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Prime Dumpster arranges roll-off container delivery throughout Parkersburg, West Virginia and the Mid-Ohio Valley around it, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Victorian houses in the Julia-Ann Square district coming in for restoration, Market Street storefront construction, rental property turnovers on the south side and ordinary basement cleanouts all keep containers working here.
Four things decide your total: the size you take, the weight of the debris, how long the unit stays and what the receiving site charges for the load. Below you will find our ranges, the one Parkersburg container duty that is actually on the books, the state highway question, and what cannot go in.
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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 |
Weight runs the invoice in Parkersburg, West Virginia, because the housing stock here is old and heavy. Lath and plaster out of a century house, slate roofing, cast iron radiators and brick chimney rubble all weigh far more per cubic yard than modern framing debris. A 10 yard unit full of any of it passes its allowance long before it looks full.
Access is the second factor. The older districts have alleys, narrow drives and street trees, and some of the hillside streets on the east side are steep enough that a 30 or 40 yard unit cannot be set safely. A smaller container swapped twice often costs less than a large one that cannot be delivered.
Length of stay is a smaller factor here than in many cities, but the container has to be managed while it is on site, for the reason described in the permit section below.
Separating material pays. A clean brick or clean concrete load in its own container almost always beats the same material buried in general debris, and on a chimney or foundation job that is a real saving. Ask your account manager to split the job when the heavy portion justifies it.
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 first in the older districts, then material, because the street or alley often decides what can be delivered.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one for a narrow drive or a tight alley, and it is the right home for brick, plaster, concrete and soil at twelve feet long.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles one bathroom, a basement emptying or a small tear-off, and it still fits most Parkersburg lots.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the regular choice for a whole-room remodel or a full attic and basement clearing in a century house.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits a gut renovation, a sizeable addition or a commercial interior strip, high in volume and light in weight.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest unit, for demolition and major construction packages, and it needs level ground and real room to clear.
Tell your account manager the street, the drive width and whether the approach is on a grade, and we will size to what can actually be delivered rather than to the volume alone.
On private property, a driveway or a hard pad behind the house is the normal spot in Parkersburg and that is where a container should go wherever it is possible. There is one duty on the books that attaches to the container itself, and it is worth knowing because it falls on you rather than on us.
Parkersburg City Council adopted a containment rule in the spring of 2019. In its final form it requires any property owner, person, business or other entity using a dumpster to hold trash, refuse, garbage or solid waste for removal, whether that removal is by the City or by a private collector, to keep the material inside the container at all times and not let it overflow, escape or blow away. Two things stand out. It reaches the customer, not the hauler, so the duty is yours while the unit is on your property. And it names private collection expressly alongside the City's own service, which tells you plainly that a private container is a normal thing in Parkersburg.
It is worth being clear about what the Council did not adopt, because the proposal that went to first reading is still quoted in places. A screening and fencing requirement, with a fourteen-day exception for a temporary container and a requirement to stand the unit on asphalt or cement, was put forward and then amended out before the vote. Those conditions are not law in Parkersburg, and nobody should plan a job around them.
Beyond that, the City publishes its codified ordinances through an outside legal publisher whose site is closed to automated access, and the City's own website is closed as well, so nothing is stated here about a Parkersburg hauler license, a franchise, an exclusivity clause or a street occupancy fee in either direction. The Building and Code Enforcement office is the right first call for your address, and Wood County's code department, reachable on 304-424-8537, handles the building permit side.
One extra wrinkle for Parkersburg, West Virginia. Several of the through routes in the city are state-maintained highways rather than city streets, and the state transportation division runs its own encroachment process for those. If your only option is the edge of a state route, ask both the City and the state highway district before you fix a delivery date. Keeping the container on private ground avoids the whole question, and that is what we will aim for.
Routine construction debris and household junk are both welcome here. The exclusions are the familiar ones, with two that come up often in older Mid-Ohio Valley housing.
No paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, pesticides, aerosols or pressurized cylinders, and nothing liquid. The county landfill refuses paint and hazardous waste at its gate as well, so this one is enforced twice over.
Asbestos is the big one on a house of this vintage. Older floor tile and its mastic, pipe and boiler wrap, and some siding products all need testing rather than assuming, and none of it can go in a container.
Electronics, whole tires, car batteries and appliances holding refrigerant travel their own routes in West Virginia. Pull them before loading.
And remember the local containment duty while the unit is on your property: keep the load inside the container and below the rim, because material blowing out of it is your responsibility rather than ours. Tell your account manager about anything unusual when you book and we will route it properly.
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.
Parkersburg is served by a landfill inside Wood County, a few miles out on Dry Run Road, and the Wood County Solid Waste Authority publishes its details on the Authority's own site.
That facility takes almost everything other than paint and hazardous waste. It opens 7AM to 4PM Monday through Friday and 6AM to noon on Saturday, and closes Sunday. The Authority also runs a free day: the first Saturday of every month is free to West Virginia residents only, for up to 516 pounds of material, with a charge still applying to appliances containing refrigerant and to tires. That is a genuinely useful thing for a small household job, and worth knowing before you order a container for two carloads of junk.
On charges, the Authority publishes a single per-ton figure for general material. Because the page carries no effective date of any kind, we will not repeat it second hand. Ask the site, or ask your account manager, who checks it as part of the quote.
One thing we will not do is put the landfill on a card with a phone number, because it is a privately owned and operated facility that the public Authority publicises rather than runs. We name it so you know where your load is going and roughly how far, and we leave its number alone. Your account manager confirms the destination and the charge before dispatch.
Most Parkersburg orders are scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery in a 24 to 48 hour window. Spring and early summer are the busiest, and a wet week can slow access on an unpaved or sloping drop spot.
Five things that make delivery go cleanly here:
One Parkersburg detail worth planning around: on a hillside lot, set the container nose-out so the truck is not reversing down a grade with a loaded container. Your account manager will plan the orientation with you.
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Prime Dumpster serves all of Parkersburg, from the downtown blocks around Market and Juliana Streets through the Julia-Ann Square historic district, out along Seventh Street and the Staunton Turnpike and south across the Little Kanawha. Alleys, narrow drives and grades are common, so we confirm the approach before dispatch rather than on arrival.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the unit to the age of the house and the approach, confirm whether your frontage is a city street or a state route, and quote the job 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 in Parkersburg runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, both on a five-day rental. Plaster, brick and slate weight move the final figure more than volume does. Your account manager sets out the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery day.
For anything bigger than a couple of carloads, renting wins. The Wood County free Saturday helps a small household job, but it is residents only and capped by weight, so a renovation still means repeat trips and a charge each time.
Yes. A standard three-seat couch uses roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving plenty of room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of boxes. Furniture fills the volume well before the weight allowance comes into it.
Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, pesticides, aerosols, pressurized cylinders, liquids and asbestos all stay out of a Parkersburg container. The county landfill refuses paint and hazardous waste at its gate too. Electronics, tires and refrigerant appliances need their own route.
At $399 to $499 the 10-yard container is our lowest start, and on a narrow older Parkersburg street it is often the only unit that fits. Load it with chimney brick or plaster, though, and the weight allowance arrives early, so dense material belongs in a dedicated load.
Three days is priced as a five-day rental, because the job rather than the calendar sets the figure. What goes in matters far more to the bill than how long the unit sits. Ask your account manager for the included tonnage and the cost of each extra ton.
Framing, lath and plaster, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, furniture, carpet and cardboard all load fine in Parkersburg. Clean brick, concrete and asphalt are welcome as well and usually cost less in their own container. Raise anything unusual with your account manager before the unit is loaded.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 |
| Phone: | 681-317-7663 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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