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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals in Brea, California, and the north Orange County communities beside it, in containers from 10 to 40 yards. Hillside home renovations above Brea Canyon, commercial construction and tenant improvement work around the Brea Mall, and a steady flow of kitchen, bath, and roof projects in the older tracts south of Imperial Highway all generate the kind of debris a roll-off handles best.
Brea is also one of the more tightly regulated cities in the county for container service, and the rules change what can be delivered and where it may sit. Below you'll find the price ranges, how the City's permit system works, the county landfill in town, and the materials the gate turns away.
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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 |
Three local factors move a Brea quote, and the first one is pure geography in your favor.
Haul distance here is short, because the county's landfill sits on North Valencia Avenue inside the city. Orange County charges $92.70 per ton for public disposal in the year running to 30 June 2027, and the City says openly that it has no authority over what the county charges, so that figure is a pass-through for everyone.
Long items carry a surcharge. The county adds $15.00 for hard-to-handle material longer than six feet and bills the whole load at a higher per-ton rate when such material is mixed in, which is why long lumber, furniture, and mattresses are worth mentioning on the call.
Clean material can be split out for much less. Clean broken asphalt has been accepted free at the Brea landfill since 2 July 2026, and clean soil is charged at a low per-ton rate with certification above five cubic yards. Separating a driveway or trench load from the general debris is often the single biggest saving on a Brea job.
Weight and size do the rest. Masonry, tile, and shingles use their allowance fast, so a dense load generally goes in a smaller container than its volume would suggest.
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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Size the container to the heaviest thing going in it, then check the volume. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes for Brea projects.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the right container for concrete, pavers, brick, and tile. On a dense load it reaches its weight allowance with room to spare, which keeps overage off your bill.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a garage clearing, a single bathroom or kitchen strip-out, or a small roof tear-off where the material is heavy but the volume is contained.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual pick for a whole-house cleanout or a remodel running across several rooms, and it fits most Brea driveways without blocking the garage.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits an addition, a hillside rebuild, or a commercial tenant improvement where framing, drywall, and packaging accumulate fast.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest container and is built for demolition and industrial clearing, where volume rather than weight sets the pace.
Tell your account manager the material, the access, and whether the City's permit system applies, and they will size it properly.
Brea is different from most cities on this question, and the difference is worth understanding before you book.
On private property, including your own driveway, there is no separate City permit for the container itself. What does apply is the City's wider solid waste permit system. Brea reserves to the City Council the power to issue permits for refuse collector service, including exclusive permits, and the code says that no one other than a permit holder may place a container for collection anywhere in the city, on public or private property. The same section tells the customer using an unauthorized container to stop loading it once a notice has been posted, and the City may have the container removed and held.
For the public right-of-way the code is blunter still. Brea makes it unlawful for any person to place an obstruction of any kind in or upon a public street, alley, or sidewalk, and its list of allowed commercial uses of the right-of-way covers sidewalk furniture, news racks, bus benches, utilities, and loading, with no mention of a container. No published route exists for a container in a Brea street. An unpublished administrative route may exist, so never assume a street placement is available.
There is a separate duty on building and demolition work. Brea requires a waste management plan before a building or demolition permit issues, the plan must name the vendor or facility that will collect or receive the debris, it is sworn under penalty of perjury, and the City has up to fifteen business days to approve or deny it. The City also treats the diversion target as automatically met only where the debris goes out in a construction container hauled by the City's permitted hauler.
The practical answer: the City runs bin service through a permit and franchise system, and your account manager confirms exactly how it applies to your address and your project before anything is booked. Public Works, at 545 Berry Street, takes service questions on 714-990-7691, and City Hall is on 714-990-7600.
Ordinary construction and household debris is fine. The list that catches people out here comes from the landfill rather than from the City.
The Brea landfill refuses chemically treated wood waste outright and names railroad ties, telephone poles, and lumber for fencing, decking, and playground equipment as examples. A fence tear-out or a deck removal in Brea therefore cannot go to the local site, and that needs to be sorted before the container arrives, not at the gate.
Tires are no longer accepted at any Orange County landfill at all. Asbestos, batteries, brake linings, chemicals, fuel tanks, mufflers, paints, poisons, pesticides, fuels, explosives, heavy metals, medical waste, and radioactive material are all refused as well.
Two more refusals matter on wet or dusty work: contaminated soil, and liquid waste at 50 percent moisture or more. Nuisance dust is on the refusal list too.
California keeps household hazardous material out of the trash statewide, which covers paint, solvents, used oil and filters, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, electronics, and fluorescent tubes. Brea's own code adds that liquids must be drained before anything goes in a container and that flammable, explosive, or radioactive material is removed at the owner's expense instead.
When in doubt, describe the item to your account manager. At this landfill one refused material can turn a whole load away.
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.
Brea has the shortest haul in north Orange County, because the receiving landfill is inside the city limits.
Loads go to the Olinda Alpha Landfill at 1942 North Valencia Avenue, Brea, CA 92823. It is operated by OC Waste and Recycling, the county agency, which the City confirms on its own recycling page, and its public line is 714-993-0372. The gate is open Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for all customers, with a 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. window reserved for transfer trucks, and it closes on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Two conditions apply at that gate. Public disposal is for Orange County residents only, and the county asks for proof that the waste came from Orange County: a driver's license with a county address, a current utility bill for the job address, or a contract showing where the material was produced. Keep the job address handy. The county also warns that when a site hits its permitted daily tonnage, haulers can be diverted to transfer stations elsewhere in the county at any time.
Olinda Alpha and Prima Deshecha are the only two county sites open for public disposal. The county's second active landfill, at 11002 Bee Canyon Access Road in Irvine, takes no public loads at all.
Your account manager confirms the destination, the current per-ton charge, and any surcharge your material triggers before the container is collected.
1942 North Valencia Avenue, Brea, CA 92823
Operated by the county agency OC Waste and Recycling, open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on six public holidays.
Most Brea rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Because of the City's permit system, the first call usually settles the regulatory question as well as the date.
Five things worth doing before delivery day:
One scheduling note. The landfill is closed on Sundays and on six public holidays, so a container filled on a Saturday afternoon is normally hauled on the next working day.
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Prime Dumpster works across Brea and the north Orange County communities beside it, from the Brea Canyon and Olinda Village hillsides down through the Birch Street and Imperial Highway corridors to the city's southern tract neighborhoods. We arrange delivery, swaps, and pickup around your working hours, and we confirm the City's container rules for your address before anything rolls.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll check how the City's container rules apply at your address, pick the size for the material, and explain the county's gate charges before you commit.
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.
A 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard container runs $699 to $899 on a five-day rental. The county's per-ton disposal charge sits on top, and long items over six feet add a surcharge. Your account manager confirms included tonnage, overage rates, and the City permit position when you book.
Self-hauling in Brea means paying the same county per-ton charge, proving Orange County origin at the gate, and making the trip repeatedly in the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. window. Past a couple of pickup loads, one container costs less and takes a single haul instead of your weekend.
Yes, though in Orange County there is a catch. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, but furniture longer than six feet counts as hard to handle at the county gate and adds a surcharge. Mention bulky furniture when you book so it is priced correctly.
Treated wood is the local surprise: fencing, decking, railroad ties, and playground timbers are refused at the Brea landfill. Also keep out tires, asbestos, batteries, paints, solvents, fuels, pesticides, contaminated soil, and liquid waste. Household hazardous material is barred from the trash statewide.
The 10-yard container starts at $399 to $499 and is the cheapest choice for concrete, tile, and other dense material. The bigger saving in Brea is splitting the load: clean broken asphalt goes in free at the local landfill, and clean soil is charged at a low per-ton rate.
Three days generally costs the same as five, because the container is priced by the job and not by the day. What moves your bill is tonnage and whether any surcharged material is mixed in. Confirm the included weight and the overage rate with your account manager before delivery.
Untreated lumber, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, cabinets, carpet, furniture, cardboard, and general cleanout material are all accepted. Clean concrete, brick, and asphalt are welcome and cheaper in their own load. Treated wood and tires are the two to keep separate in this county.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Brea, California 92821 |
| Phone: | 424-363-8223 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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