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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding Lancaster County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The city's brick rowhouse blocks and converted warehouses mean a lot of plaster, slate, and heavy framing lumber comes out of local projects, and steady rehabilitation and new construction work in the downtown and northwest quadrants keeps containers on narrow streets most weeks.
Your cost comes from the container size, the weight of the load, the rental length, and the gate charge at the county authority that takes it. Below are our ranges, the city permit that applies to a street placement, and two local rules that affect the trucks and containers directly.
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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 |
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania quote is built from the container, the load, and the county gate.
Weight is the pressure point in this city more than in most, because the housing stock is old and heavy. Plaster and lath, slate roofing, brick, and dense old-growth framing all weigh far more per cubic yard than modern drywall and engineered lumber. If your project is a rowhouse rehabilitation, expect weight rather than volume to be the binding limit.
Placement is the second factor and it is partly a city question. On a narrow downtown block the only workable spot is often the street, and Lancaster requires a permit for any container in a right-of-way, so the sequence matters.
Disposal is the third. Loads go to the county authority, which runs a sorting and processing system rather than a single hole in the ground, so a clean single-material load is handled differently from a mixed one. Your account manager will tell you which site your container is booked into.
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 by volume, then check the weight and the street. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes across Lancaster County.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the container for plaster, brick, slate, and broken concrete. Its short body also fits the tight alley approaches behind many downtown properties, where nothing longer will turn.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a kitchen or bathroom strip-out, a porch rebuild, or a small roof section, and it is often the biggest container a rowhouse block will take on the street.
The 20-Yard Dumpster handles a full-property cleanout or a renovation across several rooms, and it is the usual choice on a lot with off-street parking.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for a gut rehabilitation, a warehouse conversion, or new construction where framing, plaster, and finish material come out together.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest and belongs on commercial demolition and bulky light debris, on sites with room to turn a long trailer.
Describe the block as well as the job to your account manager, because in central Lancaster the street decides as much as the debris does.
On private property, such as a driveway or a fenced site, Lancaster requires no container permit from the city.
In the right-of-way it does, and the rule names dumpsters directly. A permit is required for the placement of any dumpster or other container in any city right-of-way, and the Director of Public Works sets the rules on size, location, placement, and how long the container may occupy the space. No permit issues until the fee set by City Council resolution has been paid. Because those details sit outside the code itself, the practical step is a call rather than a form download.
Two further rules reach us rather than you, and it is worth knowing they exist. Containers used by a hauler in Lancaster must carry, on both sides in lettering at least six inches high, the hauler's name, a local toll-free number, and a legend saying what the container holds. Vehicles must have enclosed bodies or be covered with a waterproof tarpaulin or canvas cover with no rips or holes, and the city inspects annually before issuing a hauler permit. Those are our obligations, and we meet them before a container reaches your address.
For the city side, the Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling answers on 717-291-4711. Your account manager can confirm whether your spot needs the right-of-way permit and will handle the hauler-side paperwork.
Nearly all Lancaster construction and household debris loads normally. The limits come from Pennsylvania's waste transport rules, the state's electronics ban, and the city's own refusal list.
Pennsylvania requires a state waste transporter authorization for heavy trucks carrying municipal or residual waste to a Pennsylvania facility, and the receiving facility is barred from accepting a load without it. Clean fill sits outside that regime, which is one more reason to keep a clean hard load separate from a mixed one.
Electronics are their own category here. The city bars electronic waste from being collected with regulated municipal waste at all, and points to Pennsylvania's covered device recycling route and an authorized facility instead. Televisions, monitors, and computer equipment have to come out of the container before it is hauled.
The city's own refusal list covers chemotherapeutic waste, explosives and ordnance, hazardous waste, infectious and pathological waste, radioactive materials, and liquid waste. Drums, barrels, buckets, and paint cans are refused unless the lids are off and the interiors are clean, and gas cylinders are refused unless empty and under a 19-pound capacity.
No standard container accepts hazardous material, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, or asbestos. Ask your account manager about anything borderline before it goes in.
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.
Loads from Lancaster go to the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, a municipal authority that handles waste for Lancaster and Dauphin counties and runs its own sites rather than contracting them out.
The nearest is the Transfer Station Complex at 1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603, open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Its published accepted materials include construction waste, appliances, bulky items, electronics, recycling, and residential waste. It takes Lancaster County waste only.
Landfill-bound material goes to Frey Farm Landfill, 3049 River Rd, Conestoga, PA 17516, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on the second and fourth Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. It also accepts construction waste and is also restricted to Lancaster County waste. Both sites answer on 717-397-9968.
Two city rules shape the journey. Material collected in Lancaster must go directly to an authority facility with no intervening transfer, unloading, sorting, salvaging, or reuse of any part of the load, and licensed collectors file monthly manifests with the authority. In practice that means the destination is fixed before your container is delivered rather than decided afterwards, and your account manager confirms it with you.
1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603
Open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lancaster County waste only.
3049 River Rd, Conestoga, PA 17516
Open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on the second and fourth Saturday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Most Lancaster rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Allow extra time for a street position, because the right-of-way permit comes first and its terms are set by the Director of Public Works rather than by a published table.
Five things worth doing before delivery day:
Those Saturday hours are the practical constraint. The transfer station closes at 11:00 a.m. on a Saturday and the landfill opens only on alternate Saturdays, so a container filled on a Friday evening is usually tipped on the Monday.
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Prime Dumpster serves the whole City of Lancaster, from the Chestnut Hill and Cabbage Hill neighborhoods through the downtown blocks to the Harrisburg Pike and Columbia Avenue corridors, and we work throughout the surrounding Lancaster County boroughs and townships on the same schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the street and the debris, tell you whether a right-of-way permit is needed, and quote 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.
Containers here run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard on a five-day period. The weight of the load and the authority's gate charge move the final figure, and old-house material moves it most. Your account manager sets out the included weight and the overage rate at the time of booking.
For a Lancaster rehabilitation job, renting is clearly cheaper. Self-hauling means a gate charge on every trip plus the drive out to Harrisburg Pike or Conestoga, and the authority's weekend hours are short. A single container finishes a rowhouse job in one trip.
Yes. Roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container goes to a three-seat couch, leaving room for a bed frame, a dresser, and boxes. Furniture is bulky rather than dense, so the room gives out well before the allowance.
Nothing hazardous goes in, and that covers liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, and asbestos. Lancaster also bars electronic waste from being hauled with regulated municipal waste, and refuses chemotherapeutic and infectious waste, explosives, radioactive material, open paint cans, and non-empty gas cylinders. Tires and appliances travel on their own.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499, and on a downtown block it is often the only size that can be positioned. Plaster, brick, and slate can still take it past its weight allowance, so a dedicated heavy container usually beats paying overage on a mixed one.
Three days usually costs what five days costs, because the container is priced around the haul rather than the calendar. The load moves the bill much further than the length of the rental does. Ask your account manager for the included weight and the Lancaster County overage rate.
Ordinary building and household debris is accepted: lumber, plaster and lath, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, furniture, cardboard, and general cleanout material. Clean concrete, brick, and stone are accepted too and usually cost less kept on their own, and clean fill sits outside the state transport rules. Clear anything unusual with your account manager.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 |
| Phone: | 267-539-9905 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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