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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Houma, Louisiana, and the wider Terrebonne Parish communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Storm repairs, elevation and gut work on older bayou-side houses, oilfield service property turnover and ordinary construction and remodeling all keep containers moving through this parish.
What you pay rests on the container size, the weight of the debris, how long you keep the container, and the parish disposal fee at the receiving site. Below you will find sizes, the parish rules that reach a customer directly, what cannot go in the container, and 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 |
Container size sets the base, and on a gut or a storm cleanout most Houma jobs need more volume than the owner first thinks.
Weight is where the bill moves. Wet sheetrock, saturated flooring and soaked insulation weigh far more than the same material dry, which catches people out after a water event. A container that looks half full can already be at its weight limit, so tell us if the material has been wet.
The parish fee structure is the third factor, and it has an unusual feature worth knowing. Terrebonne Parish charges by the ton at its own solid waste site, and the parish code requires every disposal charge to be adjusted each 1 January in line with the consumer price index, capped at five percent, with the new figure published before it takes effect. So the rate your neighbor paid last year is not the rate you will pay this year. Your account manager confirms the live figure before your delivery.
The last factor is a parish rule that works in your favor. Terrebonne Parish does not collect debris of this kind at the curb and tells property owners to use a commercial container instead, which is covered in the next sections.
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 on volume, then test the weight, then check the access. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the smallest container and the right one for dense material. Concrete, brick, tile or a single bathroom gut all belong in it, and it fits a short drive or a narrow side yard.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, one remodeled room, or flooring stripped from a couple of rooms.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common choice for a Houma house, and the usual pick after water damage. A whole-home gut of sheetrock, flooring and insulation fits in one haul.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is sized for an elevation project, an addition, or a studs-out renovation where framing and sheet goods build up quickly.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest container and suits commercial and demolition work producing high volumes of lighter debris.
If the job sits between sizes, describe it to your account manager and they will decide it with you.
Place the container on private property, such as your driveway, side yard or job site, and the parish requires no permit for it. That is the standard arrangement in Houma and the one the parish rules push you toward.
The public side is restricted rather than permitted. The parish code bars anyone from depositing or placing bulky waste that is not eligible for pickup on a roadside, a sidewalk or a public right-of-way, and the parish publishes no permit that would let a container sit there instead. So the practical answer is to keep the container on the property.
Two parish duties sit alongside that and both reach the customer, not just the hauler. First, leaving solid waste accumulating at a home or a business for more than seven days is treated as evidence of a violation in itself, and the parish can then give notice to clear it within 48 hours. Second, if bulky waste or debris does end up in the public way, a photograph of it counts as evidence, the owner has five business days from receiving notice to remove it, and after that the parish removes it, bills the owner and places a lien against the property.
That is a strong reason to have the container on site before demolition starts rather than after. For parish contacts, the Government Tower is at 8026 Main Street in Houma and the main number is 985-868-5050, with Pollution Control on 985-873-6727. The parish lists its departments and service requests on its services page. Your account manager can help you work out who to speak to about a particular address.
Almost everything a Houma gut produces is accepted. The limits come from the parish rules and from what the receiving site accepts.
Hazardous waste stays out, and the parish defines it broadly: petroleum wastes, paints, explosives, acids, caustics, chemicals, poisons, drugs, radioactive material, asbestos fibers and pathogenic waste all sit in that group, and the parish runs separate permit schemes for hazardous waste and for toxic material. Liquids stay out as well.
Tires are priced and handled separately at the parish site, with only a small allowance for a resident bringing a few from a personal vehicle, so a tire pile is its own job rather than part of a container load.
Dead animals, manure and waste oils all have their own routes under the parish code and are not part of a construction load.
The practical rule after a storm is the one most people need. Anything that was holding fuel, chemicals or oil comes out of the pile first, even if it looks like ordinary debris. Anything you cannot place, put to your account manager before it joins the Houma load.
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.
Terrebonne Parish runs its own solid waste system, including a parish transfer station at Ashland and a parish sanitary landfill, and the parish code is explicit that waste generated inside the parish goes to a parish site unless a permit says otherwise. Waste generated outside the parish needs its own parish permit before it can be disposed of here at all, with the only exception a home within 200 feet of the parish line. A violation of that rule carries a ban from the parish landfill.
The parish also keeps a hand on private sites: disposal fees charged at private solid waste facilities in the parish are subject to review and approval by the parish government.
Because the parish rate is re-indexed every January and published before it changes, your account manager confirms the current per-ton charge and the site's opening times with the parish before your delivery, and tells you what the destination will be for your load. The parish's main number is 985-868-5050 if you want to check anything yourself.
There is one more piece that matters on paperwork. A parish hauler license holder must name its authorized disposal site in its application and supply written proof that the site's owner or operator will accept the material. That means your haul has a documented destination before it moves, which is useful if your project needs a record of where the debris went.
Most rentals in Houma can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. After a weather event, demand across the parish rises sharply, so booking as early as you can is worth real money.
Use these tips for a clean delivery:
Build the parish site's week into the plan as well. Commercial drop-off hours are shorter than residential ones and Saturday hours are shorter still, so a container filled late on a Saturday is often hauled the following week.
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Prime Dumpster serves Houma and the surrounding Terrebonne Parish communities, from the downtown blocks along Main Street out across the bayou communities to the south and up the Highway 90 corridor toward the New Orleans metro. Longer bayou runs are factored into our quotes rather than added afterwards.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container for the material, confirm the current parish disposal charge, and get the container on site before the work starts.
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 Houma a 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard $699 to $899 across a five-day rental. The parish charges by the ton and adjusts that charge each January, so the material and the current rate both affect your total. Your account manager pins down the included tonnage and the Terrebonne overage rate at booking.
For a gut or a storm cleanout, the container is far cheaper. Hauling wet sheetrock yourself means many trips, a gate charge each time, and a real risk of overloading a trailer. One container takes the whole job and the parish disposal charge is settled once.
Yes. In a 10-yard container a three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of the space, so a bed frame, a dresser and boxes still fit alongside it. A water-damaged couch is much heavier than a dry one, though, so mention it when you book so the weight allowance is right.
Paints, petroleum waste, acids, chemicals, poisons, liquids and asbestos all stay out, and the parish treats them under separate permit schemes. Tires are handled and priced separately at the parish site. Dead animals, manure and waste oils follow their own routes, so keep them out of a construction load.
On a Houma job the 10-yard container has the lowest entry price, $399 to $499. Whether it is really cheapest depends on the debris. Dense material in a larger container only buys weight allowance you will pay for, so keeping concrete and brick in their own small container is often the better value.
Three days normally costs the same as the standard five-day period, because containers are priced around the haul and the tonnage rather than the days. If the schedule is tight, tell your account manager the window you need and they will fit delivery and collection to it.
Wood, sheetrock, roofing, flooring, cabinets, siding, insulation, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all accepted. Clean concrete and brick are fine and usually cost less when kept in their own load. Ask your account manager about anything borderline before it is loaded.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Houma, Louisiana 70363 |
| Phone: | 504-497-0207 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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