Trash Containers

Save Batt Bags for Reuse
Empty insulation bags can serve as handy storage for cutoff scraps of insulation or as convenient trash bags for the job site.
Feed-Bag Debris Sack
An animal feed bag becomes a durable garbage collector on the job site.
Temporary Trash Can
Rolled-up cardboard floor protection makes a handy trash-bag holder on the job site.
Portable-Saw Dust Collection
When my three milk crates of leftover plumbing parts failed to provide a combination of fittings that would connect the 1-1/4-in. hose on my shop vacuum to the 2-1/2-in. dust…
Controlling Planer Shavings on Site
Create a quick, low-tech planer dust collection system for the job site.
Bag-style Dumpsters are big on convenience
The Bagster is a good alternative to steel roll-off trash containers
Shop-sawdust control
I use my compound-miter saw all the time, so I generate lots of sawdust. By taking advantage of a bench located against an outside wall of my shop, I built…
Pickup-Bed Debris Control
Here is a way to save you some cleanup time when you make a construction-debris dump run. Instead of the old way, which had me cleaning out the back of…
Magnetic Nail Cleanup
How you can capitalize on an age-old technique used to clean debris
Mud-Bucket Debris Chute
I needed a chute to funnel demolition debris from a second-floor bath to a Dumpster. On this job, the debris consisted of concrete chunks and tile from an old-style mortar-bed…

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