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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Clearwater, Florida, and the surrounding Pinellas County coast in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Condo and hotel refreshes near Clearwater Beach, mid-century bungalow remodels in the north end, and steady commercial construction around downtown keep roll-off containers busy here most of the year.
Your price turns on four things: the container size, the debris you load, how long you keep it, and the per ton rate the county charges at the scale. Below you'll find our price ranges, the City's permit and hauler rules, and the materials Pinellas County will turn away at the gate.
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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 Clearwater quote, and the first one is simply how big a container you ask for.
Size sets the base. Renting one size up costs a little more, but it beats filling a small container on day two and paying for a second haul.
Weight decides the rest. Pinellas County bills by the ton, so roof shingles, tile, stucco, and broken concrete eat your allowance long before the walls of the container fill up. Keep a dense load on its own and the math usually works out better.
The county's rates are public. As of October 2026 the disposal fee is $63.57 per ton, and the county adds a $100 per load contractor surcharge on material that needs extra processing before it can be handled. Those rates are set by Pinellas County, not by us.
Local rules round it out. Clearwater permits any work in the public right-of-way, and the City also requires a permit of the company that places a roll-off container for construction debris inside city limits. Both are worth sorting out before a truck is scheduled.
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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Pick by volume first, then sanity-check the weight. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes, from 10 to 40 yards, and the right one depends on how much you are tearing out.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the small one. It suits a single bathroom, a storage closet purge, or a patch of yard debris. It is also the correct pick for concrete, pavers, and roof tile, because dense material hits the weight ceiling when the container still looks half empty.
The 15-Yard Dumpster fits the in-between jobs: a two-car garage cleanout, a kitchen strip-out, or pulling tile and carpet from a few rooms. You get more room without stepping all the way up in price.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the one Clearwater homeowners reach for most. It swallows a full-house cleanout, a condo renovation, or a reroof on an average single-family home.
The 30-Yard Dumpster takes on additions, gut renovations, and new builds. When a job throws off wood, drywall, cabinets, and roofing all at once, this size keeps everything in one container.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the biggest we carry. It is built for commercial tear-outs, hotel and restaurant remodels, and demolition work that produces a lot of bulky, lightweight debris.
Still deciding? Walk your account manager through the project and they will match a size to it.
Set the container on your own driveway, parking lot, or job site and no City permit is needed. The rule changes the moment any part of it rests on a street, a sidewalk, or the grass strip between the sidewalk and the curb.
For that, the City of Clearwater issues a Right-of-Way Permit. Build the timeline into your schedule: the City asks for seven business days to process the application, then another seven business days to review the plans. That is two weeks before a container can legally sit in the street.
One wrinkle catches people out. Not every road in Clearwater belongs to Clearwater. The City says some rights of way are kept up by the Florida Department of Transportation or by Pinellas County instead, and those need a different application. If you are on a state highway or a county road, the City permit is the wrong one.
Clearwater also requires a separate private hauler permit of any business that places or services a roll-off container for construction debris in the city, whether the job is residential or commercial. That one sits with the company, not with you.
No fee is posted for the Right-of-Way Permit. Call the City at 727-562-4750 with placement questions, and ask your account manager to help you work out which office owns the pavement in front of your project.
Everyday construction and household debris is fine. The limits come from Florida law and from what the county complex will accept at the gate.
Florida makes it illegal to put rechargeable batteries in the trash. That covers nickel-cadmium and small sealed lead-acid batteries, and the products built around them, and it applies to businesses and households alike. They have to go to a recycler or a permitted facility.
Pinellas County rejects a short, firm list outright: vehicles of any kind, including campers and mobile homes, biological and infectious waste, explosives, gasoline and fuel oil, hazardous waste, liquid waste, and anything radioactive. Residents can bring fuel and household chemicals to the county's hazardous waste center instead.
A second group is accepted but only by appointment, which means it cannot simply ride in with the rest of your load. That group includes asbestos, sludge, soil, treated lumber, and boats or jet skis. Tires are billed separately once there are five or more in a load.
Paint, solvents, and propane cylinders stay out of a standard container too. If an item has you guessing, describe it to 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.
Pinellas County runs one destination for everything, and nearly every Clearwater load ends up there. The Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex sits at 3095 114th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716, about half an hour down the road. The scale is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it closes on Sundays.
What happens next is unusual for Florida. The county burns most of what arrives at its waste-to-energy facility, which cuts the volume by roughly ninety percent and generates electricity. Only the ash and whatever will not burn goes into the Bridgeway Acres Landfill on the same property, which is why the county is so particular about what crosses the scale.
For you, that means two things: loads are weighed and billed by the ton, and a container with the wrong material in it can be refused on the spot. Your account manager can confirm where your debris is headed and what the county will charge before the truck rolls.
3095 114th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716
County scale open Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays.
Most Clearwater rentals go out within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking earlier gives you room to clear the drop spot and settle any permit question, and it often costs less.
A few habits make delivery day easy:
Watch the weekend, too. The county scale closes Sundays, so a container topped off late Saturday will not be emptied until Monday.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery throughout Clearwater and the beach and bayside communities around it, from Clearwater Beach and Island Estates across to Countryside, Morningside, and the neighborhoods along Gulf to Bay Boulevard, plus the nearby Pinellas County cities up and down US 19 and Alternate 19. Wherever the job sits in the county, we line up delivery, pickup, and disposal around your crew's schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll match the container to the work, flag any permit you need, and quote you a real 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.
A 10-yard container in Clearwater runs $399 to $499, and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, both on a five-day rental. What you load and what Pinellas County charges at the scale move the final number. Your account manager confirms your included tonnage and the overage rate when you book.
For anything bigger than a trunk load, renting wins. Self-hauling means repeat trips across the bay bridge to St. Petersburg, fuel, and a charge at the scale every single time. One container holds what would take you five or six runs, and it sits in your driveway while you work.
Yes, comfortably. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves plenty of space for a mattress, a dresser, and a stack of boxes. Furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so you will run out of room long before you hit the weight limit.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, fuel, paint, solvents, propane cylinders, and rechargeable batteries, which Florida bans from the trash outright. Pinellas County also refuses vehicles, explosives, biological waste, and anything radioactive. Asbestos, treated lumber, soil, and boats need a county appointment rather than a spot in your container.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499. Cheapest to rent is not always cheapest overall, though. Fill a small container with tile or concrete and the per ton charge at the county scale can overtake the savings. Splitting dense debris into its own load usually comes out ahead.
Three days generally costs what five days costs, since we price by the job rather than the calendar. Weight drives the bill far more than the number of days. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton runs before the container is delivered.
Almost all ordinary job debris: lumber, drywall, cabinets, flooring, shingles, siding, fencing, furniture, and general cleanout junk. Clean concrete, block, and brick are fine too and usually cost less when kept in their own load. When an item is borderline, your account manager can check it against the county's rules first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Clearwater, Florida 33755 |
| Phone: | 727-390-2230 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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