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Dumpster Domination

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I was busy working on the early stages of a rehab minding my own business until I hired two contractors to help me. On their first day, I opened my dumpster and one of them who does REO clean-outs for banks was just floored at the organization and detail of the trash INSIDE my dumpster. I am pretty sure I remember him saying that in his entire career, he had never seen the trash in a dumpster so meticulously arranged and the available space just absolutely maximized as I had it. He took pictures of the beautifully arranged trash in my dumpster. I think the other contractor snapped a few pictures of the gorgeous piles of trash in my dumpster as well. I thought nothing of it for a while until the light bulb came on. I just had two professional contractors take pictures of PILES OF TRASH IN MY DUMPSTER........come on, who takes pictures of TRASH???? Normally, people take pictures of beautiful scenery, memorable things etc. That's when I realized I had some content and the Dumpster Domination Series was born.

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@Matthew Paul 

That is the most efficient and cost effective way to do it. I have to clearly tell my guys that I want my dumpster packed tight and neat as possible but as quickly as possible. I find that if I don't, they will usually just toss stuff in any old way without a thought and in a hurry and not maximize it. 

If they have to spend unnecessary extra man hours though or move too slow trying to pack it, it may not work as well since now you are paying for more labor trying to save on the cost of an extra dumpster.

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