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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange roll-off container placement across Garfield, New Jersey and the Bergen County towns beside it, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Garfield is a dense, two-square-mile city of two-family houses and old mill buildings, so the containers tend to land in the same kinds of spots over and over: narrow driveways off Outwater Lane, gut renovations in the Dundee section, roof and siding work near Passaic Street, and construction and fit-out jobs along the River Road corridor.
Two things decide a Garfield quote more than the size you pick. The city rewrote its dumpster rules twice in 2026 and the new wording is strict about where a container may sit and how long it may stay. And Bergen County decides where the load may legally go. Below are our price ranges, both of those rules in plain words, and how quickly we can get a truck to you.
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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 |
The first thing that moves a Garfield number is the five-day clock in the city's street rules, and we come back to that in the permit section. The second is the county.
Bergen County runs a flow control system. Since the start of 2024, waste generated anywhere in the county has to be taken to a facility the county has designated, and the hauler who takes it somewhere else faces enforcement. Each designated site pays the county a flat charge on every ton it accepts, and that charge is inside the price you are quoted whether anyone itemizes it or not. So the destination is not ours to pick, and no amount of shopping around changes it.
There is a genuine upside hiding in that, and it is local. One of the county's designated transfer sites sits inside Garfield's own limits, off Atlantic Avenue. A short haul costs less than a long one, which is why a Garfield container is often cheaper to turn around than the same container two towns over.
Weight is the next lever. Garfield's housing stock is old, so a gut job gives up plaster, lath and old brick, and those are heavy for the space they fill. Dense material belongs in a small container. Volume runs the lighter jobs: framing offcuts, drywall, cabinets and packaging fill space long before they fill the weight allowance, and that is where 20 and 30 yards earn their keep.
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, test against weight, then look hard at the spot. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes across Bergen County.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the dense-material size and also the one most likely to fit a Garfield driveway without touching the sidewalk. Brick, plaster, concrete and tile belong in it.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a garage clear-down, one bathroom gut, or a small tear-off on a two-family roof.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size Garfield customers ask for most. A two-family cleanout, a kitchen replacement, or flooring pulled across several rooms all fit in one haul.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for additions and whole-house renovations, where lath, plaster and framing come out together and volume builds fast.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest, built for commercial interior demolition and industrial cleanouts along the rail and river corridors.
Describe the building and its age to your account manager, and they will size it with you.
Start with private property, because Garfield is strict here and the rules changed in June 2026.
On your own driveway or lot you do not need the city's street permit. You do have to meet the city's container rules, and the current wording is demanding. A dumpster must be enclosed on four sides by an opaque material that completely masks the view of it, and anyone who controls a container, whether they own it, lease it or operate it, must keep it covered at all times and stop anything spilling, overflowing or leaking out. That duty is written to attach to whoever controls the container, which means it reaches us as well as you. A business that cannot screen an area on its own property is held to three covered cans instead.
One honest note. The June 2026 amendment also started a sentence aimed at construction, demolition and renovation containers and never finished it, so the special wording for a job-site container has no working content. Until the city completes it, we plan Garfield jobs to the screening and covering duties above, which is the safe reading either way.
If any part of the container will sit in the street or the public right of way for construction, renovation or demolition, you need a city permit. The rules worth knowing before you book:
The application asks for a 24-hour contact number, the exact spot measured to the nearest foot from the nearest cross street, the length, width, height and even the exterior color of the container, how many days you want, and who the container is for. An unpermitted container can be removed by the city and the cost charged to whoever it was placed for. Penalties run to a substantial fine, jail time or community service.
Garfield's own website does not publish direct department numbers, so your account manager will find the right contact and walk the application through City Hall on Outwater Lane with you. Because the street allowance is five days, we recommend starting the paperwork before you set a start date.
Hazardous waste stays out of every container. That means paint, solvents, fuel, oils, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, asbestos and anything with a warning label. Liquids of any kind stay out too, and so do propane tanks, tires and appliances holding refrigerant.
New Jersey also bars the use of a rented vehicle to dispose of solid waste, which quietly removes the self-haul option a lot of people reach for first. A container is not just more convenient here, it is often the only lawful route.
Electronics, televisions and monitors go to separate collection rather than into a mixed load. Mattresses and large appliances are handled on their own as well. Clean concrete, brick and block are best kept in their own container, because a clean masonry load is cheaper to process than the same material buried in a mixed one.
The rest of a renovation is fine: wood, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, insulation, fixtures and general cleanout material. Ask your account manager about anything you are unsure of before it goes in, because a contaminated load costs more to handle and can be refused at the gate.
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.
Garfield's residential collection is a city contract, and it does not reach a renovation. The city's own solid waste definition is drawn around that contract, which is why a construction load is a private arrangement rather than a municipal service.
What happens next is set by Bergen County. Since January 2024, everything generated in the county has to go to a designated disposal facility, and the county's definition of that covers permitted landfills, resource recovery facilities, material recovery facilities and transfer stations. The county publishes the list and keeps it current. Every site on it, in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, is privately run, and there is no county-owned or city-owned facility anywhere in the chain, so we name none of them here. Each designated site files a monthly report to the county showing the origin and tonnage of what it took, broken down by town and by individual hauler, which is why paperwork discipline matters on this side of the state.
Because no public facility serves Garfield, there is no municipal drop-off to send you to for the odds and ends a container cannot take. Your account manager will tell you which designated facility your container is going to and what the sorted material will be charged at before delivery is scheduled.
New Jersey registers waste haulers and runs a background review before they operate. We hold our registrations current for Bergen County work, and your account manager can confirm the position for your job.
Most Garfield rentals go out within one to two business days, with the truck arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Start earlier if the container has to sit in the street, because three offices have to sign the permit.
Five things that make a Garfield delivery go smoothly:
One Bergen County note. Because the designated sites keep weekday hours, a container filled late on a Friday is usually hauled on Monday, so plan a weekend demolition with that in mind.
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Prime Dumpster covers all of Garfield, from the Dundee section and Plauderville to Outwater Lane, Passaic Street and the industrial blocks near the rail line, plus the Bergen and Passaic County towns right next door. We plan placement around the screening and covering duties so the container lands somewhere it may lawfully sit.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, work out where it may sit, and give you a clear 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 in Garfield runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899 on a five-day rental. Bergen County flow control fixes where the load goes and a per-ton county charge sits inside the disposal price. Your account manager confirms included tonnage, the overage rate and any street permit cost first.
In Garfield the container wins almost every time. New Jersey bars using a rented vehicle to dispose of solid waste, so renting a truck for a weekend is not an option, and no public facility in Bergen County serves a renovation load. One container holds the whole job and leaves once.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of boxes. Furniture is bulky rather than dense, so a Garfield two-family cleanout fills the space well before it reaches the weight allowance.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, pesticides, batteries, propane tanks and asbestos all stay out. Tires, appliances holding refrigerant, televisions and computer monitors are handled separately. Everything a Garfield renovation actually produces, from drywall to roofing to cabinets, is fine in a mixed container.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499, and on a narrow Garfield lot it is often the only size that fits the driveway without triggering the street permit. Watch the weight, because plaster, lath and old brick from a century-old two-family will finish its tonnage quickly.
Three days usually costs the same as five, because a container is priced for the job rather than by the day. Garfield is the exception worth knowing: a container in the street is allowed five days at one spot, so a short job can be an advantage. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included.
Wood, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, insulation, fixtures, furniture and general cleanout material are all fine in a Garfield container. Clean masonry and metals are accepted too, and they cost less to handle when they travel in a container of their own rather than mixed in.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Garfield, New Jersey 07026 |
| Phone: | 332-249-5440 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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