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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Cranston, Rhode Island, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Cranston's housing stock is old enough that kitchens, baths, and roofs come due all at once, and the commercial corridors along Reservoir Avenue and Park Avenue keep a steady stream of tenant fit-outs and construction work going. A container on the property is the cleanest way to deal with the debris.
Four things set your price: the size you pick, the weight and mix of what goes in, how long the container stays, and how the state landfill grades your load at the scale. What follows covers the ranges, the thirty-day rule the City enforces, where Cranston debris is weighed, and the materials that get a load turned away.
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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 |
Cranston has one pricing quirk that most cities do not, and it is worth understanding before you load anything.
Start with size. The container sets the base rate, and sizing up one step costs far less than ordering a second haul because the first one filled early.
Weight comes next. Shingles, plaster, and old concrete are dense, and the state facility bills by the ton, so a small container packed with heavy material can cost more than a larger one packed with light material.
Now the quirk. Rhode Island's state landfill expects loads to arrive sorted, and its published acceptance rules say that when materials of different types turn up mixed together, the whole load is charged at the rate of the more expensive material. One contaminated corner can reprice everything behind it. Separate containers for clean wood, metal, or clean concrete often cost less in total than a single mixed one, and your account manager can tell you where the line falls for your job.
Placement affects the price too. Cranston limits how long a construction container may sit at a residential address, so a long remodel needs the timing planned rather than improvised.
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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Start with volume, then check the weight of what you are throwing out. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes for Cranston work.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the smallest container available. It fits a bathroom gut, a small basement clearing, or a single-layer shed roof, and it is the right size for brick, plaster, and concrete, which hit their weight allowance fast.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is the step up most homeowners need for a kitchen, a porch teardown, or a partial roof. It carries meaningfully more than the smallest size and still parks on a typical Cranston driveway.
The 20-Yard Dumpster handles a full attic and basement cleanout or a remodel touching several rooms at once. It is the size delivered most often in the neighborhoods around Garden City and Edgewood.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for additions, second-story work, and whole-house renovations. When the debris is bulky rather than heavy, this is where one container replaces three.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and belongs on commercial sites, retail fit-outs, and demolition jobs that turn out a very high volume of light material.
Describe the job to your account manager and they will size it against both the volume and the tonnage you are likely to produce.
On private property, a container in your own driveway or on your own job site does not need a City permit in Cranston. There is a different rule here, though, and it catches homeowners rather than haulers.
Cranston's property maintenance rules say a homeowner may not keep a construction or temporary container at a residential address for more than thirty days without the prior permission of the City's Inspections Department, unless the work is under an active building permit and runs to completion. If you can show a clear need beyond thirty days, the City allows one renewal, and nothing beyond that. Keeping a container past the limit without approval carries a weekly fine, so the clock matters.
The street is a harder question. Cranston's obstruction rules bar anything placed on a city street or sidewalk that would interfere with snow removal, and allow the police or the public works director to order it gone within forty-eight hours of notice. The rules do carve out construction use of a street on a permit, but the section they point to covers curb changes rather than container placement, and no street-occupancy permit is published anywhere else on the City's site. Treat a street placement as something to confirm before you commit, never as a given.
The Department of Building Inspections and Zoning answers at 401-780-6012 and moved to 155 Gansett Avenue, around the rear, in March 2026. Cranston City Hall is at 869 Park Avenue and takes general calls at 401-461-1000. Your Prime Dumpster account manager can help you work out whether your spot needs City approval and who to ask.
Normal renovation and cleanout material is fine, and Rhode Island is more generous than many states on one point: painted, treated, and coated wood is accepted in a construction load here, along with drywall, plaster, roofing, insulation, plumbing fixtures, and glass.
The hard refusals are short and absolute. Hazardous waste and regulated medical waste are not accepted at all, and neither is waste from outside Rhode Island. Televisions, computers, monitors, laptops, tablets, and anything with mercury in it are barred from landfill disposal. Asbestos, fuel tanks, 55-gallon drums, and fluorescent light ballasts will have a load rejected outright, whatever else is in it.
Two softer rules cost money rather than getting you refused. More than a tenth of a construction load made up of household garbage, cardboard, carpet, furniture, appliances, tires, or large containers stops counting as construction debris and is billed as plain trash. A load handling surcharge also applies to awkward material such as stumps, beams over four feet, and anything dusty.
Cranston gives residents free places to take the items a container cannot hold. Tires go to the dumpster at the Highway Department at 929 Phenix Avenue, weekdays between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Televisions and other electronics go to the Public Works Garage on the same street, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motor oil goes to the Oil Igloo at the Walter Cornell Municipal Complex, ten gallons at a time. If you are unsure about an item, your account manager can check it against the state list before the truck rolls.
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.
Nearly everything thrown away in Cranston ends up a short drive west, at the Central Landfill in Johnston. It is run by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, the state's own waste agency, at 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI 02919. The gates are open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday from 6 a.m. to noon, closed on holidays, and every load stops at the scalehouse before it goes anywhere else.
Construction and demolition debris is landfilled there and tracked as its own category, which is why the sorting rules in the acceptance criteria are enforced at the gate rather than ignored. A load that arrives properly separated is graded and billed on what it actually contains. A load that arrives mixed is charged at the higher rate across the board and can be sent back.
Rhode Island also puts the City in the middle of all this. State law lets a Cranston hauling license name the disposal site a licensed hauler must use for material collected inside the city, so the destination is not always the hauler's choice. Your Prime Dumpster account manager confirms where your load is going and how it will be graded before delivery day.
65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI 02919
Run by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. Open 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Most Cranston rentals can be set up within one to two business days, with the truck arriving inside a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking earlier gives you room to clear the drop spot and, on a longer job, to think about the thirty-day clock.
Five things that make it go smoothly:
Keep the state facility's hours in mind as well. It closes at noon on Saturday and does not open Sunday, so a container filled late in the week may not be emptied until Monday.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Cranston, from Edgewood and Pawtuxet along the bay to Garden City, Knightsville, Oaklawn, and the newer subdivisions in the western part of the city. We cover the neighboring Providence County communities too, and we fit the delivery and pickup around your schedule rather than a fixed route.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the size to the job, talk through how to sort the load, and give you a firm 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 runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, based on a five-day rental. In Cranston the mix matters as much as the weight, because a mixed load is graded at the higher rate when it reaches the scale. Your account manager confirms included tonnage and overage rates when you book.
For most jobs, renting wins. Driving to Johnston yourself means a trip each way, a minimum charge at the scalehouse every time, and a pickup truck that holds a fraction of a container. One roll-off takes the whole project and gets weighed once instead of five times.
Yes, comfortably. A three-seat couch takes about a fifth of a 10-yard container and leaves room for a mattress, chairs, and several boxes. Household furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so you will run out of space well before you reach the weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, fuel tanks, drums, asbestos, and fluorescent light ballasts, any of which will have a load rejected. Televisions, computers, monitors, and mercury items are barred from landfill disposal. Tires and appliances also push a construction load into a higher billing category. Ask your account manager first.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. It is not always the cheapest outcome, though. Dense Cranston debris such as plaster and brick can exceed a small container's weight allowance, and mixing materials raises the rate on everything. Sorting usually saves more than sizing down.
Three days normally costs the same as the standard five, because the price covers the job rather than the calendar. Weight and material mix move the bill instead. If you need the container gone quickly to stay inside the City's limit, tell your account manager when you book.
Most construction and household debris is allowed in Cranston, including lumber, painted and treated wood, drywall, plaster, roofing, insulation, plumbing fixtures, flooring, furniture, and cardboard. Clean concrete, asphalt, brick, and rock are accepted as their own category when kept free of other debris. Your account manager will confirm any borderline item.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 |
| Phone: | 351-240-0400 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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