Roll-off containers for Pensacola renovations and building sites, from historic cottages inside city limits to new construction out in Escambia County, hauled under the rules that apply at each address.
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Six boxes, about thirty seconds. You pick when to be called back, and that is when the phone rings.
Or call (448) 216-5186Construction and renovation boxes in Pensacola come with a question most cities never ask: who is allowed to haul this? Inside city limits the answer is a city franchisee, and the rule is enforced where it hurts. Chapter 4-3 of the city code makes it unlawful to run a business collecting and disposing of solid waste generated by others without a franchise, and a construction site using a provider that is not a city franchisee is subject to an immediate stop work order from the city building official.
Franchises are granted by the mayor and are non-exclusive, so more than one hauler can hold one. Each franchisee pays the city $1.50 per cubic yard of container capacity every time a container is collected, files quarterly, and submits an independently attested audit. For a contractor that means one simple check before the first box arrives: ask the hauler whether it holds a City of Pensacola franchise. For a homeowner running their own renovation, the code exempts construction debris you haul yourself, but a rented box is a hauler's collection, and the franchise question applies.
Warrington, Ferry Pass, Myrtle Grove, Cantonment and the rest of unincorporated Escambia County fall under the county instead. Escambia County offers non-exclusive franchise agreements for hauling residential or commercial solid waste under Chapter 82 of its code, and commercial haulers file for a solid waste management permit with a certificate of need, proof of insurance naming the county, and an application fee. The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority also runs commercial roll-off service with a posted schedule, built for boxes kept on site for months.
North Hill, East Hill and Belmont-DeVilliers hold houses from the early twentieth century and older, and their walls and floors come apart differently from newer construction: plaster over wood lath, old pine floors under several layers of later flooring, old windows and trim. Renovation debris from those houses is heavy, and some of it should be tested before the first wall is opened. Suspected asbestos never rides in a roll-off container; Perdido takes asbestos only as special waste, reviewed and scheduled ahead of time.
A kitchen or bath renovation fits a fifteen or a twenty. A whole-house renovation, an addition, or a new house usually runs on a thirty, swapped as it fills. Separating materials can save real money: clean concrete, dirt and fill with no rebar or wire tip free at Perdido, so broken slab from a foundation repair belongs in its own box, not mixed in with drywall and lumber where it is weighed at $45.06 a ton.
The truck needs a straight approach, a firm surface and clear air overhead, and Pensacola's sandy lots turn soft quickly after summer rain. A gravel pad or a spot near the construction entrance keeps a loaded truck from sinking. On a tight downtown lot or a narrow street in East Hill, the box may have to go in the street, and that is a question for the City of Pensacola before delivery.
A box with room left in it is what keeps crews from piling scrap beside it, so swap it before it is full. Keep loads below the walls; Perdido charges commercial loads that arrive uncovered, and an overfilled box can be left in place until it is leveled. Paint, solvents, fuel and adhesives stay out of the box entirely.
Local list prices for the common sizes, the county's posted landfill rates, the city franchise fee and the utility's commercial schedule are all on the pricing page with sources, so a contractor can budget a job from the scale up.
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Call (448) 216-5186Under Chapter 4-3 of the City of Pensacola code, it is unlawful for any person, firm or entity to engage in the business of collecting and disposing of solid waste generated by others without a franchise granted by the city. The mayor grants the franchises, which are non-exclusive. Applicants pay a $200 application fee, and franchisees pay the city $1.50 per cubic yard of container capacity each time a container is collected, or $3.00 per cubic yard for compaction containers, reported quarterly with an independently attested audit. Construction sites that use a solid waste provider other than a city franchisee are subject to an immediate stop work order from the city building official. Tree trimmings and construction debris that the generator removes itself are exempt.
Why it matters: A roll-off box on a job site inside Pensacola has to come from a city franchisee, or the building official can stop the work. The per-yard fee is a cost every in-city hauler carries on each collection, and it is part of what the quote covers.
Source: cityofpensacola.com
Escambia County's schedule of rates for the Perdido Landfill in Cantonment sets solid waste at $45.06 per ton and yard trash at $27.62 per ton, each with an $11.64 minimum. Clean fill, clean dirt and clean concrete, meaning concrete with no rebar and no welded wire, are accepted with no fee. Asbestos is $235.47 per ton and, like all special waste, must be reviewed, approved and scheduled in advance. Uncovered loads pay $35.12 per commercial load. The county's Palafox Transfer Station charges $57.90 per ton. The landfill is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and closed Sunday.
Why it matters: Weight is the part of a dumpster bill that moves, and the county's per-ton gate rate sits underneath every overage charge. A box of clean broken concrete costs nothing to tip, so one bag of trash thrown on top turns a free load into a weighed one.
Sources: myescambia.com · myescambia.com
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin on the evening of Friday 9 October 2026, according to the National Hurricane Center as reported by CBS News, and its winds blew the roof off a hotel in Pensacola. The City of Pensacola began debris collection on 13 October. By 19 October the city had collected 3,236 loads of vegetative debris, estimated the cleanup at $16 million, and said the first pass would take four to five weeks with at least two passes. Residents were asked to keep tree limbs and leaves separate from construction and demolition debris such as building materials, fencing, carpet, furniture and plumbing.
Why it matters: City storm collection runs in passes and starts with trees. Soaked drywall and carpet torn out of a house, or a roof stripped by a contractor, cannot wait weeks at the curb, and that is the work a roll-off box takes off the street.
Sources: cityofpensacola.com · cityofpensacola.com · cbsnews.com
After Hurricane Sally in September 2020, City of Pensacola sanitation crews and contractors collected more than 12,530 loads of storm debris totaling 540,330 cubic yards between 21 September and 13 November, with construction debris such as building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture and plumbing set out separately. Across the county's 875 square miles, Escambia County's contractors finished at 80,485 loads and 4,221,633 cubic yards.
Why it matters: A direct hit here produces debris on a scale that takes months to clear, and every hauler on the coast is booked in the same week. Getting a box early, loading it fast and calling for the haul promptly is what gets a gutted house emptied while curbside crews are still on their first pass.
Sources: cityofpensacola.com · myescambia.com
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