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Planning tool
Estimate the pile. Respect the uncertainty.
Box the loose pile, choose the dominant material, and get an order-of-magnitude volume and reference weight. This is a planning aid—not a truck-load approval, disposal acceptance, engineering calculation, or price quote.
01 / ENTER THE PILE
Three dimensions. One dominant material.
Mixed loads vary widely. Uses 900 lb/yd³ as a published planning factor.
02 / METHOD
Volume first. Reference weight second.
The tool converts a rectangular loose-pile estimate from cubic feet to cubic yards, then applies a material-specific pounds-per-cubic-yard factor. It does not know moisture, compaction, contamination, particle size, or vehicle limits.
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City of Piedmont publishes C&D planning factors and warns that handling can make ranges vary widely.
Piedmont C&D FAQ ↗ - 02
EPA publishes standard volume-to-weight references, including loose concrete, tile, roofing, and other material types.
EPA conversion factors ↗ - 03
CalRecycle describes the use of standardized conversion factors for statistical C&D composition estimates.
CalRecycle methodology ↗
NEXT STEP
Send the dimensions with photos.
Show the whole pile, close views of the material, the access path, and anything heavy or unusual. The estimate still needs a human review.
START WITH THE SCOPE
Material. Access.
Quantity. Timing.
Those four facts make the first conversation useful—and make unsupported price promises unnecessary.