Construction dumpster rental in Jackson, MS.

C&D is its own disposal category here

Mississippi’s solid waste regulations give construction and demolition debris a defined lane. A Class I rubbish site may receive C&D material such as wood and metal; brick, mortar, concrete, stone, and asphalt; cardboard; natural vegetation like limbs and stumps; furniture; and appliances with the motor removed. The Jackson metro has four active permitted rubbish sites in that class — the City of Jackson’s facility in Byram, Faircloth in Clinton, Madison South in Ridgeland, and Mt Helm Road in Brandon — which is why a clean, sorted C&D box moves through this market without drama.

The same rule draws the hard lines. No rubbish site in the state takes household garbage, liquids or sludges, contaminated soils, paint or chemical containers, engines, whole tires, batteries, or refrigerators and air conditioners without specific approval. Keep those off the load and the container never sits waiting on a rejection.

Checked against MDEQ regulations and the active facility listing, August 2026.

Roof tear-offs on an old housing stock

Half of Jackson’s houses were built before 1970, and their roofs come due on a schedule the calendar enforces: the Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, with most activity between mid-August and mid-October. Shingles are a dense load — the City of Jackson lists rubble and asphalt shingles as their own posted rubbish category — so a tear-off box is quoted with a weight allowance and, where the layer count demands it, a fill level. Give us squares and layers on the call and the 20-yard box terms come back sized to the actual roof.

Concrete, masonry, and clean fill

Slab rubble, brick, block, and asphalt ride low in the 15-yard container at a set depth, because dense material reaches legal hauling weight long before it reaches the rim. Two Jackson-specific rules ride along: loads must be clean, since contaminated soil is prohibited at every Mississippi rubbish site, and the city forbids mixing concrete directly on any paved street or sidewalk except over protective boards or forms. Pour prep and washout stay on the site, not the pavement.

Placement on the site — and in the street

On the lot, the box needs compacted, level ground, run-out room for the truck, and clearance from cranes, material staging, and delivery lanes. When the site is too tight and the container has to stand in a Jackson street, the code takes over: written consent from the city engineering section of public works or the building inspector, designating the exact part of the street to be used. Street use is capped at 90 days, lanterns or lights must burn at the outer corners of the placement every night from dark to daylight, and anyone piling material or setting barricades in a street must notify the fire chief first.

Skipping that process is expensive twice — fines escalate from $100 to $500, and the code reaches the occupant of the adjoining property as well as whoever placed the box. The full breakdown, including Ridgeland and the rest of the metro, is on our street placement rules page.

Keep the schedule in the load plan

Phases produce different debris, and different debris carries different weight. Call (601) 401-6530 for pickup as each phase closes, name what the next phase produces, and the next container arrives with terms that match it. One conversation per box keeps the site clear and the invoices unsurprising.