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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Kentwood, Michigan, and the neighboring Kent County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The post-war housing along Breton and Kalamazoo Avenue is steadily being updated, the 28th Street commercial strip turns over tenants and fit-outs regularly, and new construction continues on the city's southern edge, all of which produces debris that needs a container rather than a cart.
What you pay comes down to the size you take, the weight and type of your load, how long you hold it, and the tipping fees at the county facility that receives it. Below are our ranges, the two licensing layers that sit behind the work, and a county disposal rule that is worth a separate container.
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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 |
Kentwood has one pricing feature you will not find in most of Michigan, and it rewards planning.
The city directs combustible waste collected within its limits to the county's waste-to-energy plant, and that direction is absolute whether or not the load also contains material that is not combustible. But the definition of combustible waste expressly leaves out concrete rubble, rock, gravel, earthen materials, and non-combustible construction debris. In practice that means a clean hard load is not tied to the plant while a mixed remodel load is, so splitting a demolition job into a hard container and a general container changes where each one goes and what each one costs.
Size is the next factor, in the ordinary way: bigger costs more, and the wrong guess costs more again.
Weight follows. Plaster, roof shingles, and the dimensional lumber in older Kentwood houses all build weight quickly, so dense material is better kept on its own.
Then there is a county timing charge most people have never heard of. Kent County applies a $45.00 surcharge for every fifteen minutes a customer is still unloading past closing time, rising in steps from there, and it states plainly that closing times are exact. On a tight afternoon that is a real cost, and it is one reason we schedule hauls with the gate hours in mind.
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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Think about density first and volume second. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes across Kentwood.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is for heavy, compact debris. A driveway slab, a block foundation wall, or a stripped bathroom will reach its weight allowance while the container still looks like it has space.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a garage cleared to the walls, a single room gutted, or a small roof section on a ranch house.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size most Kentwood homeowners choose. A whole-house cleanout, a kitchen plus a bath, or flooring lifted from a full main floor all fit without a squeeze.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is sized for additions, basement build-outs, and new residential work, where framing scrap and packaging take up volume faster than weight.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and is aimed at commercial fit-outs along 28th Street, structural demolition, and industrial clearing.
If two sizes look possible, give your account manager the room count and the materials and they will decide it for you.
A container on your own driveway or inside a private job site needs no Kentwood permit, and the city publishes none.
The city's rules do reach the right-of-way, though. Kentwood makes it an offense to place refuse, waste, debris, or other unsightly material in or upon any public right-of-way, and the same section reaches owners and occupants who allow construction waste to accumulate within their own lot line or on the adjacent right-of-way. A violation is a municipal civil infraction, and after notice the city may enter to assess cleanup costs. So keep the container and its contents on private ground.
What does require paperwork is the operator, on two separate layers, and both are open routes rather than closed doors.
First the city. Kentwood requires a license before anyone collects, transports, delivers, or disposes of solid waste in the city, and a separate application and license is issued for each truck used. Rates have to be filed with the city clerk each July and at least fifteen days before any change, or the license becomes void automatically.
Second the county. Kent County requires all waste haulers and their vehicles to be licensed annually and to carry an authorized identification decal on any vehicle used for hauling solid waste, with an application fee of $30.00 plus $5.00 per decal, applied for online. That is the layer most people do not know exists.
Your account manager confirms how both layers apply to your job before delivery is booked.
Kent County publishes an unacceptable-waste list for its landfill and transfer station, and it is more specific than most. Barred outright are explosives of any kind, liquid wastes including gasoline, kerosene, hydraulic and waste oil, turpentine, solvents, liquid paint, insecticides and alcohol, asbestos, pathological and biological waste, sharps and needles, radioactive material, firearms, hazardous waste, and PCBs.
Two entries on that list catch people out. Whole tires are not accepted, though cut tires are. And white goods are barred from the landfill, so refrigerators, ranges, washers, and dryers have to go through the county's appliance route instead, with a charge per item where refrigerant is involved.
Yard waste is also unacceptable at the landfill, and Michigan deposit beverage containers are too. Bulk liquids have to be solidified and separately approved before they can be landfilled at all.
Kentwood adds its own line: no one may transport or dump refuse in a way that litters or damages any stream, creek, ditch, drain, culvert, or gutter. If you have an item that does not clearly fit any of these categories, 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.
Kent County Department of Public Works owns and operates the facilities here, and says so directly, which makes the destinations straightforward to name.
The county's only open, active municipal solid waste landfill is at the South Kent Recycling and Waste Center, 10300 South Kent Drive, Byron Center, MI 49315, on 616-632-7920. It runs 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, closed Sunday. The county notes there is no commercial recycling at that site.
North of the city, the North Kent Recycling and Waste Center at 2908 Ten Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341, also on 616-632-7920, transfers waste from residents and businesses onward to a landfill. It is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with Sunday closed.
Combustible loads from Kentwood are directed to the county's waste-to-energy plant at 950 Market Avenue SW in Grand Rapids, which the county says accepts municipal solid waste from six core Kent County cities including Kentwood and can process up to 625 tons a day. The county also reserves the right to accept or reject any waste at any of its facilities, which is another reason to describe your material accurately at booking.
Your account manager confirms the receiving facility and its charges before the container is delivered.
10300 South Kent Drive, Byron Center, MI 49315
County-run landfill open weekdays until 5 p.m. and Saturday until 3:30 p.m.
2908 Ten Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341
County-run transfer site open Monday through Saturday until 5 p.m., closed Sunday.
Most Kentwood rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Calling ahead gives us room to route the load correctly, which here means deciding between the landfill and the energy plant.
Five things that help the day run:
The Saturday pattern is worth noting too. The landfill shuts at 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays while the transfer site runs until 5 p.m., so a late Saturday fill may be hauled Monday depending on where it is headed.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Kentwood and the wider Kent County area, from the 28th Street corridor and the Woodland district out along East Paris Avenue, Division Avenue, and Interstate 96 into the surrounding communities. We handle the drop, the swap, and the routing to the right county facility around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, work out which county facility takes your material, and give you a clear number while we talk.
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 runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, based on five days. Kent County tipping fees and your load weight then move the total. Your account manager confirms your included tonnage and the per-ton overage rate when the order is placed.
For anything beyond a load or two, renting is cheaper. Self-hauling means a gate charge each visit, your own fuel and time, and exposure to the county's past-closing surcharge. One container takes the whole job in a single haul with none of that.
Yes. In a 10-yard container a three-seat couch eats about a fifth of the space, which still leaves a mattress, a dresser, and a stack of boxes. With household furniture you nearly always run out of volume before you reach the weight limit.
Kent County refuses explosives, liquid wastes, asbestos, whole tires, sharps, radioactive material, firearms, hazardous waste, PCBs, yard waste, and white goods at its landfill. So appliances, whole tires, paint, solvents, and fuel all stay out of a Kentwood container and need their own route.
Kentwood's smallest, the 10-yard, opens at $399 to $499. Whether it stays cheapest depends on what a Kentwood basement turns up. Plaster, slab, and block reach its weight allowance early, so putting dense material in its own container usually costs less than paying overage on one mixed load.
Three days normally costs what five days costs, because the rate is built around the job rather than the days held. Weight is the variable that matters. Settle the included tonnage and the extra-ton rate with your account manager and you will know your ceiling.
Lumber, drywall, shingles, flooring, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, cardboard, and general cleanout material are all fine in Kentwood. Clean concrete, block, and asphalt are accepted and often cheaper in a dedicated load, since they fall outside the city's combustible waste direction.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Kentwood, Michigan 49508 |
| Phone: | 616-280-4408 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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