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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals throughout Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and the southern Milwaukee County suburbs, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The city has been one of the fastest-growing in the county, and new construction along Howell Avenue, warehouse work near the lakefront corridor, and a steady run of basement and kitchen projects in the older neighborhoods keep containers busy.
What you pay comes down to the container you choose, the density of the debris, the length of the rental, and the fees charged where the load is received. The sections below cover current price ranges, the city permit question, the materials Wisconsin bars from a landfill, and the route your debris takes out of Oak Creek.
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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 local facts move an Oak Creek quote more than anything else.
The first is that the city's own drop-off yard is closed to you if you are a contractor. The City of Oak Creek Recycling Yard takes construction material, concrete and dirt, but it is open only to residents billed an individual Oak Creek property tax bill, and its rules state flatly that no contractor vehicles are allowed in. A roll-off is not a convenience on a trade job here; it is the route.
The second is shingles. The city yard refuses roofing material outright, so a tear-off has nowhere municipal to go. Roofing is also heavy, which is why a 10 or 15 yard container usually beats a larger one on a shingle job.
The third is the destination. Milwaukee County has no county-run landfill, so a commercial Oak Creek load travels to a privately run site in the county or in neighboring Waukesha County, and that site sets the disposal charge, not us. Your account manager will tell you which one your container is routed to before it leaves the yard.
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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On an Oak Creek job, weight decides the size and volume only confirms it. Prime Dumpster carries 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 yard containers in Oak Creek.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is where anything dense belongs on an Oak Creek lot. Concrete, brick, dirt, tile and shingles all run out of weight allowance long before they run out of space, so the shortest container protects your invoice.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a one-car garage, a single bathroom strip-out, or a small porch tear-off. It is the step up that most homeowners actually need.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common choice for Oak Creek whole-house projects, including multi-room remodels and a full basement clearing. It takes bulky material without tipping into commercial pricing.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits an addition, a gut renovation, or a new home build where the debris is high in volume and moderate in weight.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is built for industrial and commercial work along the city's business corridors, where a single project can fill a container several times over.
If two sizes look close, give your account manager the room count or the roof area and they will pick the one that keeps you under the weight line.
A container on your own driveway, parking lot or job site needs no city permit in Oak Creek. Nothing in the city code requires one for private ground.
The public right-of-way is a different matter. The City of Oak Creek requires a Temporary Work Encroachment Permit, and the city describes its scope in words that cover a delivered container directly: temporary use of the public right-of-way for construction activity, equipment placement or material storage tied to work on the adjacent property.
The city publishes the application, conditions and fee on its right-of-way permit page. A separate permit covers excavation in a city street, sidewalk or terrace, so if your project also opens the pavement you are looking at two applications rather than one.
Apply through the Engineering Division at 8040 S. 6th Street, or call 414-766-7002. The city's fee sheet carries no effective date, so ask Engineering for the current amount rather than relying on a figure you find elsewhere.
Oak Creek itself licenses no refuse collector, which is unusual for a city this size. Wisconsin does license solid waste transportation at state level through its Department of Natural Resources, though, and a mixed construction load is not on the state's exemption list, so that side still has to be right.
Your account manager can help you work out whether your intended spot sits on private ground or in the terrace, which is where most of the confusion starts on corner lots.
Standard remodel and demolition debris is fine. Lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, fixtures and household cleanout material all load without trouble.
Wisconsin bars a fixed set of materials from landfill and incinerator disposal, and the state applies those bans in homes and businesses alike. The ones that reach a container are electronics, lead acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil and used oil filters, tires and yard waste. The city code reinforces it locally: tires are not collected and go to the Municipal Service Building at the owner's cost, and batteries and oils are treated as hazardous and left out entirely.
On an Oak Creek job nothing hazardous goes in, and that rules out liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos. The city code also lists acids, blasting materials, fireworks, ammunition, lacquers, varnishes and radioactive material among the substances that must never go in a refuse container.
Wisconsin sets no ban on construction and demolition debris, so the mixed load from a remodel is acceptable at a landfill. Yard waste is the one that surprises people, since grass clippings are refused even at the city yard.
Run anything borderline past your account manager before loading, and it stays a question rather than a rejected load.
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.
The City of Oak Creek runs a Recycling Yard through its Street Division, and for a homeowner it is genuinely useful. It is open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Tuesday hours extended to 8 p.m. from the first Tuesday in April to the last Tuesday in September, and in snow you can check the status on 414-768-6552. It accepts concrete, asphalt, dirt, lumber, drywall, doors, windows, flooring, fixtures, carpet, furniture and mattresses, and charges per item for televisions, appliances with Freon and tires.
Two limits decide whether it is any use on your project. Access is restricted to owners and occupants billed an individual Oak Creek property tax bill, and no contractor vehicles are allowed into the yard at all. Shingles and roofing material are refused. So a trade job, a rental turnover handled by a contractor, or any roof work has to leave the city by container.
Commercial Oak Creek loads go to privately operated landfills and transfer stations in Milwaukee and Waukesha County. Those companies also rent containers, so we do not list them here as a drop-off option, and we will not quote their gate charges secondhand. We confirm the receiving facility with you before delivery.
Your account manager handles that call, and will tell you how the destination affects the tonnage included in your price.
Most Oak Creek orders can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. A couple of days of notice gives you time to clear the spot and, if the container has to sit in the terrace, to get the city permit moving.
Five things that speed a delivery up:
One scheduling note specific to Oak Creek: the city yard's narrow midweek hours mean that anything you planned to self-haul will almost certainly wait, while a container is emptied on our schedule rather than the yard's.
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Prime Dumpster covers all of Oak Creek, from the neighborhoods either side of Puetz Road and Drexel Avenue to the business parks near the interstate and the lakefront industrial sites, and we run the same routes through the adjoining southern Milwaukee County and northern Racine County communities.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will match the container to the material, flag whether your spot needs city paperwork, and price 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.
Oak Creek pricing runs from $399 to $499 on a 10-yard up to $699 to $899 on a 40-yard, over five days. The material you load and the charges at the receiving facility set the final figure. Your account manager confirms the included weight and the rate for extra tons before you commit.
In Oak Creek the comparison barely applies on a trade job, because the city yard admits no contractor vehicles and refuses roofing. For a homeowner, a container still wins past two loads once you count gate charges, fuel and the hours spent driving.
It will. Reckon on a three-seat couch filling roughly a fifth of a 10-yard, with a mattress, a chest of drawers and several boxes still to go in. In an Oak Creek container bulky furniture fills the walls long before it troubles the weight limit.
Nothing hazardous, no liquids, no paint, no solvents, no fuel and no asbestos. Wisconsin also bars electronics, lead acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil, oil filters, tires and yard waste from landfill disposal, so those come out of the load first.
The 10-yard, which starts at $399 to $499 in Oak Creek. Whether it stays the cheapest depends on the debris. A 10-yard filled with broken concrete can reach its weight ceiling at half full, so dense material is better split into its own container.
A three-day rental usually prices the same as a five-day one, because the cost sits in the haul and the tonnage rather than the days. Ask what tonnage your Oak Creek quote includes and what a ton beyond it costs.
In Wisconsin you can load lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, carpet, cardboard and general cleanout material. Clean concrete, brick and asphalt are accepted too, and usually cost less to dispose of when they travel on their own.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154 |
| Phone: | 414-300-6773 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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