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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Cathedral City, California, and the wider Coachella Valley in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Mid-century homes off Date Palm Drive turn over for renovation constantly, resort and hospitality construction runs year round, and summer heat pushes roofing and air conditioning replacement work into container after container.
What you pay turns on the size you choose, the weight and mix of the debris, how many days the container stays on site, and the County rate class your load falls into at the landfill. Below you will find price ranges, how the City's container rules work, what the County refuses, and realistic delivery timing.
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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 |
Riverside County prices disposal by class rather than by a single rate, and that is the local detail most likely to surprise you.
The County puts construction and demolition debris into its routine refuse class when at least three quarters of the load is made up of pieces under 300 pounds. Once a quarter of the load is heavier pieces than that, the same material is reclassified as hard to handle and costs more. Breaking slab and large concrete sections down before they go in therefore has a direct effect on the invoice.
The County also adds a surcharge to any vehicle arriving with an uncovered or unsecured load, and that surcharge applies at every site during all hours of operation. The trucks run tarped, which is one reason a container usually beats a borrowed trailer here.
Size and weight work the way they do anywhere. A 10-yard container filled with stucco, tile or pool deck concrete reaches its weight allowance early, while the same container takes an entire garage of light junk without straining. Tell your account manager what is going in and we will size it for the weight as well as the volume.
Finally, timing has a cost in this valley. The closest County landfill that opens six days a week is over the pass at Beaumont, and the nearer County site opens one day a week, so a job that finishes on the wrong day can sit.
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 first, then check the weight limit against what you are loading. Prime Dumpster runs five sizes.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the dense-material container. Use it for a bathroom strip-out, a patio or pool deck removal, or a load of block and concrete, where weight rather than volume sets the limit.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is sized for a garage cleared to the walls, a kitchen rebuild, or a single-layer tile or shingle tear-off on a smaller home.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the one most Cathedral City households end up with. It covers an estate cleanout or a remodel spanning several rooms with room left over.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for additions, new construction and larger demolition, where mixed debris accumulates faster than anyone predicts.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our biggest container, built for hotel refurbishment, commercial demolition and industrial cleanouts that generate high volumes of light material.
Not sure which way to go? Walk the job through with your account manager and we will choose it together.
Private property is the simple case. A container on your own driveway, side yard or fenced job site needs no City permit in Cathedral City, and that covers the great majority of residential work.
Where the City does set hard limits is visibility and the right-of-way. Its container rules say that no container may be placed in a public right-of-way more than twenty-four hours before its normal collection time, and that it must be off the right-of-way within twenty-four hours after collection. So the street is not a parking spot for a container between loads.
There is also a day budget written into the rules, and it attaches to the address rather than to the rental. At a single-family residential property, a debris box may stand in a spot visible from the public right-of-way for up to thirty consecutive days, and for no more than sixty days in total across any twelve-month period. A homeowner who already had a container earlier in the year has fewer days left than they think, which is worth checking before a long remodel starts.
Work that genuinely occupies the right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from the City's Engineering Department at 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, which issues public encroachment and utility permits. The counter is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the department line is 760-770-0350. Your account manager can help you work out which side of the property line your spot falls on.
Ordinary valley construction and household debris is fine. The hard limits come from Riverside County, and its refusal list is specific enough to be worth reading before you load.
The County will not accept hazardous waste, any material containing more than one percent friable asbestos, or chemicals of any sort, which it spells out as fuels, cleaners, degreasers, oils, pesticides, acids and paints. Radioactive material, explosives, auto body shredder waste and untreated infectious waste from commercial sources are all refused. So is soil contaminated above state and federal hazardous waste levels, liquid waste with a moisture content over half, and anything generating nuisance dust.
Two refusals catch renovation jobs in particular. Chemically treated wood waste is not accepted at the landfill at all, which matters for old fencing, pergolas and deck boards. And dirt is capped: loads of soil over twenty tons need County approval in advance.
Construction, demolition and renovation waste including wood, metal and roofing is accepted, as are concrete and asphalt. If a valley item looks doubtful, ask your account manager before it goes over the rail.
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.
A load leaving Cathedral City has a short first leg and a longer second one. The transfer station inside the city, on Edom Hill Road, is privately operated, as are all of the transfer stations in Riverside County, so the County-run disposal sites are where the material finishes.
The Lamb Canyon Landfill at 16411 Lamb Canyon Road, Beaumont, CA 92223 is the County site with the widest opening hours for this end of the valley, running 6:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Saturday. The Oasis Landfill at 84-505 84th Avenue, Oasis, CA 92274 is far closer to the valley floor but opens only on Wednesdays, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
The County publishes those hours on its own locations and hours listing and warns that gates close promptly at the stated time. The Department of Waste Resources can be reached on 951-486-3200.
Your account manager confirms which site your load is going to, because on this corridor the answer changes what day your container can be pulled.
16411 Lamb Canyon Road, Beaumont, CA 92223
County landfill, open 6:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Saturday.
84-505 84th Avenue, Oasis, CA 92274
County landfill on the valley floor, open Wednesdays only, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Most Cathedral City orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Giving us a couple of days of notice helps, especially in summer when heat shortens the working day for crews.
Five things make a delivery go smoothly here:
County hours matter at the end of the job as well. With the nearest County landfill open one day a week and the six-day site sitting over the pass, a container filled on a Thursday afternoon can wait, and a little planning avoids that.
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Prime Dumpster serves Cathedral City and the neighboring Coachella Valley communities, from the Cove and the streets off Date Palm Drive out along the Highway 111 corridor and up toward the Edom Hill end of town. One local point shapes every order: the City provides bin and container service through a franchise arrangement, so your account manager confirms how that applies to your address and your project before anything is scheduled.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the load, confirm which County site takes it, and give you a firm price before the call ends.
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.
Cathedral City rentals run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard on a five-day period. What you load, and which County rate class it falls into, both move the total. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the Riverside County overage rate when you book.
Once a job runs past a couple of pickup loads, the container is cheaper. The nearest County landfill with full hours is over the pass at Beaumont, and the County charges a surcharge on any uncovered load, so each self-haul trip costs fuel, hours and a penalty risk.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes up roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, so you can add a bed frame, a dresser and a stack of cartons alongside it. Furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so volume is the binding limit, not weight.
Keep out hazardous waste, asbestos-containing material, chemically treated wood, paints, fuels, oils, pesticides, acids, liquids, explosives and contaminated soil, all of which Riverside County refuses at its landfills. Large soil loads need County approval first. Check anything unusual with your account manager before loading.
In Cathedral City the 10-yard container has the lowest starting price, $399 to $499. The cheapest result, though, depends on the material. Large concrete pieces push a load into the County's hard-to-handle class, so breaking slab down and keeping masonry separate often saves more than dropping a size.
A three-day rental usually costs the same as a five-day one, because containers are priced by the job and not by the day. Debris weight affects the final bill far more than the number of days. Ask your account manager about included tonnage and the per-ton rate first.
Framing lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinetry, fencing that is not chemically treated, furniture, cardboard and general household junk are all acceptable here. Clean concrete and asphalt are accepted too, and cost less when they travel in their own load. Ask your account manager about edge cases.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Cathedral City, California 92234 |
| Phone: | 951-406-2566 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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