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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Norfolk, Virginia, and the rest of Hampton Roads in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Salt air and storm seasons keep roofing and siding crews busy from Ocean View to Berkley, the bungalows and four-squares in Ghent and Larchmont get taken apart room by room, and naval, port, and downtown construction keeps commercial containers moving all year.
Four things shape your total: the container size, the debris inside it, how long you keep it, and the disposal charge at the transfer station. Below are our price ranges, the city's published permit fee for a container in the street, what Virginia will not let you bury, and how soon 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 |
Norfolk is one of the easier cities in the region to price, because the city publishes its street fee and the regional authority runs the disposal side.
Container size is the first choice. Bigger costs more to deliver and haul, yet ordering short is the expensive mistake, since a second trip and an overage charge together beat the price of the next size up.
Material weight comes next. Three layers of shingles, brick, mortar, and water-damaged drywall all weigh far more than they look, and that is what the scales at the transfer station measure. We build the expected weight into your quote rather than leaving it to the ticket.
Street space has a published price here, which is unusually clear. Norfolk charges $65.00 for a dumpster in the right-of-way for up to 15 days, $100.00 for 16 to 30 days, and $100.00 plus $10.00 a day past a month. On a Ghent block with no driveway, that is a real line in the budget, and your account manager will raise it before you pick a spot.
Rental length matters less than most people assume. Our ranges cover a standard five-day period, and the weight on the ticket moves your bill more than an extra day or two ever will.
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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Size by volume, then check the weight, and remember that many Norfolk lots are narrow with on-street parking only. We carry five sizes from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our smallest and the one that fits tightest. It takes a bathroom gut, a small shed teardown, or a dense load of brick and concrete that would overload anything larger.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a crowded garage, a kitchen tear-out, or a single layer of shingles off a modest roof. It is the common choice for storm repair on one house.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is what most Norfolk homeowners end up booking. A full cleanout, flooring from several rooms, or a multi-room remodel all fit without crowding.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is a contractor's container, sized for new construction, large additions, and demolition where mixed debris arrives all day.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest. It belongs on commercial fit-outs, port and industrial cleanouts, and demolition that produces bulky, low-density waste by the truckload.
Caught between two sizes, or unsure the truck can reach the spot? Walk the job past your account manager and they will choose for you.
A container that sits entirely on private property, in a driveway or inside a job site, needs no city permit in Norfolk. Once it occupies any part of a street, alley, or sidewalk, the city's right-of-way rules apply.
Norfolk is refreshingly direct about it. The city's Public Works permit fee schedule has a line item called "Dumpster or Portable Storage Unit in ROW" with set prices by duration, so there is no guessing at what the city will charge.
The office that issues it is the Right of Way Management division of Public Works, at 810 Union Street, Suite 700, and the number is 757-664-4600. The division's own page says it handles permits, inspections, and traffic control approval for work in and along roadways and sidewalks, and it posts the right-of-way, encroachment, and street, lane, and sidewalk closure applications in one place.
Two practical notes. If your container will also take up a parking space or close part of a sidewalk, those are separate line items on the same schedule, and the city publishes a bond form for right-of-way work. Norfolk does not post a stated review time, so starting early is sensible. Your account manager can line the permit up against your delivery date and get you the right contact at the division.
Framing, drywall, shingles, siding, flooring, cabinets, windows, and ordinary cleanout junk all go in without fuss. Virginia sets the limits, and so does the facility that takes your load.
Virginia makes it unlawful to put a used lead acid battery into mixed municipal solid waste at all. The rule covers the route, not just the landfill, so a car or boat battery in a roll-off container breaks it as surely as one in a curbside cart. They go to a retailer, a wholesaler, or an authorized recycling point instead.
Tires are the other common catch. Virginia requires tires to be split, cut, or shredded before they go into a landfill, which is why they are declared at booking and handled separately rather than tossed in with the rest.
There is also a rule about what a demolition-only landfill may legally accept. Under state regulation those sites may take construction, demolition, debris, and land-clearing waste, split tires, and white goods, and nothing else. Mixing household trash into a demolition load can therefore get it redirected.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, and fuel stay out of a standard container everywhere. Household hazardous waste and electronics have their own drop-off days at the transfer station. If one item has you unsure, ask your account manager before it goes over the side.
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.
Loads from Norfolk jobs are weighed in at the Norfolk Transfer Station, the regional authority site at 3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504. The authority's own page gives commercial hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, and the number there is 757-961-3981. It takes loads from city crews, from residents, and from private haulers, and staff screen every load for material that is not allowed.
Nothing is buried in the city. What arrives is reloaded onto the authority's own transfer trailers and driven to the regional landfill, which sits on the authority's Suffolk site at 1 Bob Foeller Drive, reachable at 757-961-3683. That is also where tires are processed and where household hazardous waste and electronics are handled for the wider region.
One detail worth knowing before anyone drives there: the authority takes card payment only at every one of its locations, with no cash, checks, or money orders accepted. For a container rental that is our problem rather than yours, and your account manager will confirm the destination and the weight allowance on your rate before the truck is dispatched.
3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504
Regional authority transfer station; commercial hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.
Most Norfolk rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with the truck arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. After a coastal storm the whole region calls at once, so an early booking is worth more here than in most markets.
These steps keep delivery day simple:
Facility hours matter at the other end. The Norfolk transfer station closes to commercial loads at 5 p.m. on weekdays and at noon on Saturday, so a container filled on a Saturday afternoon will usually be hauled the following week.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Norfolk and the wider Hampton Roads area, from Ocean View and the Little Creek Road corridor to Ghent, Larchmont, Colonial Place, Park Place, Berkley, and the Military Highway industrial blocks, along with neighboring Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach. Whether the job is one storm-damaged roof or a downtown fit-out, we coordinate delivery, pickup, and disposal around your schedule. Prime Dumpster also serves other Virginia cities, and our Virginia state page covers the rest of the Commonwealth.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll size the container, price the street permit if you need one, and give you a firm 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 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, on a standard five-day rental. Your material and its weight move the total, and a container placed in the street adds the city's published permit charge. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and overage rate before delivery.
Self-hauling in Norfolk means repeated weigh-ins at the transfer station in a borrowed truck, during limited commercial hours, with card payment only. Once a job runs past a couple of pickup loads, one container is almost always cheaper and the debris leaves in a single haul instead of over a week.
Yes, with room to spare. A three-seat couch takes up roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress, a dresser, and boxes. Furniture fills volume rather than weight, so you run out of room long before the allowance.
Virginia makes it unlawful to put a used lead acid battery in household waste, and tires have to be split or shredded before any landfill takes them. Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, and fuel stay out. Electronics and hazardous material go to the transfer station's own drop-off days.
The 10-yard container has the lowest starting price at $399 to $499. Cheap to rent is not always cheap to empty. Fill a small container with brick, mortar, or soaked drywall and the weight allowance runs out early. Keeping heavy material in its own load is the better saving.
A three-day rental generally costs what five days costs, because roll-offs are priced per job rather than per day. The scale ticket drives the final bill, not the calendar. Ask your account manager what tonnage comes with the container and what each extra ton costs.
Most construction and cleanout material is allowed: lumber, drywall, roofing, siding, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, cardboard, and general junk. Clean concrete, brick, and asphalt are accepted and often cost less kept separate. Keep batteries, tires, and hazardous material out, and ask about anything borderline.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Norfolk, Virginia 23503 |
| Phone: | 948-207-0071 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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