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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Decatur, Georgia, and the surrounding DeKalb County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Decatur's older bungalows and brick commercial blocks around the square keep a steady stream of kitchen gut jobs, basement finishing and small infill construction going, and every one of those jobs makes more debris than a curbside cart will hold.
Your cost comes down to four things: the size of the container, how heavy the load is, how long you keep it, and the disposal charges at the county landfill. Below you will find our price ranges, the permit rules for work in a Decatur street, what the city and county will not take, and where a full container actually ends up.
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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 Decatur quote, and the first is simply how much room you buy.
Pick the container to the job. A 20 yarder costs more than a 15 up front, but a second haul costs far more than the step up, and in-town Decatur lots rarely have room for two containers at once.
Weight is the other half of the price. Brick from a chimney teardown, the old slab under a porch, and tear-off shingles from a 1940s roof all hit the weight allowance long before the walls of the container are full. Tell your account manager what the debris actually is and the quote will hold.
Where the load goes matters too. Most Decatur debris ends up at DeKalb County's Seminole Road Landfill, and the county sets the charges at that gate, not the hauler.
Local rules are the fourth piece, and Decatur has two layers of them. The City of Decatur keeps its own sanitation department, and DeKalb County runs commercial waste service in Decatur under an agreement with the city. Your account manager checks how both apply to your address before anything 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 check the weight. Prime Dumpster carries containers from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one to take for anything dense. A torn-out patio slab, a brick wall or a single bathroom will fill it by weight well before it fills by volume, and it tucks into a short Decatur driveway without blocking the sidewalk.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a garage emptied over a weekend, a flooring pull across two rooms, or a small roof. You get noticeably more room than the 10 without needing a longer drop spot.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the workhorse on Decatur remodels. A kitchen plus a bath, a whole-house declutter, or a porch rebuild all fit comfortably, and it is the size most contractors in DeKalb County ask for by default.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for a job that produces bulk rather than weight: a full addition, a new build, or a gut down to the studs. Mixed debris from several trades goes in without sorting.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest. Commercial tear-outs along the Decatur business corridors and multi-unit demolition are what it is built for.
If you are stuck between two sizes, describe the rooms or the square footage to your account manager and they will size it for you.
On private property in Decatur, including your own driveway or a fenced job site, no city permit is needed for the container itself.
That changes the moment any part of the container sits in a street, an alley or a sidewalk. The City of Decatur requires a permit for any work or activity that blocks, impedes or otherwise affects sidewalks, streets or rights of way, and it is a Right of Way Permit from the Design, Environment and Construction department.
The city no longer takes paper or email applications. Everything goes through its online permitting portal, and a first-time applicant has to email the permit technician for portal access before applying. The city's guide to obtaining a permit sets out what to send.
Right of Way Permits are handled by the office manager in that department, reachable at 678-553-6531. The city also expects the work area in the right of way to be protected and put back as it was, and it holds a deposit until that is confirmed.
Short answer: driveway placement is simple, street placement is not. Your account manager can tell you which one your drop spot counts as and hand you the right contact before the truck is scheduled.
Ordinary construction and household debris is fine. The limits come from what DeKalb County will accept at its gate and from the usual safety exclusions.
The county's own roll-off rules keep tires, propane tanks, paint, batteries, chemicals, asbestos, liquids, dirt, rocks and tree debris out of a container, and it accepts construction debris, demolition debris and general garbage. You can see the full list on the county's commercial service page. Tires are the one people forget; the county removes them at the customer's expense.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos stay out of a standard container anywhere in Georgia.
Dirt, rock, concrete and clean brick are often better handled as their own load. Mixed in with wood and drywall they drive the weight up and can change how the load is classified at the gate.
Anything you are unsure about, ask your account manager before it goes over the rail. It is a short call and it beats a rejected load.
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.
Most dumpster loads from Decatur are taken to the Seminole Road Landfill at 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294. It is DeKalb County's public disposal facility, owned and run by the county's Department of Solid Waste Management, and it sits on a site the county has operated since 1977. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division's air permit notice for the site records a composting operation and a landfill gas plant alongside the landfill itself.
Neither the City of Decatur nor DeKalb County picks up building material at the curb. The city's own rules say it will not collect discarded building material, dirt, rock, or trash resulting from work done by building contractors, and that those items are the owner's or the contractor's to deal with. That is exactly the gap a roll-off fills.
Loads are also expected to be covered and secured on the way there. Decatur makes it an offence to haul refuse along a public street unless the material is held so it cannot fall, leak or blow out.
Gate hours at the landfill move with the season and with county holidays. Your account manager confirms the destination and the day of haul before pickup is booked so a full container is not sitting on your drive over a weekend.
4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294
DeKalb County's public disposal facility, run by the county's own solid waste department.
Most Decatur orders go out within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking two or three days ahead gives you room to sort out a street permit if you need one and to clear the drop spot properly.
A few things that make delivery go smoothly here:
Keep the landfill calendar in mind as well. County facilities close on public holidays, so a container filled the day before one may not be hauled until the next working day.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across the City of Decatur and the surrounding DeKalb County communities, from the neighborhoods around the square and Agnes Scott out toward Avondale Estates, Scottdale and the Clairmont Road corridor. Whether the job is a single bathroom off Ponce or a commercial tear-out near the courthouse, we arrange delivery, pickup and disposal on your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the debris, tell you where the load is going, 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 Decatur rental runs from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container, based on a five-day period. What you load and the county's disposal charges move the final figure. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery.
For most jobs, the container wins. Hauling it yourself means paying at the gate on every trip, plus fuel, a borrowed trailer and a day of your time. Once a job runs past two or three loads, one container handles the lot and nobody spends a Saturday in a queue.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which still leaves room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of cartons. With bulky furniture you run out of space long before you run out of weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, used oil and asbestos. DeKalb County also keeps tires, propane tanks, batteries, chemicals, dirt, rocks and tree debris out of its roll-off containers. Tires in particular are removed at the customer's cost, so set them aside and mention them when you book.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. Cheapest to rent is not always cheapest overall, though. Fill a small container with brick or concrete and the weight charge can overtake the saving. Keeping dense material in its own load is usually the better buy in Decatur.
A three-day rental normally costs the same as a five-day one, because the price is built around the haul and the disposal rather than the calendar. Weight is what shifts your bill. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton costs before the container arrives.
Wood, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine. Clean concrete, brick and asphalt are accepted too and often cost less when they travel as their own load. If an item is not on that list, check with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Decatur, Georgia 30030 |
| Phone: | 470-558-1018 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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