Roll-off boxes for Pensacola roof tear-offs, sized by roofing squares and layers, placed at the eave, and loaded with the heaviest debris on any residential job.
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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) 216-5186Roofing is the job that teaches people how heavy debris can be. Asphalt shingles, the felt or synthetic underlayment beneath them, the nails, the flashing and whatever plywood or plank decking has rotted all come off at once, and shingles weigh more for their size than nearly anything else that goes in a residential dumpster. In Pensacola the calendar for tear-offs fills after every storm, and Isaias in October 2026 started that cycle again.
Roofers count a roof in squares of one hundred square feet. Give the hauler that square count and the number of layers coming off. A single layer on a small house fits a ten- or twelve-yard box. A typical single-story house with one layer is usually a fifteen or a twenty. Two layers, a steep roof with a lot of waste, or large sections of rotten decking push it bigger, or into two hauls. Because the limit on a shingle box is almost always weight rather than space, the tonnage allowance in the quote matters more than the yardage.
The best spot is as close to the eave as the truck can reach, so the crew can drop material from the roof edge or slide it down a chute straight into the box. On a narrow lot in East Hill or North Hill that can mean a driveway beside the house, with trees and power lines overhead deciding what is possible. Protect landscaping and windows on that side, and expect nails in the grass afterward; a magnetic sweep of the drop zone is part of a clean job.
Shingles, underlayment, drip edge, flashing, nails, ridge vent and rotten decking all go in. Coolers, trash and household junk should not ride along; they take space in a box that is already limited by weight. Old roofing in older houses occasionally includes materials that contain asbestos, and anything suspected needs testing before it is torn off. Asbestos never goes in a roll-off box; at the county's Perdido Landfill it is special waste, priced separately and accepted only after review, approval and scheduling.
Every load crosses the scale at Perdido, where solid waste is $45.06 a ton. A commercial load that arrives uncovered pays an extra $35.12, which is one reason haulers want the box loaded no higher than its walls so a tarp can go over it. A roof box heaped above the rim can be refused for pickup until it is leveled, and that delay lands on the job schedule.
Roofing debris on a job site inside Pensacola falls under the city's franchise rule: the box must come from a city-franchised hauler, and a construction site using anyone else faces an immediate stop work order. Homeowners who tear off and haul their own roofing are exempt, but once a box is rented for the job, the hauler's franchise is the question to ask.
Have the box dropped the day before the tear-off, not the morning of, so the crew starts on time. Most roofs come off in a day or two, and a well-run tear-off fills the box in that window and calls for the haul right away. If rain is coming, a load of wet felt and shingles will weigh more at the scale than it would have dry.
Local list prices for the common sizes, the tonnage each includes, and the per-ton charge past the allowance are on the pricing page with sources. For a roof, ask for the overage rate as carefully as the box price.
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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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