Inventory & Containers · updated 2026-09-29

How to manage junk removal jobs from Operations in Dumpster Controls

The "Junk Removal" card on Operations opens a tab with every active junk job, so container work and junk crews share one screen.

## Open the tab
Click the "Junk Removal" card. The section is titled "Junk Removal" ("Active junk removal jobs and crew assignments") with two buttons: "Load Pricing" for your load-fraction price table and "New Job" to create a job.
## Read the pills and filters
Badges summarize the workload: "Active", "Scheduled", and "Late" counts. Search ("Search jobs, customers, addresses...") and the status filter ("All Statuses", "Scheduled", "On Site", "Loading", "To Landfill", "Completed", "Canceled") narrow the list.
## Read a job row
Columns are "Job #", "Address", "Customer", "Amount", "Date", "Load", "Status", and "Driver / Actions". The "Load" badge shows the fraction sold ("Full" or a fraction such as 2/4), and late jobs add a red "Late" badge.
## Assign and act
"Assign Driver" opens the job drawer to pick the crew. The three-dot menu offers "View Details" and "Cancel Job".

What happens next

Assigned junk jobs also appear on the Dispatch board in the driver's lane, mixed into the same route as dumpster stops.
For jobs booked online, the job drawer's "Payment Summary" has "Adjust load" to change the load when the crew finds more or less than was booked. This feature is turned on per company. If you don't see "Adjust load" on an online junk job, contact support.
For a job paid online, "Cancel Job" also refunds the customer's card, as shown in the dialog before you confirm.

Troubleshooting

The tab says "No junk jobs found".

If you have never created one, the hint reads "Create your first junk removal job to get started." Otherwise clear the search and status filter.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The entire app is free for any company at any fleet size: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. The entire app is free; an optional $169 per month plan lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30 and adds a Sponsored spotlight in the public company directory. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional $169 lower card rate plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.