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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Gadsden, Alabama, and the rest of Etowah County in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. A housing stock built mostly before 1960 means a steady run of roof tear-offs and kitchen gut jobs, downtown Broad Street keeps turning old storefronts into new ones, and construction along the Coosa River corridor adds commercial work on top of that.
What you pay depends on the container size, the weight and makeup of the load, how long you keep it, and the disposal charges on the far end of the haul. Below are our price ranges, who issues a permit for a container in a city street, and the materials Alabama requires you to handle differently.
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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 Gadsden quote comes down to four plain pieces, and the first one is the one most people get wrong.
Size. Going one size larger costs less than booking a second haul, and much less than an overage charge on a container you packed past its weight limit.
Weight. Old Gadsden roofs often carry two or three layers of shingles, and tear-off debris is heavy. So are brick, block, and plaster from a 1940s remodel. Dense material belongs in a smaller container, loaded no higher than the rails.
Disposal. Every ton the hauler takes has to be weighed in and buried at a permitted site, and those charges ride along in your quote whether the container is full of insulation or full of mortar.
Sorting. Gadsden pulls metal and wood out of what it receives, which means a load kept clean can be cheaper to handle than a load of everything mixed together. Tell your account manager what the job will produce and they will suggest how to split it.
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, because heavy debris changes the answer. We rent five sizes.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one for brick, block, broken concrete, and single-room demolition. It is small for a reason: dense material hits the weight allowance long before the container looks full.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a packed garage, a flooring tear-out, or one slope of roof. It is the common choice for a weekend job that turned into a bigger one.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is what most Gadsden homeowners end up renting. A full-house cleanout, a kitchen and bath remodel, or a complete shingle tear-off all fit, and it sits on a normal driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster takes on an addition, a new build, or a gut renovation of a larger older home. When a job makes a lot of mixed debris, this is the size that keeps the crew working.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest. Storefront and warehouse demolition, plant cleanouts, and commercial construction all call for the volume it holds.
Not sure which fits your driveway or your job? Walk it through with your account manager and they will pick one.
A container on private property, your driveway or your own job site, needs no permit from the city. The question only comes up when part of the container will sit in a street, an alley, or a sidewalk.
In Gadsden, right-of-way permitting is the Engineering Department's job. Its published list of responsibilities starts with permitting activities in the city's rights of way, and it covers streets, bridges, drainage, and sidewalks across the city. Call Engineering at 256-549-4520 and describe the spot you have in mind before anything is delivered.
Public Works is the other office worth knowing. It maintains the streets, sidewalks, and rights of way themselves, and it runs the city sites that receive waste. Its counter is at 111 Burnsway Drive and it answers at 256-549-4706.
The city does not publish a separate dumpster permit or a posted fee for one, so the useful step is a short phone call rather than a form hunt. If you are not sure whether your spot counts as right-of-way, or whose road it is, your account manager can find the right contact and get the question answered before your delivery date.
Most building and cleanout debris is fine to load. The limits come from state rules and from what the city sites will take.
Alabama requires regulated solid waste to go to a permitted landfill, and the state defines that broadly. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management names the list: household trash, furniture, old vehicles, roofing material, other construction debris, and scrap tires. Burning any of it without state approval is not allowed either.
Tires are the item that trips up the most cleanouts here. They hold water, breed mosquitoes, and draw rats and snakes, so the state treats piles of them as a problem in their own right. Keep tires out of the container and mention them when you book.
The state also asks households to take spent lead-acid batteries back to the dealer they came from, and it treats putting any household chemical in the trash as a last resort, with no free liquids allowed. Paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, and asbestos stay out of a standard container.
One useful piece of good news: unpainted concrete and brick, along with stumps, limbs, and leaves, are not regulated the way household and construction waste is. Ask your account manager how to split your load and you may pay less to get rid of it.
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.
Gadsden runs its own two sites, both under the Environmental Services division of Public Works. The city transfer station takes in garbage and reloads it for the trip to a certified Subtitle D landfill. The city inert landfill takes construction and demolition debris only, grinds wood into mulch it gives away free, and pulls out large metals for recycling. Both are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on the last Saturday of each month from 7 a.m. to noon. Public Works, which runs them, is at 111 Burnsway Drive and answers at 256-549-4706.
That split matters for your load. A clean container of lumber, drywall, shingles, and siding is inert debris. A container with household junk mixed in becomes garbage, and garbage takes the longer route.
For the items that cannot ride in the container at all, the city runs Gadsden Recycles at 306 Henry Street, just off Meighan Boulevard. It takes cardboard, newspaper, metals, aluminum, and electronics, and the phone number is 256-549-4611. Residents can drop off from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and commercial drop-offs run 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Glass and plastic are not accepted there right now.
Your account manager will confirm which site is taking your debris, and what it costs to put it there, before the container goes out.
306 Henry Street, Gadsden, AL
City recycling drop-off open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for residents and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday for businesses.
Most Gadsden orders are scheduled within one to two business days, with the truck arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. A little extra lead time lets you clear the spot, settle a street question, and often price the job better.
Five things that make delivery day easy:
Work the city schedule into your plan as well. The transfer station and inert landfill close at 3 p.m. on weekdays and open only on the last Saturday of the month, so a container filled late in the week often travels the next business morning.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Gadsden, from the Broad Street downtown blocks and East Gadsden to the Alabama City and Walnut Park neighborhoods, the Noccalula Falls side of the mountain, and the river streets along the Coosa, plus nearby Etowah County communities like Attalla, Rainbow City, Southside, Glencoe, and Hokes Bluff. Send us the address and we will confirm delivery for it.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, work out whether your load is inert or mixed debris, and give you a firm 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.
In Gadsden, a 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899 on a five-day rental. Weight matters too, since disposal is charged by the ton at the receiving site and old roofing is heavy. Your account manager confirms the tonnage included and the overage rate when you book.
For anything past a load or two, renting is cheaper. The city sites close at 3 p.m. on weekdays and open just one Saturday a month, so self-hauling means taking time off work, paying at the gate each trip, and doing all the lifting twice. One container handles it once.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes up about a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving room for a mattress, a dresser, and a stack of boxes. Household furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so you will run out of space well before you hit the weight limit.
Keep out hazardous waste, paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, and asbestos. Alabama also wants scrap tires and lead-acid batteries handled separately, with batteries going back to the dealer. Electronics and large metals belong at the city recycling drop-off instead. Mention any of these when you book.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. Your real cost still depends on the load, because brick, block, and plaster can pass a small container's weight allowance quickly. Keeping dense rubble in its own container and lighter debris in another is often the cheaper split.
A three-day rental generally costs what five days costs, because the price is built around the job and the haul, not the calendar. Tonnage moves the final bill. Ask your account manager what weight your size includes and what each extra ton costs before delivery day.
Nearly all ordinary debris: lumber, drywall, shingles, siding, flooring, cabinets, doors, fencing, furniture, carpet, and general cleanout junk. Unpainted concrete and brick are fine too, and they are often cheaper when kept in a container of their own. Your account manager can check anything unusual.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Gadsden, Alabama 35901 |
| Phone: | 205-666-8580 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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