About Winter Haven Dumpster Rental Group

How this started

Cole Ashworth spent more than a decade working construction and hauling across Polk County before buying a single truck and one container in 2015. The reason was straightforward: he had spent years waiting on containers that turned up late, turned up in the wrong size, or turned up with a price that changed once the load crossed a scale - and watching haulers from out of the area struggle with a county disposal system they did not understand.

Eleven years on we run a fleet across Winter Haven, Auburndale, the Chain of Lakes towns and out across Polk County, and the operating principle has not moved. Tell people the truth about what they need, protect the property, and charge the number that was quoted.

What we actually do differently

We know the county disposal system. Construction debris routes to the North Central Landfill in Auburndale, which is reserved for commercial haulers carrying Polk County materials and requires every load tarped under Florida law; hazardous waste and electronics go to the county facilities right here in Winter Haven. We know where every stream goes and run a properly secured truck, so a multi-facility disposal problem becomes a single container we take away.

We recommend smaller containers. This one surprises people. Dense material - tile, concrete, the Florida block that is standard construction here - reaches a container's tonnage allowance while it still looks half empty. Recommending the 15 yard instead of the 20, or a dedicated 10 for the block, costs us revenue and saves the customer money. We do it anyway.

We are set up for Florida ground and Florida weather. We plank every container for the soft, sandy soil and lakefront lots, we place carefully near the Chain of Lakes, and after a storm we respond fast because we are local. Storm and hurricane debris cleanup is a real part of what we do.

One number, tarped loads. The flat rate covers delivery, seven days, collection, county-landfill disposal and a stated tonnage allowance, with the overage rate quoted in the same breath. And every load leaves tarped and secured for the haul, as Florida Statute 316.525 requires. No fuel surcharge, no environmental fee appearing on an invoice for the first time.

Why local knowledge matters here

The Winter Haven metro is one of the fastest-growing in Florida, which means the work splits two ways. New construction and newer-home remodels across the subdivisions toward Haines City, Davenport and the LEGOLAND corridor produce bulky, light debris that wants a larger container. Renovation of older homes around the historic downtown, the lakefronts and the 1920s neighborhoods gives up dense material that wants a smaller one. And the Florida block and pool decks that turn up everywhere need their own box.

Then there is the disposal reality. The county landfill is reserved for commercial haulers carrying Polk County materials, every load must be tarped, the curbside cart takes only household garbage so the container fills that gap, and hazardous waste and electronics have their own routes. A company that works the county every day knows all of it. We quote each job on what it actually is, and we will explain the difference if you want to hear it.

The people you will deal with

• Cole Ashworth — Founder & Owner. More than a decade in local construction and hauling before starting the company. Still takes sizing calls, particularly on anything involving concrete, block, lakefront placement or a tricky access.
• Danielle Fuchs — Operations Manager. Runs the schedule, the swaps and the contractor accounts, and knows which lakefront and subdivision streets a loaded truck can and cannot manage. If you need a same-day swap, she is the one who makes it happen.
• Terrell Boyd — Lead Driver. Has been placing containers on Winter Haven driveways and soft lakefront lots for years and sizes a load by eye better than most. If he says a 30 will not fit your lot, it will not fit.
• Marisol Reyes — Customer Care Lead. First voice on the phone most mornings, and the person who will walk you through what can and cannot go in the container.

Where we work

Winter Haven, Auburndale, Lake Alfred, Bartow, Haines City, Dundee, Lake Hamilton, Eagle Lake, Lakeland, Davenport, Lake Wales, Mulberry, Highland City, Frostproof, Polk City and Wahneta. If you are further out than that, call anyway and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right company for the job.

• Winter Haven, FL
• Auburndale, FL
• Lake Alfred, FL
• Bartow, FL
• Haines City, FL
• Dundee, FL
• Lake Hamilton, FL
• Eagle Lake, FL
• Lakeland, FL
• Davenport, FL
• Lake Wales, FL
• Mulberry, FL
• Highland City, FL
• Frostproof, FL
• Polk City, FL
• Wahneta, FL