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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the wider Allen County area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. This is the second largest city in the state, with everything from century-old homes near downtown to the 1960s and 1970s subdivisions on the northeast side, so remodels, roof tear-offs, estate cleanouts and commercial construction all keep roll-off containers moving.
Four things drive your price: the size you book, what you load into it, how long you keep it, and the cost of hauling that load to a permitted landfill. Below you will find our ranges, the permit rule for a container in the street, and what Indiana will not let a landfill bury.
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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 Fort Wayne quote is built from four parts, and none of them is complicated.
Container size comes first. Guessing low costs more than guessing high, because a second container means a second delivery and a second trip to the scale.
What you load is second. Asphalt shingles, old plaster, ceramic tile and broken concrete are all dense enough to use up the weight allowance while the container still has room at the top.
Where the load goes is third. Allen County has two landfills and a transfer station, all on the city's southwest side, so a job on the northeast side carries a longer haul than one off Interstate 69 to the south.
Street use is fourth. A container in a driveway is simple. One that reaches the traveled way needs a City permit, and your account manager can tell you which applies before you book.
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, then check the weight of your material against that choice.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is small, low-sided and built for heavy material. Think broken sidewalk, brick, soil, tile, or a single bathroom gut.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a full garage clearing, flooring pulled from several rooms, or a small roof tear-off on a one-story house.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual choice for Fort Wayne homeowners. A whole-house cleanout or a kitchen remodel fits in one without crowding the drive.
The 30-Yard Dumpster takes on major renovations, additions, and new residential construction where the debris is bulky rather than dense.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest container, built for commercial construction, warehouse clear-outs and large demolition.
If you are torn between two sizes, run the job past your account manager and they will tell you which is the safer booking.
On private property, which for most jobs means your driveway or a fenced site, the container is yours to place and no City permit comes into it.
Once any part of it sits in the traveled way, the City wants a barricade permit. Fort Wayne describes these as the permits that make sure the public is properly warned and that safe signing is in place whenever an obstruction is present in the traveled way, with public safety as the point. Both the Traffic Engineering Department and the Police Department review them.
Pricing is not published. The City says the cost depends on the classification of the street being blocked and how long the obstruction will be there, and asks applicants to call for the fee structure. That is also why you should start early rather than the day before delivery.
The Right-of-Way Department handles the application through the City's online permitting system and answers on 260-427-6155. City offices are at Citizens Square, 200 East Berry Street, and residents in Allen County can also dial 311. Tell your account manager where the container needs to go and they will point you to the right desk.
Ordinary construction and household debris is fine. The limits come from Indiana rules and from what the receiving facility will take.
Tires are the clearest example. Indiana treats a whole waste tire as its own problem: a landfill can only take one in narrow circumstances, and the state expects you to send tires to a dealer, a retreader, a permitted disposal site or a registered tire handler instead. If you are buying new tires, the shop that sells them has to accept the old ones one for one. Open dumping and open burning of tires are illegal anywhere in the state.
Chemicals stay out as well. Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals and car batteries all need a separate route, and so does asbestos. The City's own refuse rules exclude hazardous waste, infectious waste and tires from the trash stream.
Appliances and electronics need their own handling too, and the county's hazardous waste site does not take electronics at all. Ask your account manager about anything in a gray area before it goes over the rail.
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.
Allen County keeps two landfills on the State's list of authorized operating facilities, one on Smith Road and one on Macbeth Road, with a transfer station on Ardmore Avenue. All three sit on the southwest side of the city, and all three are privately run, so the exact destination depends on the route and the material in your container.
For the things that cannot ride along, the county runs a public site. The Allen County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 2260 Carroll Road takes paint, solvents, automotive fluids, pesticides and similar products from Allen County residents. It is open every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., takes cash or check only, and the number is 260-449-4433. Enter from Recovery Road off Lima Road.
A few of its rules are worth knowing before you drive out. Electronics are not accepted there. Anything brought in a garbage bag is turned away, so pack items into a sturdy carton or a plastic tote and leave them in their original labeled containers. Businesses have to call first rather than simply turning up. Your account manager can confirm where your container is headed and what the facility charges before it is delivered.
2260 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818
County run and open to Allen County residents every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Most Fort Wayne orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Allow longer if you need a barricade permit, since Traffic Engineering and the Police Department both review those.
Five things that keep delivery day simple:
Winter is the one to plan around. Frost laws, snow routes and soft ground all make placement harder from December through March, and a driveway spot is easier to keep clear than a curbside one.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Fort Wayne, from the northeast side around St. Joe Center Road and Maplecrest to downtown, the Southwest neighborhoods, Aboite, Waynedale and the Coliseum corridor. We also serve the surrounding Allen County communities, including New Haven, Huntertown and Leo-Cedarville, and we schedule delivery and pickup around how your project actually runs.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll size the container, tell you whether the City needs to be involved, and give you a clear price 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 Fort Wayne runs $399 to $499, and a 40-yard container runs $699 to $899, both on a five-day rental. Your material and the charge at the receiving landfill move the final figure. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery.
Past a load or two, renting wins comfortably. The landfills are on the far side of the city from much of Fort Wayne, each visit is billed at the scale, and a pickup truck holds very little. One container takes the whole job in a single haul.
Yes, and then some. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of cartons. Furniture fills volume rather than weight, so you run out of room first.
Keep out whole tires, which Indiana restricts from landfills. Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals, car batteries and asbestos also stay out, and the City's own rules exclude hazardous and infectious waste. Electronics and appliances need separate handling as well.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. Weight is the catch. Fill it with concrete, soil or tile and you can clear the included tonnage with the container only part full, so dense material is usually cheaper in a load by itself.
Three days normally costs the same as five, because we price the container by the job rather than by the day. The weight of the load matters far more than the length of the rental. Ask your account manager what tonnage your size includes and what each extra ton costs.
Nearly all construction and cleanout debris: lumber, drywall, plaster, shingles, siding, flooring, cabinets, furniture, carpet and cardboard. Clean concrete, brick and soil are welcome too, and they cost less when they travel in their own load. Your account manager will check any item you are unsure about.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835 |
| Phone: | 574-381-6081 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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