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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Highland Park, Illinois, and the North Shore communities beside it in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Highland Park has a lot of large older housing on wooded lots, so the work here runs to deep gut renovations, additions and full teardowns rather than light cleanouts, and the City attaches real documentation to construction debris once a permit is involved.
Your price depends on the container size, how heavy the load is, how long it stays, and the disposal charge at a landfill outside the city. Highland Park also sets a diversion target on bigger projects and asks for the hauler to be named in the paperwork, so below you will find our ranges, the permit picture, the material limits and our delivery timing.
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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 decide a Highland Park number, and the last two are local.
Size leads. On a gut renovation or an addition the volume is large. One bigger container usually beats two trips down a long wooded drive.
Weight is next, because disposal is billed by the ton. Plaster, lath, masonry and the clay tile found on a lot of North Shore roofs are all heavy for their volume, and a house of that age gives up far more of it than a newer build.
The diversion target is third, and it is real money rather than a formality. On a covered project the City wants at least seventy-five percent of the construction debris diverted. In practice that means splitting the material across more than one container. That changes the container count and the plan, so it belongs in the quote rather than being discovered later.
The haul distance is fourth. Highland Park makes collectors take material outside the city limits. Both active Lake County landfills are twenty miles or more away. So the drive is part of your cost here, which is not true in a town with a site on its edge.
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 on volume, then check the weight, then check the sort plan. Prime Dumpster carries 10 through 40 yards here.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one for heavy material. Masonry, plaster, tile and soil hit the weight ceiling with the container part full. On a project with a diversion target, a small container kept just for hard material is often how the numbers work.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a single bathroom, a kitchen strip-out or a packed garage, and it fits down a narrow drive where a longer container will not turn.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is a good general container for a multi-room renovation or a full house cleanout, and it is our most common single placement.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is sized for a gut renovation, an addition or a commercial project generating bulky mixed debris.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and is built for teardowns and sustained construction, where volume rather than weight is the limit.
On a permitted project, tell your account manager what the diversion plan says and they will set up the container count to match it rather than making you re-sort later.
If the container sits entirely on private property, your driveway or inside a job site, Highland Park does not ask for a container permit, and that is the placement we plan for.
The street needs a permit and the conditions are heavy. The City bars storing building materials, tools, equipment or fuel on any street, sidewalk, alley or public way. That bar applies to any building being torn down, built, altered or repaired. To get past it you need a permit to obstruct from the Building Official. The application goes to the Director of Public Works, describing the location, the use and how long the occupation will last. The fee runs in ninety-day periods, with an extra monthly charge for each public parking space taken in a non-residential district. Before the permit issues you must file a surety bond, and the sum the City sets is high enough that a street placement rarely makes sense on a one-off residential job. One annual bond can cover repeat permits. There is also a cash deposit, which the City draws on for damage or for a site left unsafe or untidy. Those sections were readopted in February 2026, so they are current.
The other route, the encroachment license, is no help. It covers space under the street, outdoor dining and seasonal sales, not a container. And an obstruction left without authority counts as a nuisance, which the Building Official can clear at the occupant's cost.
The documentation on a bigger job is where most customers need us. A covered project means a new principal structure, the demolition of one, or a renovation or addition above two thousand five hundred square feet. On one of those, no building or demolition permit issues until you file a waste reduction and recycling plan with the Building Official. The plan has to name the vendors or facilities that will take the debris. It has to show how the material will be kept apart. And it has to carry an affidavit signed by the general contractor. There is a second, smaller plan requirement for recycling space on most non-single-family building permits.
Call the City of Highland Park at 847-926-1000 and ask for the Department of Public Works for the obstruction permit, or the Building Official for the diversion plan. Your account manager can supply the facility and collection details the plan asks for and find the right contact for you.
Illinois keeps a number of common items out of landfills. Televisions, computers and many other electronics cannot be landfilled, and batteries, tires and landscape waste each have their own route.
Hazardous material stays out of a container in every case: paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, pesticides, asbestos and anything holding refrigerant.
The City's own curbside service tells you what a container is for. Its curbside crews leave out earth, sod, rocks, concrete and material from remodeling or building a home. They take only small amounts that one person can lift. So the moment a job produces more than an armful of construction debris, it needs a container rather than the curb.
On a covered project the sorting rules matter as much as the banned list. The City counts soil and rock as construction debris, along with masonry, wood, drywall, fixtures, insulation, shingles, old asphalt, glass, wiring and cardboard. So dug-out soil and land clearing material count toward the diversion math here. Some nearby towns leave them out. It is worth knowing before the excavator starts.
Compost piles have their own limits too, with meat, bones, fat, dairy and pet waste kept out.
When an item has you unsure, ask your account manager before it goes in the container.
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.
Highland Park makes a licensed collector take everything it picks up outside the city limits. It has to go to a lawful site kept for that purpose under state law. So nothing stays local, and the destination is a landfill elsewhere in the region.
Lake County has two active municipal solid waste landfills on the Illinois environmental agency's own list, one on North Route 83 in Grayslake and one on Green Bay Road in Zion. The state list records no operator for either site, and no landfill in the county is publicly run. So your load goes to a private facility, and the charge at its gate sets the floor under your disposal cost.
The one public facility in the city is the Highland Park Recycling Center at 1180 Half Day Road, and it matters for what it keeps out of your container rather than for what it takes in. The City runs it, it is open year-round to Lake County residents, and its hours are every Tuesday and the first Saturday of each month from 7:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon. It takes clothing and textiles, foam, rechargeable batteries, paired shoes, holiday lights and tollway transponders. Electronics are capped at seven items a visit and unbroken fluorescent bulbs at eight. It does not take construction debris or general trash, so it is the right stop for the items your container cannot hold and the wrong one for the rest.
Your account manager confirms the receiving landfill and the rate before delivery, and will give you the weights your diversion report needs afterwards.
1180 Half Day Road, Highland Park, IL
City run. Open every Tuesday and the first Saturday of each month, 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. No construction debris or general trash.
Most Highland Park rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. On a permitted project, start earlier, because the diversion plan has to be approved before the building permit is issued.
Five things that keep a Highland Park delivery on schedule:
Plan the swaps too. Every load leaves the city, and the nearest landfills are a fair drive away. So a late-afternoon call is usually a next-morning swap, not a same-day one.
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Prime Dumpster serves Highland Park and the North Shore communities around it, from the ravine streets near the lakefront and the Ravinia neighborhood out along Half Day Road and Skokie Valley Road toward the western edge of the city. Whether the job is an addition on a wooded lot or a full teardown, we arrange the containers, the sorting the City expects, and the haul around your build schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will set the container count against the diversion target, supply the collection details your plan needs, 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.
Highland Park rentals run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, on a five-day basis. On a covered project the diversion target can change the container count, which affects the total. Your account manager sets the included tonnage and the overage rate at booking.
Renting wins comfortably here. Lake County has no public landfill. The nearest active sites are twenty miles or more away, and the City's curbside crews will not take construction debris. One container covers the job and is hauled once.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes about a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves space for a bed frame, a dresser and boxes. With furniture and soft goods you run out of volume long before you reach the weight limit.
Paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, pesticides, asbestos and anything holding refrigerant all stay out. Illinois also keeps televisions, computers and other electronics out of landfills. Batteries, tires and landscape waste each have their own route. The City Recycling Center takes several of those items.
The 10-yard unit opens lowest in Highland Park, at $399 to $499. On a project with a diversion target we often use it just for masonry and soil. That keeps heavy material off the general load, so a bigger container does not run past its included tonnage.
Three days usually costs what five costs, because the price is built around the haul and the tonnage rather than the number of days. On a Highland Park job the sort plan affects your total more than the rental length does. Ask your account manager for the included weight ahead of the drop.
Lumber, drywall, plaster and lath, roofing including clay tile, flooring, siding, cabinets, fixtures, insulation, plumbing fittings, furniture, carpet and general renovation debris are all accepted. Clean masonry, concrete and asphalt are fine too. Soil and rock count as construction debris here, so mention them.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Highland Park, Illinois 60035 |
| Phone: | 464-245-3085 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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