6-Yard Mini Dumpster
This size is narrow enough to fit through most standard side-yard gates, which the larger sizes generally cannot.
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Not every property has room for a truck to back a roll-off into the driveway, so this trade also covers bagged and hand-loaded containers that can be set in a yard or behind a fence. This catalogue sorts container types by how they get onto the property, not just by how much debris they hold.
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Every size side by side
| 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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10-Yard Compact Dumpster
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.
15-Yard Standard Dumpster
This is the size most often swapped up from the 10-yard mid-project once a homeowner realizes the first estimate ran low.
20-Yard Roofing Dumpster
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.
30-Yard Large Dumpster
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.
40-Yard Extra-Large Dumpster
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.
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