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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Ronald, Washington, and the upper Cle Elum valley, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Cabin and second-home construction around Lake Cle Elum, renovation of the old coal-town housing stock along Ronald's main street, and the deck, roof and outbuilding work that mountain winters force on a regular cycle all keep containers moving up here.
Ronald is a small unincorporated community, which changes the paperwork in a way that is worth understanding before you book. Below are our price ranges, who actually regulates container work here, what has to stay out, where loads go, 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 |
Four things shape a Ronald quote, and distance is the one that is different here.
Size leads. One step up almost always costs less than overage on a container that filled early, and far less than a second trip up the valley.
Weight follows. Cabin and cottage renovation up here produces a lot of dimensional lumber, decking, cedar siding and roofing, which is bulky rather than dense, so volume usually runs out before the weight allowance. Stone, concrete footings and old masonry chimneys are the opposite and belong in a 10-yard on their own.
Distance is third and it matters more in Ronald than almost anywhere. There is no disposal site in the upper valley, so every load travels, and the nearest alternatives are over a mountain pass in two directions out of three. That haul is priced into the quote rather than added afterwards, and it is also why a single right-sized container beats two small ones here by a wider margin than usual.
Season is fourth. Snow, spring runoff and soft shoulders all affect when a loaded container can be pulled off a mountain property, so on a winter or spring job the pickup date is worth agreeing when you book rather than later.
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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The right container follows the volume and weight of your debris, and up here it should also allow for the fact that a swap means a long round trip.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the pick for dense material. Old chimney brick, concrete footings, stone and tile all belong here, because the weight limit arrives long before the space does.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a cabin cleanout, a single bathroom or kitchen, or a small roof tear-off, and it fits on a narrow mountain drive.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is a common choice for a full cabin renovation or a remodel across several rooms, and it is usually the largest container that works comfortably on a wooded lot.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a major renovation, a new build, or a deck and outbuilding teardown that produces a lot of mixed debris at once. Up here it is often the right answer purely because it avoids needing a swap.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is sized for commercial work and larger demolition. It needs a long, level, firm spot and clear overhead room for the truck to tip it, which not every property in the valley has.
Describe the access as well as the job to your account manager, because on a mountain lot the approach often decides the container.
On private property, including your own driveway or a cabin lot you own, there is no local permit to get in Ronald. That is not a gap in the research, it is how the place is set up: Ronald is unincorporated, so there is no town council and no town code, and therefore no town permit or right-of-way approval to apply for.
For a public road the authority is Kittitas County rather than a town, so a container that has to sit on the roadway or the shoulder is a county question. The county does not publish its container requirements openly, so your account manager contacts the county directly for your address before anything is delivered.
The part of the picture most customers never see is the state layer, and in Ronald it carries more weight than usual. Washington requires a company hauling solid waste for compensation to hold a certificate from the state utilities and transportation commission, and the commission can issue that certificate for one or more named categories, with demolition debris among them. There is an exemption for a company working under a disposal contract with a city or town, and for a city or town that handles disposal itself, but Ronald is neither a city nor a town, so that exemption cannot apply here and the state regime governs in full.
That is good to know rather than something you have to act on. It means the right question in Ronald is not whether you need a permit, it is whether the company delivering your container is properly certificated for this territory and category. Your account manager confirms that side before your delivery is scheduled.
Most construction and cleanout debris loads without trouble. The exclusions are the usual safety ones.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel and used oil all stay out of any container, along with asbestos and propane cylinders. Older cabins up here are more likely than most buildings to contain asbestos in pipe lagging, sheet flooring or siding, so if your property predates the 1980s it is worth having that checked before demolition rather than after the container arrives. Appliances holding refrigerant and old fluorescent tubes need their own route.
One thing that genuinely pays here is separating the clean material. Washington law treats a separated load of recyclable material from a commercial or industrial job differently from a mixed load, which is part of why clean wood, clean metal and clean concrete often cost less to handle when they travel on their own rather than buried in a mixed container. On a cabin teardown with a lot of cedar and metal roofing, that can be worth real money.
Anything you are unsure about is a short conversation with your account manager before it goes in.
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.
There is no landfill, transfer station or public drop-off in the upper Cle Elum valley, so a Ronald container load travels down the valley or over a pass to a permitted facility, and the charge for your material comes from that facility's gate.
Kittitas County runs the disposal system that serves this area, but it does not publish its facility details in a form we can read, so we do not name a site or an address here rather than put an unverified one in front of you. Your account manager confirms which facility is taking your load, what it will accept and what the charge is before the container is delivered, so the number is in your quote rather than a surprise afterwards.
There is one state rule behind that worth knowing, because it shapes who can take your load at all. A company hauling for compensation in an unincorporated area has to work in line with the county's own solid waste management plan for the area it serves. In practical terms, the destination is not a free choice made at the gate: it follows the county plan and the terms of the carrier's state certificate. For you that means the route is settled in advance, which is the useful part.
Most Ronald rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Give yourself more notice than that in winter, and more again if your property is up an unploughed private drive.
Five things make delivery day go smoothly:
A winter note worth planning around: when the pass closes, nothing moves. If your job runs between November and March, build a few days of slack into both the delivery and the collection rather than counting on a fixed date.
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Prime Dumpster serves Ronald and the whole upper Cle Elum valley, including the neighboring communities of Roslyn and Cle Elum, the cabin developments around Lake Cle Elum and the properties along Salmon la Sac Road, and we work across Kittitas County and up to the pass just as readily. Deliveries here are scheduled around your access and the weather rather than a fixed route day, which on a mountain property matters more than the calendar does.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container to the debris and the access, confirm the county and state side before delivery, and give you one 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.
A 10-yard is $399 to $499 and a 40-yard $699 to $899, both measured over five days. Where you land depends on the weight of your debris and the haul out of the valley, which is longer here than in most places. Your account manager prices the tonnage and the distance together.
In the upper Cle Elum valley a container wins easily. There is no disposal site nearby, so self-hauling means repeat trips down the valley or over a pass, paying at the gate each time, plus fuel and most of a day. One container clears the job in a single haul.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes about a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of cartons. With cabin furniture you run out of space well before weight becomes the limiting factor.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel, used oil, asbestos and propane cylinders all stay out. Asbestos is worth a specific check on an older cabin, since it turns up in pipe lagging, sheet flooring and siding. Appliances holding refrigerant and fluorescent tubes need their own route.
The 10-yard is the cheapest we offer, at $399 to $499. It is the cheapest answer only for dense material like stone or concrete. A cabin renovation produces bulky debris, so a 20 or a 30 usually costs less overall here because it avoids a second trip up the valley.
Three days almost always costs a five-day rate, because the price is drawn from the job and the tonnage and not from the days. Weight has a far bigger effect on the total than the rental period does. Get your account manager to confirm the tonnage included and the price of each ton over it.
Lumber, decking, siding, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, carpet, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine. Clean concrete, stone and brick are accepted too, and clean separated material often costs less to handle. Put an unfamiliar item to us before loading.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Ronald, Washington 98940 |
| Phone: | 509-509-3229 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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