Construction & Demolition Debris · Temecula & Southwest Riverside County
Construction Debris Removal in Temecula: Drywall, Concrete, Roofing and Demo Waste Gone the Same Visit
Construction debris removal in Temecula starts at $195 for a quarter load, about 3 cubic yards, and a full 12-yard trailer is $595, with loading, sorting, hauling and licensed disposal in the price. Text a few wide photos to (951) 837-8072 and you get a firm number back. Same-day slots are open most days, Monday through Saturday.
Family-owned in Temecula since 2021 · Licensed & insured · 5,000+ loads since 2021
Wild West Junk Removal · 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 837-8072 · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed · Family-owned and operated by Weston Molitor since 2021
Construction Debris Removal Cost
How Much Does Construction Debris Removal Cost in Temecula?
Construction debris removal in Temecula runs $195 for a quarter load, about 3 cubic yards, up to $595 for a full 12-yard trailer, with loading, fuel, sorting and licensed disposal inside the number. A single-room tear-out usually lands between $195 and $350. A gutted kitchen or a full re-roof usually runs $495 to $595, and a framing-stage cleanup on a custom build can take two loads.
We price by how much of the trailer your debris fills, not by the hour and not by the item. That matters on a job site. An hourly crew has a reason to work slowly, and you have every reason for them not to.
Quarter Load
About 3 cubic yards
$195
Minimum pickup
Half Load
About 6 cubic yards
$350
A single-room tear-out, upper end
Three-Quarter Load
About 9 cubic yards
$495
A gutted kitchen or a re-roof
Full Load
12 cubic yards
$595
Loaded & hauled
Most common on demo phases
Every bracket includes a two-person crew, loading by hand, fuel, on-site sorting for recycling, and licensed disposal. A long carry across the lot doesn't cost extra, and there's no deposit.
Add-ons, stated before we load
- Heavy material
- Concrete, brick, dirt and roofing tile can move the price, because the landfill bills us by the ton at the gate. If your pile is mostly heavy material, we tell you on site and give you the number then, not after the trailer is loaded.
- Stairs
- $150 on loads up to a half load, $300 on anything bigger, whether we're carrying up or down. No stair charge if the building has an elevator we can use.
- Appliances
- $30 each for a fridge, freezer, or AC unit in the load, for refrigerant recovery.
- Mattresses
- $15 each, any size, including box springs.
- Extra loading time
- A full load includes one hour of loading. Past that, $75 per hour per crew member.
A full load is 12 cubic yards in our 12ft × 8ft × 4ft dump trailer, loaded by a two-person crew. Confirmed asbestos, lead paint, solvents and other regulated hazardous waste can't ride in the load at any price.
| Job | Usual bracket | All-in price |
|---|---|---|
| Single-room tear-out: drywall, flooring, trim | Quarter to half | $195–$350 |
| Small roofing tear-off | Quarter to half, weight can move it | $195–$350 and up |
| Gutted kitchen, cabinets and counters out | Three-quarter to full | $495–$595 |
| Full re-roof | Three-quarter to full, tile priced on weight | $495–$595 and up |
| Framing-stage cleanup on a custom build | Full, sometimes two loads | $595–$1,190 |
Here's how the number works. Text a few wide photos and you get a load size and a firm price before we roll out. For a heavy pile or a site with several phases, we walk it with you first. On site we confirm what the photos showed: if the pile comes in smaller, you pay the smaller price, and if it grew, we re-quote before anything goes on the trailer. Nothing is added after loading starts, and there's no deposit.
The full ladder and every surcharge are on the junk removal prices page. Prices current as of October 2026.
What We Haul
What Construction Debris Will You Haul?
Almost anything non-hazardous that comes off a remodel, a tear-off, new construction or a demolition: drywall, concrete, brick and block, framing lumber, roofing, flooring, metal, cabinets and fixtures, and the packaging that piles up on every site. The hard exclusion is regulated hazardous material, meaning confirmed asbestos, lead-painted components, wet paint and solvents.
Run any kind of build in this valley and the pile starts before the walls do. Drywall offcuts. Busted footing concrete. Roofing tear-off. Bent studs and snapped 2x4s. It collects at the edge of the slab, and inside a week your crew is walking around it instead of through the job. The full list of what we take covers the rest.
Drywall & Plaster
Full sheets, offcuts, mud-caked scrap, and torn-out lath and plaster from older Old Town remodels.
Concrete & Masonry
Broken footings, patio slabs, sidewalk sections, brick, cinder block, stone and retaining-wall material. Clean concrete gets routed for crushing into road-base aggregate.
Framing Lumber
2x4 and 2x6 offcuts, plywood, OSB, splintered framing from teardowns, and pallets left from material deliveries.
Roofing Tear-Off
Asphalt shingles, underlayment, flashing, tile and rotted decking. Heavy, awkward bundles the crew moves without wrecking their backs.
Flooring Debris
Ripped carpet and pad, cracked tile, stripped hardwood, vinyl and demolished subfloor.
Metal & Wiring
Steel studs, metal framing, copper pipe, aluminum flashing, conduit and stripped wiring. Pulled aside for scrap instead of landfilled.
Cabinets & Fixtures
Kitchen and bath tear-outs, vanities, countertops, plumbing fixtures and ceiling grid from tenant improvements. Broken down on site to keep loads tight.
Site Packaging
Shrink wrap, cardboard, foam, strapping, and the window and fixture packaging that piles up on any active site.
Mixed Demo Rubble
Concrete, framing, plumbing and drywall all in one pile. We sort it on site so the recyclable parts come off clean.
What can't go on the trailer
Structures built before 1978 can contain asbestos in floor tile, pipe insulation, roofing and textured coatings, plus lead-based paint on walls and trim. Those have to be tested and handled by a licensed abatement contractor before demolition or renovation. Wild West doesn't do abatement. We clear every bit of the non-hazardous debris once abatement is done. If you suspect pre-1978 material, start with the EPA's asbestos guidance.
- Wet paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries, fluorescent tubes. Hazardous waste, so not in our load. Riverside County's free household hazardous waste sites take these from residents, but they don't accept business or contractor hazardous waste, and they don't take asbestos.
How It Works
How Does a Job-Site Clear Work?
You text photos, we text back a firm price, you pick a window, and we load, sort, haul and sweep in one visit. Same-day slots are open most days, Monday through Saturday from 7am to 7pm, and booking early in the day gives you the best shot at one.
Text photos and site details
Send (951) 837-8072 the address, the materials, your phase dates, and access notes: floor level, gate code, lockbox, site hours.
Firm price in writing before anything moves
From your photos, or a walk of the site with you or your foreman for heavy or multi-phase jobs, we give you the load bracket plus any stair or add-on figures. Labor, loading, hauling, disposal and recycling are all in it.
We load, sort and haul
The crew loads by hand, pulls concrete, metal, clean lumber and cardboard aside on site, and protects finished surfaces, landscaping and the neighbor's driveway the whole time.
Final sweep and sign-off
We sweep the area and pick the stray nails and scraps, so the site is broom-clean for the next phase or the inspector.
One visit, or a standing schedule
Daily Pickup
Multi-unit framing, commercial interior demo, and any site making debris faster than it can be staged.
Weekly Cleanup
Steady remodels, roofing jobs and custom builds. One visit a week keeps the site workable without a daily cost.
Final Project Sweep
The end-of-build clean-down. Everything hauled, floors swept, nails picked, site handed over inspection-ready.
Demolition Cleanup
Teardowns, interior gut-outs, kitchen and bath demos. More on that under demolition cleanup.
New Construction
Lumber offcuts, packaging and delivery pallets. Cleaner than a remodel, but the volume stacks up fast on tract and custom builds.
Tenant Improvements
Partition walls, ceiling grid, commercial carpet and light fixtures from build-outs, and the turnovers that become gut jobs halfway through.
Everybody on our crew works to active-site protocol: hard hats, closed-toe boots, eyes open, and out of the way of the trades working alongside us. We stage the trailer where it won't block a delivery, and we work around the schedule your foreman already has.
Tight access is normal work here. Upstairs tear-outs, narrow tract side yards, Old Town frontage with nowhere to park, hillside lots up around De Luz where a truck only gets so close. When the trailer can't get near the pile, the crew carries it out by hand and lays protection on finished stairs and floors on the way.
Commercial accounts get priority scheduling and one invoice across every active site, so a contractor running three jobs isn't fighting for an opening every week.
What Changes the Price
What Makes Construction Debris Cost More?
Weight, volume, and stairs. Concrete, brick, dirt and roofing tile are the materials that move a construction debris price, because the landfill bills by the ton. Volume sets the bracket, and the only access charge is stairs: $150 on loads up to a half load, $300 above that.
Weight
A trailer of broken footing concrete weighs several times what the same trailer of drywall and lumber does. That's the one place a construction job can cost more than the ladder suggests. If most of your pile is heavy, I'll say so when I see the photos, and you'll hear the number before we load.
Volume and phases
Debris on a build doesn't arrive all at once. A pile that grows every trade day is cheaper to clear in planned pickups at the end of each phase than in one big emergency haul before inspection. Once you're in the half-load bracket, the extra room is already paid for, so throw in whatever else has been waiting to go.
Access
A long carry across the lot is free. Stairs aren't: $150 on loads up to a half load and $300 on bigger loads, waived if there's an elevator we can use. A second-floor bath tear-out is the most common reason this applies.
What I need to see in the photos
- ✓A wide shot of the whole pile, with something in frame for scale.
- ✓The mix: how much is concrete, tile or dirt versus drywall and wood.
- ✓Which floor it's on, and whether there are stairs between the pile and the street.
- ✓Where a 12-foot trailer can park, and any gate code or site hours.
- ✓Your inspection date or the next phase that needs the space.
- ✓Anything built before 1978 that hasn't been tested for asbestos.
What doesn't change the price: same-day versus next week, sorting the recyclables (we do it), and which city the site is in. The ladder is the same from Temecula to Lake Elsinore.
Dumpster or Crew
When Is a Dumpster or a Self-Haul the Better Call?
When debris piles up over weeks and you have people on site to load it, a roll-off is usually cheaper per yard, and we rent one. When it's one tear-out, a demo phase, or a clean-down before an inspection, the crew is faster and usually cheaper once you count your own labor. And usable leftovers often don't need a hauler at all.
The DIY math looks cheap right up until the first landfill run on the busiest day of your build. Rent the container, load it by hand, drive the round trip to a licensed C&D facility, pay the gate fee, and burn the hours your crew should be building. Heavy material hits a container's weight limit long before the box looks full.
If you're on a long renovation and want to load at your own pace, our 40 yard dumpster rental fits that job, and I'll tell you so on the phone. The side-by-side math, with where the two prices cross, is in dumpster rental vs junk removal.
Unopened boxes of tile, extra doors, cabinets in decent shape: a lot of that has a second life. Our guide to leftover building materials covers what to keep, what the ReStore takes, and what actually needs hauling.
| DIY / Dumpster Rental | Wild West Construction Debris Removal |
|---|---|
| You load it yourself, pulling crew off billable work | Our crew loads everything so your trades stay on their trades |
| Container sits on site for days and may need a street-placement permit | Same-visit removal, nothing left behind and no permit to pull |
| Overage fees when heavy material passes the weight limit | Firm written price up front, with any add-on figures listed before we start |
| You drive to the landfill, pay the gate fee and wait in line | We handle transport, disposal and recycling |
| Scheduling locked to the container company's swap-out windows | Daily, weekly or on-demand around your build, Monday through Saturday |
| No sorting help for your diversion numbers | Materials sorted on site so recyclables come off clean |
Rules That Apply
What Rules Apply to Construction Debris in Riverside County?
Three, mostly. California's CALGreen building code requires projects that need a local construction permit to divert at least 65% of their nonhazardous construction and demolition debris from landfills. OSHA's housekeeping standard requires debris to be kept cleared from work areas, passageways and stairs during construction. And asbestos and lead paint have to be handled by licensed abatement contractors before demolition.
CALGreen diversion and your paperwork
CalRecycle spells out the 65% requirement and how jurisdictions enforce it. On permits issued by the county, Riverside County's C&D program asks for a Waste Recycling Plan before the permit is issued and a Waste Reporting Form with receipts before final inspection. Cities like Temecula run their own building departments, so check what yours asks for. Either way, sorting on site is what puts real numbers on that form. Our CALGreen diversion guide walks through what contractors actually document.
OSHA housekeeping
The construction housekeeping standard, 29 CFR 1926.25, says form and scrap lumber with protruding nails and all other debris have to be kept cleared from work areas, passageways and stairs, and combustible scrap has to be removed at regular intervals. A scheduled pickup is the easiest way to stay on the right side of it.
Why it pays to clear it fast
Trip Hazards
Scattered lumber, drywall scrap and loose aggregate are constant trip-and-fall risks on a working site.
Nails & Sharp Edges
Protruding nails, broken tile, jagged flashing and glass hide in every pile. One nail through a boot can sideline a worker for weeks.
Lost Productivity
Crews working around debris move slower and lose staging space for materials and tools.
Pests
Standing wood, cardboard and insulation draw rodents and termites, and wet piles start to smell.
Where It Goes
Where Does Construction Debris Go After Pickup?
Clean concrete goes to a crusher for road-base aggregate, metal goes to scrap, clean wood and cardboard get recycled, and only what nobody can use goes to a permitted landfill. We sort on site, so the recyclables come off clean and your diversion numbers have something behind them.
The EPA counted 600 million tons of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2018, more than twice the municipal solid waste generated that year, and demolition made up more than 90 percent of it. Most of it is concrete, wood, metal and drywall that has somewhere better to go than a hole in the ground.
Riverside County publishes a list of C&D recyclers on its construction and demolition page. Fixtures and cabinets in good shape can go to reuse instead; the donation and recycling partners page lists who we drive to.
Who Shows Up
Who Shows Up on Your Job Site?
A two-person Wild West crew out of Temecula: family-owned since 2021, licensed and insured, with 5,000+ loads since 2021. Not a franchise dispatcher three states away. I still answer the phone.
Weston Molitor
Founder · Wild West Junk Removal · Temecula, CAI started Wild West in 2021 with one dump trailer and a lot of Saturdays. Construction work found us fast. Contractors around here had the same complaint: the debris piled up quicker than anybody had time to deal with, and the guys who would deal with it didn't understand how a job site runs.
So we show up on the day your schedule says. We give a firm price before we touch the pile. And we don't just take the debris. We clean the floor under it, because the next trade has to work on that floor.
"Send me the wide shot of the pile and tell me what's in it. If most of it is concrete, I'd rather say so on the phone than surprise you in the driveway."
Why contractors keep our number
- ✓Same-day slots most days. Call or text early in the day, Monday through Saturday.
- ✓Firm written price first. Load bracket and add-ons confirmed before any lifting, so the number doesn't move after the trailer is loaded.
- ✓Flexible cadence. Daily, weekly or on-demand pickups matched to the phase your build is in.
- ✓Commercial accounts. Priority scheduling and one invoice across multiple active sites.
- ✓Licensed and insured. Coverage that protects your license and your client.
- ✓Sorted on site. Concrete, metal, clean lumber and cardboard routed to recycling.
- ✓Broom-clean finish. Swept and nail-picked, ready for the next phase or the inspector.
What customers say
Word for word from our Google Business Profile.
★★★★★
Best junk removal service. I was renovating my home, & they took care of all the construction debris. Definitely will call them back. Thank you Wild West Junk Removal!
★★★★★
Wild West Junk Removal did a wonderful job getting 2.14 tons of yard & construction waste off my property, including the demolition of a construction grade dog house. They communicated clearly, were super professional & got everything done fast. They left the space where the trash was clean of all debris and made our lives much easier. If you are looking for an honest and reputable company, they are the place to go to.
★★★★★
These guys hit a home run with the service they provided for us. I found them to be very professional, very personable and hard working. I will definitely use them again.
They arrived when they said they would. They quickly were able to remove the junk we had piled up and they cleaned up the mess made when they broke down the cabinet they remove. Kudos to Weston, Tex and Mac!
★★★★★
Weston is great to work with. Highly recommend for any hauling needs. Thank you Weston!
FAQ
What Else Do Contractors Ask Before Booking?
Wild West Junk Removal runs Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and we're closed Sunday. Saturday is a regular working day, and a lot of Temecula remodelers and roofers book it because the site is quiet and we can get a trailer right up to the pile. The early and late windows let us be on site before the framers start or after the last trade clears out.
Both. Teardowns, interior gut-outs, kitchen and bath demos and garage removals are regular work, and we sort the load on site so metal, clean concrete and clean wood stay out of the landfill. When you need a shed, deck or small structure taken down as well as hauled, that's on our demolition cleanup page.
Yes. Upstairs tear-outs, narrow tract-home side yards, Old Town frontage where there's nowhere to park, and hillside builds where a truck only gets so close are normal work. The crew carries material out by hand when it has to and lays protection on finished stairs and floors. Stair carries are $150 on loads up to a half load and $300 above that.
Usually the same day or the next. We have same-day slots most days across the Temecula Valley, and next-day is almost always open. For a final clean before inspection or a demo phase that has to clear now, tell us the inspection date when you text and we'll hold the slot.
Yes. The crew works to active-site protocol, with hard hats and closed-toe boots, and stays out of the way of whoever is working. Tell us where the trailer can stage and which areas are off limits, and we'll load around the schedule your foreman already has.
No, as long as the price is approved. Approve it by text from the photos, send the gate code, lockbox and site hours, and we'll handle it with nobody there. We text when the site is loaded and swept.
They ride in the same load. Fridges, freezers and AC units are $30 each for refrigerant recovery, and mattresses and box springs are $15 each. Everything else is covered by the load price.
Yes. Commercial accounts get priority scheduling and one invoice covering every active site instead of a separate bill per address. Set up the cadence once (daily, weekly or end-of-phase) and the pickups happen without a phone call every week.
Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake and Hemet, at the same prices, and we also run out to De Luz, Rainbow and Fallbrook. Our crews are based in Temecula, so we know the roads, the landfill routes and the recycling facilities without looking them up.
Keep Reading
Construction Debris Guides and Related Services
Guides
- GuideCALGreen Construction Waste DiversionWhat the 65% rule asks for and the paperwork that gets a final inspection signed.
- GuideLeftover Building Materials After a RemodelWhat to keep, what the ReStore takes, where paint and treated wood go, and what gets hauled.
- GuideDumpster Rental vs Junk RemovalWhere the bin and the crew prices cross, and which one fits your job.
Related Wild West services
- ServiceDemolition CleanupSheds, decks, and interior demos taken down and hauled.
- ServiceDumpster RentalA 40 yard roll-off for long renovations you load at your own pace.
- ServiceDeck & Fence RemovalOld decks and fence runs torn out and cleared.
- ServiceOutdoor Structure RemovalSheds, playsets, and gazebos.
- ServiceFire & Flood CleanoutsWet drywall, carpet, and contents after water or fire damage.
- ServiceCommercial Junk RemovalOffices, storefronts, and tenant improvement leftovers.
- PricingJunk Removal PricesThe four-bracket ladder and every surcharge.
- Where It GoesDonation & Recycling PartnersThe charities and recyclers we actually drive to.
- Service AreaTemecula Junk RemovalPlus Murrieta and Menifee.
At a Glance
| Provider | Wild West Junk Removal, family-owned since 2021 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Weston Molitor |
| Address | 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 |
| Phone | (951) 837-8072, call or text |
| Hours | Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed |
| Load ladder | $195 quarter · $350 half · $495 three-quarter · $595 full 12-yard trailer |
| Heavy material | Concrete, brick, dirt and roofing tile can move the price; you hear the number on site before loading |
| Stairs | +$150 on loads up to a half; +$300 above; no charge with an elevator |
| Booking | Text photos for a firm price; same-day slots most days; no deposit |
| Not accepted | Confirmed asbestos, lead paint, wet paint, solvents and other hazardous waste |
| Service area | Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Hemet, De Luz, Rainbow, Fallbrook |
Ready to Clear Your Job Site?
Text a few wide photos and your phase dates. You'll get a firm price back, and most days we can be there the same day.
Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed
Sources & References
- epa.govEPA — Sustainable Management of C&D Materials600 million tons of C&D debris in 2018, more than twice municipal solid waste; demolition over 90 percent.
- calrecycle.ca.govCalRecycle — CALGreen and SB 1383Projects needing a local construction permit divert at least 65% of C&D materials.
- rcwaste.rivco.govRiverside County — Construction & Demolition Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling Plan before permit issuance; Waste Reporting Form and receipts before final inspection; C&D recycler list.
- osha.govOSHA — 29 CFR 1926.25, HousekeepingDebris kept cleared from work areas, passageways and stairs; combustible scrap removed at regular intervals.
- epa.govEPA — AsbestosWhere asbestos hides in older buildings and who can handle it.
- rcwaste.rivco.govRiverside County — Household Hazardous WasteFree for residents; no business hazardous waste and no asbestos.
Written by Weston Molitor, owner of Wild West Junk Removal. Last reviewed and updated October 12, 2026 · Prices verified against the Wild West rate card the same day.
Prices: $195 quarter load, $350 half, $495 three-quarter, $595 full 12-yard load; heavy material can move the price and is quoted on site before loading; stairs $150 or $300; appliances $30 each; mattresses $15 each. Current as of October 2026.