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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Gurnee, Illinois, and the surrounding Warren Township and Lake County area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Gurnee pairs a large retail and hotel district along Grand Avenue with older subdivisions east of the Des Plaines River, so our containers go out for store buildouts, basement and kitchen remodels, roof tear-offs and new construction in about equal measure.
Your price turns on four things: the size you pick, the type and weight of your debris, how many days you keep the container, and the disposal fees charged at the site that takes your load. Below you will find our price ranges, the Village permit rules for work in the street, what Illinois keeps out of a landfill, and where a Gurnee load 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 Gurnee quote, and only the first one is in your hands at booking.
Size is the obvious one. A larger container costs more, but ordering one size up is almost always cheaper than paying overage on a container you packed past its limit, or paying for a second haul.
Debris weight is the quiet one. Shingles, plaster, tile and broken concrete are dense, so a half-full container can already be at its weight allowance. Tires and large appliances are usually billed per item rather than by weight, so tell us about them when you book.
The destination matters too. Loads from Gurnee go to a permitted site in Lake County, and that site sets its own charge by weight and by material. Nobody in the chain can discount it, which is why your account manager prices the disposal side separately from the rental.
Village rules can add a step. A container on private property is straightforward. A container that touches a Village street needs paperwork first, and that paperwork is worth starting before you lock in a delivery date.
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 sanity-check the weight. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes in Gurnee, from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the compact option and the right call for anything heavy. A single bathroom, a small deck tear-out, or a driveway's worth of broken concrete fits inside its weight allowance when a bigger container would not.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a garage or basement cleanout, one room of flooring, or a small roof. It is the common step up when a 10-yard looks tight on volume but the load is still mostly light material.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is our most requested size in Gurnee. It handles a whole-home cleanout, a kitchen plus a bath, or a mid-size roof without crowding a residential driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is built for gut renovations, additions, and new home construction, where mixed debris piles up fast and you would rather not stop work to swap containers.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest we run. It fits commercial demolition, a retail or restaurant buildout along Grand Avenue, and industrial cleanouts that make a lot of bulky, light waste.
Describe the job to your account manager and they will tell you which size actually fits, including whether splitting heavy material into its own load will save you money.
On private property, including your own driveway or a fenced job site, Gurnee publishes no permit requirement for a roll-off container. Most residential rentals here never need one.
The street is a different matter. The Village of Gurnee requires a Right-of-Way permit for "any work to be performed in the Village of Gurnee public right-of-way," and the Village lists that permit with its other engineering applications. Village code adds two more hooks worth knowing about. Placing construction materials on or over a street, sidewalk or public place calls for a permit from the Village Engineer. Keeping any structure or thing on a street, alley, sidewalk or public way calls for a permit from the Village Board of Trustees, which may attach conditions to it.
That second route is the one to plan around. The Board meets on the first and third Monday of each month, so a street placement that has to reach the Board is not a same-week approval.
Village code also expects anyone who places material in a street to keep barricades and other protective devices in place, with lights at night, and to get a barricade permit from the Village Engineer twenty four hours before the barricades go up.
The office to call is the Engineering Division at Village Hall, 325 N. O'Plaine Road, open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its phone number is 847-599-7550. If you are not sure whether your spot counts as right-of-way, your account manager can point you to the right desk before you apply.
Most construction and household debris is welcome. The limits come from Illinois landfill bans, from Gurnee's own code, and from what the receiving site will take.
Illinois has barred several materials from landfills outright. Yard and landscape waste is out, and so are used tires, lead acid vehicle batteries and motor oil. Large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, ranges, water heaters and air conditioners are banned until their refrigerant gas, mercury switches and other regulated parts are removed, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency spells each of those out on its own disposal page. The same agency notes that the person who generated the waste can be held responsible if it is dumped illegally, so a receipt from a legitimate hauler protects you.
Electronics are their own category. The Village describes televisions, computers and similar items as banned from regular landfills by state law, and it runs free collection events for them rather than taking them at the curb.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos cannot go in a standard container either. Gurnee code separately forbids mixing landscape waste into the same container as other waste.
If you have an item you are unsure about, ask your account manager before it goes in. Pulling one banned item out beforehand is far cheaper than having a full load turned away.
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.
Gurnee itself has no public landfill. The permitted active landfill that takes roll-off loads from this part of Lake County sits about seven miles west, near Grayslake, and a second permitted landfill operates north of town. Both are run by private operators, and both charge by weight with their own rules for each material. Gurnee code also requires that waste collected here go to a disposal site approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Two public sites in Gurnee handle the material a container cannot take. The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County keeps its facility at 1311 N. Estes Street, Gurnee, IL 60031, with office hours Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its year-round household chemical waste drop-off runs twice a month by appointment, takes residential material only, and does not accept electronics. The Gurnee Public Works Facility at 1151 Kilbourne Road, Gurnee, IL 60031 hosts the Village's free electronics recycling events.
Every landfill, transfer station and debris processing site your load could reach is permitted and inspected by the Lake County Health Department Solid Waste Program, based at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL 60048. The County says plainly that it and its municipalities rely on those permitted sites to manage garbage, refuse, landscape waste and construction and demolition debris. Your account manager will confirm which site your load is routed to and what it charges before your container arrives.
1311 N. Estes Street, Gurnee, IL 60031
Household chemical waste drop-off by appointment; office open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1151 Kilbourne Road, Gurnee, IL 60031
Village yard that hosts the free electronics recycling events.
500 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL 60048
Permits and inspects every landfill, transfer station and debris processing site in Lake County.
Most Gurnee rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking earlier buys you room to sort out a street permit and clear the drop spot, and it usually costs less than a rush.
A few things make delivery day go smoothly:
Keep weekend timing in mind as well. Lake County disposal sites run on weekday schedules, so a container filled late on a Friday is often hauled the following week.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster delivers throughout Gurnee and the surrounding part of Warren Township, from the retail and hotel corridor along Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road to the older neighborhoods near the Des Plaines River, the Hunt Club and Bittersweet areas, and the unincorporated pockets just outside the Village limits. Whether you are working downtown or out toward the tollway, we schedule delivery, pickup and disposal around your crew.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match you to the right size, tell you where the load is going, and quote the whole job 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 Gurnee rental runs from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container, based on five days. Your debris type and the disposal charge at the receiving site move the final number. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery.
Hauling it yourself only wins on very small loads. Once a job runs past a couple of trailer loads, you are paying disposal charges every trip, plus fuel, plus your own time. One container covers the whole job in a single haul and keeps your truck out of it.
Yes, comfortably. A three-seat couch takes up roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which still leaves room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of boxes. With furniture you nearly always run out of space before you run out of weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, asbestos and lead acid batteries. Electronics and large appliances also have to stay out under Illinois rules, and yard waste cannot be mixed in with other debris. Tires should be set aside and mentioned when you book.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. It is not always the cheapest outcome, though. Dense material like concrete or tile can push a small container past its weight allowance and add charges, so keeping heavy debris in its own load often costs less overall.
Three days generally costs the same as five, because the rental is priced by the job rather than by the day. What you load changes your bill far more than how long you keep it. Ask your account manager what weight is included and what each extra ton costs.
Wood, drywall, roofing, flooring, siding, cabinets, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine. Clean concrete, brick and asphalt are accepted as well, and they often cost less to dispose of in a separate load. When an item is borderline, check with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Gurnee, Illinois 60031 |
| Phone: | 464-245-3085 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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