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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Mentor, Ohio, and the surrounding Lake County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Mentor is a big, mostly built-out suburb with a deep stock of mid-century housing, so basement and kitchen remodels, roof tear-offs and estate cleanouts run year round, alongside construction and tenant work along Mentor Avenue and the Tyler Boulevard industrial corridor.
Your price comes down to container size, the type and weight of the debris, how long you keep the container, and the per ton charge at the county landfill. Below you'll find our price ranges, how the county treats construction debris, and what has to stay out of the container.
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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 |
Lake County publishes its disposal rates, which makes the biggest variable in a Mentor quote easy to understand.
Container size is the first choice. Going one size up is nearly always cheaper than booking a second haul or paying overage on a container packed past its weight allowance.
Weight is the main cost driver after that. Plaster, tile, shingles and brick from Mentor's older housing are dense, so a 10-yard container of that material can weigh more than a 30-yard container of cabinets and trim.
The county rate is public. Waste generated inside Lake County is charged $30.00 per ton at the county facility, and material generated outside the county but inside Ohio is charged $40.00 per ton plus additional generation fees. Clean excavated soil goes in at $5.00 per load, and car and pickup tires at $3.00 each up to six. The county notes the total varies with the county the waste came from, so your origin address matters.
Construction debris carries an extra step in Lake County, and it can affect timing more than price. Whole building construction and demolition debris has to be pre-approved before the county facility will take it, and there is no construction debris landfill anywhere in the county as a fallback. For a demolition job that means paperwork or a longer haul, and it's worth raising at the quote stage.
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 from the volume, then sanity-check the weight. Prime Dumpster carries containers from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our smallest and the right call for dense material. A bathroom gut, a small deck tear-off, or a load of broken concrete fits inside it and inside its weight allowance.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a packed garage, a basement cleared to the block wall, or flooring from a couple of rooms.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the one most Mentor homeowners end up with. It covers a kitchen remodel or a whole-house cleanout and still fits a standard driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster handles a down-to-studs renovation, an addition, or a commercial fit-out. Choose it when debris is bulky rather than heavy.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest container, meant for commercial demolition, industrial cleanouts, and large construction sites along the Tyler Boulevard corridor.
If you're between two sizes, walk the job through with your account manager and they'll settle it with you.
On private property, like your driveway or a fenced job site, nothing is required. Mentor has no dumpster permit at all, and its published permit list covers building, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, fire protection, right-of-way work and lawn sprinklers, with nothing for a container.
What Mentor does regulate is the company placing the container. City code requires any firm doing commercial collection of waste in Mentor to hold an annual refuse contractor license from the Director of Public Works, plus a separate annual license for each vehicle used, displayed in the windshield. Both expire on the last day of December and neither is transferable. The city also requires liability insurance naming the City as co-insured. Those are supplier-side requirements rather than anything you file, but they are the first question on any Mentor job.
One more city rule works in your favor. Mentor's littering provision treats a dumpster as a litter receptacle and bars anyone from putting their own trash into a container on property they do not own. If neighbors start filling your container overnight, that is a code matter, not just an annoyance.
For questions about placement or street access, call the City of Mentor Public Works Department at 440-974-5781. Your account manager can confirm the licensing position and the right contact before delivery is scheduled.
Most remodeling and cleanout debris is fine. The limits come from Ohio rules and from what the county facility will take.
Ohio EPA is specific about what a municipal solid waste landfill cannot accept: hazardous waste, regulated PCB waste, bulk liquids or waste holding free liquids, untreated infectious waste from a large generator, scrap tires, and yard waste. Those six follow the load wherever it goes.
The Lake County facility names its refusals too, and the list is longer than the state minimum. It will not take out-of-state waste, paints and paint products, chemicals, sprays, pesticides, batteries, automotive fluids, household cleaners, used motor oil, or yard waste of any kind, including brush, stumps, grass, leaves, firewood and bushes.
Tires are a special case here. The county landfill does not bury them. It accepts a small number from residents for a fee and ships them to a scrap tire facility, and anyone generating tires in quantity has to use an approved scrap tire transporter.
Clean concrete, asphalt, brick, block, tile and stone are treated differently again. The Lake County General Health District classes them as clean hard fill that can be reused as construction material, and it asks for written notice at least seven days before any site is filled with it. If your job involves that material, ask your account manager before you plan the load.
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.
Most roll-off loads from Mentor go to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, a county-operated landfill at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077, roughly ten road miles east of Mentor. The gate is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., though Saturday is reserved for Lake County residents with cars and pickups and no commercial trucks are allowed that day. The facility takes in about 1,000 tons a day and the number to call is 440-350-2644.
Two details matter before a truck leaves your site. The county states plainly that all vehicles must be tarped, so the load has to be covered. And whole building construction and demolition debris has to be pre-approved rather than simply driven in.
The Lake County General Health District, which is the state-approved authority regulating solid waste across the county, confirms that there are no licensed construction and demolition debris facilities in Lake County at all. For a demolition load that means either county pre-approval or a longer haul out of county, which shows up in the disposal line of your quote.
Your account manager will confirm which facility is receiving your container and what the disposal side looks like before delivery.
2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077
County landfill, open Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings.
Most Mentor rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking earlier helps if your load is demolition debris, because the county pre-approval step takes time.
These habits make delivery day straightforward:
Keep the gate schedule in mind too. The county facility shuts at 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and takes no commercial trucks on Saturday, so a container filled late on a Friday is usually hauled Monday.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster delivers throughout Mentor, from the neighborhoods off Hopkins Road and Reynolds Road to Mentor Headlands and the Tyler Boulevard industrial district, and across the surrounding Lake County communities. Wherever your project sits, we coordinate delivery, pickup, and disposal around your schedule and the county facility's hours.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll size the container with you, sort out the disposal route for your material, and quote it 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.
Expect $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container and up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, based on a five-day rental. Lake County publishes its per ton rate, so your load weight is the main variable. Your account manager confirms included tonnage and the overage rate when you book.
Renting usually wins. The county facility is about ten road miles from Mentor, it closes at 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, and it bars commercial trucks on Saturday. Every self-haul trip costs fuel, a gate charge, and two rounds of lifting, so one container is simpler and cheaper.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes up about a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress, a dresser, and bagged items. With household furniture you run out of room long before you reach the weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, paint and paint products, solvents, fuel, pesticides, batteries, automotive fluids, used motor oil, and asbestos. The county facility also refuses all yard waste, including brush and stumps, and does not bury tires. Declare anything unusual when you book.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499. What goes in still decides the total. Plaster, tile and masonry from an older Mentor house are heavy enough to pass a small container's weight allowance, so keeping dense material in its own load is often cheaper.
Three days normally costs the same as five, because containers are priced by the job rather than by the day. Weight drives the invoice far more than the calendar. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton costs before delivery.
Most home and jobsite debris is allowed: lumber, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, siding, cabinets, furniture, carpet, cardboard, and cleanout junk. Clean concrete, brick and masonry are accepted as well, though Lake County treats them as reusable hard fill. Check anything unusual with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Mentor, Ohio 44060 |
| Phone: | 201-720-0550 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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