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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Manhattan, Kansas, and the surrounding Flint Hills communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Manhattan is a university town with a big rental-housing stock, a dense student district in Aggieville, and a steady run of residential construction and commercial work spreading west and north, so turnover work and renovation keep container demand high all year.
Four things set your number: container size, what you load, how long you keep it, and what the county transfer station charges by the ton. Manhattan also runs its own dumpster article in the city code, which is unusually detailed, so the permit section is worth a careful read.
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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 |
The disposal side of a Manhattan quote is unusually easy to check, because the county publishes its tipping fees.
Riley County charges $64.00 per ton for municipal solid waste at its transfer station, with a minimum charge of $16.00 for 500 pounds or less, on rates dated 1 October 2023. Commercial brush runs at $12.00 per ton with a $6.00 minimum, and residential brush, grass, leaves, straw and hay are taken at no charge. Appliances are charged at the municipal waste rate, and anything brought in without prior certification that the refrigerant has been removed picks up an extra $15.00 per unit.
That means the weight of your load is the variable that actually moves your bill. A 10-yard container of driveway concrete can cost more to empty than a 30-yard container of cabinets and trim, and brush separated out of a mixed load costs a fifth as much to tip.
Size does the rest of the work. One 20-yard container beats two 10-yard containers on a kitchen and bath job, because you pay once for the delivery and once for the haul. Your account manager sets the included tonnage against the material you describe so the overage line is settled before delivery.
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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Start with the heaviest material, then check the space. Prime Dumpster runs five sizes across Manhattan.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one for dense Manhattan material. Driveway concrete, limestone, old tile and a single-layer shingle tear-off reach a weight limit well before the walls fill up.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage emptied to the slab, one bathroom taken to studs, or a student-house turnover done properly. It is the size that fits the tighter Aggieville-area lots.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the Manhattan workhorse. A kitchen plus a bath, a whole rental unit turned over, or carpet and pad pulled from a full house all fit.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for additions, new residential construction and multi-unit turnovers, where packaging and offcuts take volume much faster than weight.
The 40-Yard Dumpster handles commercial interiors, structural demolition and industrial clearing where there is room to set it. Prime Dumpster has nothing larger.
Not sure which one your job needs? Tell your account manager the unit count and the material and they will size it.
On your own driveway, parking lot or fenced work area, a container needs no city permit in Manhattan. That is the clean case and it is where most containers sit.
City property is where Manhattan is detailed, and it splits into two routes.
In the Aggieville business district and the downtown business district, a container may go in a street or alley only with a city dumpster permit. The fee is $75.00, renewal is $75.00, and anyone who places a container before getting the permit pays double the fee when it is finally issued. The fee is not refundable. The city engineer issues it on a complete application with a site plan, a finding that there is no practical alternative to the street location, and a finding that traffic and pedestrian safety can be maintained. No permit or renewal may run longer than 60 days, and when it expires the container has to come off immediately.
Outside those two districts there is no permit, but there is a test. A container may sit in a street or alley only where there is no practical alternative, and the city defines that tightly: the parcel must lack adequate space, the use must be necessary for a temporary activity on that parcel, and the code says expressly that mere inconvenience or protecting grass or landscaping does not count. If there is a dispute, the city engineer's opinion decides it.
Any container on a city street or alley, in either case, has to meet a set of physical requirements. It must not block a sidewalk. It must sit on runners if it is on asphalt. It must be immediately next to the parcel it serves. It must be clearly labeled with the owner's name and current phone number. And it must carry reflective tape at least one inch wide in a red and white pattern, a minimum of 20 square inches on each perpendicular edge, mounted at least 30 inches above the bottom of the container, on both ends and all four corners. Prime Dumpster meets that marking standard as a matter of course.
The limit most people miss is the annual one. Unless a permit says otherwise, a container may not sit in the street or alley next to the parcel it serves for more than 60 days of any calendar year. That is a budget at the address, not per rental, so a property that already had a street container this year has less left. The penalty for placing one unlawfully starts at a hundred dollars a day and rises from there.
There is also a definitional wrinkle in the code that is worth raising with us first. The city's dumpster article defines a dumpster as a container for refuse, trash, garbage, solid waste and construction materials that is emptied by a city-licensed refuse collector, while the licensing chapter itself is keyed to a narrower word that leaves building-operations waste out. Your account manager confirms with the City how that lands on your specific job before anything is scheduled, so nobody has to work it out on the day. Manhattan City Hall is at 1101 Poyntz Avenue and the city engineer's office is the one that decides a street placement. Riley County publishes its solid waste policies, rates and plan but we found no county hauler requirement listed, and because that is an index read rather than a page devoted to the question we make no claim either way about a county step.
The county transfer station is the practical authority here, and its own rules set the boundary.
Household hazardous material goes to a separate county facility at 6245 Tuttle Creek Boulevard, which takes paint, pesticides, fertilizers, motor oil, household cleaners and antifreeze. None of that belongs in a rented container, and nor do solvents, fuel, pool chemicals, part-used aerosols, liquids, pressurized cylinders, asbestos or sharps.
Tires are accepted at the transfer station but priced individually rather than by weight, and rims add a further charge each, so they are worth keeping out of the mixed load and naming at booking. Appliances are charged at the municipal waste rate and anything that held refrigerant needs prior certification that it has been removed, or the extra per-unit fee applies.
One county rule is absolute and easy to overlook: no trash or refuse of any type may be landfilled on the transfer station property, and everything has to go through the transfer station, the yard waste area or the tree disposal area. So your load is weighed and routed on arrival rather than tipped wherever is convenient.
Put anything unusual to your account manager before it goes into a Manhattan 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.
Loads from Manhattan go to the Riley County Transfer Station at 1881 Henton Road, Manhattan, KS 66502, which is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed on Sundays, on 785-565-6290. It is owned by Riley County and run by the Solid Waste Division of Riley County Public Works, so this is a genuinely public facility rather than a contracted one.
The holiday schedule is published and short. The station closes only on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve from noon, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and where one of those falls on a Sunday the closure moves to the following day.
That matters for a container on a tight schedule, because Saturday opening is the exception rather than the rule at many transfer stations and here it is standard. A Friday fill can be hauled on Saturday morning.
Household hazardous material goes separately to the county facility on Tuttle Creek Boulevard, and brush and tree material have their own areas with their own much lower rates.
Your account manager confirms the routing for your load, the rate that will apply at the gate, and the weight ticket arrangements before the truck leaves your address.
1881 Henton Road, Manhattan, KS 66502
County-run transfer station, open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.
Most Manhattan orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. August and May are the pinch points, because student turnover concentrates a year of cleanout work into two short periods.
Five habits that keep a Manhattan delivery on track:
The transfer station's Saturday hours give you more flexibility here than in most towns. Your account manager will tell you whether a weekend haul is available for your week.
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Prime Dumpster serves every part of Manhattan, from Aggieville and the campus-edge rentals through downtown, the Westloop and Miller Ranch areas, Northview and the Scenic Drive corridor, and out along Tuttle Creek Boulevard. We handle the drop, the swap and the haul to the county station on your timetable.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the material, tell you whether the street is an option at your address, and give you a clear figure 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.
For a Manhattan job, a 10-yard container is $399 to $499 and a 40-yard is $699 to $899, over five days. The county's per-ton gate charge and your load weight then adjust the total. Your account manager sets the Manhattan tonnage allowance and the overage rate when the order is taken.
For anything bigger than a car load in Manhattan, the container wins. The county charges a minimum for 500 pounds or less, so several small trips each pay a minimum, and you load by hand twice. One container means one load, one haul and one weight ticket.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves space for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of cartons. For a student-house turnover the 10-yard is often enough on its own.
No hazardous material, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, pesticides, pool chemicals, pressurized cylinders or asbestos. Those go to the county's household hazardous waste facility. Tires and appliances are accepted at the gate but priced separately, so name them at booking.
Manhattan's entry size is the 10-yard at $399 to $499. Whether it finishes cheapest depends on the load, because disposal is charged by the ton. Separating concrete and limestone into a dedicated container usually beats paying overage on a mixed one.
Three days and five days usually cost the same in Manhattan, because the quote follows the project rather than the day count. What really moves a Manhattan invoice is the weight on the county scale. Agree the included tonnage and the per-ton overage rate with your account manager and the figure holds.
Framing scrap, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout material are all fine in Manhattan. Clean concrete, block and limestone are accepted too, and brush tips cheapest in a load of its own. Anything doubtful goes to your account manager before the Manhattan container is loaded.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Manhattan, Kansas 66502 |
| Phone: | 785-560-2505 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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