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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Gardena, California, and the South Bay communities around it in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Gardena is mostly built out, so the work here is renovation rather than greenfield construction: kitchen and bath remodels, garage conversions, roof tear-offs, small infill builds, and clearing out properties between tenants.
Gardena also has stricter rules about construction debris than most cities its size, and those rules shape both your price and how a job gets booked. Below you will find our price ranges, the city's permit and hauling rules, what cannot go in a container, and what the city requires you to divert.
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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 |
Gardena has one feature that has to come first, because it affects how your job is set up rather than just what it costs.
The City of Gardena routes construction, demolition, and grading debris removal through the hauler it has granted a solid waste franchise, and the city tells property owners directly that using a different hauler on that kind of project can bring legal action and fines. The city code says the same thing in its own words, and it also tells every owner and occupant to use a city-authorized hauler. So before anything is scheduled in Gardena, your Prime Dumpster account manager checks how the rule applies to your specific project and tells you plainly what your options are.
With that settled, the usual inputs apply. Size comes first, and one step up normally beats paying for extra weight or a second haul.
Weight is the second input. Tile, plaster, stucco, and broken concrete fill a weight allowance long before they fill a container, so heavy material is usually cheaper in its own load.
Diversion is the third, and it is bigger in Gardena than in most cities. The city requires construction and demolition projects to divert a large share of their debris, and it requires all of the asphalt, concrete, dirt, and rock to be diverted rather than buried. Mixing clean concrete into a general load works against you twice, on weight and on the paperwork. Your account manager can walk through how to split the loads.
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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Size follows two things: how much debris the job makes, and how dense it is. Prime Dumpster carries containers from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the smallest we offer. It fits a bathroom gut, one cleared room, or a small landscaping job. It is also the right pick for concrete, stucco, and soil, which reach the weight limit early.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, a flooring tear-out, or a small roof. On a tight Gardena lot it is often the largest size that still leaves room to work.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the most common choice for homes here. It handles a full property cleanout or a remodel across several rooms, and it fits most driveways.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a large addition, an interior gut, or a garage teardown. Choose it when the job makes a lot of mixed, bulky debris.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest. It is built for commercial construction, large demolition, and industrial cleanouts with high volume.
Not sure which to book? Describe the job to your account manager, who will size it with the city's rules in mind.
On private property, like your own driveway or a fenced site, Gardena does not issue a separate permit for the container itself. Commercial and multifamily properties do have container placement and screening standards, so a bin on a business lot needs to sit where the city expects it.
The public right-of-way is different and the rule is broad. Gardena requires an encroachment permit from the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department for any work or activity in the right-of-way, which the city defines to include public streets, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, and which also covers interfering with the normal flow of traffic. If your container has to occupy any part of the street or the sidewalk, plan on that permit.
Applications go through the Public Works permits desk. You can apply in person at 1717 W. 162nd Street or by email, and the city's permits and fees page gives 310-217-9528 for questions. The city says the fee depends on the type of work, so ask when you apply. Allow time for it: the permit has to be in hand before work starts.
One more timing rule worth knowing. Gardena makes it unlawful to let waste accumulate on a property for more than seven consecutive days. For questions about either rule, call Public Works at 310-217-9568, and your account manager can help you reach the right desk before a delivery date is set.
Before you book, confirm with the city that a container can be placed for your job at your address. Rules differ from city to city and they change. Your Prime Dumpster account manager will help you check, and will tell you plainly what your options are here.
Ordinary remodel and cleanout debris is fine. The limits come from California's hazardous waste rules and from Gardena's own code.
California treats batteries, fluorescent tubes and other mercury lamps, electronic devices, and thermostats as universal waste under the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, and none of those may go in ordinary trash. Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, other liquids, and asbestos stay out of a standard container as well.
Gardena takes this further than most cities. The franchised hauler is required to inspect what is put out and refuse anything it sees contaminated with hazardous substances, and to report reportable quantities to the state. That means a container can be turned down at the curb, not just at the gate, so sorting before you load genuinely matters here.
The city also keeps burying or depositing waste on any premises off limits, public or private, and its curbside bulky item service specifically does not cover construction and demolition debris, tires, or car bodies. Scrap metal, mirrors, ceramics, light bulbs, and construction materials are all excluded from the city recycling bins too.
Los Angeles County runs a free household hazardous and electronic waste program for items that cannot go in the trash, which is the route for leftover paint, chemicals, and old electronics. If an item has you guessing, ask your account manager before it goes in.
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.
Gardena's code requires every load collected in the city to go to a site legally empowered to accept it, and it bans mixing waste picked up in Gardena with waste collected outside the city on the same run. That rules out some routing that would otherwise be normal in the South Bay, and it is one reason the destination gets confirmed in advance on every job here.
The office that oversees all of this is the City of Gardena Public Works Department at 1717 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247. It is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the number is 310-217-9568. That department holds the encroachment permits, the hauling rules, and the diversion paperwork, and the city's public works page lists its hours and contacts.
Diversion is where Gardena differs most from its neighbors. Projects that need a building or demolition permit have to meet a diversion standard or document a good faith effort, backed by weight receipts the city accepts, and the city takes a refundable cash deposit before it issues the permit. All of the asphalt, concrete, dirt, and rock from a project must be diverted, and so must all recyclable material and organic waste. Keeping clean materials separate is what makes that achievable.
Your account manager confirms where your debris is going, what documentation the city will want, and how the local hauling rule applies, all before anything arrives.
1717 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247
Holds encroachment permits and the city hauling and diversion rules; open weekdays.
Most rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. In Gardena, add time at the front for the hauling question and for an encroachment permit if the container will sit in the street, so call earlier here than you might elsewhere.
These five steps keep delivery day simple:
Local collection hours also matter for scheduling. The city limits residential and noise-sensitive commercial collection to between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, which is worth knowing if you were hoping for a weekend pull.
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Prime Dumpster works across Gardena and the surrounding South Bay, from the Western Avenue and Normandie corridors and the Rosecrans and Redondo Beach Boulevard commercial strips to the Alondra Park and El Camino Village edges of the city and the unincorporated pockets nearby. Residential street or industrial yard, we plan the delivery, pickup, and disposal around your schedule and around the local rules.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will confirm how the local hauling rule applies, size the container to the work, 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.
Our ranges run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container, on a five-day rental. In Gardena, the city's hauling and diversion rules also affect how a job is set up, so your account manager confirms the arrangement, the included tonnage, and the overage rate before you book.
A container usually beats hauling it yourself, since every trip costs you a gate charge, fuel, and hours. In Gardena there is a second reason: the city requires documented diversion on permitted projects, and a professionally handled load comes with the weight receipts that paperwork needs.
Yes. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress, a dresser, and some cartons. Furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so a cleanout almost always runs out of room before it runs out of weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, and asbestos. California also bars batteries, fluorescent tubes, electronics, and thermostats from ordinary trash. Tires and appliances need separate handling. In Gardena a container can be refused at the curb if hazardous material is visible, so sort first.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. What goes in it decides the rest. Stucco, tile, and concrete can take a small container past its weight limit quickly, and in Gardena clean concrete has to be diverted anyway, so giving it its own load tends to be cheaper.
Three days normally costs what five days does, because the price covers the job and not the calendar. Debris weight moves your bill far more than the day count. Bear in mind too that Gardena limits how long waste may sit on a property, so a shorter rental often suits the rules better.
Most household and construction debris is allowed, including lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, carpet, furniture, and general cleanout material. Clean concrete, brick, and asphalt are accepted but must be diverted in Gardena rather than buried, so keep them separate. Check anything unusual with your account manager.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Gardena, California 90247 |
| Phone: | 424-363-8223 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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