If you run a remodel, framing, roofing, flooring, or tenant-improvement crew in Southern California, you already know that disposal is one of the fastest ways a job goes over budget. Drywall scraps pile up. Old cabinets hit the driveway. The dumpster sits half-full of mixed debris that the transfer station now refuses unless it’s sorted. At 911 Junk CA, we work with contractors across Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and Orange County every week, and this 2026 guide is the field-tested playbook we share with our regulars.
Most contractors price disposal as an afterthought line item. That’s where margin disappears. California tipping fees, AB 1826 organics rules, and CALGreen 65% diversion targets mean a “just take it to the dump” plan now costs more in fees, fuel, and crew hours than scheduling a haul-off. Outsourcing debris removal to a licensed junk hauler keeps your framers framing instead of running the dump truck.
California classifies several construction materials as hazardous or universal waste. We can’t haul wet paint, solvents, asbestos-containing materials (popcorn ceilings, pre-1981 vinyl tile, transite pipe), lead-painted scraps without abatement paperwork, or pressurized refrigerant lines. For asbestos, you’ll need a Cal/OSHA-certified abatement contractor. For paint and solvents, your county household-hazardous-waste facility takes them free for residential job sites. We’ll happily haul everything else on the same trip.
National averages put construction debris removal at roughly $300 to $1,000 per job, with per-cubic-yard pricing of $66–$83. SoCal runs at the high end because LA County and OC transfer stations charge $60–$110 per ton for mixed C&D, and clean concrete or asphalt is $35–$55 per ton at recycling-only facilities. Heavy materials like brick and tile push pricing up fast — clean concrete loads weigh more than the truck volume suggests.
All quotes include labor, drive time, dump fees, and CALGreen-compliant diversion documentation when requested. No fuel surcharge, no extra-stair charge, no tipping-fee passthroughs after the fact.
A 20-yard roll-off in LA or OC runs $480–$780 for a 7-day rental, plus overage tonnage and any HOA permit. That math works for full demos and large remodels. For tight driveways, single-day demos, surprise overflow, or jobs in HOA neighborhoods that ban roll-offs, an on-call truck is faster and cheaper. We typically arrive within 2 hours of your call across the LA basin.
Under CALGreen Section 4.408 and 5.408, most jurisdictions in Southern California require contractors to divert at least 65% of construction and demolition debris from landfill. Cities like Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Anaheim, Irvine, and Riverside enforce this through the building permit. If you can’t show diversion receipts at final inspection, you don’t get your deposit back.
911 Junk CA routes loads to certified C&D recycling facilities — Athens Services, Burrtec, CR&R, and Republic — and we provide stamped tonnage reports for your project file. Concrete and asphalt go to clean-fill processors. Metal goes to scrap. Cardboard, wood, and clean drywall get separated curbside if your jobsite allows it.
We run trucks across all of Los Angeles County (Downtown, the Westside, the Valley, South Bay, and the Foothills), the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Corona, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Moreno Valley), and Orange County (Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo). Same-day service is standard, and we hold contractor accounts with monthly invoicing for crews running 5+ jobs a month.
Every hour your framer or finish carpenter spends at the transfer station is an hour they’re not on the job that pays your overhead. Hand the debris to us and put your crew back on tools.
Contact 911 Junk CA today for a free, flat-rate quote on construction debris removal anywhere in Southern California. Same-day pickup, CALGreen diversion documentation, and contractor pricing — no surprises at final inspection.
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