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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Lafayette, Colorado, and the neighboring Boulder County towns in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Lafayette has grown fast on its east and north edges, so there is a steady mix here of new residential construction, infill building on older Old Town lots, and remodels in the 1990s and 2000s subdivisions that are now due their first serious update.
Lafayette is also one of the places where the rules sit at county level rather than city level, which changes who needs to be licensed and for what. Below you will find container sizes and prices, where the permit and license questions actually live, what Colorado keeps out of a load, and how fast a container can reach your site.
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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 |
What you pay in Lafayette comes down to size, weight, and where the material is allowed to go.
Container size is the first choice and it should follow the material. Front Range remodels throw up a lot of dense debris, from concrete flatwork and flagstone to layered composition roofing, and all of it weighs heavily for its volume. A 10 or 15-yard unit filled with that material will reach its tonnage allowance before the walls are full, which is how it is supposed to work.
Bulky material behaves differently. Framing, cabinets, drywall, decking and household cleanout material take up space without much weight, so a 20 or 30-yard container will take more of the job for each dollar you spend.
Keeping the two apart is the usual way to save money here. One small container for masonry and roofing and a larger one for the rest will often total less than a single unit that goes over on weight.
The receiving facility sets the per-ton rate, not us, and the Denver and Boulder market rates move. Your account manager confirms the destination and the current rate at the time you book rather than quoting from a number that may have shifted.
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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Work from the heaviest material on the site and from the space you have. Five container sizes are available in Boulder County, from 10 up to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the dense-material unit. Concrete, flagstone, brick, tile and soil go here, and its short twelve-foot body fits a single-width driveway on an Old Town lot.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is sized for a garage cleanout, one room of flooring, or a tear-off on a smaller roof. It gives useful capacity without needing a long approach.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the most commonly booked size in the Boulder County suburbs. A whole-house declutter or a kitchen and bath renovation together both fit, with room for furniture.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is the right call for a full renovation, a basement finish, an addition or a new-build framing phase, where volume rather than weight is the issue.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and is built for commercial work, structure demolition and large construction packages.
Give your account manager the debris list and the available drop space, including whether the site is a finished lot or a construction pad, and they will size the container to the real constraint.
On private ground in Lafayette, Colorado there is no City permit to obtain. A container on your driveway, pad or an active construction lot is not something Lafayette asks you to apply for, and no size cap or day cap appears anywhere in the City's published permit material.
For the public right-of-way, the City has a general Right-Of-Way Permit administered by Public Works, and that is the instrument to ask about if a container has to sit in the street or on a shoulder. The City publishes no fee and no review window for it, so we will not quote one.
There is a second question in Lafayette that is more important than the street permit, and it is not about you. Boulder County licenses the hauler rather than the placement. The County's own hauling requirements page states that a county ordinance requires licensing of all hauling companies operating in Boulder County that collect, transport or dispose of discarded materials, and it names construction and demolition materials in that list. Licenses renew annually, and the County's Resource Conservation Division handles them on 720-564-2220.
The City's own collection license, by contrast, is written for residential waste haulers. The City says so in plain words on its waste hauler license page, and the code reinforces it by taking service to an active construction or demolition project permitted by the City building division out of the commercial-customer class altogether.
The practical upshot for you is simple. Nothing in Lafayette requires a homeowner or contractor to hold a container permit on private ground. Your account manager will confirm the licensing position for your job and raise the street question with the City if your drop spot has to sit in the right-of-way. The City offices are at 1290 S. Public Road and the main line is 303-665-5588.
Ordinary Front Range construction and household debris loads without trouble. The limits come from the state list and from the receiving facility.
Colorado's prohibited-disposal list published by the state health department is headed as a residential list, and it covers five things: lead-acid batteries, liquid wastes and wastes containing free liquids unless the facility is specifically approved for them, used oil, waste tires unless due diligence shows no other option, and waste electronic devices and computers. On a commercial or contractor load, the receiving facility applies its own acceptance rules in addition, so a jobsite container has two layers of limits rather than one.
Lafayette adds a local rule worth knowing. It is unlawful to bury solid waste, recyclables or organic material anywhere in the city, which rules out the old habit of burying demolition material on a lot rather than hauling it. The code also bars putting excluded waste, which it defines to include construction debris, into any residential container.
Beyond that, keep paint, solvents, thinners, fuel, pool chemicals, pesticides and asbestos material out of the container entirely.
Boulder County runs a hazardous materials facility that takes those items from residents and small businesses, which is the published route for them. For anything you cannot place on one side of the line, ask your account manager first.
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.
Neither the City of Lafayette nor Boulder County operates a landfill, and the active disposal sites serving the Boulder and Denver market are run by private operators. Rather than point you at a competitor's gate, we confirm the destination for your particular load when you book, along with the rate that applies to it.
What the County does run, and what Lafayette households should use for the chemical end of a cleanout, is the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility at 1901 63rd St, Boulder, CO 80301. It takes calls on 720-564-2251 and sits behind and west of the County Recycling Center, with signs from the entrance. Published hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Monday and Sunday, with Tuesday reserved for business waste by appointment.
Be clear about its scope. It accepts hazardous waste from residents and businesses in Boulder County, Broomfield, and the Town of Erie, with an out-of-county fee for residential waste from outside that area. Business waste is priced from a formula based on the type and weight of the material rather than a published rate, and it needs an appointment. It is not a construction debris site, so do not send a container there. It also runs a free reuse area where leftover paint and household products can be collected at no charge, which is a genuinely useful stop at the start of a renovation.
The County's Resource Conservation Division, at the same address, is the office that handles the hauler licensing side. Your account manager deals with that so you do not have to.
1901 63rd St, Boulder, CO 80301
County-run hazardous waste drop-off, open Wednesday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It takes no container loads.
Most orders in Lafayette, Colorado can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. A couple of days of notice gives you a choice of windows and time to clear the spot.
Five things that help on a Boulder County job:
Front Range weather is the wildcard. A heavy spring or autumn snow changes what a truck can safely do on a soft or sloped drop spot, so if the forecast turns, call and we will move the window rather than risk the surface.
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Prime Dumpster serves Lafayette from Old Town and the South Public Road corridor out to the newer neighborhoods east of 120th and the Indian Peaks area, along with the neighboring Boulder County towns. Delivery, pickup and disposal are coordinated around your own build calendar.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container to the debris and the drop spot, confirm the licensing and destination position for your job, and give you a clear 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.
Over a five-day rental a 10-yard costs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard $699 to $899. Debris weight moves the final figure most, because disposal is charged by the ton at the receiving facility. Your account manager sets out the tonnage built into the Lafayette quote and the rate beyond it at booking.
On a Boulder County project of any size, renting comes out ahead. Self-hauling means a weigh-in on every trip, fuel, and your own hours, and the nearest disposal sites are a drive out of Boulder County. A container absorbs the whole job and goes once.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves room for a bed frame, a dresser and boxes. With furniture the volume runs out long before the weight allowance does.
The state list keeps lead-acid batteries, free liquids, used oil, waste tires and electronic devices out of Colorado disposal sites. Paint, solvents, fuel, pool chemicals, pesticides and asbestos material stay out too. The County hazardous materials facility is the published route for those items.
The lowest price in Lafayette, Colorado is the 10-yard at $399 to $499. The lowest Colorado starting price is not always the lowest finished cost, though. Dense Front Range debris like concrete or flagstone can push a small container past its weight allowance, and the overage then outweighs what a second unit would have cost.
Three days usually costs the same as five days, because the price is built around the haul and the tonnage rather than the number of nights. Tonnage, not the calendar, is what moves a Boulder County invoice. Your account manager will confirm the tonnage in your Lafayette quote and the rate for anything above it.
Lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, decking, fencing, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine, and clean concrete, brick and flagstone are accepted as well. They usually cost less when kept in their own load. Anything unusual is worth a word with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Lafayette, Colorado 80026 |
| Phone: | 720-964-1400 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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