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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Marion, Iowa, and the wider Cedar Rapids area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Marion has grown hard along the Seventh Avenue and Highway 13 corridors while its older core near Uptown keeps a stock of century-old frame houses, and the 2020 derecho left a long tail of roof, siding and garage work that is still running, so container demand here is split between repair, renovation and new construction.
Four things set your number: container size, what you load, how long you keep it, and the per-ton charge at the receiving site. Marion is also one of the clearest cities in this batch on the rules, because the local waste agency publishes its full rate card and there is a separated-load rate that can cut your disposal cost by well over half.
Looking for a dependable waste management solution? Contact us today for a free quote! We're here to give you a straightforward and competitive estimate for all your dumpster rental needs. Find out how easy waste disposal can be with Prime Dumpster.
Curious about the cost? Reach out to us for a clear, upfront breakdown of dumpster rental prices. With Prime Dumpster, you’ll know exactly what you’re paying for.
Ready to get started? Scheduling your dumpster delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Dumpster is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right dumpster to your site when you need it.
Done with your project or need your dumpster emptied? Just give us a call to arrange a fast and convenient pickup. We’re ready to quickly remove your waste and make your experience hassle-free. Count on Prime Dumpster for timely and efficient service.
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 most useful number here is not one of ours. It is the landfill charge, and it comes in two versions.
A weighed mixed load is charged at $53.00 per ton at the local agency's Marion site, with a minimum charge of $22.00 plus tax. A load of clean inert material, meaning uncontaminated concrete, brick, sand and similar inert material, is charged at $20.00 per ton with a $20.00 minimum, Monday through Friday only. That is a difference of more than half, so on a driveway tear-out or a chimney removal a separated container is the cheapest way to finish the job.
Two more published figures are worth knowing before you load. Bulky waste is charged at $85.00 per ton, has to be declared, and has to be delivered before 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, with none accepted on Saturdays. And the tipping fee doubles for a load containing cardboard or any other banned material, so a single stray item can reprice an entire container.
There is also a charge of up to one hundred dollars for an uncovered or unsecured load arriving at the scales, which is why a tarp goes over the container before the truck moves and not as an afterthought.
Weight and size then do the ordinary work. Your account manager sets the included tonnage against what you describe, and will tell you whether splitting the job across two containers beats one mixed load.
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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Decide the material split first, then the size. Prime Dumpster runs five sizes across Marion.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one to take for clean inert material. Driveway concrete, chimney brick and block all reach their weight limit quickly, and at the separated rate a dedicated heavy container is the cheapest finish.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage emptied to the slab, a single bathroom taken back to studs, or a derecho-era roof section replaced on an older Uptown house.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the Marion workhorse. A kitchen plus a bath, a basement finished or stripped, or flooring pulled from a whole ranch all fit inside it.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for additions, new residential construction and whole-house work out along the Highway 13 corridor, where volume rather than weight is the limit.
The 40-Yard Dumpster handles commercial interiors, structural demolition and industrial clearing. Prime Dumpster has nothing larger.
Not sure how to split it? Describe the material to your account manager and they will work out whether one container or two costs you less.
On your own driveway, parking area or fenced work site, a container needs no City permit in Marion. That is the straightforward case.
For the street, Marion publishes a route and it takes two consents rather than one. The City's own rules say a hauler may not place, store or locate a dumpster, materials, collection containers or any other item in the street or right-of-way without a right-of-way permit and the permission of the Public Works Director. So the permit is the paperwork and the Director's permission is the decision, and both have to be in hand. That provision was last amended on 1 July 2025, so it is current rather than legacy text.
There is good news on the licensing side, and it is unusual. Marion repealed its scavenger license in March 2023, and the live code now says in terms that no license is required for a scavenger, keeping only a rule that waste must not be carried on a City street in a container that leaks or spills. The code still carries a definition of a vehicle license for waste hauling, but nothing anywhere in the chapter requires one: no application, no fee, no term and no penalty. So there is no city hauler license standing between you and a container in Marion.
The City's own collection service is a different matter, and it helps you here. Collection by the Public Works Department is mandatory for generators in the city, but the Department expressly will not collect material resulting from construction, demolition or repair of buildings, and contractors may not use the City's recycling services for construction, remodel or repair material. That is why a rented container is the right tool rather than an alternative to the City service.
Marion City Hall is at 1225 6th Avenue and the published number is 319-743-6300, which you can confirm on the City's own website. Your account manager finds the Public Works desk and tells you what the right-of-way file needs. Linn County's own pages would not open for us on this pass, so we make no claim either way about a county step, and your account manager checks it before the order is confirmed.
The receiving agency publishes a banned list and it is the one to work from, because a banned item doubles the tipping fee for the whole load.
Banned from the landfill and from the agency's drop-off containers: regulated hazardous wastes including flammable or toxic liquids and paints, solids and fuels; ammunition; pressurized cylinders; tires; appliances; cathode ray tubes and all televisions and computer monitors; fluorescent bulbs and lamps; solar panels; PCB-containing wastes including capacitors, ballasts and transformers; lead-acid automotive batteries; and unapproved special waste. Asbestos and special waste have their own separate process.
Cardboard is the one that catches people, because it is not hazardous and it feels harmless. It is a banned material at this facility, so flattened cartons from a remodel belong in recycling rather than in the container.
Marion also sets cart weight limits on its own collection, 168 pounds for a 48-gallon cart and 224 pounds for a 64-gallon cart, with a fine above them. That is the practical reason heavy demolition material goes in a roll-off instead of at the curb.
One more point on containers themselves. The City requires containers used by commercial and industrial establishments and by larger multiple-family buildings to be built to contain waste within the base, walls and cover, with a cover in place at all times, and requires screening for a newly located container. Read in context that is aimed at standing service containers rather than at a temporary project container, and the City's own right-of-way rule plainly contemplates a hauler placing a dumpster on a permit. Your account manager raises it with the City first where a long placement at a commercial address is involved.
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.
Marion is one of the few cities we serve with a publicly run landfill inside its own boundary. The local waste agency was created in 1994 by an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Cedar Rapids and Linn County, and it says in its own words that it operates both of its sites, so this is a genuinely public operation rather than a contracted one.
The main site is the Landfill and Resource Recovery building at 1954 County Home Road, Marion, Iowa 52302, on 319-377-5290, open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, with Saturday visits by appointment or account only. Garbage is accepted only at that address. Credit and debit cards, cash and business checks are taken, and a business account can be set up on the same number. The agency's compost and yard waste site is separate, at 2250 A Street SW in Cedar Rapids on 319-398-5163.
Two operational points matter on the day. Agency staff are not permitted to unload anything from a customer's vehicle or trailer, which is one of the reasons a roll-off beats self-hauling. And bulky items have to be declared and delivered before 2 p.m. on a weekday, with none taken on Saturdays.
Marion's own code also tells you where material has to go: segregated recyclables to a properly permitted facility in the planning area, everything else to a properly permitted sanitary landfill in the planning area, with the City Council able to allow another permitted facility on good cause shown. Clean inert material is the exception, and it is a useful one: uncontaminated soil, brick, concrete and sand from a construction site may go to a fill site rather than a permitted landfill, provided state rules are met.
Your account manager confirms the routing, the rate that will apply and the weight ticket arrangements before the truck leaves your address.
1954 County Home Road, Marion, IA 52302
Publicly run landfill in Marion, open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; Saturdays by appointment or account only.
2250 A Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA
The same agency's separate yard waste and compost site.
Most Marion orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. The schedule that really needs planning is the haul, because the agency's weekday hours end at 4 p.m. and Saturday is appointment-only.
Five habits that keep a Marion delivery on track:
Winter is the other scheduling factor. The agency texts weather closures to anyone who signs up, and a frozen or snow-covered driveway slows a set-down more than paperwork does. Your account manager builds both into the plan.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Marion, from Uptown and the older streets around Seventh Avenue out through Indian Creek, Boyson Road and the newer subdivisions along Highway 13 and Tower Terrace Road. We handle the drop, the swap and the haul to the agency site on County Home Road on your timetable.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the material, tell you whether a separated load saves you money, 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.
In Marion a 10-yard container is priced $399 to $499 and a 40-yard $699 to $899, for five days. The per-ton gate charge and your load weight then adjust the total, and a separated clean load is charged far less. Your account manager sets the Marion tonnage allowance at the order.
Renting wins for most Marion jobs. The agency will not unload anything from your vehicle, so every self-haul trip is loaded and unloaded by hand, pays a minimum charge, and fits inside weekday hours. One container is loaded once and hauled once.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving room for a bed frame, a dresser and a stack of cartons. Furniture fills volume long before it threatens the weight allowance on that size.
No hazardous material, flammable or toxic liquids, paints, fuels, ammunition, pressurized cylinders, tires, appliances, televisions or monitors, fluorescent bulbs, solar panels or lead-acid batteries. Cardboard is banned too and doubles the fee for the whole load.
The 10-yard at $399 to $499 is the lowest entry figure, and for clean concrete or brick it is also the cheapest finish, because separated inert material carries a much lower per-ton rate than a mixed load. Mixing that material in is what costs you.
Three days and five days usually cost the same in Marion, since the quote follows the project rather than the day count. In Marion it is the weight and the material mix that shift the invoice. Settle the tonnage allowance and the overage rate with your account manager and the Marion number holds.
Framing scrap, drywall, roofing, siding, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture and general cleanout material are all fine in Marion. Clean concrete, brick and sand are accepted as well and are charged less in a dedicated load. Anything doubtful goes to your account manager before the Marion container is loaded.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Marion, Iowa 52302 |
| Phone: | 319-289-7669 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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