Renting a dumpster for your spring (or summer) cleanup? Herriman City no longer offers that option. 

For the last 10-12 years the city has offered the service, Public Works Director Justun Edwards told the Herriman City Council in March. Since its website was revamped to make it easier for residents, it’s become more popular Edwards said. 

The program typically runs from May to October with officials budgeting around $70,000. But Edwards said with Waste Management, Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling and other private companies also offering those services, they are simply duplicating efforts residents can get elsewhere. 

“We spend a fair amount of money there to handle those cleanups,” he said. 

It goes beyond the financial investment, according to Edwards. Staff are often pulled off normal duties to drop off the dumpster at a house, then go back to pick it up and run it to the landfill. The interruption tends to require approximately three hours of staff and equipment time. 

Edwards said they are essentially covering the cost with a $150 rental. They charge $290 in case the dumpster exceeds two tons due to a tipping fee at the landfill and refund the renter if it remains below the allowable weight. 

But if they were to charge for more than the labor, including the truck and equipment, then the total would be about $270, Edwards said. 

“And we’re charging $150.” 

By disposing of the program, officials said they can recoup city funds and better manage staff time. 

Other entities offering dumpster rentals include Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling with its trailer rental programs for $55 for green waste and $190 for bulk along with a landfill voucher and season container reservation program for free. Waste Management has a dumpster rental program with varying sizes of containers. Then private companies like Bin There Dump That can be found online. 

Herriman will continue to offer its spring and fall cleanup for free to all city residents with this year’s spring cleanup taking place at Butterfield Park in April. 

Allowable items include tree limbs under 12 feet and brush trimmings for green waste, as well as household general garbage, furniture and some appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washers and dryers). 

Prohibited items include: asbestos, explosives, paint/stains, batteries, dead animals, dirt, tires and hazardous waste such as oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze and household chemicals.   λ