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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange roll-off container delivery across Butte, Montana and the wider Silver Bow valley in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Uptown rehab work on the old brick housing stock, basement and garage clearing on the Hill, new building out toward Rocker, and construction crews working along Harrison Avenue all keep containers moving here.
Your price turns on the container size, how heavy the load is, how long you keep it, and what the city-county landfill charges to take it. Below you will find size ranges, the business license and street rules that apply in Butte, and an important detail about the landfill fee that already sits on your property tax bill.
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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 |
Four things move the number on a Butte quote.
Size leads. A bigger container costs more up front and still works out cheaper than paying for a swap halfway through a job.
Weight follows close behind. Brick from an Uptown building, plaster, old roofing and hillside soil are dense, and a small container packed with any of them can reach its allowance while it still looks half empty.
Disposal is the third piece, and in Butte it has a twist. The city-county charges a separate tipping fee for what it calls special solid waste, and that category is written to include building waste from home improvement, the wastes of a building contractor, and residential demolition material such as concrete, asphalt, soils and railroad ties. Butte-Silver Bow posts those charges on its Solid Waste and Recycling Services page: mixed commercial and commercial demolition material is charged at $27.00 per ton, residential loads over half a ton at $1.35 per 100 pounds, and yard waste at $10.00 per ton.
Rental length is the last piece. Our quotes assume five days, and your account manager can price a longer window before delivery.
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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Match the container to the volume first, then sanity check it against the weight.
The 10-Yard Dumpster takes roughly three pickup loads. On a Butte job it is usually the right answer for masonry, mortar, tile and dirt, because dense material runs out of allowance long before it runs out of room.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage clearing, a bathroom strip or one side of a roof.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the everyday choice for a full house clearing or a remodel touching several rooms. For heavy mixed debris it is normally as large as makes sense.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits an addition, a gut renovation or a new build with a lot of framing offcuts and packaging.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest we carry and belongs on commercial demolition and bigger construction schedules. Uptown alleys and steep side streets are tight, so ask about a smaller container for anything above Park Street.
Tell your account manager what the job involves and they will narrow it down with you.
Keep the container on private property, in your own driveway or on your own lot, clear of the sidewalk and the travelled way, and Butte-Silver Bow asks nothing of you.
There is a second question that catches people out, and it is about the business rather than the container. The city-county requires a license for every business operating inside its boundaries, issued by the treasurer, and that is the license a hauler needs here. There is no separate refuse franchise, no approved-hauler roster and no enrolment window in Butte, which makes it one of the more straightforward places we work. Your account manager confirms the paperwork is in order before a delivery date is set.
If any part of the container has to sit in the street, an alley or the sidewalk, that is a Public Works conversation. Butte-Silver Bow runs permits for construction inside the public rights-of-way, for easement requests and for sidewalk and parklet use, but it publishes no container-specific street permit and no posted fee for one, so an administrative route may exist that is not written down. Nothing on a street placement should be promised until Public Works has been asked.
One rule does apply to every construction and demolition site in the city-county, whoever runs it. The owner, the agent and the contractor each have a duty to keep litter off the site before, during and after the work, to have adequate containers on site, to arrange collection, and to show proof of proper collection or disposal at an authorized facility if the city-county asks for it. Start the job with a container and that duty takes care of itself. The departments directory at Butte-Silver Bow will put you through to the right desk; your account manager can help you find it.
Nearly all remodelling and clearing debris is fine. The limits come from the landfill rather than from a statewide list, because Montana publishes no banned-materials table of its own.
The city-county will not take hazardous waste at the landfill unless it comes from a conditionally exempt small quantity generator, so paint, solvents, fuel, pesticides and chemicals have to be handled another way.
Several materials are accepted but are charged separately as special solid waste, including tires, appliances, roofing, concrete, asphalt, soil and railroad ties. They are not banned; they are priced differently, which is why a single mixed load can cost more than the same material split between containers.
Asbestos has its own route and its own charge, and it needs to be declared before a container is loaded.
The standard limits apply as well: no liquids, no sealed drums, no wet paint, no fuel and nothing burning or smouldering. If an item is in doubt, ask your account manager before it goes over the side.
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.
Loads from Butte go to the Butte-Silver Bow Landfill at 121074 North Browns Gulch Road, Butte, MT 59701, run by the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department. The site sits about five miles west of town off Interstate 90, just north of Rocker and roughly a mile from the interchange, and the office number is 406-782-1463. It is open Monday through Saturday.
Here is the detail worth knowing before you book. Butte-Silver Bow funds the landfill with an access fee charged against every improved property in the service district and collected on the annual property tax bill. Paying it entitles you to dispose of what your household or business generates in its normal course. It does not cover building waste from home improvement, residential demolition material or the building waste of a contractor. All of that is special solid waste with its own charge at the time of disposal, so the fee already on your tax bill will not carry a remodel.
Loads also have to be covered. The city-county is blunt about it on its own solid waste page: all loads coming into the landfill have to be secured or tarped, and failing that, a $20.00 access fee is charged at the time of disposal. A leaking or poorly tarped load counts as a violation in its own right. Your account manager confirms the destination and the likely charges with you before the container is dropped.
121074 North Browns Gulch Road, Butte, MT 59701
Run by the Solid Waste Division of Butte-Silver Bow Public Works; about five miles west of town off Interstate 90, open Monday through Saturday.
Most Butte deliveries can be arranged within one to two working days, with a 24 to 48 hour delivery window. Call a few days out if the container has to go anywhere near the street.
A short checklist helps:
The landfill does not run on Sundays, so a container filled over a weekend is normally emptied on Monday.
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Prime Dumpster serves Butte and the Silver Bow valley, and Montana distances are long, so our nearest other service points are a drive rather than a hop: Helena over the Continental Divide to the northeast, Bozeman east along the interstate, Missoula northwest down the Clark Fork, and Great Falls further north. We plan delivery, collection and disposal around your schedule wherever the work is.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will confirm the business license and street rules that apply, help you pick a size, and give you a clear price.
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 container in Butte runs from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, on a five-day rental. Weight and the city-county tipping charge move the final figure, and building debris is charged as special solid waste rather than ordinary waste. Your account manager confirms tonnage and overage rates first.
For most jobs, renting wins. Every run out to Browns Gulch Road costs you loading time, a drive of five miles each way, a tarp that has to be right, and a charge at the gate. One container covers the whole job with a single delivery and a single collection, and nobody has to borrow a trailer.
Yes, comfortably. A three-seat couch uses about a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves room for a mattress, a chair and a stack of boxes. Furniture eats space rather than weight allowance, so a container of household goods almost always fills up before it gets heavy.
Keep hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos out of a Butte container. Tires, appliances, concrete, asphalt and soil are accepted at the landfill but charged separately as special solid waste, so mention them when you book and your account manager will price them properly.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. Cheapest on paper is not always cheapest in practice: dense Uptown brick or hillside soil can push a small container past its weight allowance, and the overage costs more than the next size up would have. Describe the load and compare.
Three days normally costs the same as our standard five-day rental, because containers are priced by the job rather than by the day. What the debris weighs matters far more than how long you keep it. Ask your account manager what an extra week would add before the container arrives.
Framing lumber, drywall, plaster, flooring, carpet, cabinets, roofing, fixtures, furniture and general household clutter are all fine. Concrete, brick and soil are allowed within the weight allowance and are charged at the landfill as special solid waste. Check anything unusual with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Butte, Montana 59701 |
| Phone: | 406-540-1515 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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