About Howell Dumpster Rental Guys

How this started

Trevor Nowak spent more than a decade working construction and hauling across Livingston 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 outside the area struggle with the fact that there is nowhere in the county to take the debris.

Eleven years on we run a fleet across Howell, Brighton, Fowlerville, Hartland and the rest of Livingston 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 disposal routing. Livingston County has no active landfill, so every load is hauled to a licensed facility outside the county. We already know which facility takes which material and how to get there efficiently - so a multi-stop disposal problem becomes a single container we take away. A hauler unfamiliar with the area works that out on your time.

We recommend smaller containers. This one surprises people. Dense material - tile, mortar, masonry, the heavy Michigan clay - 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 clay, costs us revenue and saves the customer money. We do it anyway.

We know the lakes and the rural county. Livingston County is lakes-and-farmland country - sloped, wooded lake lots around Pinckney and Hamburg, pole barns and acreage out toward Fowlerville and Gregory. We plank on every delivery, set containers level on a slope, and size rural clearances for the real volume.

One number, tarped loads. The flat rate covers delivery, seven days, collection, out-of-county 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 - which matters here, where the MHOG townships have wellhead protection areas. No fuel surcharge, no environmental fee appearing on an invoice for the first time.

Why local knowledge matters here

Livingston County is growing, which means the work splits two ways. New construction and newer-home remodels across Genoa, Oceola, Hartland and the Brighton area produce bulky, light debris that wants a larger container. Renovation of older homes around historic downtown Howell and the lake cottages gives up dense material that wants a smaller one. And nearly every job that moves earth produces the heavy glacial clay that needs its own box.

Then there is the disposal reality. There is no landfill in the county, so knowing the out-of-county routing keeps costs down; the city takes only one bulky item a week so the container fills that gap; Michigan bans yard waste from landfills so it routes to composting; and every load must be tarped. A company that works Livingston 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

• Trevor Nowak — Founder & Owner. More than a decade in local construction and hauling before starting the company. Still takes sizing calls, particularly on anything involving concrete, clay, lake placement or a tricky access.
• Kayla Brandt — Operations Manager. Runs the schedule, the swaps and the contractor accounts, and knows which lake and rural roads a loaded truck can and cannot manage. If you need a same-day swap, she is the one who makes it happen.
• Doug Mesko — Lead Driver. Has been placing containers on Howell driveways and sloped lake 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.
• Renee Falk — 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

Howell, Brighton, Fowlerville, Hartland, Pinckney, Genoa Township, Marion Township, Oceola Township, Hamburg Township, Green Oak Township and the surrounding Livingston County communities. If you are further out than that, call anyway and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right company for the job.

• Howell, MI
• Brighton, MI
• Fowlerville, MI
• Hartland, MI
• Pinckney, MI
• Genoa Township, MI
• Howell Township, MI
• Marion Township, MI
• Oceola Township, MI
• Hamburg Township, MI
• Green Oak Township, MI
• Gregory, MI
• Cohoctah Township, MI
• Handy Township, MI
• Deerfield Township, MI