On private property, a driveway or a lot, there is no separate city permit for the container itself. The city's own rules keep a container on the premises of whoever provides it and off the street except on a collection day, so plan a spot fully on the property.
A container in a street, alley, parkway, or across a sidewalk needs an encroachment permit, and Maywood defines an encroachment broadly enough to cover items simply placed on public property. Two parts of that process matter before you plan around it. The standard fee is $642.50 for a single permit, a separate permit is required for each project, and a permit is approved only where no reasonable alternative exists and at least four feet of clear sidewalk is maintained. If your driveway can take the container, the city is likely to treat that as the reasonable alternative.
The bigger permit question in Maywood is not where the container sits but how the project's debris is handled. For any project that needs a building, demolition, encroachment, or grading permit, the city requires an approved waste management plan first, signed by both the contractor and the owner, and no permit or final occupancy is granted without it. The city also holds a security deposit that is forfeited if the diversion target is missed.
Because of that, Maywood handles construction and demolition debris through an exclusive city agreement rather than an open market. Start the conversation early: your Prime Dumpster account manager will confirm how the city's rule applies at your address, and what it means for your project, before anything is booked. For city questions, City Hall is at 4319 East Slauson Avenue and the number is 323-562-5700.
Before you book, confirm with the city that a container can be placed for your job at your address. Rules differ from city to city and they change. Your Prime Dumpster account manager will help you check, and will tell you plainly what your options are here.