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Concrete & Heavy Debris Disposal in Katy, TX
Concrete needs a small container and an honest conversation about weight. Anyone who sells you a 30 yard for it is not doing you a favour.

Concrete is the one material where bigger is emphatically not better. A cubic yard of broken concrete weighs somewhere around two tons. Fill a 30 yard container with it and you have roughly sixty tons on a truck rated for a fraction of that — which is why no legitimate hauler will do it.
The right answer is a 10 yard, filled maybe two-thirds of the way, and possibly two or three of them across a job. It looks inefficient and it is not. It is the only lawful way to move that material.
Where clean concrete goes in west Houston
Clean concrete is genuinely valuable material. Crushed, it becomes road base and fill, and recycling facilities in the region will often take it at a lower rate than a landfill charges for mixed debris — sometimes considerably lower. The catch is the word clean. Concrete with rebar is usually still fine; concrete mixed with timber, plastic sheeting, soil or general debris is not, and the whole load gets reclassified.
The most common heavy-debris jobs around Katy are pool deck removal, driveway replacement, patio and walkway demolition, and block from porch piers or garden wall teardowns. Paver removal is a special case: pavers themselves are heavy but the sand bed beneath them is heavier still, and people routinely underestimate how much of it ends up in the container.
What goes in — and what cannot
Accepted material
- Broken concrete slab and footings
- Concrete block and cinder block
- Brick and paver units
- Clean asphalt (by arrangement)
- Ceramic and porcelain tile
- Old tile and screed
- Stone, rock and rubble
- Concrete with light rebar content
Never accepted
- Concrete mixed with timber, plastic or general debris
- Contaminated or oil-stained concrete
- Soil and fill dirt mixed in at volume
- Asbestos cement products
- Wet or uncured concrete
- Painted or coated concrete at volume without notice
- Roofing tile mixed with concrete
- Any hazardous material
If you are unsure, ask before you load it. Prohibited material found in a load costs far more to deal with after the fact than a thirty-second phone call costs now. Harris County runs household chemical and white goods drop-off at the the Grand Parkway site for most of what we cannot take.
Sizing this job
10 yard is the standard concrete container. 15 yard occasionally, never larger.
| Size | Dimensions (L×W×H) | Holds about | Weight allowance | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard | 12′ × 8′ × 3.5′ | 3–4 pickup loads | 1–2 tons | Bathroom remodels, small cleanouts, concrete |
| 15 Yard | 16′ × 8′ × 4′ | 5–6 pickup loads | 2–3 tons | Garage & porch clearouts, single-room renos |
| 20 Yard | 22′ × 8′ × 4.5′ | 7–8 pickup loads | 3–4 tons | Roof tear-offs, kitchen renos, big cleanouts |
| 30 Yard | 22′ × 8′ × 6′ | 10–12 pickup loads | 4–5 tons | New builds, additions, whole-home cleanouts |
Not sure? Describe the job on the phone. Sizing takes about three minutes and it is the single thing that most affects what you pay. Our sizing guide goes deeper.
Book concrete & heavy debris in Katy
Same-day delivery is available on most Harris County addresses when you call before mid-morning. Flat rate quoted on the phone, weight allowance stated up front.
Call (346) 279-1335How the booking works
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Call and describe the job
Tell us what you're clearing and where you are. Adriana Vasquez or a dispatcher will size it with you in about three minutes — no forms, no waiting on an email quote.
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Lock in a flat rate
You get one number that covers delivery, the rental period, pickup, and disposal up to your weight allowance. We tell you the overage rate up front so nothing lands on your invoice later.
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We deliver and protect
Our driver calls ahead, lays boards under the rails on driveways and pavers, and sets the can exactly where you want it — doors facing the work.
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Fill it, we haul it
Load to the fill line, call when you're done, and we pull it. Most loads run to a permitted Type IV construction and demolition landfill in the Houston region, where recoverable material is pulled out first.
Answers
Concrete & Heavy Debris — common questions
Why can I only have a 10 yard for concrete?
How full can I actually fill it?
Is clean concrete cheaper to dispose of?
Can I mix concrete with the rest of my demolition debris?
What about the sand under my pavers?
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Available across our whole service area
Concrete & Heavy Debris is available anywhere we deliver — Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties, Waller County and the Fort Bend County corridor.