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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals throughout Covington, Washington, and the rest of southeast King County in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Covington grew fast and it is still growing, so the work here runs from garage cleanouts in the older plats off 180th to new residential construction and tenant improvements along the Kent Kangley corridor. A container on site beats hauling loads to a transfer station in a pickup.
What you pay comes down to the container you choose, the weight of what goes in it, how long it stays, and what the receiving facility charges. Keep reading for the ranges, the street permit the City expects, the county rules that decide where a construction load may go, and the materials nobody will take.
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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 |
A Covington quote has more moving parts than most, and sorting is one of them.
The container you pick sets the base. Larger sizes cost more, and the gap between a 20 and a 30 is smaller than the cost of a second haul, so err toward the size that holds everything in one go.
Weight is billed by the ton at the receiving facility. King County charges a garbage minimum of $40.25 for the first 320 pounds and $243.38 per ton beyond that, and it adds a $25 charge to any vehicle arriving with a load that is not secured. Roofing, plaster, and dirt all move that number quickly.
Sorting changes the bill more here than almost anywhere. King County will not take clean untreated wood, cardboard, scrap metal, or yard waste as garbage at its stations at all. They have to be separated, and when they are, they are charged at a far lower rate per ton than garbage. On a framing or siding job, two containers can genuinely cost less than one.
Then there is the street. If the container cannot go on your own ground, Covington's right-of-way use permit carries real money, which we cover below. Your account manager will walk through all four of these before quoting, so the number you hear is the number you pay.
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 and then sanity-check the weight. Prime Dumpster stocks five sizes for Covington projects.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our compact option. It suits a single-room gut, a shed teardown, or a yard clearing, and it is the only sensible choice for concrete, brick, and dirt, which reach their weight allowance while the container still looks empty.
The 15-Yard Dumpster works for a kitchen or bathroom remodel, a deck removal, or a partial roof tear-off on a typical Covington rambler. It adds useful volume without jumping a price tier.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the workhorse for homeowners here. A full-house cleanout, carpet and flooring from several rooms, or a multi-room remodel all fit, and it still sits inside a standard two-car driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster covers additions, new home builds, and heavy renovation. It is the right pick when the debris is bulky rather than dense, like siding, cabinets, and framing offcuts.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and is aimed at commercial construction, retail refits, and demolition work producing a high volume of light material.
Tell your account manager the square footage and the material and they will pick the size that avoids both overage and a wasted haul.
A container sitting entirely on private property, in a driveway or on a job site lot, does not need a City permit in Covington. The City is clear that it reviews and permits work in the public right-of-way only, not work on private ground.
Once any part of the container touches a Covington street, planter strip, or sidewalk, you need a Right-of-Way Use Permit from the City. This is worth budgeting for. The City's adopted schedule sets a right-of-way use permit base fee of $783 covering up to three hours of staff review and inspection, with $196 an hour beyond that, plus a $50 technology management fee charged on right-of-way use permits. A separate non-construction category covers things like parades and block parties at a lower rate, so the first question to ask is which line the City applies to a container.
Two further costs sit in the same adopted table and are easy to trigger: $392 for failing to schedule the job start and $196 for failing to comply with conditions or to obtain the permit at all.
Applications go through the City's online portal. The Covington Permit Center is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., works by appointment, and can be reached at 253-480-2449. Given the fee, the usual advice in Covington is to find a way to keep the container on your own property. Your Prime Dumpster account manager can look at the drop spot with you first and tell you whether a permit is genuinely needed.
Household and remodel debris is fine. The real limits come from King County, which publishes a long restriction list for its own facilities, and those restrictions decide what your load may contain.
Nothing hazardous goes in: no pesticides, no motor oil, no solvents, and no fuel. Paint is accepted only when it is latex, free of mercury and lead, and fully dried out. Propane and other compressed gas tanks are taken only if they are completely empty and no bigger than two gallons. Fluorescent tubes and mercury bulbs are not accepted for disposal at all, and televisions, computers, monitors, and laptops are flatly refused.
Several construction materials have their own catch. Treated wood, meaning anything painted, stained, or preserved, is not accepted from businesses. Asbestos needs county clearance before it moves. Bulky dense items over two feet in each direction and heavier than 200 pounds, such as concrete blocks and stumps, need clearance too. Nothing longer than eight feet is accepted. Tires are refused from business customers.
County code also bans a short list of readily recyclable construction materials from the landfill outright: clean untreated wood, cardboard, metal, new gypsum scrap, asphalt paving, brick, and concrete. Drywall pulled out during a remodel can still be landfilled, which surprises people. When you are not sure which side of the line a material sits on, your account manager will check it before the container arrives.
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.
Covington sits between two King County facilities, both run by the county's Solid Waste Division. The Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station is at 18800 Orillia Road S, Tukwila, WA 98188, and it keeps unusually long hours: around the clock Monday through Thursday, until 11:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Enumclaw Recycling and Transfer Station is at 1650 Battersby Ave E, Enumclaw, WA 98022, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Both close for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, and both consolidate garbage for the county landfill in Maple Valley, which is not open to the public.
Here is the part that catches contractors out. King County will not accept a construction and demolition load from a vehicle with a hydraulic dump bed unless that material makes up less than a fifth of the load. Mixed construction debris from a Covington job site has to go to a facility the county has designated for it, and the county charges a $13 per ton landfill waste fee on top. Enforcement is real, starting at $100 for a first violation and doubling from there.
The useful exception: material that is separated at the job site rather than mixed does not have to go to a designated facility and can go straight to a recycler. That is why a clean wood container or a metal container often pays for itself. Your Prime Dumpster account manager will confirm which facility is taking your load and whether splitting it is worth it before anything is delivered.
18800 Orillia Road S, Tukwila, WA 98188
King County facility. Open around the clock Monday through Thursday and shorter hours at weekends.
1650 Battersby Ave E, Enumclaw, WA 98022
King County facility. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except three major holidays.
Most Covington orders can be scheduled one to two business days out, with the truck arriving inside a 24 to 48 hour window. Allow longer if a street placement is involved, because the Permit Center works by appointment and returns calls within two to three business days.
Five things that make the delivery go right:
Both county stations close on the three major holidays, so a container filled the day before one of those will sit until the stations reopen.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Covington, including the neighborhoods off SE 272nd Street, the Timberlane and Jenkins Creek areas, and the commercial strip along Kent Kangley Road. We also cover the surrounding southeast King County cities, and we build the delivery and pickup around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the material, sort out where the load is going, and give you a firm price while you are on the phone.
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.
Expect $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container and $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, on a five-day rental. Weight and material type move the final figure, because King County bills garbage by the ton and sorted material at a much lower rate. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery.
Usually yes, once you count more than one trip. A self-haul run to Tukwila or Enumclaw costs you the minimum gate charge, the fuel, and half a day, and King County adds a charge if the load is not tied down. One container takes what several pickup loads would and only gets weighed once.
It will. A standard three-seat couch fills roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a recliner, boxes, and a bed frame. With household furniture you nearly always run out of room before you run out of weight allowance, so plan by volume.
No fuel, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, or wet paint. Propane tanks have to be empty and small. Fluorescent tubes, televisions, computers, and monitors are refused outright, treated or painted wood is not taken from businesses, and asbestos needs county clearance first. Check anything unusual with your account manager.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499. Whether it is actually your cheapest option depends on the material, since dense debris can blow through a small container's weight allowance. On a Covington remodel, separating clean wood into its own container often saves more than dropping a size.
A three-day rental is normally priced the same as five days, because the rate covers the job rather than the calendar. Tonnage is what varies. If you are working to a tight window because of a street permit, tell your account manager and they will set the pickup to match.
Most construction and household material is allowed: framing lumber, drywall from a remodel, roofing, flooring, carpet, cabinets, furniture, and general cleanout debris. Clean concrete and brick are accepted when kept separate. Because King County bans several recyclable construction materials from the landfill, your account manager will tell you what has to be split out.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Covington, Washington 98042 |
| Phone: | 206-791-3391 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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