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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Lima, Ohio, and the Allen County towns around it, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Lima is an older industrial city with a deep stock of early twentieth century homes, and between rehab work, roof replacements and the construction and plant maintenance along the refinery and rail corridors, there is a steady run of debris that curbside service was never built to take.
Your cost here follows four things: the container size, the weight and type of your debris, how long you keep it, and whether the container needs to sit in a public street. Below you will find our price ranges, the city's 2024 street rules, what Ohio keeps out of landfills, and where a Lima load actually goes.
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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 |
Size sets the baseline. A larger container costs more at the start and almost always costs less than a second haul.
Weight decides the rest. Disposal here is charged by the ton, so a load of plaster, tile or shingles from a century-old Lima house prices very differently from a garage full of cardboard and old furniture.
Where the container sits can add a step. If it goes in a public street, the city charges $20.00 for the permit and the City Engineer decides the exact spot and size, so that approval has to come before the truck.
Separating pays here more than in most towns. Lima's licensed receiving site is a construction and demolition landfill rather than a general household landfill, so keeping clean building debris in its own container, and household junk in another, is usually both simpler and cheaper. Your account manager will tell you whether splitting the job is worth it.
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 by volume, then check the weight, then check the spot. Prime Dumpster carries containers from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our smallest and the one that fits best on a narrow Lima street frontage. It suits a bathroom, one room, or a load of brick and broken concrete, which reaches its weight limit before it fills up.
The 15-Yard Dumpster takes a garage, a basement or one slope of an older roof. It holds a good deal more without needing a much larger footprint.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size we send most often here. It handles a whole house cleanout or a remodel across several rooms and still fits on a normal driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is built for gut renovations, additions and tear-downs of garages and outbuildings. Its height helps when the debris is bulky rather than dense.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest, aimed at commercial demolition, plant cleanouts and large construction sites.
If two sizes look close, describe the job to your account manager and let them work out which one keeps you under the weight allowance.
On private property, including your own driveway or a fenced job site, Lima requires no container permit. That is the simple path and it covers most residential work.
The moment the container touches a public street or other public space, you need a permit from the City Engineer's Office. Lima rewrote this rule in November 2024 and it now names dumpsters directly rather than lumping them in with building materials. The fee is twenty dollars, the Mayor sets how long the permit runs and can renew it, and the City Engineer decides how much space the container may take and exactly where it goes.
The placement rules are specific, and they are worth knowing before you choose a size. A container cannot sit within ten feet of a fire hydrant or cistern. It cannot reach more than a third of the way across the street from curb to curb, and if it goes on a sidewalk it cannot cover more than half the width. Gutters have to stay clear. The city can also pull the permit if the street is needed, and then the container has to be gone and the spot restored within ten days.
There is one more requirement that catches people out. A permitted container has to carry retroreflective marking, a reflective strip at least two inches wide, run long and tall enough to outline the shape and width of the container including all four corners, so drivers can see it at night.
Permits come from the City Engineer's Office at the Lima Municipal Center, 50 Town Square, and the city number is 419-228-5462. If you are not sure whether your spot counts as public space, your account manager can check it and point you to the right desk.
Ordinary building and household debris is fine. The limits come from Ohio law and from what the receiving landfill is licensed to take.
Ohio keeps scrap tires out of ordinary landfills completely. They may only be disposed of at permitted scrap tire monofill or monocell facilities, and anyone moving more than ten of them has to register with the state first. That is why a handful of old tires cannot simply ride along in a mixed load.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos cannot go in a standard container either.
There is a Lima-specific wrinkle worth planning around. The licensed site that receives this material is a construction and demolition debris landfill, not a household waste landfill. Clean building debris is exactly what it is set up for, while mixed household garbage belongs in a different stream. Keeping the two apart saves arguments at the scale.
When you are unsure about an item, 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.
Start with what Lima's own service will not take. The city runs garbage and refuse collection as a public utility, and its code defines refuse so that it specifically leaves out earth, sod, rock, concrete, brick, stone, sand, plaster and anything else that piles up from building construction or remodeling. Those materials are not part of city service, and there is no curbside route for them at any price.
That work goes to the Lima Allen County Landfill at 1500 Ft Amanda Rd, Lima, OH 45804, which the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency lists as a licensed construction and demolition debris landfill for Allen County. The site number is 419-227-4709. Two licensed transfer stations for household waste also operate in the city, on South Metcalf Street and on Buckeye Road.
Because the construction debris landfill is inside the city limits rather than an hour away, haul distance is a smaller part of a Lima quote than it is in a lot of Ohio markets. That is good news for the price of a heavy load.
Your account manager will confirm which facility your container is headed to and what the per-ton charge means for your quote before anything is delivered.
1500 Ft Amanda Rd, Lima, OH 45804
Ohio EPA licensed construction and demolition debris landfill inside the city; call ahead for hours and accepted material.
Most Lima rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Build in extra time only if the container has to sit in the street, because the City Engineer has to approve the spot.
Five things that keep a Lima delivery moving:
Collection hours are set locally too. Nothing may be collected from a commercial property between midnight and 6 a.m., so a very early swap is not an option here.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster works throughout the City of Lima and the surrounding Allen County communities, from the older neighborhoods around downtown and the South Main corridor out to Elida, Bath Township, Shawnee Township and the industrial frontages along Buckeye Road and Fort Amanda Road. Wherever the job sits, we arrange the container, the haul and the disposal around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, sort out whether the street permit applies, and give you a clear number 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.
A 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, both on a five-day rental. Disposal is billed by the ton on top of that, so the weight of your debris moves the total most. Your account manager confirms included tonnage and overage rates before anything is delivered.
For a single small load, hauling it yourself can work. Past that the math turns, because the city caps what a household may set at the curb and charges for the excess, and every landfill trip costs you the gate charge plus fuel and most of a morning. One container usually wins.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of boxes. Furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so you will run out of floor space long before you reach the weight limit.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos. Ohio also bars scrap tires from ordinary landfills, so they need their own route. Appliances with refrigerant need separate handling, and mixed household garbage belongs apart from clean building debris here.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499, and on a narrow street it may also be the only size the city will approve. Cheapest on paper is not always cheapest in practice, since dense debris can push a small container past its weight allowance. Ask your account manager to compare.
Three days usually costs the same as five, because the price is built around the delivery, the haul and the tonnage rather than the calendar. Trimming days rarely trims the bill. Ask what tonnage is included and what each extra ton adds before the container arrives.
Ordinary construction and cleanout debris is welcome: lumber, drywall, plaster, shingles, flooring, cabinets, doors, siding, furniture, carpet and cardboard. Clean concrete, brick and stone are accepted too and often cost less when kept in their own load. Check anything unusual with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Lima, Ohio 45801 |
| Phone: | 283-209-2620 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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