10 Yard Dumpster
The 10 yard is the container people underestimate. It fits a single-car driveway without blocking the garage, and for anything…
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Five roll-off sizes from 10 to 40 yards, with dimensions, weight allowances and the space each one needs.
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Every container we carry, side by side
| Size | Dimensions | Weight included | Roughly | Space needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | 12 ft long x 8 ft wide x 3.5 ft high | 1 to 2 tons included | about 3 pickup truck loads | roughly 45 to 55 ft of straight approach |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | 14 ft long x 8 ft wide x 4.5 ft high | 2 to 3 tons included | about 4 to 5 pickup truck loads | roughly 50 to 60 ft of straight approach |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 4.5 ft high | 3 to 4 tons included | about 6 pickup truck loads | roughly 60 ft of straight approach |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 6 ft high | 4 to 5 tons included | about 9 pickup truck loads | roughly 65 to 70 ft of straight approach |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 8 ft high | 5 to 6 tons included | about 12 pickup truck loads | roughly 70 ft of straight approach, commercial access preferred |
15 Yard Dumpster
This is the container we talk more customers into than any other. For dense demolition debris it is almost always the right call,…
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20 Yard Dumpster
The 20 yard is the size most people ask for by name, and about half the time it is right. It handles a kitchen and bathroom together, a…
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30 Yard Dumpster
The 30 yard is the right answer whenever the material is bulky rather than heavy. Household clearances, new construction framing and…
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40 Yard Dumpster
The largest container we run, and one that suits commercial and industrial sites far more often than residential ones. It is a volume…
Learn moreThe one thing worth understanding about sizing
Every container has two limits: the space inside it and a tonnage allowance set by what the truck can legally carry. You reach whichever comes first, and on a great many jobs around here the weight limit arrives long before the container looks full.
That is why the answer to "what size do I need" starts with what the material is rather than how much of it there is. Tile, concrete, mortar and clay are dense. Furniture, framing, packaging and household contents are bulky and light. The same volume of each needs a completely different container.
Rule of thumb. If the debris is heavy, go one size down from what the volume suggests and fill it properly. If it is bulky and light, order by volume and fill to the rim. If it is concrete, stone or clay, it goes in a 10 yard regardless of quantity — kept clean and dry so it routes as recoverable fill.
The Michigan-clay caveat. Any job that moves earth here produces heavy glacial clay spoil. Keep it in its own container, keep it as dry as the schedule allows, and never mix it into general debris — it will hit the truck's weight limit while the box looks half full.
Still not sure which size?
Describe the job on the phone and we will size it, including when that means a smaller container.
(517) 273-2266