6-Yard Mini Dumpster
This size is narrow enough to fit through most standard side-yard gates, which the larger sizes generally cannot.
Compare dimensions and what actually fits in each. Sizing is decided by what you are throwing away, not by the size of your house.
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Dumpster rental is not one size or one price. What a homeowner needs shifts with the size of the debris pile, the weight of the material, and how long the property needs a box sitting on it.
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| Size | Dimensions | Holds about | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| a 6-yard mini | about 10 feet long by 6 feet wide by 3 feet high | narrow driveways and small residential loads | a single-room cleanout or small landscaping job where the driveway has no extra width to spare |
| a 10-yard compact | about 12 feet long by 8 feet wide by 3.5 feet high | single-room renovations and modest cleanouts | gutting a bathroom or clearing a garage without paying for space that ends up empty |
| a 15-yard standard | about 16 feet long by 8 feet wide by 4 feet high | mid-size cleanouts and small remodels | a kitchen remodel or whole-house decluttering that produces more debris than a single room accounts for |
| a 20-yard roofing size | about 22 feet long by 8 feet wide by 4.5 feet high | roofing tear-offs and larger renovation debris | a roof replacement on an average single-family home or a multi-room renovation with mixed debris |
| a 30-yard large | about 22 feet long by 8 feet wide by 6 feet high | new construction debris and major cleanouts | new home construction scraps or clearing an entire estate's contents in one placement |
| a 40-yard extra-large | about 22 feet long by 8 feet wide by 8 feet high | full demolitions and large commercial projects | a full house demolition or a large commercial renovation generating high-volume waste |
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This size is narrow enough to fit through most standard side-yard gates, which the larger sizes generally cannot.
Heavy debris like tile or concrete hits the weight limit long before the container looks full, so load estimates should go by weight, not by how empty it looks.
This is the size most often swapped up from the 10-yard mid-project once a homeowner realizes the first estimate ran low.
A square of asphalt shingles weighs several hundred pounds, so a full layer tear-off on a mid-size roof can hit this container's weight limit before its volume limit.
The extra wall height makes this size awkward for hand-loading anything heavy, so it works best for bulky, lighter material rather than dense debris.
At 8 feet tall this size rarely fits under a garage door or low tree branches, so most placements end up on a street or open lot instead of a driveway.
Describe the job and we will tell you which size actually fits it.