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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Rochester, New Hampshire, and the surrounding Strafford County towns in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Rochester's older housing stock keeps a steady run of roof, kitchen, and bath work going, and new construction along the Route 11 and Route 125 corridors adds job-site containers on top of it.
Four things drive what you pay here: the container size, the weight and makeup of what you load, how long you keep it, and the charge at the site that takes the load. Below you'll find current ranges, how the city handles a container in the street, what New Hampshire law keeps out of a landfill, and how fast 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 |
Rochester sits unusually close to its own disposal, which helps on price. The things that move your quote are mostly in your hands.
Start with size. Paying a bit more for the next size up is almost always cheaper than booking a second haul when the first container fills early.
Then weight. Asphalt shingles, plaster, tile, and masonry run heavy, so a 10-yard container packed with them can weigh more than a 30-yard container of cabinets and trim. Say what you're loading when you call and we'll size it to the weight, not just the volume.
Next, what else is in the container. New Hampshire treats a clean construction load differently from mixed trash, and a load that picks up furniture, appliances, tires, or old fuel tanks is no longer a construction load. Keeping those out protects both the rate and the destination.
Last, where it goes. The City of Dover Recycling Center charges contractors by the pound for construction debris, at a $25 minimum per load, while the big lined landfill right in Rochester prices commercial loads on its own terms. Your account manager will tell you which one your job points to.
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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Match the container to how much you expect, then sanity-check it against weight. Prime Dumpster runs five sizes in Rochester.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the smallest option and the right one for dense loads. A single bathroom gut, a chimney tear-down, or a load of old concrete walkway all fit this size, and heavy material hits the weight limit long before the container looks full.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is a good middle choice for a kitchen, a cleared-out basement, or a small single-layer roof. It gives you noticeably more room than the 10 without a big jump in price.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is our most popular size for Rochester homes. A full-house cleanout, a multi-room remodel, or a standard roof replacement usually lands here.
The 30-Yard Dumpster handles additions, garage builds, and light demolition. When the debris is bulky but not especially heavy, this is where the cost per yard drops.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest container offered. It's built for commercial fit-outs, warehouse clearing, and demolition that produces high volume.
Still unsure? Walk your account manager through the job and they'll pick the size for you.
If the container stays on private property, like your own driveway or a job site you control, no city permit is needed in Rochester.
Put it in the street, on a sidewalk, or in a public parking area, and the rule changes. Rochester's highways and sidewalks ordinance says a temporary obstruction in any of those places, including one set up for building construction or rehabilitation, may only be approved through a permit issued by the Department of Public Works. The ordinance adds that such a permit will be issued when the conditions asked for are judged not to be adverse to public travel, that every measure needed to protect public safety is at the applicant's expense, and that the Department may require surety for restoration. It also gives the Department full authority to remove an obstruction placed without approval.
There's no published fee for that permit and no separate dumpster permit in Rochester. The city's $100 excavation permit is a different thing, for digging in the right-of-way, and it carries its own notice, marking, and restoration conditions.
To ask about a street placement, call the City of Rochester Department of Public Works at 603-332-4096. The office is on Chestnut Hill Road. If you aren't sure where your property line ends, send your account manager a photo of the spot and they'll help you sort out whether a permit is in play.
Most remodel and cleanout material is fine. The hard limits come from New Hampshire law, and they apply at every landfill and incinerator in the state.
State law bars wet-cell batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and electronic devices from any New Hampshire landfill or incinerator. Facilities have to post that ban or warn their customers about it, which is exactly why a load with a TV or a cordless tool pack in it can get turned away at the gate. Leaves and yard waste are banned from landfill disposal too, and since early 2025 large food waste generators have had to divert it when a composting or digestion site is within reach.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel, and asbestos stay out of a standard container, always. Asbestos in particular is excluded from the state's definition of construction debris, so it can't ride along in a construction load.
New Hampshire also defines construction and demolition debris narrowly. Bricks, concrete, masonry, wood, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing, fixtures, non-asbestos insulation and shingles, asphalt pavement, and glass all count. Household trash, cardboard, furniture, appliances, tires, drums, and fuel tanks do not. Mixing those in changes what your load is and where it can go.
If you're holding something and can't tell which bucket it falls in, ask your account manager before it goes in the container.
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.
Rochester is unusual: one of New Hampshire's double-lined landfills sits inside the city limits, off Rochester Neck Road, with its commercial entrance at 60 Steele Road. Most heavy loads from Rochester jobs travel only a few minutes. The city also runs a residents' drop-off at the same complex, on Isinglass Drive, open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for things like mattresses, furniture, TVs, tires, and light construction material brought by residents themselves.
For separated construction debris, the City of Dover Recycling Center at 265 Mast Road, Dover, NH 03820 is the nearest municipal option, about 14 miles southeast. It keeps a construction and demolition bin year round and takes drywall, insulation, shingles, carpet, vinyl siding and flooring, counter tops, plaster, PVC pipe, pressure treated wood, tubs, toilets, sinks, and wood and masonry debris. It's open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and its construction debris scale shuts 15 minutes before closing.
One practical note on that site: state labor rules now require 42-inch safety barriers in front of collection containers, which means material has to be unloaded by hand rather than dumped straight in. That's a reason a roll-off container often beats a trailer for anything past a few hundred pounds.
Your account manager confirms the receiving site and the disposal charge for your load before the container leaves the yard.
265 Mast Road, Dover, NH 03820
Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a year-round construction debris bin.
Most Rochester bookings can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Short haul distances here work in your favor, so same-week turnarounds are common even in a busy stretch.
Five things make delivery go smoothly:
Call the moment you're finished loading. The faster we know, the faster the pickup slot gets locked in.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery across Rochester and the nearby Strafford County communities, from the downtown blocks around North Main Street and the Gonic and East Rochester villages out to Barrington, Farmington, Milton, and Somersworth. Whether the job is a single-family remodel in the city or new construction out along Route 11, we handle the drop, the pickup, and the disposal around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll pick the size, flag anything that needs to stay out of the container, and give you a firm number while you're 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 Rochester runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, both on a five-day rental. Where you land depends on the size, the weight of your debris, and the charge at the receiving site. Your account manager confirms the included tonnage and the overage rate before delivery.
For a single small load, hauling it yourself wins. Beyond that, a container is usually cheaper. Each trip means a charge by weight at the gate, fuel, and hand-unloading under the new barrier rules at municipal sites. One container handles the whole job in one go.
Yes. A typical three-seat couch takes about a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving plenty of space for a bed frame, a dresser, and boxes. Bulky furniture fills the volume long before it reaches the weight limit, so you rarely pay overage on a furniture load.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel, and asbestos have to stay out. New Hampshire also bars wet-cell and lithium-ion batteries and electronic devices from landfills and incinerators, and keeps leaves and yard waste out of landfill disposal. Tell your account manager about appliances or tires so they can be routed separately.
The 10-yard container has the lowest starting price at $399 to $499. It's only the cheapest answer if your load is light, though. Fill it with plaster, tile, or masonry and the weight allowance runs out fast. Keeping dense material in a dedicated load usually works out cheaper.
Three days normally costs the same as five, because the price covers delivery, the rental window, and the haul rather than a daily charge. Your weight matters much more than your calendar. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each ton over that costs.
Wood, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, siding, trim, cabinets, fixtures, glass, furniture, and general cleanout material are all allowed. Clean concrete, brick, and asphalt pavement are accepted too and often cost less in a separate load. Check anything unusual with your account manager before it goes in.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Rochester, New Hampshire 03867 |
| Phone: | 617-749-0277 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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