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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Mercer Island, Washington, and the nearby east King County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The Island's postwar housing is being renovated and rebuilt at a steady clip, basement and kitchen work runs through the winter, and new construction on the north end and in the Town Center keeps builders ordering containers all year.
Four things set the price: which size you take, how heavy the load is, how long the container stays, and where King County allows the material to be taken. That last one matters more on the Island than almost anywhere, and the sections below explain why, along with the ranges, the local rules and how fast delivery can be arranged.
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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 |
Destination is the dominant cost factor here, and it is a county rule rather than a city one.
King County requires construction and demolition material from a jobsite in the county, outside Seattle, to go to a facility the county has designated for it. Ordinary mixed garbage can go to a county transfer station. Building debris cannot. Those are different sites, different distances off the Island, and different per-ton charges, so what you put in the container decides the haul before we ever quote it.
The county also charges a separate per-ton fee on construction and demolition material sent to landfill, which is why sorting pays here. Clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard material pulled out at the jobsite can go to recyclers instead, and the county says so in terms.
Weight is the next lever, and on the Island it is usually concrete, old chimney brick or wet soil from a basement dig. Heavy material travels best in a small unit on its own.
Access is the third, and it is genuinely local. Narrow lanes, steep driveways and mature trees mean the drop spot often decides which size can be delivered. Send your account manager a photo of the approach and the quote will hold.
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 weight and access, then volume. Our Island fleet runs the full range, 10 yards up to 40.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the right unit for concrete, brick, soil and tile, and it is also the easiest to place on a short or sloping Island driveway.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage or crawl-space clearing, one bathroom, or a small roof tear-off.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual pick for a kitchen plus a bathroom, or for clearing a house ahead of a sale. It still fits most driveways here.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a full renovation or a new residential build, where volume rather than weight is the constraint.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest container, for demolition and commercial projects. On the Island it needs a genuinely long, flat approach, so we check the site first.
Describe the material and the driveway to your account manager, and they will tell you the largest unit that will actually fit.
On private property, including your own driveway, the City publishes no separate placement permit for a container. What the City does regulate is the business of collecting and moving waste.
Mercer Island's code says no person may engage in the business of collection, handling or transportation of solid waste in the city without either contracting with the City or holding a City solid waste collection, handling and transportation license, and it adds that any license, permit or franchise required by the State of Washington or by King County must be held as well. The City's exclusive contract is written around curbside collection specifically, which leaves project container work outside the exclusive arrangement. The code also defines refuse so as to exclude earth, sand, gravel, rock, broken concrete, plaster, bricks and other building material, which on its face puts a clean building-material load outside the chapter altogether. That reading is not airtight, because the same chapter defines recyclables by reference to the King County solid waste plan, and that plan does deal with construction material. We put both readings in front of customers rather than pick one, and the account manager confirms the position before a long booking.
For the right-of-way, the City's Right-of-Way Division inside Public Works controls what happens in the street. The City's own pages set out that division's maintenance duties and do not publish an object-placement permit, so if any part of your container will sit off private ground, call Mercer Island Public Works at 206-275-7608 and settle it before the delivery date. Your account manager will join that call if it helps.
Nearly everything an Island renovation produces can be loaded. The real limits here come from the receiving facility rather than from a long list of banned items.
Nothing hazardous belongs in a container, so paint, solvents, fuel, liquids and asbestos are excluded. Those belong at a household hazardous waste collection point, and King County runs one on the same site as its Bellevue transfer station.
The county's conditions on construction and demolition material are the ones that catch people. Clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard waste have to be sorted out as a condition of tipping, and a load is only treated as ordinary garbage if construction material makes up a small share of it. A container that is mostly drywall and framing is a construction load and goes to a designated site, not to the nearest transfer station.
King County also charges a fee on any vehicle that arrives at one of its facilities with an unsecured load, so a container is tarped and strapped before it leaves your property.
If your project includes anything unusual, from an old oil tank to treated timbers, raise it with 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.
Ordinary mixed garbage from the Island normally goes to the Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station in Bellevue, which the King County Solid Waste Division owns and runs. It is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The county's information line is 206-477-4466. King County notes that customers must live or do business within its service area to use the site, and that the service area does not include Seattle or Milton; Mercer Island is inside it. There is also a 40-foot combined limit on vehicle and trailer length at that station.
Construction and demolition debris is a different route. King County requires it to go to a facility the county designates for that material, and the designated sites for non-recyclable construction waste are all run by private companies, so we name no site here and the destination is confirmed per job. Garbage consolidated at the county transfer stations is trucked on to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, which is not open to the public.
What this means in practice is simple: tell us what the load is and we route it once. Your account manager confirms the receiving facility and the per-ton charge that applies before the container is delivered.
Most Island orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. A day or two of lead time helps, because the right destination has to be set before the truck is loaded.
Five things that keep a delivery on schedule:
County facility hours are shorter on weekdays than at the weekend, closing at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, so a late finish on a weekday often means a next-morning haul.
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Prime Dumpster arranges container delivery across Mercer Island, from the Town Center and the north end to East Seattle, Mercerwood and the south-end neighborhoods, and throughout the nearby east King County cities on both I-90 and I-405. Whether the job is a basement dig or a full rebuild, we coordinate delivery, collection and the correct disposal route around your crew.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container to the driveway, set the right disposal route for the material, and quote you 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.
Island pricing opens at $399 to $499 for a 10-yard and tops out at $699 to $899 for a 40-yard over five days. Here the destination moves the number as much as the size, because construction debris and ordinary garbage go to different county-approved sites. Your account manager pins down the weight allowance and the overage when the order goes in.
Renting wins quickly on the Island. Every self-hauled trip means crossing a bridge, paying at the gate by weight, and getting there before the weekday 4 p.m. close. A single container absorbs the work, and we deal with the sorting conditions the county imposes.
Yes. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a bed frame, a dresser and cartons. Furniture runs out of room long before it troubles the weight limit.
Paint, solvents, fuel, liquids and asbestos are excluded from every container. In King County, clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard material must also be sorted out as a condition of tipping, so tell us if the load includes them and we will plan the split.
The 10-yard is the lowest-priced unit, at $399 to $499. For concrete, brick or soil it is also cheapest overall, because heavy material in a larger unit can run past the included tonnage and add charges. Keeping dense debris in its own container is the saving.
A three-day hold is normally billed as five, since the job sets the price rather than the number of days. Weight and destination drive your bill. Your account manager will give you the weight allowance and the per-ton figure before the container is dropped.
Framing lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, furniture, cardboard and general clearing material are all fine. Clean concrete, brick and soil are accepted too, and they cost less in a dedicated container. Put any borderline item to your account manager before loading.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Mercer Island, Washington 98040 |
| Phone: | 206-791-3391 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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