Disclaimer

General information only

The guides, size charts, weight figures and regulatory summaries on this site are written to be genuinely useful and are researched carefully. They are still general information. They are not legal advice, engineering advice, environmental compliance advice or insurance advice, and they are not a substitute for confirming requirements with the relevant authority.

Weights, sizes and capacities

Container dimensions differ between manufacturers, and the weight of a given material varies considerably with moisture, age and composition. Every figure published here is an approximate working number intended to help you choose a size, not a specification. The dimensions and allowance that apply to your rental are the ones confirmed on your quote.

Regulations and permits

Jackson has one permit rule worth knowing up front, and it comes down to where the container sits. On your own private property — a driveway, yard or jobsite — you do not need a permit at all, which covers most jobs. If the container has to sit on a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way, the City of Jackson requires a street-cut permit from the Engineering Department before placement; there is no cubic-yard threshold and no fire-department permit. Madison County and TDEC (the state environment and solid-waste authority) do not issue dumpster or street-placement permits — that is a City matter. The neighboring communities we cover — Three Way, Pinson, Denmark, Beech Bluff, Oakfield, Spring Creek, Mercer and Medon in Madison County, Medina and Humboldt in Gibson County, and Henderson in Chester County — are each a full, independent town with its own public-works or county office, not a branch of Jackson. We have not cataloged a specific fee or process for each; for a job that needs street placement outside Jackson, confirm directly with that city's own public-works office before you book, rather than assume Jackson's process carries over.

Tennessee landfill restrictions and open burning

A few materials are kept out of a general landfill load in Tennessee and need their own path: whole scrap tires (handled under the state's waste-tire program), lead-acid (vehicle) batteries, used motor oil and oil filters, major appliances and other white goods (especially units holding refrigerant, which must be removed by a certified technician), and any household hazardous material such as paint, solvents and pesticides, which is never accepted in a dumpster. The Madison County Solid Waste Center at 111 Smith Lane takes household trash, yard debris and recyclables from county residents, and clean construction-and-demolition debris goes to the Jackson-Madison County Landfill on Aaron Long Road. Separately, open burning is governed by TDEC's Air Pollution Control regulations: burning household garbage is never allowed, and construction and demolition debris, tires, shingles, treated wood, plastics and siding are never legal to burn — which is exactly why they go in a container and on to the landfill or a recycler. Burning natural brush and land-clearing wood is tightly limited and, from October 15 through May 15 (Tennessee's fire season), requires a free permit from the Tennessee Division of Forestry; local ordinances can be stricter still. Ask us before you book if you are not sure which category your material falls into.

Hazardous materials

Handling of hazardous waste, and abatement of materials such as asbestos, is regulated under Tennessee environmental law and federal occupational-safety law, and above defined thresholds must be carried out by licensed contractors with proper testing, notification and disposal — a rule that matters given how much of Jackson's historic-district and mid-century housing stock predates modern building materials. Nothing on this site should be read as suggesting that such material may be placed in a container or handled without the required testing, licensing and notification.

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Contact us about this policy

Questions can go to info@jacksondumpsterrentalgroup.com, by phone on (731) 226-3931, or by post to Jackson Dumpster Rental Group, 139 Conalco Dr, Jackson, TN 38301.