good way to make some good money every1 saturday or something... work a full time job on weeks and dump and switch out the dumpsters on saturdays.

Doesn't work that way, dumping fees are expensive and to get a business like this off the ground you would need to work full time on it. It better to buy roll off's new because most of the used ones need a lot of work. If you want a part time gig you want to look at another business.

**hi2us** · 11-11-2008 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Gaulkin

Doesn't work that way, dumping fees are expensive and to get a business like this off the ground you would need to work full time on it. It better to buy roll off's new because most of the used ones need a lot of work. If you want a part time gig you want to look at another business.

got any ideas that would rake in some extra cash? i was even looking at gutter machine, my bro did that and racked in like 250 a weekend.

i thought these roll offs would be a good investment. im only 20 atm and i plan on marrying my gf whos going to college atm. when we get are bills paid for and house paid for, then i was gonna invest money into something like this or portier potties... if i had 50k in the bank i thought it would be a good idea even if i dont use right away i could hold off on them and wait for customers and build up slowly