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How to Dispose of Above-ground pools

Above-ground pools go straight in a roll-off. The container most people use is a 20-yard, a median of $419 nationally, typically $350 to $490 depending on where you are.

Goes in a dumpster? Yes

What it costs

Disposing of above-ground pools in a 20-yard
Cost MedianSample
20-yard container $419 1075 companies
Each extra ton $76 845 companies
Each extra day $16 876 companies

Typically $350 to $490 depending where you are, including 2 tons and 7 days before the extras start.

Those are medians of prices companies publish themselves, from 1,395 of them. Your own town's figure is on the price index, and the calculator will add the weight and the days for you.

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Where it costs most and least

20-yard median, most expensive and cheapest of 37 states
State MedianSample
New Hampshire $664 10 companies
Massachusetts $620 26 companies
New Jersey $597 28 companies
Utah $338 26 companies
Iowa $335 19 companies
Nebraska $300 14 companies

A $364 difference for the same container.

How much above-ground pools weigh

The liner and wall of a 24-foot pool are only 200 to 400 lb, but the volume is large.

The rule that catches people

Accepted once it is cut down.

Worth knowing. Volume, not weight, is what fills the container. Cut the wall into sections and flatten everything.

The cheaper route, if you have one

The steel wall and frame are scrap if you separate them.

Getting it ready

Drain it well before you start, and check where the water is allowed to go, since chlorinated water into a storm drain is a problem in a lot of places. Cut the liner into strips rather than trying to move it whole, because a wet liner is far heavier than it looks. The wall panels and frame are steel or aluminium and have scrap value on their own.

Weight is what turns a quote into a bigger invoice, so how overage works is worth reading if this is going in with a full load. See what else fits in a 20 yard.

Other things people ask about

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