Dumpster Depot was founded in 2004 in Aiken, SC, by Norman Dunagan, to provide waste removal services for commercial and construction businesses in the CSRA. Inspired by packaging recycling at his previous employer, Frito-Lay, Dunagan set his goal to re-purpose as much waste as possible and reduce landfill dumping. The ultimate objective is to achieve Zero Waste.

In 2012, Dumpster Depot launched Greenworks, a project designed to educate the community about recycling and composting. Inspired by packaging recycling at his previous employer, Frito-Lay, Dunagan set his goal to re-purpose as much waste as possible and reduce landfill dumping. The ultimate objective is to achieve Zero Waste. Being green is instilled in all aspects of the Dumpster Depot. Greenworks allows Dumpster Depot to help make events waste-free while educating event goers. The project also targets school and youth groups because Dumpster Depot believes in getting today’s youth to recycle from an early age to instill this habit in the future generations.

Dumpster Depot is the Aiken Chamber’s 2014 Small Business of the Year for providing the best waste removal services for local businesses. We are the only waste removal business in the area to divert more than 50 percent of the collected waste from landfills.

In July of 2015, Dumpster Depot began handling recycling with the City of Aiken. The Dumpster Depot has multiple locations throughout Aiken County. Materials are packaged at their University location to send to reprocessing/recycling facilities. The Dumpster Depot trucks run on hybrid energy, which increases fuel economy by 36%, saving 1,000’s of gallons of fuel per year. Two million pounds of waste are recycled per year; the equivalent of 6600 containers (3-4 tons each) are not dumped into a landfill. Customers are saving a total of $462,000 in hauling and landfill tipping fees per year. The environmental impact is substantial, recycling materials to make carpeting, cardboard, food packaging, water bottles, plastic wrap, etc. Repurposing creates jobs in a jobless economy. In the future, scrap will be considered a valuable resource as is metal today.

In addition to recycling and commercial waste removal, we collect used vegetable oil from local restaurants and turns it into biodiesel fuel to power our vehicles. Dumpster Depot provides dumpster rentals and roll-off containers to businesses and organizations, both local and national, at affordable rates. We stand ready to provide for your businesses waste management, reduction, and recycling needs.

In August 2019, Dumpster Depot began providing residential trash services to Aiken County residents as the only local independently owned and operated company. In a few short months they have provided residential trash services to over 25 neighborhoods and continue to grow daily.

As a company owned by someone who is passionate about sustainability in our community, we are confident that we can provide better service to you than you are receiving from your current company. We take pride in satisfying our customers with our service, not just by selling a product.