Disposing of Concrete, Brick, and Heavy Debris in Berkeley County

Concrete, brick, block, and fill dirt are a different category of disposal than standard renovation debris. The issue isn't volume — it's density. These materials are heavy enough to hit the legal transport weight limit long before a container looks anywhere near full.

Understanding the weight math up front is the difference between a predictable haul and a bill that comes as a surprise.

Standard reinforced concrete weighs about 150 lbs per cubic foot. A 10-yard roll-off has roughly 270 cubic feet of interior volume. If you filled it entirely with concrete, that would be over 40,000 lbs — well beyond any legal transport weight. In practice, you'll hit transport weight limits at somewhere around 20–30% fill on a dense concrete load.

This is why we recommend keeping concrete and heavy demolition debris in a dedicated load. Mixed loads — concrete on the bottom, drywall and lumber on top — create unpredictable weight and make it hard to know when you're approaching the limit.

The practical rule: if you have a significant amount of concrete, call us and tell us upfront. We'll set up the right container and give you a realistic picture of how many hauls to expect.

• Concrete: ~150 lbs/cu ft — a 10'×10'×4" patio slab weighs about 2,500 lbs (1.25 tons)
• Brick: ~120 lbs/cu ft — a full pallet of standard bricks is about 3,000 lbs
• Concrete block (CMU): ~85 lbs/block for standard 8"×8"×16"
• Clean fill dirt: ~100–110 lbs/cu ft — a cubic yard of dirt is about 2,700 lbs
• Asphalt: ~145 lbs/cu ft — similar to concrete in density
• Clean gravel/stone: ~100–105 lbs/cu ft

The Berkeley County Landfill on US-52 accepts clean concrete, brick, and masonry for disposal. Clean concrete (no rebar, no wood, no mixed debris) is accepted at a lower tipping fee than mixed construction and demolition debris — keeping your heavy load clean can reduce your disposal cost.

All loads are weighed at the scale on entry. The tipping fee is assessed by weight. We pass the actual landfill weight through to you with our overage rate, so you pay for what you actually dispose of.

Reinforced concrete with rebar intact is accepted at the landfill but may not qualify for the lower clean concrete rate. Some recycling facilities accept rebar-embedded concrete for crushing — the recycled aggregate is used in road base. If you have a significant volume of structural concrete, it may be worth asking about recycling options before disposal.

If your project generates both heavy material (concrete, brick) and standard C&D debris (drywall, lumber, insulation), separate them. Use the 10-yard for the heavy load and a larger container for the lighter general debris.

Mixing saves one delivery fee but costs you in unpredictable weight and a less efficient load. Two focused loads are almost always cheaper and simpler than one mixed load that surprises you at the scale.