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At Prime Dumpster, we supply roll-off containers across Newport Beach, California, and the surrounding coastal Orange County communities in five sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The housing here ranges from compact Balboa Peninsula and Corona del Mar lots to large properties in Newport Coast and Big Canyon, so the work splits between tight-access remodels and tear-downs on the peninsula and substantial whole-house renovation and new construction inland, with commercial fit-outs around Fashion Island and the airport area.
Two local realities shape a Newport Beach job. Commercial waste handling in the city runs through a City franchise rather than an open market, and the county landfill that serves this area takes commercial loads only, which changes the self-haul arithmetic completely. Both are explained below, along with sizing, weight, what the gate will refuse and 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 |
Three things move a Newport Beach quote.
Weight is the first. Clay tile roofing, stucco, concrete, pavers and stone are all dense, and a 10 or a 15 loaded with them reaches its tonnage allowance while the sides still look part filled. Framing lumber, cabinetry, drywall, carpet and general household material are light for their volume, so a 20 or a 30 usually covers more of a remodel for each dollar.
Access is the second, and it swings harder here than almost anywhere. A Balboa Peninsula or Lido lot with a single-car drive and an alley behind is a different proposition from a Newport Coast property with a circular driveway. On the peninsula the practical answer is often a smaller unit swapped twice rather than one large one, and that is a decision worth making at the quote.
What the gate will refuse is the third, and in Orange County it is unusually specific. Treated wood waste is not accepted at the county landfills at all, and that reach includes fencing, decking and playground lumber. Tires are no longer accepted at any Orange County landfill. Both of those have to come out of the load before it travels, and both are cheaper to plan for than to discover.
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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Access decides this on the peninsula and material decides it inland.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the dense-material unit and the one that fits a peninsula drive. Concrete, tile, stucco, pavers and stone belong in it.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage clearing, a single bathroom, or a small tile tear-off, and it is often the largest unit a narrow coastal lot will take.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common choice for a kitchen and bathroom together, a full declutter, or a mid-size roof, and it handles cabinetry and furniture easily.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a whole-house renovation, an addition or a commercial fit-out, where the volume is high and the debris mostly light for its bulk.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is built for tear-downs and large construction packages and needs genuine room to place and clear.
Tell your account manager the material and the setdown spot, including drive width, alley access and any overhead wires, and they will size it to whichever limit you reach first.
On private property, no permit for the container itself. A unit on your own driveway or inside a fenced site is not something the City asks you to apply for, and on most Newport Beach jobs that is the arrangement.
The City regulates the service rather than the container, and that distinction is the important one here. Newport Beach requires a franchise, and it publishes the rule on the face of its own hauler list: no person may provide commercial solid waste handling services or conduct a solid waste enterprise in the City without first being awarded a franchise and entering into a franchise agreement with the City.
The franchise is expressly non-exclusive. The City keeps an approved list of the companies holding one, last updated in October 2025, and that list is split into two tiers, with a separate tier for construction and demolition debris. So this is a published, named route rather than a closed market, and the City's own trash and recycling page sends anyone asking about commercial or dumpster service to that list.
What follows for you as a customer is simple. The question of who may place a container at your address has a definite answer, and we settle it with the City before anything is scheduled rather than after a truck arrives. We will not quote the City's franchise fee, because the figure is set in the granting ordinance rather than published, and we would rather show you nothing than a number we cannot evidence.
For the street itself, your account manager confirms the placement route with the City for your address at the same time. City Hall is at 100 Civic Center Drive and the City line is 949-644-3309.
Most coastal renovation and cleanout debris loads without trouble. The sharpest limits here come from the county landfill gate, and two of them catch people out regularly.
Treated wood waste is refused outright at Orange County landfills. That is not a quantity limit or a surcharge, it is a refusal, and the county's own customer guidance names fencing, decking and playground lumber as examples. On a Newport Beach deck or fence replacement, that material needs its own route from the start.
Tires are no longer accepted at any Orange County landfill. Not at a reduced rate, not with a surcharge. They come out of the load entirely.
Beyond those two, the usual categories apply. Liquids are out, and with them paint, solvents, thinners, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals and pesticides. Appliances holding refrigerant, fluorescent tubes, batteries, televisions and computer equipment each need their own handling.
Asbestos deserves attention on older peninsula and Corona del Mar properties. Floor tile adhesive, pipe lagging and textured ceilings are the usual places, and it needs testing and licensed abatement rather than a loading decision.
One more county condition that is pure paperwork but will stop a truck at the gate: proof that the load originated in Orange County is required, by county driver's license, a current utility bill for the job address, or a contract showing the origin address. We handle that, but it is worth knowing why we ask for the job address in the form we do.
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.
Orange County runs its own landfills through OC Waste and Recycling, a county department, which makes these publicly owned and publicly operated sites rather than contracted ones. The nearest to Newport Beach is the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill at 11002 Bee Canyon Access Rd., Irvine, CA 92602, which takes calls on 949-551-7100.
Here is the part that changes the arithmetic on a Newport Beach job, and it comes from the county's own classification of its three sites. Olinda Alpha in Brea and Prima Deshecha in San Juan Capistrano are both open for commercial and public disposal. Bowerman is commercial disposal only. A homeowner with a trailer full of demolition debris cannot use the closest site at all, while a commercial container can. That single line is usually the whole answer to whether renting beats hauling it yourself here.
The county also publishes something worth planning around on a large job. If a site reaches its state permitted daily tonnage limit, haulers can be diverted to a transfer station at any time. That is rare but real, and it is one reason we confirm the destination for each load rather than assuming it.
There is a recorded disagreement about Bowerman's zip code between the state facility register and the operator's own page. We use the operator's figure, because that is the address a driver needs at the gate, and we have not tried to resolve the discrepancy ourselves.
Your account manager confirms the destination and the applicable rate for your particular load before the container is delivered, and will tell you which items have to come out first.
11002 Bee Canyon Access Rd., Irvine, CA 92602
Orange County landfill open to commercial disposal only, so a container can use it where a private trailer cannot.
Most Newport Beach orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with the container arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Access and the franchise check are the usual limiting factors rather than the haul.
Five things that keep a Newport Beach delivery on schedule:
Worth building into the plan: the county landfills close in the late afternoon and gates are enforced on time, so a container filled at the end of a day is normally hauled the following morning.
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Prime Dumpster serves the whole of Newport Beach, from the Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Island through Corona del Mar, Newport Heights, Eastbluff and Big Canyon out to Newport Coast, along with the neighboring coastal Orange County communities. We also cover projects toward Huntington Beach and Tustin. Delivery, swaps and the run to the county landfill are arranged around your crew and the gate hours.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will confirm the City franchise position for your address, check the access on the lot, plan the treated wood and tires out of the load, 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.
Newport Beach pricing starts at $399 to $499 for a 10-yard and runs to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard. Weight moves the final figure most, and lot access often decides which unit is even possible. Your account manager prices the Newport Beach job on the call.
In Newport Beach the answer is unusually clear. The nearest county landfill takes commercial disposal only, so a homeowner cannot self-haul there at all and would have to drive to Brea or San Juan Capistrano instead. A container is loaded on site and hauled once.
Yes. A three-seat couch will use about a fifth of a 10-yard unit, with room for a mattress, a dresser and boxes beside it. On a coastal house clearing you reach the sides of the container well before the weight limit.
Treated wood waste and tires are refused at every Orange County landfill, so both come out first. Liquids are excluded, with paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals and pesticides alongside them, and refrigerant appliances, fluorescent tubes, batteries and electronics all need separate routes.
The 10-yard at $399 to $499 is the lowest price, and on a Balboa Peninsula lot it is often the only unit that can be placed. The lowest price only wins where the material fits the unit. Filled with clay tile, stucco or concrete it reaches its weight allowance quickly.
Three days generally costs what five days costs, because the price follows the haul and the tonnage rather than the nights. Tonnage is the number that moves the price. Your account manager confirms what tonnage the price includes and the rate above it.
Lumber, drywall, stucco, clay tile, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine. Clean concrete, pavers and stone are accepted and travel best on their own. Treated wood and tires need their own route rather than the container.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Newport Beach, California 92660 |
| Phone: | 424-363-8223 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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