You may have purchased a warehouse in a great location in Baltimore at a bargain price, and are ready to set up shop. The catch? The warehouse is filled floor to ceiling with junk that your company has no use for at all. Your first instinct may be to call a junk hauling service and be done with it, but that would be a mistake. If the contents of the warehouse are hazardous or are not disposed of per environmental regulations, your company could be liable and pay hefty fines. Instead, clean it out yourself, and you may even find a few things that could be monetized.
The first step before cleaning out your warehouse is to assess how much needs to be cleaned out and how many days it may take. Once you feel confident that you know how many cubic feet of waste is in your warehouse, contact us at Dumpster Maxx. We will be able to guide you on how many dumpsters and what sizes you may need. We will drop off as many roll off dumpsters as you may need at your location. Remember, this is an industrial size job, it cannot and should not be done with standard waste containers. Make sure you have enough employees so that the project is done in a safe manner. A warehouse cleanout is not a home cleanout or a spring clean out, heavy items are going to require enough employees to carry heavy unwanted items safely.
Once you have contacted us concerning your dumpster rental needs, then it is time to craft a plan of action. Since safety is always first, stacks of heavy items that could easily fall on someone such as tires, crates, scrap metal, and full containers should be dealt with first. If you have a forklift and a licensed operator, one or two employees can be raised on a pallet and carefully remove a few items at a time. Once the stack has been reduced in height to a safe level, the rest can be removed by multiple employees standing on the ground.
As you remove items from the warehouse, it would be wise to sort through the contents. Some things, such as scrap metal should be separated from items to be thrown in the dumpster. Iron, aluminum, and copper, and other metals can be sold for a tidy profit. Things that are older, but are still in good working condition such as computers or an old phone system can be sold to an obsolescence company; for those seeking replacement parts no longer produced by the original manufacturer.
You will find with organization that your clean out will move swiftly, but there are additional things to consider. Baltimore has specific environmental regulations, and because you run a business, you will be subject to stricter enforcement than a back yard clean up. Have your environmental manager contact the local environmental authority to ensure you are properly packaging waste before disposal. The same rule applies if you plan to hire a demolition company to take down part of the warehouse or if you are planning new construction. The waste you produce is more abundant than a homeowner, and therefore under more stringent scrutiny. It is especially true of chemicals and bio-hazards which have detailed instructions that must be followed for disposal.
With a little foresight and common sense, you should have the warehouse cleaned out and ready for use in no time. Contact Dumpstermaxx for rates and availability on our dumpsters and waste receptacles. We would love to assist you with your company’s project!