California Waste Services & Dumpsters

I’m doing a home improvement project and had a bunch of wood and hardened deck material to dispose of. After a local waste hauler wanted $ 300 per load to cart it away… I decided to take things into my own hands and haul the junk away myself.
After arriving at CSW I had my truck weighed and paid the fee. I have a small pickup so even packed to the gills my weight came in under the 1 ton min charge. I was then directed to the transfer area which is an amazing sight– about the size of 2 foot fields with several designated areas for each type of trash. There where several pieces of big equipment buzzing around– i’ve never seen anything like it. After being directed to the correct area. I then unloaded my trash into the appropriate pile and then drove off. Make sure to wear good footwear as the ground is muddy and strewn with trash (some of which is sharp).
Really an interesting experience– and I ended up saving about $ 200 by completing this job myself. Check out my pictures for what the place looks like.

The absolute WORSE! Run away!
I ordered 3 x 1yrd dumpsters. When they came to pick them up, one of the guy hit my car with the dumpster. There is a BIG dent in my car. I called the office right away and one of their employee, Mersedes, was very nice and asked me to email her some pictures of the damage so that she could inform her manager. So far so good. Except that 3 days later they are now denying it and refuse to give me their insurance details.
So I am going to have to spend hundreds of dollars to get my car fixed! Thank you CWS! I hope Karma takes care of the driver!

VERDICT: Many big changes over the years.
QUALIFIER: Mobility and customer drop-​off circulation is still a little bit unorganized, but it’s a bit better than having only one scale like before. The new scale addition to the back of the yard helps the flow of traffic, especially at the entrance. Parking along the entry-​way makes the vehicle turn-​around area tight. Alas, why can’t they take credit cards!?!
SERVICE: The guys on the yard are working their tails off. It seems chaotic at first glance, but the separation stations and storage stalls are well organized. The company seems to have invested much more into sorting equipment (and not as much man-​power) creating a safer environment. I’m glad they now take green waste, and are really into reusing and refurbishing old materials (pallets, compost, etc).
QUICK TIP: Check into FB or Unilocal for a free can of soda! They don’t even want to sell.

I tried to call them for a dumpster service. They were cordial and helpful on the phone at the first time, they gave me a quote on the phone and then I told them I need to talk to my wife for the pick up delivery. After Talking to my wife, I called them back and another lady change the price by raising it. I said okay it’s okay it was not that much of a difference. The time of delivery I waited and waited it was between 8 to 10 am. After waiting for two hours I called them .they told me that delivery time was from 2 to 5 PM .
When I told him it’s not so they called me a liar, and she said if you want to cancel we cancel it right now. I said okay. That is my experience with this terrible company.

They never got back to me regarding a quote I had requested.

I found these guys excellent. I ordered the 3 — 1 yard dumpsters
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I loaded each one to the top with nothing but dirt. That made them extremely heavy but the men knew just how to load them with ease. I appreciated that I could place the dumpsters off to the side of my cement drive while I was loading them with dirt.
The company was very helpful and responsive to all my calls and questions. The only thing I will say is that the drivers really don’t call ahead to let you know when they will arrive, so don’t have a high expectation in this regard.
Still, they are the only company I could find that would cart off dirt at a reasonable price. $ 185.25 for the 3 mini dumpsters (price includes everything).
With the mini dumpsters, you don’t have to worry about getting a license to part them since they can go pretty much anywhere as long as there is a flat service to roll them out to the street to be picked up. z
I attached 3 photos if you want to see what a mini dumpster looks like and how easily they were rolled off my drive to their truck.

So much for help assholes didn’t even want to work with me they needed 12 more dollars and wouldn’t even let me come back with second load to pay rest I hate this place already and was only there for minutes

Quote: I filled out the online form for a quote for a residential 3 yard bin and received a response back within an hour.
Drop-​off: Had requested a 8am drop off but that time came and went and I saw no dumpster. I called CWS and Mersedes the rep was helpful in letting me know from the truck schedule that I would be getting it between 12 – 2. That was fine I wasn’t in a rush. The truck called me when they were 30 min out which was nice.
Pick-​up: Emailed to request pick-​up service and they came the next day. The truck called again to let me know they were close by which was great. No problems with the pickup.
Definitely will be using them again but will probably call in the morning of the drop-​off to see where I am on the actual drop off schedule timeline to better judge my day.

Referred to California Waste Services by a city referral list.
Friendly staff that helped me figure out the best bin for my needs, check.
Reasonable prices, check.
Delivery on day promised, check. (A couple hours early, but out of 5 deliveries we have had in the past year, they were all a couple hours early or late. Jury is still out on why companies don’t just provide a larger time window, but I digress…)
Itemized bill, check.
Painless pickup, check.
I would recommend CWS to those in need of disposal.

I only gave them a 4 because they were late on delivery twice in the same day and only called once to let me know so I wasted the entire morning waiting on delivery, Other than that, Mersedes at the office was very helpful and answered all my questions. Ramon, who delivered the 10 yard Low-​Boy, was an excellent driver and dropped the Low-​Boy exactly where I asked him to. Pick-​up was a day late, but they let me know and that was not a big deal. I would recommend them if you need a dumpster. Mersedes was most accomodating

So the owner of CWS called and apologized. They gave me a big discount and re-​scheduled. They showed up on time and put the bin right in front of my house. They picked it up right when they were supposed to. I give them big props for making things right so five stars to CWS.

Great service