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At Prime Dumpster, we supply roll-off containers across Nampa, Idaho, and the rest of the Canyon County side of the Treasure Valley in five sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Nampa has grown fast and in layers, so the work splits between renovation and roof replacement on the mid-century housing around the downtown grid and new construction, subdivision build-out and commercial shell work out toward Midway, Greenhurst and the Idaho Center.
Two things about Nampa are worth knowing before you book anything. The City's own code closes commercial collection unless the mayor and council authorize it, while Idaho state law gives you a direct right to choose your own provider for a temporary, project-specific container. And the county landfill is inside the Nampa city limits, which makes this one of the shortest hauls in the valley. Both are set out below, with sizing, weight and disposal limits.
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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 move a Nampa quote, and the short haul is the one that helps.
Weight leads. Concrete, block, brick, tile and layered composition roofing are dense, so a 10 or a 15 loaded with them reaches its tonnage allowance while the sides are only part covered. Framing lumber, drywall, cabinetry, carpet and household clutter are the opposite, which is why a 20 or a 30 usually gives better value per cubic yard on a remodel.
Haul distance is unusually kind here. The Canyon County landfill sits inside Nampa on Missouri Avenue and carries the same zip code as the south side of the city, so the round trip is short and the fuel element is small. That is a genuine local advantage over jobs further up the valley.
The third is the gate itself. The landfill charges by the load, refuses drivable vehicles outright, prices tires individually with an equipment charge on top, and will not take asbestos material at all after 3 pm. None of that is a surprise if the load is planned, and all of it costs money if it is not. The County does not publish its rates on the department page, so we will not quote any, and your account manager confirms the applicable rate before the container goes out.
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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Pick on material first and on the setdown second. Newer Nampa subdivisions have wide driveways and good turning room; the older downtown grid often has alley access and mature trees to work around.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one for the heavy stuff. Concrete, block, tile, soil and brick belong here, and twelve feet of length fits almost any driveway or alley setdown.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage clearing, a single bathroom, or a small tear-off, and it keeps a heavy mixed load within reach of the weight allowance.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common choice for a kitchen and bathroom done together, a full declutter, or a mid-size roof, and it takes bulky furniture easily.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits a whole-house renovation, an addition or a new build, where there is volume but the material is light for its bulk.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is built for demolition and large commercial packages and needs real room to place and clear.
Tell your account manager the material and the drop spot, including driveway width and any overhead branches, and they will size it to whichever limit you reach first.
On private property, no permit. A container on your own driveway, yard or fenced site is not something the City asks you to apply for, and that is how nearly every Nampa delivery is arranged.
The sidewalk is the one place Nampa names dumpsters directly, and it is worth reading carefully. The City declares that placing items on a city sidewalk so as to obstruct it is a nuisance, and it gives dumpsters as its first example. The duty to move the obstruction falls on the owner of the adjacent property, and the City may clear the sidewalk with or without notice and assess the cost against that property, collected like a tax assessment.
There are two consequences of that for a customer. First, there is no application, fee or exception attached to it, so there is no route to place a container on a Nampa sidewalk lawfully if it obstructs the walkway. Second, the cost of getting that wrong lands on the property owner rather than on the container's owner. A driveway placement avoids both.
The licensing side needs explaining plainly, because the City and the state point in different directions. Nampa's code makes it unlawful to engage in the business of solid waste collection commercially inside the city unless the mayor and council have authorized it, and the City publishes no application, no fee and no roster for that authorization. The City also makes its own collection service compulsory, so a container does not cancel your city service charge.
Idaho state law then cuts across that. The state gives any person the right to contract with a solid waste collection provider of their own choosing for containers that are temporary and project-specific, and it says so notwithstanding any city contract or franchise. The statute leaves those words to be defined by city ordinance, and we searched Nampa's general services title in full without finding any such definition. So the right applies in Nampa on the state wording alone. Your account manager will confirm how that lands on your project before anything is scheduled. The City offices are at 411 Third Street South, and your account manager will get you the current number for the right counter.
Everyday Treasure Valley renovation, roofing and cleanout debris is fine. The limits here come from the landfill gate rather than from a city list.
Asbestos needs the most planning. Canyon County accepts asbestos material only before 3 pm, so that a cover layer can be placed the same operating day, and it requires a waste shipment record for each load, checked and signed at the weigh-in with a copy returned to the generator afterwards. That is a scheduled, documented delivery rather than something you decide on the day, and in Nampa housing from the 1950s to the 1970s it is a real possibility in floor tile adhesive, pipe lagging and textured ceilings.
No liquids, and none of the paint, solvents, thinners, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals or pesticides either. The County directs a business producing more than 220 pounds of hazardous waste a month to a specialist contractor rather than to the landfill.
Tires are taken at the landfill but charged for each tire plus an equipment charge, so they are better kept out of a mixed container. Drivable vehicles that need a license plate are refused outright. Travel trailers and campers are accepted only with the air conditioning unit removed first and a refrigeration charge applied.
The landfill does collect computers, bulk metal, appliances, refrigerators and lead acid batteries for recycling, which is a useful free route for the oddments a cleanout turns up. Talk the split through with your account manager before the first item 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.
Nampa containers go to the Pickles Butte Sanitary Landfill at 15500 Missouri Avenue, Nampa, Idaho 83686. It is Canyon County's own facility, run by the County's solid waste operation under a county Solid Waste Director, and the County's advisory committee meets at the landfill office itself. The site takes calls on 208-466-7288.
Published hours are Monday through Saturday from 8 am to 5:30 pm, and the County states that gates close at 5:30 pm rather than staying open for the last truck in the queue. Being inside the city limits, it is a short run from almost anywhere in Nampa, which is why a full container here can often be swapped the same day rather than the next.
The holiday position is published in unusual detail and it is genuinely useful. The landfill is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and it is open on December 26th and January 2nd. It is also open on Idaho Human Rights Day, Presidents' Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Juneteenth, which catches a lot of people out in the other direction.
The County publishes a landfill fee schedule separately, and no rate was readable on the department page, so no figure is quoted here. Your account manager settles the destination and the rate for your load before the unit leaves the yard.
One last operational point that matters for a construction load. The County is bound by federal rules on asbestos cover, which is why the 3 pm cut-off exists and why the manifest is checked at the weigh-in. If your job involves any asbestos, it is a conversation to have at the quote stage.
15500 Missouri Avenue, Nampa, Idaho 83686
Open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 5:30 pm, with gates closing at 5:30 pm.
Most Nampa orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with the container arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. The landfill being inside the city helps on swap-outs more than on first delivery.
Five things that keep a Nampa delivery on schedule:
Watch the end of the week as well. The landfill closes at 5:30 pm and is shut on Sunday, so a container filled late on a Saturday is normally hauled on the Monday.
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Prime Dumpster serves the whole of Nampa, from the downtown grid and the Lakeview Park area out through Greenhurst, Midway, Karcher and the Idaho Center corridor, along with the neighboring Canyon County communities. We also cover projects out toward Melba and Marsing. With the landfill inside the city limits we can schedule delivery, swaps and the final haul tightly around your crew.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will explain how the state right to choose your provider applies to your job, size the container to the material, keep the placement off the sidewalk, 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.
Nampa pricing runs $399 to $499 for a 10-yard up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard on the standard five days. The landfill being inside the city keeps the haul short, while weight and debris type move the final figure most. Your account manager prices the Nampa job on the call.
For one pickup load the landfill is close enough to make sense. Past that, renting wins. The gate closes at 5:30 pm, charges by the load, and is shut on Sundays. A container stays on your driveway for the whole job and is hauled once.
Yes, easily. Count on roughly a fifth of a 10-yard unit for a three-seat couch, leaving a mattress, a dresser and boxes to fit around it. Furniture is all bulk and little weight, so the space goes first.
Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, pesticides and liquids of any kind are all excluded. Asbestos material needs a manifest and a delivery before 3 pm. Tires, refrigerant appliances, batteries and electronics are charged or handled separately, and drivable vehicles are refused outright.
The 10-yard at $399 to $499 is the lowest price on the list, and on a downtown alley setdown it may be the only unit that fits. Lowest priced is not the same as best value once the material is dense. Filled with concrete or tile it reaches its weight allowance early.
Three days and five days cost much the same in Nampa, because the price follows the haul and the tonnage rather than the nights. What shifts the final figure is tonnage. Your account manager will tell you the tonnage included and the cost of going over it.
Lumber, drywall, shingles, flooring, cabinets, doors, decking, fencing, siding, furniture and cardboard all go in without difficulty. Clean concrete, block and brick are fine and travel best in their own container. Anything unusual should go past your account manager before it reaches the container.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Nampa, Idaho 83686 |
| Phone: | 208-944-7700 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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