How Pricing Works — Grizzly Junk Pros

I'm Justin Hubbard. I run Grizzly Junk Pros — the dba of Stamford Junk Pros LLC. This page is the canonical pricing reference for the entire business: roll-off dumpsters, full-service junk removal, Grizzly Dumpster Bags, and standalone demolition. Every dollar amount on the rest of the site pulls from the same source data; this is where the source data lives in customer-readable form.

Why we publish prices: because per-item or call-for-quote pricing creates an incentive to argue with you. Once a hauler quotes "$X per item," every job becomes a debate over what counts as one item. Customers lose those debates because the truck is already loaded by the time the line items get questioned. Up-front pricing means you decide whether the work fits your budget before the first phone call. The trade-off is we lose a few high-margin jobs to the transparency. The win is a customer base that comes back, refers their neighbors, and trusts the next quote.

Roll-off dumpster rental — up-front pricing by size

Four sizes, fixed base rates, 7-day rental window included on every size. Delivery, pickup, and dumping at a licensed transfer station all included. The pricing table above this section pulls from our canonical pricing constant — same data the town pages render.

Per-size weight allowances (included in base rate; overage is real cost-passthrough):

• 10-yard — $447. 1,000 lb / 0.5 ton included. Small bath remodels, single-room cleanouts, concrete/dirt loads.
• 15-yard — $547. 2,000 lb / 1 ton included. Kitchen renos, garage cleanouts, mid-size renovations.
• 20-yard — $647. 4,000 lb / 2 ton included. Whole-home cleanouts, single-layer roof tear-offs under 2,500 sq ft, larger renovations.
• 30/40-yard — $899. 6,000 lb / 3 ton included. Full additions, multi-room renovations, two-layer roof tear-offs, contractor jobs.

Overweight passthrough: $0.10 per pound over the included cap. Real transfer-station rate, not marked up. Operator-confirmed: add-on charges reflect actual disposal fees passed through to you. The full cost-passthrough policy + the standard add-ons (extension days, tire fees, CFC-appliance fees, mattress fees) are documented in lib/business.ts and rendered above on the PricingTable.

Roof tear-off math: asphalt shingles run heavy. A typical 2,000 sq ft single-layer tear-off generates 3-4 tons of debris — on a 20-yard ($647 base, 2 tons included), that's 1-2 tons over → $200-400 in overweight passthrough. Total $850-1,050, still under the 30/40-yard's $899 base for most homes. Two-layer tear-offs or homes over 2,500 sq ft → size up to the 30/40 (3-ton cap absorbs the math). Tear-offs are the exception that almost always wants the 10-yard for road-legal weight reasons — see the 10-yard size guide for the full math.

Per-size deep-dive guides — tap any size in the pricing table above for the dedicated page, or pick from the list: 10-yard (heavy debris, tear-offs, bath demo) · 15-yard (kitchen renos, mid-size demos) · 20-yard (whole-floor renos, large light cleanouts) · 30/40-yard (whole-house cleanouts, commercial decommissioning).

For the full roll-off service breakdown including permits, placement, and exclusions, see Dumpster Rentals in Connecticut.

Full-service junk removal — 13-tier truck-space pricing

Pricing is by truck space used, not by item. We pull up, look at the pile, give you a firm tier price based on how much of the truck your job will fill, and start loading once you say go. The full 13-tier ladder is rendered above this section via the JunkRemovalTiers component (same data, single source of truth).

Why truck space, not by-the-item: because per-item turns every job into a debate over what counts as one piece. Truck-space pricing measures the only thing that actually matters for hauling: how much of the truck your job fills. The 13-tier ladder runs in $50–$80 increments — close enough that we can quote at the tier that genuinely fits, not round up. Stairs, third-floor walk-ups, and long carries don't change the price. They don't change how much truck space your stuff takes up.

Process: call or send the form. We schedule (same-day before 11 AM for most of our service area; next-day-default for far-NW Litchfield + East CT past East Lyme). Crew arrives in the agreed window, walks the items, gives the firm tier estimate. You confirm. We load. We haul to licensed transfer stations / recycling facilities / donation partners. You pay the confirmed quote — no surprise add-ons after the truck is full.

If the job grows mid-pickup (you decide to add the basement after seeing the crew handle the bedroom), we re-estimate and confirm the new tier before continuing. Re-tier increments are small enough ($50–$80) that customers rarely jump into a much higher cost than expected.

For the full junk-removal service breakdown including process, what we take, what we don't, and the speed reality, see Junk Removal in Connecticut.

Grizzly Dumpster Bag pricing — published, no quote required

The 8-cubic-yard flexible dumpster bag we designed in-house. Three options on the published rate sheet — the structured pricing block above this section renders the same data the Grizzly Dumpster Bags page uses.

For the full bag service breakdown including capacity, placement, and the complete prohibited list, see the dedicated Grizzly Dumpster Bags page.

What's NOT included — the honest list

Across all four services:

• Hazmat removal. Asbestos, paint, oil, batteries, chemicals, fuel, pool chemicals, food waste, biohazardous material. CT DEEP runs household hazardous-waste programs through most municipalities. We can route customers to the right channel; we don't haul the hazmat ourselves.
• Heavy debris in bags or in the wrong-sized roll-off. Concrete, brick, dirt, sod, tile, plaster, asphalt shingles, sand, gravel, tree limbs, stumps. Bags = no, ever. Roll-offs = yes, but sized small (10-yard) for weight reasons. Don't load heavy material into a 20- or 30-yard; the can can't legally haul it on the road.
• Town permits for street placement. We don't pull permits for customers — confirm placement with your town's Engineering or Public Works first, then book.
• Refrigerant removal from CFC appliances. Refrigerators, freezers, ACs, dehumidifiers need refrigerant removed by a certified tech first per EPA rules. Junk-removal pickups for these include the disposal logistics; loading them into a roll-off requires the refrigerant be already removed (and we charge $50/each on roll-off pickups for the appliance recycler).
• Overage that exceeds dispatch reality. If a same-day job calls in at 2:30 PM for next-day-default territory (far-NW Litchfield, East CT past East Lyme), we say next-day and mean it. We don't promise same-day to towns that don't fit the dispatch math.

Comparing across services — when to pick which

Four different jobs, four different services. Decision aid:

If two of those describe your job, call (203) 219-8855 and we'll point you at the cheaper option.

Honest about the edges — overages, weight caps, real-world limits

A few things that cost extra, documented up-front:

• Overweight passthrough on roll-offs: $0.10 per pound over the included weight cap. Real transfer-station rate, not marked up. Most renovation jobs land within the cap; heavy-debris jobs (concrete, brick, asphalt shingles) hit it. The PricingTable on the Dumpsters page shows per-size caps.
• Extension days on roll-offs: $15 per day past the 7-day window. Call before the window closes — we'd rather know in advance.
• CFC appliances loaded in a roll-off: $50 each. Covers the certified appliance recycler.
• Mattresses loaded in a roll-off: $50 each. Routes through CT's Bye Bye Mattress program.
• Tires loaded in a roll-off: $50 each. Disposal logistics (tires don't go in the regular waste stream).
• Hazmat in a Grizzly Bag at collection: $95 travel fee + non-collection (bag stays on site until compliant).
• What we won't surcharge: stairs, distance, driveway slope, neighborhood, day-of-week (junk removal runs same Saturday rates as Tuesday). The published price is the published price.

This list is not a sales pitch — it's the operational reality after 16,000+ jobs. Up-front pricing only works when we tell you what's included AND what isn't.