Did you recently move into a house with a lot of rocks used within the outdoor landscaping? Perhaps you've used a lot of rocks yourself in your own landscaping over the years but now want to switch things up? If you have rocks you want to get rid of, you're not going to be able to just dump them in the trash and put the bag on the curb. Most local garbage services are not going to want to jam up their garbage compactors with a bunch of super hard rocks or stones. If you want to get rid of these rocks, the best option is to contact a local landscape rock company that offers recycling services. Here are some tips to help you get organized before you contact the local landscape rock firm for assistance.

Organize Rocks by Size and Type

While a rock landscaping company typically offers free pickup for recycling purposes, they may not be too pleased if they pull up to find your rocks all dumped on top of each other. To make this process easy for everyone involved, take the time to organize your different rocks or stones according to their shape, size, or type. For example, a super small rock that was used as gravel should not be lumped in with a much larger river rock. You'd also want to keep limestone separated from non-limestone rocks, and so on.

Your Rocks Should Be Clean

A landscape rock delivery service that picks up unwanted rocks for recycling will obviously be selling or providing these rocks to its new customers in the future. In order to take your rocks, the company may request that each rock looks clean or as clean as you can get it within reason. In other words, rocks coated with mud or other gunk are likely to be rejected. Get out the garden hose and give your rocks a good spraying down so that their natural color can clearly be seen.

You Can Use the Same Company That Took Your Rocks to Get the New Materials You Desire

Do you still want some type of rock landscaping to be done on your property but you are just tired of the current look? Talk to a landscape rock company when you call to discuss recycling options about what you need to do to get a new kind of rocks brought out to your home. In some cases, you might even be able to get rocks that have been recycled by others for free in exchange for the ones you are recycling.

Reach out to a company like Portland Sand & Gravel Co Inc for more information.

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