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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Saco, Maine, and the neighboring York County communities in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The mix of work here is distinctive: careful renovation of nineteenth-century mill housing near the river, seasonal turnover and roof replacement out at Camp Ellis and Bay View, and steady new construction and commercial building along the Route 1 corridor.
Your quote turns on the container size, what you load and its weight, how long you keep it, and what the receiving site charges for that material. Below you'll find our price ranges, how Saco handles work in the street, a Maine-specific list of what has to stay out, and realistic delivery timing.
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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 |
Saco is unusual in that the local disposal charge is published by the cubic yard rather than the ton, which makes the arithmetic easy to follow.
Container size sets the base rate. Choosing one size up costs less than booking a second haul, and it protects you when a demolition job turns out bigger than it looked.
The material class is the next lever, and in Saco it is a big one. The City transfer station charges $16.50 a cubic yard for household and construction debris from residents and $35.00 a cubic yard from commercial users. Roofing is in a class of its own: shingles run $50.00 a cubic yard for residents and $65.00 for contractors. A re-roof and a cleanout are not the same job on paper here, so say which one you have.
Weight still matters at the margins. Wet plaster, old sheathing, and brick from a mill-era building are much heavier than modern framing scrap, and a 10-yard container of masonry reaches its limit early.
Local practice fills in the rest. Saco contracts household trash and recycling out and does not collect construction debris at the curb, which is why a container is the usual route for a remodel. Your account manager confirms how the City's rules read for your address before anything is scheduled.
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 on volume, then check the weight, then check whether the truck can reach the spot. We carry five sizes.
The 10-Yard Dumpster fits a short driveway or a tight in-town lot where nothing bigger will turn. It is also the right choice for brick, stone, or concrete, since dense material hits the weight limit well before the container fills.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a garage, an attic, a shed, or a single-layer roof tear-off on a modest house. It adds working height over the 10-yard for a small step up.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is our most-requested size in Saco. One container usually covers a full-house cleanout, a kitchen and bath together, or flooring stripped from a whole level.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for a gut renovation, an addition, or a commercial fit-up with more than one trade working. It keeps framing scrap and wallboard off the ground for weeks.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest we deliver. Commercial tear-outs, mill-building conversions, and demolition call for it, and it needs genuine room to set down.
Not sure what fits your street? Describe the approach to your account manager and they will size it with you.
On private property, including your own driveway or a fenced site, Saco requires no permit for a container. The practical limit is access rather than paperwork.
The street side needs a conversation, because Saco's right-of-way permit is not written for containers. The City's Street Opening Permit covers paving and excavating in the City right-of-way, which includes driveways and sidewalks, and it is the same permit used for driveway and curb-cut work. There is no separate container placement permit on the City's list.
What does apply, and catches contractors out, is licensing. Saco requires every contractor doing work in the City right-of-way to be licensed and approved by the City, to carry current insurance, and to be bonded. The City maintains separate licences for paving and excavating contractors and publishes a list of those already approved. If your project involves cutting the road or the sidewalk, that licensing step comes before anything else.
Call Public Works at 207-284-6641 before you plan a street placement, and describe the exact spot. The office sits at 15 Phillips Spring Road and is open Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday until 12:30 p.m. Worth asking about too: the City runs paving moratoriums that bar excavation in named areas, with no exceptions. Your account manager can make that call with you and get your spot cleared.
Ordinary renovation debris is fine. The restrictions come from Maine state law and from the Saco Transfer Station's own posted refusals, which are more specific than most.
Maine makes it illegal to throw away cathode ray tubes and LCD screens, so old televisions and monitors have to come out of the container. The state also treats business disposal of rechargeable batteries in the trash as illegal, which covers the packs in cordless tools, and some business electronics containing circuit boards or mercury lamps are regulated as hazardous waste outright.
The Saco Transfer Station refuses asbestos in any form, hazardous waste and chemicals of any kind, lead and oil-based paints, gasoline tanks, roofing tar and driveway sealer including their containers, large propane tanks, and appliances containing refrigerant. Car batteries are not accepted either: lithium-ion is the only battery type the site takes, and the rest go to collection points in Arundel or Portland.
Two Saco-specific rules are worth knowing. Japanese knotweed is refused outright, and the City points you to a certified removal company instead, so invasive growth from a lot clearing cannot ride along in the container. And the site does not accept material from other towns, which is one more reason to tell us where the job actually is.
Found something you cannot place? Describe it to 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.
Containers from Saco are tipped at the Saco Transfer Station at 24 Foss Road, Saco, ME 04072, which the City's Public Works department runs itself. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the gates closing at 3:45 p.m., and it is closed Sunday and Monday, during snow events, and on a long list of public holidays.
Charges there are by the cubic yard rather than the ton, measured in thirds of a yard, with separate prices for debris, shingles, brush, and leaves. Metals are taken free, and clean cardboard can always be dropped at no charge. Furniture and appliances are priced per piece, so a cleanout with a couch and a mattress in it will carry a few extra line items.
The site also runs a Swap Shop, where usable furniture, tools, and garden equipment can be left for other residents instead of being buried. If your cleanout includes something still serviceable, say so when you book and we can set it aside. Your account manager will confirm the destination for your load and walk through the disposal portion of your quote before delivery.
24 Foss Road, Saco, ME 04072
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with gates closing at 3:45 p.m.
Most Saco rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with the driver arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Allow longer in summer, when coastal turnover and roofing work crowd the schedule across the whole Biddeford and Saco area.
Five things that make delivery day go smoothly:
Keep the transfer station's calendar in mind as well. It is closed Sunday and Monday, and it shuts during snowstorms, so a container filled late on a Saturday in winter may wait until Tuesday for its haul.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster delivers across Saco and the neighboring York County communities, from the downtown streets near the mills and the neighborhoods off Foss Road and North Street out to Camp Ellis, Bay View, Ferry Beach, and the Route 1 corridor, with Biddeford just across the river. Wherever the job is, we coordinate delivery, pickup, and disposal around your schedule.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll size the container for the spot you have, confirm the material class with the City site, and quote you 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 Saco runs $399 to $499 for five days, rising to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard. The transfer station bills by the cubic yard and prices roofing far above general debris, so the material class moves the final number as much as the size. Your account manager confirms tonnage and overage rates at booking.
For a renovation, renting usually costs less. Self-hauling means a charge per cubic yard at the gate on every trip, plus fuel and your own time, and a pickup truck holds very little demolition debris. One container absorbs the whole job and sits on site while you work at your own pace.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a bed frame, a dresser, and a stack of boxes. Furniture is bulky rather than dense, so volume runs out well before the weight allowance does. Mention upholstered furniture when you book, since it is priced per piece at the transfer station.
Keep out asbestos, hazardous waste, chemicals, lead and oil-based paints, roofing tar, driveway sealer, gasoline and propane tanks, and appliances containing refrigerant. Maine also bans disposal of cathode ray tubes and LCD screens. Car batteries and Japanese knotweed are refused at the transfer station.
The 10-yard container starts lowest at $399 to $499. What goes in decides the rest. Old plaster, brick, and wet sheathing are heavy enough to push a small container past its weight allowance and add overage charges, so keeping dense material in its own load is usually the cheaper route.
Three days generally costs the same as five, since we price the job rather than the calendar. The weight and the material class move your bill far more than the day count. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton costs, and your ceiling is clear before delivery.
Lumber, plaster, lath, drywall, flooring, trim, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, cardboard, and general cleanout junk are all acceptable. Clean concrete, brick, and stone go in too, and a single clean load is usually cheaper to dispose of. Check anything unusual with your account manager before loading.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Saco, Maine 04072 |
| Phone: | 617-749-0277 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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