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   VAVince | Apr 04, 2008 07:50pm | #1

   take a carpet knife and cut into small pieces and put and the back of a pickup.

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   MSA1 | Apr 04, 2008 08:14pm | #2

   Dont rent a dumpster for that. Cut the carpet in 3/4' rolls and curb it.

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   alwaysoverbudget | Apr 04, 2008 08:19pm | #3

   if you just throw it in there i would guess a 10 yd.

   i would run a ad on craigslist ,it's free. someone will come and get it .larry

   if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?

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   RedfordHenry | Apr 05, 2008 12:01am | #4

   Assuming it's about 0.2 ft thick, you have nearly 15 cy of scrap material, assuming you pack it flat.  No way it'll fit in the back of one PU truck.  Get a 20 yd can and you should be good.

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   BillBrennen | Apr 05, 2008 12:25am | #5

   How do you figure it at 2.4" thick? Medium berber plus pad would be under an inch total, no?Bill

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   RedfordHenry | Apr 05, 2008 03:43am | #7

   My math stands corrected, but I was actually being conservative, then rounded up, way up.  The OP said he's in a hurry, I figured that mean't he wasn't inclined to take his time and cut it up into flat pieces.  By the time they finish pulling, rolling and tossing, there's a lot of air in the can.  Besides, transportation fees are probably the same regardless if its a 10 yd or a 30 yd can. Disposal fees are usually based on weight, not volume.  If it were me and I was in a hurry, I'd get the bigger can and don't worry about packing it. 

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   plumbbill | Apr 05, 2008 02:33am | #6

   It would be 2 pick up loads if you cut it square & laid it flat.

   If it was cut into 6' x 4' pieces & laid flat would be 83 layers tall.

   Assuming a 1" thickness, 83" tall.

   So let's round up & say 7'.

   6' x4' x7' = 168 cubic feet, divide by 27 = 6.2 yards.

   10 yard dumpster would be fine.

   Since time is a premium cut the carpet into as wide of a strip that you can man handle.

   Roll up strips, deposit in dumpster.

   It will take up more space, but still fit in 10 yard dumpster.

   If carpet & pad is thicker ( I doubt it) then get a bigger dumpster.

   If my math is wrong I'm going to go sit in the corner in shame.

   “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” —Albert Einstein
   

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   Danno | Apr 05, 2008 04:09am | #8

   Carpet makes great landscaping mulch--takes a long time for stuff to grow through it!