On private property, which here means your driveway, a parking lot or inside the job site, no City permit is needed for the container. That is also where the City expects it to be.
College Station publishes no dumpster permit for a street placement, and its own rules explain why. The code bars anyone from putting a refuse container on or in a sidewalk or right-of-way at all, with the single exception of a container set out for approved collection. So a container has to go on the customer's own property, and the City also asks that the route in be all-weather and able to carry the truck.
Two more local rules shape where a container can sit. The City requires commercial container screening or enclosures that meet its development standards, with gates, bollards and pads kept in working order. And in the Northgate district beside the Texas A&M campus, a container may not be put out before 4:00 a.m. on its collection day, has to be off the right-of-way by 9:00 a.m., and may never stand for daily use between the street or sidewalk and the building setback line.
The other thing to know is that College Station runs solid waste collection through City franchises, and that includes a franchise class written for companies hauling construction and demolition debris. Its franchise agreements page describes it, and the City keeps a list of franchised haulers. That shapes how a container gets arranged here, so have your account manager confirm how the rule applies at your address before you lock a date. For City questions, call Solid Waste Operations at 979-764-3690.