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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Montebello, California, and the neighboring Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley communities, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Montebello's housing stock is largely pre-1970, so the work here is older-home renovation: kitchen and bathroom gut jobs, re-stucco, window and roof replacement, garage conversions and new accessory dwelling unit construction, with warehouse and light industrial work along the Washington Boulevard and Greenwood Avenue corridors producing the heavier loads.
Montebello has one local rule that decides almost everything about how a container job runs here, and it is a rule about who may collect rather than where the container sits. It is set out below, along with sizes, where loads go, disposal limits and delivery timing.
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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 |
The first thing that shapes a Montebello number is not the container at all. It is the city's collection framework, and your account manager settles that before quoting a date.
Montebello's refuse chapter says only licensed and franchised companies may collect construction and demolition debris in the city. It puts a matching duty on the customer. A business or office inside the city limits must not arrange collection with anyone who is not franchised. The code lists a few exceptions. One covers a building contractor moving debris from their own work, in a container the contractor owns or rents. So the lawful route depends on who the customer is and who moves the container. That is a question for the quoting stage, not delivery day.
After that, the usual two things set the price. Weight is the first. Stucco, plaster, concrete, mortar and clay roof tile are dense, so a small container loaded with them reaches its tonnage allowance while it still looks half empty. Cabinetry, drywall, carpet, furniture and general cleanout material are bulky and light, so a larger container stretches much further on the same money.
Separating the two is the usual saving on an older Montebello house. Hardscape and roofing in a 10-yard unit, everything else in a 20 or a 30, rather than one mixed container that runs over on weight.
Lot size is the second. Montebello's residential lots are compact and many driveways are narrow and shared, so the container that fits the approach is often smaller than the one the debris volume suggests. A swap-out part way through beats a unit that cannot be delivered.
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 with the driveway or the yard area, then the debris list. Montebello lots can take any of five sizes, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the unit for Montebello's heaviest debris. Concrete, brick, stucco, plaster, mortar and tile belong here, and its short twelve-foot body suits a narrow Montebello drive.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, one room of flooring, or a small roof section, without taking the whole approach.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size most Montebello homes end up with. A kitchen and bathroom remodel together, or a full declutter, both fit, and it takes cabinets and furniture comfortably.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for a whole-house renovation, an accessory dwelling unit build or a commercial strip-out, where debris accumulates over weeks. It wants a wide drive or a commercial yard.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest, intended for commercial demolition and new construction rather than a residential lot.
Give your account manager the approach width, the slope and what is going in, and they will size the largest container the property can actually take.
On private property, Montebello publishes no container permit and no application at all. There is nothing to file for a driveway or a private yard placement, and that is true of the public street as well, because the city regulates collection rather than placement. What it does bar directly is depositing waste on the ground, on a lot, in a building or in a public street, with the saving that putting solid waste into a lawfully permitted disposal facility is of course allowed.
The public street is still not a free placement. The code bars anyone from collecting or moving solid waste, construction debris or recyclables through any street, alley or public place here unless they are franchised, apart from the few exceptions above. So the question is never whether you hold a street permit. It is whether the company moving the container is authorized to work here.
One vehicle standard is worth knowing, because it is satisfiable. The code asks for industry-standard collection vehicles with watertight compartments, built and kept so the contents cannot leak. That is a watertight body and a performance test, not an enclosed packer truck. An open-top container on a tilt frame meets it with a tarp.
For anything local, the City of Montebello's offices are on West Beverly Boulevard, and the City is the right place to confirm how the collection rule applies to your address. Montebello has also adopted the county solid waste rules and names the County health department as the enforcement agency here. So some questions route to the County rather than the City. Your account manager will find the right office for your address.
Ordinary renovation and cleanout debris loads without trouble: lumber, drywall, plaster, stucco, flooring, roofing, cabinets, doors, furniture, carpet and cardboard are all fine, and clean concrete, brick and tile go in the smallest unit.
The hard limits come from the receiving site, and hazardous and liquid waste are refused at both. So no paint, solvents, thinners, fuel, motor oil, pool chemicals, pesticides, asbestos-containing material, batteries or liquids of any kind.
Montebello also sets a residue limit, and it matters if you plan a clean load rather than a mixed one. A recycler working here under a city business license may carry no more than ten percent residual waste. So a container sold as clean concrete or clean metal has to stay clean to count.
One more practical point. The city's diversion requirements on franchised haulers count construction and demolition debris towards a fifty percent annual target, with a forty percent floor in any quarter. That is why sorting the load matters commercially here and not only legally.
Where something sits on the line, old fuel cans, a sealed drum, a flat-screen television, ask your account manager before the container is loaded.
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.
Montebello runs commercial collection through non-exclusive franchises granted by the City, and the City does not publish the agreements. What the code does publish is the scope of the rule it enforces: only licensed and franchised haulers may furnish construction and demolition debris collection to any location in the city, and the customer must not arrange collection with anyone outside that framework. Your account manager confirms how it applies to your address and your material before anything is scheduled.
Container loads from this part of Los Angeles County go to one of two facilities operated by the County Sanitation Districts, which is how the state regulator records both of them.
South Gate Transfer Station is the closer of the two, at 9530 South Garfield Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280, on 562-908-4288. The state regulator lists it as active and permitted, with the County Sanitation Districts named as the operator.
Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility is at 2808 S. Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601, on the same main number. It is likewise listed as active and permitted with the County Sanitation Districts as operator.
One operational point is worth planning around. Both sites work to daily cut-off times that fall before the gates themselves close, and they are not the same at each site. Your account manager confirms the cut-off for the destination your load is going to, which is why a pickup called in late in the afternoon sometimes becomes a next-morning haul.
9530 South Garfield Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280
Listed by the state regulator as active and permitted, with the County Sanitation Districts as operator.
2808 S. Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601
Also active and permitted, with the County Sanitation Districts recorded as its operator.
Most Montebello orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. The variable here is the collection framework rather than the truck, so the sooner the address and the customer type are confirmed, the sooner a date is firm.
Five things that keep it moving:
Both receiving sites stop accepting loads before their posted closing time, so build a little margin into a Saturday finish and let us confirm the window.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Montebello, from the Beverly Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard corridors through Montebello Hills, the Bluff Road industrial area and the neighborhoods either side of Greenwood Avenue, along with the surrounding Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley communities. Delivery, pickup and disposal are arranged around how your project runs.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will confirm the collection position for your address, size the container to the approach, and give you a straight number 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 Montebello rental prices the 10-yard at $399 to $499 and the 40-yard at $699 to $899, with three sizes between. In Montebello the collection framework matters as much as the size, so your account manager confirms the authorization position along with the included tonnage and the overage rate.
For a renovation of any size, renting is cheaper. The nearest public transfer station works to a cut-off well before closing and charges at the weighbridge, so self-hauling a Montebello remodel means repeat trips in your own vehicle. A container does it in one.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard unit, with room for a mattress, a dresser and boxes around it. Upholstered furniture fills volume without adding much weight, so the walls run out well before the tonnage allowance does.
Hazardous and liquid waste are refused at the receiving facility, so paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, pool chemicals, pesticides, asbestos material, batteries and liquids of any kind must stay out. Put any borderline Montebello item to us first.
The 10-yard at $399 to $499 is the lowest Montebello price, and it is the right unit for concrete, stucco, plaster and tile. It is not always the cheapest outcome, because dense debris reaches its weight allowance quickly. Splitting heavy material into its own load usually saves more.
Three days prices much the same as five in Montebello, because the cost sits in the haul and the tonnage rather than the number of nights. In Montebello it is the weight that decides the bill. Your account manager will confirm the included tonnage and the rate above it in your quote.
Lumber, drywall, stucco, plaster, flooring, roofing, tile, cabinets, doors, furniture, carpet and cardboard are all fine, and clean concrete, brick and stone are accepted in the smallest size. Hazardous and liquid material is not. Anything unusual is worth checking with us before it goes in.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Montebello, California 90640 |
| Phone: | 424-363-8223 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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