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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Petaluma, California, and the surrounding southern Sonoma County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Petaluma mixes Victorian housing downtown with post-war tracts on the east side and working agricultural land beyond, so the work ranges from careful interior renovations and seismic retrofits to barn teardowns, re-roofs, and commercial construction along the Highway 101 corridor.
Your cost depends on the container size, the weight of the debris, how long you keep it, and the county disposal rate for the material you load. Below you will find the price ranges, the placement rules, and the material 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 |
Sonoma County publishes what it charges to take your material, which makes a Petaluma quote more predictable than most.
Container size comes first, and the usual rule applies: one size up beats a second haul.
Weight comes second and it carries real money here. Under the county rate schedule effective 1 April 2026, ordinary refuse and mixed construction debris are both charged $179.00 per ton with a $47.00 minimum per vehicle. A dense load reaches a high tonnage quickly, so a container of plaster, tile, or mortar costs more to dispose of than the same container of framing offcuts.
Material type is the third factor and it can cost much more than people expect. On the same county schedule, pressure treated wood is charged at $248.00 per ton, well above general refuse, and every piece has to be under seven feet. If your deck or fence project involves treated lumber, keeping it in its own container almost always works out cheaper than paying the treated rate on a mixed load. Yard debris sits at $126.00 per ton on that schedule, but it is not accepted at the disposal site nearest Petaluma at all.
The fourth factor is sorting discipline, which follows from the first three. Landscaping material needs its own plan rather than a corner of the container, and so does anything treated.
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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Choose by volume, then check weight, and think about whether the job needs one container or two. Prime Dumpster carries five sizes across southern Sonoma County.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the right call for dense or separated material. A bathroom gut, a patio slab break-out, or a dedicated load of treated lumber reaches its weight allowance long before it fills, and keeping it separate is what keeps the per-ton charge down.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, one room of flooring, or a small roof tear-off, and it fits the shorter driveways common downtown.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual pick for a whole-house cleanout, a kitchen and bath together, or a standard re-roof.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a full renovation, an agricultural outbuilding teardown, or a commercial fit-out producing a lot of mixed debris at once.
The 40-Yard Dumpster takes the largest work, commercial demolition and industrial clearing, where volume rather than weight is the constraint.
Describe the job and the materials to your account manager and they will tell you whether splitting the load saves you money.
Private property needs no City authorization at all. A container on your own driveway, parking area, or private job site needs no City authorization in Petaluma, and that is where almost every container here belongs.
A public street or sidewalk is different. Taking up part of the right-of-way needs the City's authorization first, and in a city with narrow downtown streets and marked parking that is not a formality. Our advice is to find a private spot wherever possible, because it removes a step and a cost from the job.
Household collection in Petaluma runs through a franchised hauling company under contract to the City, which the county waste agency confirms is the arrangement across Sonoma County jurisdictions. That franchise covers garbage, recycling, yard debris, food scraps, and motor oil for homes and businesses. Whether a temporary construction container for a specific project sits inside or outside that arrangement is a question for the City, and it is one your account manager puts to them directly before anything is booked rather than something we assume on your behalf.
So the sequence for a Petaluma job is: tell us the address and the project, we confirm placement and the City's position, and then we schedule. On a driveway that is usually a same-week process. For a street spot, allow longer.
Lumber, drywall, plaster, lath, roofing, flooring, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, and general cleanout material are all fine. The limits come from California's list of material banned from the trash and from what the county sites refuse.
California keeps hazardous material out of the garbage statewide. Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, antifreeze, motor oil, batteries of every kind, fluorescent and LED lamps, propane tanks, and electronics are all on that list.
Treated wood is the one that catches Petaluma projects most often. The preserved lumber used in decks, fences, raised beds, railroad ties, and telephone poles counts as hazardous waste in California, and the county says so in terms on its own rate schedule. It has its own high disposal rate, every piece has to be under seven feet, and one site in the county will not take it at all.
Yard debris has its own rules and its own limits. The county will take tree trunks, branches, and stumps only when they are under 18 inches in diameter and under four feet long, and it refuses stumps over 18 inches or longer than six feet outright, along with dirt, rocks, and sod.
Tires are capped at nine per load, must be off the rim, and only passenger and pickup sizes are accepted. Appliances holding refrigerant are charged per unit. Electronics are taken at no charge, which makes pulling them out of a load the cheapest option available.
Ask your account manager about anything unusual before it goes in and we will arrange the right route for it.
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.
Most container loads from Petaluma go to the Central Disposal Site at 500 Mecham Road, just outside town off Mecham Road near Stony Point. California's own facility records list it as active and permitted, and it is the county's main disposal point. Disposal is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a separate recycling and reuse area on the same hours and a household hazardous waste facility open Thursday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The site is a county refuse disposal site but it is run under contract by a company that also rents containers, so we name it by address and leave it there rather than sending you to a competitor's counter.
Two of its limitations shape how you load. Yard debris is not accepted at Central Disposal at all, and clean wood scrap only gets the lower wood rate at the transfer stations further north, not here. So a Petaluma job that mixes framing offcuts and green waste into one container ends up paying the general refuse rate on all of it. Mixed construction debris is accepted here, and the county also sorts mixed loads at a materials recovery facility near Windsor.
One more cost to avoid: the county charges an extra fee per vehicle for any uncovered or unsecured load arriving at a county disposal site. Drivers secure loads before they roll, so that is handled, but keeping the material below the rail is what makes it possible.
Your account manager will name the destination and the disposal share of your bill ahead of delivery.
Most Petaluma rentals can be scheduled inside one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. A street placement needs more notice, so decide early whether the container is going on private ground.
A few things worth getting right before delivery:
Keep the disposal site's week in mind as well. It closes at 3 in the afternoon and does not open on Sundays, so a container filled late on a Saturday will usually be hauled on Monday.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery throughout Petaluma and the nearby southern Sonoma and northern Marin communities, from the downtown historic streets and the east-side neighborhoods out toward Penngrove, Cotati, and the ranch land along the Lakeville corridor. Whether the job is one narrow driveway or a commercial site, we coordinate delivery, pickup, and disposal around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, work out whether splitting the load saves you money on disposal, and give you a clear price 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.
Across a five-day rental you are looking at $399 to $499 for a 10-yard and $699 to $899 for a 40-yard. The county charges by the ton and by material type, so the weight and the mix move your final figure. Your account manager fixes the tonnage allowance and overage rate on the call.
The container comes out ahead on most jobs here. The county weighs every vehicle, applies a minimum charge per trip, and adds a fee for an unsecured load, so several pickup runs add up fast once you include fuel and your own hours. A single container covers it all in one trip.
Yes. Reckon on a three-seat couch filling roughly a fifth of a 10-yard, leaving plenty for a bed frame, a dresser, and cartons. Bulky furniture exhausts the space well before the weight allowance.
California bars paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, motor oil, batteries, lamps, propane tanks, and electronics from the trash. Treated wood counts as hazardous waste here and needs its own route. Yard debris, dirt, rocks, and sod are refused at the disposal site nearest Petaluma.
On price alone the 10-yard leads, opening at $399 to $499. Because the county charges by weight and by material class, though, sorting usually saves more than sizing down. A dedicated container of treated lumber or clean concrete often costs less in total than one mixed load.
You will normally pay the same for three days as for five, since pricing follows the job rather than the day count. Weight and material class count for much more than the calendar. Check the weight allowance and the cost of a further ton with your account manager.
Most construction and household debris is allowed: lumber, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, carpet, cardboard, and general cleanout material. Clean concrete, brick, and asphalt go in too. Treated wood, yard debris, and electronics need separate handling, so flag them to your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Petaluma, California 94954 |
| Phone: | 415-426-1126 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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