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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Mokena, Illinois, and the surrounding Will County and south suburban communities, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Mokena grew quickly through the 1990s and 2000s along the LaGrange Road and 191st Street corridors, so a lot of the local work is first-cycle replacement on relatively young houses: roofs, siding, decks, basement finishes and kitchen updates, with commercial and industrial construction in the business parks off I-80 producing the larger loads.
Mokena issues a dumpster permit of its own, which is unusual for a village of this size and worth knowing before you book. That, container sizes, where loads go, disposal limits and delivery timing are all covered below.
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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 |
Three things set a Mokena figure.
The first is the Village permit. Mokena lists a dumpster permit among its building permits, next to decks, demolition, re-roofing and interior remodels, and it also licenses contractors working in the village. That means a little lead time on the paperwork rather than extra haul cost, and your account manager will raise it with the Village for you at the quoting stage.
The second is weight, and on a Mokena job it is usually asphalt shingles. A typical tear-off on a 1990s two-storey house here produces several tons from a roof that looks modest, so a 15-yard unit loaded with shingles reaches its tonnage allowance well before it looks full. Drywall, lumber, cabinets, carpet and basement clutter are the opposite: bulky and light, so a 20 or a 30-yard container goes a long way on those. Where a job mixes the two, a small container for the dense material and a larger one for everything else normally beats a single unit that runs over.
The third is the haul. Will County's landfill capacity sits in the south of the county rather than next door, so the round trip from Mokena is a real part of the cost on a heavy load. That is another argument for putting shingles, brick and concrete in their own smaller container and keeping its weight inside the allowance.
Snow and frost matter here too. A container set on a soft parkway or an unpaved area in a Mokena winter can sink, and recovering it costs more than placing it properly in the first place. A driveway or a paved pad is the right answer from November onward.
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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Think about weight before volume on most Mokena jobs. Mokena jobs can take any of five sizes, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the heavy-material unit. Concrete, brick, block, tile and dirt go in here, and its twelve-foot body leaves a car space on a typical Mokena drive.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is the usual choice for a single-layer roof tear-off, a garage clearing or one room of flooring.
The 20-Yard Dumpster handles a kitchen or bathroom gut, a basement finish or a whole-house declutter, and swallows cabinets and furniture without trouble.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for a full renovation, an addition or a two-layer roof, where the debris builds over weeks rather than days.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest unit we run, suited to industrial park strip-outs, commercial demolition and new construction.
Tell your account manager what is coming out and where the truck can reach, and they will size it to the weight as well as the volume.
On private property the honest answer is that we cannot tell you from here, and we would rather say so than guess. Mokena publishes its building permits and its code through a village website that is closed to us, so we are not going to tell you a permit is or is not required for a container on your driveway. Your account manager asks the Village directly for your address before a delivery date is confirmed.
One thing is worth knowing at the same time. The Village runs household refuse and recycling through a contracted company, which is a separate arrangement from a construction container. So a neighbor's cart service tells you nothing about what applies to a roll-off on your lot.
For the street itself, treat a public right-of-way placement in Mokena as a Village question rather than an assumption. We have not seen the Village's placement conditions, so we will not tell you they allow or bar a street placement. What we will do is ask.
The Village of Mokena's offices are on Carpenter Street, and the Village is the right place to settle the permit question. Your account manager will make the contact, confirm the route for your address, and set the delivery window around it.
Standard construction and cleanout debris loads without trouble. Lumber, drywall, siding, shingles, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, carpet and cardboard are all fine, and clean concrete, brick and block belong in the smallest unit.
What stays out is the hazardous list, and it is the same everywhere for good reason: paint, stains, solvents, thinners, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, propane cylinders, pool chemicals, pesticides, asbestos-containing material, wet batteries and liquids of any kind. None of these can travel in a container and none can be buried at a landfill.
Tires come out as well. They are handled through a separate route rather than mixed into a construction load, and leaving them in a container usually means the whole load is refused or repriced at the gate.
Two more practical Mokena points. Appliances holding refrigerant, so refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning units, need the refrigerant recovered by a certified technician before disposal, which is a job to arrange rather than a decision to make on the day. And electronics are worth setting aside, because a sorted pile of old televisions and monitors is easier to place than the same items buried in a mixed container.
If an item is borderline, say a sealed drum, a half-full can of deck stain or a water heater, put it to your account manager before anything goes in.
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.
Mokena has no municipal landfill or transfer station of its own, and here is the honest position on where a container goes from here.
Will County owns a landfill at the southern end of the county. We are not listing it as a destination, because the County's own pages do not confirm to us who operates it, and a public owner is not the same thing as a public operator. Without that confirmation it is not a site we will point you to.
The practical consequence for you is small. Your account manager confirms the receiving site for your material when the quote is written, and the choice is made on what the load contains and which gate is open that day rather than on a fixed destination. On a sorted clean concrete or clean metal load the destination may be a processor rather than a landfill at all, which is normally the cheaper route.
What matters more on a Mokena job is keeping the load sortable. A container of shingles on their own, or clean masonry on its own, has more disposal options and fewer surprises than the same material mixed with household items. That is a straightforward saving and it is in your hands rather than ours.
Most Mokena orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. The Village permit is the variable, so the earlier it is raised the better.
Five things that keep it moving:
Winter weather on the south-suburban roads is the usual cause of a missed window here, so on a tight schedule in January or February it is worth booking a day of slack.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Mokena, from the older streets around Front Street and the Metra station out through Brookside Glen, Ivanhoe and the subdivisions off 191st Street to the business parks near I-80, along with the surrounding Will County and south suburban communities. We arrange delivery, pickup and disposal around the way your project actually runs.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will raise the Village permit question for you, size the container to the weight as well as the volume, and give you a straight 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.
A five-day Mokena rental puts the 10-yard at $399 to $499 and the 40-yard at $699 to $899, with three sizes between. Mokena jobs are usually priced by weight rather than volume, because shingles and masonry dominate. Your account manager sets out the Mokena tonnage allowance and what applies above it.
For a roof, a basement or a remodel, renting is clearly cheaper in Mokena. Will County's landfill capacity is at the far south end of the county, so self-hauling means several long round trips in a pickup. One container is collected once and disposed of once.
Yes. A three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard unit, with space left for a mattress, a dresser and boxes. Soft furniture is bulky rather than heavy, so volume runs out before the weight allowance does on a cleanout.
Paint, stains, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, propane cylinders, pool chemicals, pesticides, asbestos material, wet batteries and liquids all have to stay out. Tires need a separate route, and refrigerant appliances need the gas recovered first. Ask your account manager about anything doubtful.
The 10-yard at $399 to $499 is the lowest Mokena price, and it is the right unit for concrete, brick and block. On a shingle job it is often not the cheapest total, because a roof fills its weight allowance fast. Your account manager will price both ways.
Three days prices much the same as five in Mokena, because the cost is in the haul and the tonnage rather than the nights. A shorter rental does not reduce the weight going out. Your account manager will confirm the tonnage and the rate above it.
Lumber, drywall, siding, shingles, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, carpet and cardboard are all fine, and clean concrete, brick and block are accepted in the smallest size. Hazardous material, liquids and tires are not. Anything unusual is worth raising with us before the container arrives.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Mokena, Illinois 60448 |
| Phone: | 464-245-3085 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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