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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Amherst, Massachusetts, and the wider Hampshire County area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Amherst runs on student housing turnover, so rental properties are stripped and refitted every summer, and steady construction and renovation work around the colleges and the town center keeps larger containers in demand year round.
What you pay depends on container size, the kind of debris you load, how long you keep it, and the charges where the load is processed. Amherst also has two local rules that change the answer for a landlord or a business, and they are worth reading before you book.
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The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Size | Average Price Range | Approximate Dimensions | Common Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Yard Dumpster | $399–$499 | 12' L × 8' W × 3.5' H | Concrete, brick, and heavy debris; small cleanouts; single-room remodels |
| 15-Yard Dumpster | $449–$569 | 16' L × 7.5' W × 4–5' H | Garage cleanouts, kitchen and bathroom remodels, small roof tear-offs |
| 20-Yard Dumpster | $499–$649 | 22' L × 7.5' W × 4.5' H | Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, flooring removal, roofing |
| 30-Yard Dumpster | $599–$799 | 22' L × 8' W × 6' H | Major renovations, new residential construction, large commercial projects |
| 40-Yard Dumpster | $699–$899 | 22–24' L × 8' W × 8' H | Commercial demolition, industrial cleanouts, large-scale construction |
Container size sets the base figure, and on Amherst's older in-town lots the size that fits the driveway often decides it.
Debris type matters more in Massachusetts than almost anywhere else, because the state bans a long list of material from disposal outright. Asphalt, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, and metals all have to be recycled rather than buried, so a separated load is the normal way to work here and it usually prices better than a mixed one.
Amherst adds a rule of its own that affects what goes in the container. Local regulations cap recyclable material at 5 percent by volume of a load, and that limit binds the property owner as well as the hauler. On a student-turnover cleanout, where cardboard and paper pile up fast, that means flattening and separating the cardboard rather than throwing it in.
Weight is the last lever. Plaster, tile, brick, and old concrete are dense enough that a small container reaches its weight allowance with space still showing, so heavy material belongs in a load of its own.
Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 2 tons (4,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 50-70 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 3 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 3 tons (6,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 80-100 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 4.5 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 3 tons (6,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 110-130 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 6 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 4 tons (8,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 170-190 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 9 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 5 tons (10,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 230-250 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 12 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Choose by volume, check the weight, then look hard at the drop spot. Downtown Amherst and the streets near the colleges have narrow drives and little room to turn.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our smallest and the one that fits a tight in-town driveway. It is also the right container for plaster, brick, block, and tile, which hit the weight limit early.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, a kitchen or bathroom tear-out, or a single apartment stripped back between tenancies. It is the common choice for rental turnover work.
The 20-Yard Dumpster handles a whole-house cleanout or a remodel across several rooms, and it suits a multi-unit turnover where several apartments empty at once.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits a full renovation, an addition, or a mixed demolition load with framing, flooring, and roofing in it.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and is built for commercial construction, institutional projects, and high-volume demolition.
Tell your account manager what the job involves and whether the property is owner-occupied, rented, or commercial, because in Amherst that changes your options.
On private property, no Town permit is needed for the container itself. A driveway, a parking lot, or a fenced job site is fine, provided it does not block a sidewalk or a fire lane.
A Town street or sidewalk is effectively closed to a container in Amherst, and the bylaws say so in plain terms. Placing any waste, refuse, boxes, or any other matter in or on any street, park, or commons is prohibited and carries a fine, and a separate bylaw bars obstructing pedestrian traffic on a public sidewalk or vehicular traffic on a public street. Amherst publishes no street-occupancy permit for a dumpster, and the word does not appear anywhere in its General Bylaws.
So plan on private ground in Amherst. If your only workable spot touches the public way, talk to the Town before you order rather than after. Town Hall is at 4 Boltwood Avenue and the main line is 413-259-3333; the Department of Public Works, which oversees the Town's waste rules alongside the Board of Health, is on 413-259-3049.
There is a second permission that does apply, and it sits with us. Every commercial hauler collecting waste in Amherst, or using Town streets to transport it, has to be licensed by the Amherst Board of Health, and the property owner's own duty is to contract with a licensed hauler. Your account manager confirms that before your delivery is scheduled, so the compliance side is handled.
Framing, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, carpet, cabinets, doors, windows, siding, furniture, and general cleanout debris are all fine in a standard container.
Massachusetts then applies the strictest material list in the country, and it binds the hauler as well as you. MassDEP bans asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, and ferrous and non-ferrous metals from disposal or transfer for disposal, together with cathode ray tubes, lead acid batteries, leaves and yard waste, mattresses, textiles, recyclable paper and cardboard, glass, metal and plastic containers, and large appliances. Those materials get sorted out and recycled.
Two items carry a narrower rule that often gets stated too strictly. Treated and untreated wood and wood waste are banned from landfills only, and whole tires are banned from landfills only with shredded tires accepted. In practice that is academic here, because there is no combustion facility anywhere in western Massachusetts, so wood from an Amherst job is recycled rather than burned.
Amherst's own rules add the 5 percent recyclable cap mentioned above, put responsibility for banned, electronic, and hazardous waste on the property owner or tenant, and allow Town enforcement agents to spot check a load at any point between pickup and disposal. Hazardous material stays out entirely: paint, solvents, fuel, pesticides, pool chemicals, motor oil, and liquids of any kind.
Asbestos deserves a note in a town with this much pre-war and mid-century housing. Pipe wrap, floor tile, and siding shingles can all contain it, and it needs a licensed abatement contractor rather than a container. Check anything unusual with your account manager first.
If the item you want to dispose of isn’t on this list, give us a call for more guidance or check out our guide of what you can throw in a dumpster.
*Approved items may vary by location. Always check your local laws and regulations to avoid any fines or additional fees.
Amherst owns and runs its own transfer station, which is unusual and useful. The Amherst Transfer Station and Recycling Center at 740 Belchertown Road is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and it is the Town's own facility rather than a private one.
Access is by annual sticker and there are two tiers. Residential stickers are $135 and cover residents of Amherst, Pelham, and Shutesbury, while commercial stickers are $160 for businesses and property managers. The station takes cash or check only, and it prices construction debris, clean wood, masonry, scrap metal, bulky items, mattresses, appliances, electronics, and tires as separate categories.
Most of what gets hauled does not stop there. There is no construction or demolition landfill anywhere in Massachusetts and no combustion facility in the western half of the state, so a mixed container from Amherst goes to a processing plant to be sorted, with the banned materials pulled out for recycling. Municipal transfer stations in Northampton, Belchertown, and South Hadley and private plants along the valley handle that volume.
Your account manager confirms which plant your container is routed to, what the charge will be, and what the site will refuse, all before delivery. Town questions can go to the Department of Public Works on 413-259-3049.
740 Belchertown Rd, Amherst, MA 01002
Town-run. Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Access needs an annual sticker and payment is cash or check only.
Most Amherst rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Late August is the exception: student turnover concentrates demand into about two weeks, so book well ahead if your job falls then.
Five things keep a delivery on track:
One timing rule applies if you were thinking of hauling it yourself. The Town transfer station is open only three days a week until 2:00 p.m., and self-disposal is available to owner-occupied homes only, so a landlord or a business in Amherst has no do-it-yourself route at all.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Amherst, from the town center and the streets around the colleges out to North Amherst, South Amherst, Cushman, and the Belchertown Road corridor, and we cover the neighboring Hampshire and Hampden county communities on the same routes. Because every hauler working in Amherst has to be licensed by the Town's Board of Health, and because the property owner's own duty is to use a licensed hauler, your account manager confirms that side before a container is scheduled.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, confirm the licensing side with the Town, and give you a firm number on the call.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager handles the details, from tonnage and overage rates to permit contacts and delivery timing, so you can focus on the work.
Amherst rentals run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container, based on a five-day rental. Debris type and weight, and the processing charge where the load is sorted, move the final figure. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate when you book.
In Amherst the rental usually wins outright, because self-disposal at the Town transfer station is open to owner-occupied homes only and needs a paid annual sticker. A landlord or business cannot self-haul at all under the local rules, so a container is the compliant route as well as the cheaper one.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving room for a mattress frame, a dresser, and boxes. Furniture fills space rather than weight, so a turnover cleanout runs out of room long before it runs out of tonnage.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, and asbestos. Massachusetts also bans asphalt, brick, concrete, metals, clean gypsum wallboard, mattresses, textiles, appliances, and electronics from disposal, and Amherst caps recyclable material at 5 percent by volume of any load.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499, and for plaster or masonry it is usually cheapest overall too. Dense material in a bigger container tends to pass its weight allowance and add overage charges, so splitting heavy debris into its own load normally costs less.
A three-day rental normally costs the same as a five-day one, because containers are priced by the job rather than by the day. Weight drives the bill far more than the calendar does. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton costs before delivery.
Most construction and household debris is allowed: lumber, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, siding, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, and general junk. Masonry and metal are accepted too but must be recycled, so they work best in their own load. Run unusual items past your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 |
| Phone: | 413-288-7708 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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