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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Salem, Massachusetts, and the rest of the North Shore, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. A dense stock of eighteenth and nineteenth century houses under constant repair, steady construction and conversion work around the waterfront and Derby Street, and tight city lots where debris cannot simply be piled up all keep containers busy here.
Your price follows the container size, the weight and kind of debris, how long the container stays, and what the private sorting facility that receives your load charges. Below are our price ranges, the offices that handle placement in Salem, what the state keeps out of a container, and how quickly 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 |
Salem has one cost driver that most cities do not, and it is worth understanding before you pick a size.
Size comes first, as always. One step up almost always costs less than overage on a container that filled early, and far less than a second haul on the same job.
Weight is second and it bites hard here. Salem's older houses carry plaster, lath, slate and brick, and a Federal-era chimney or a plaster-and-lath gut will reach a weight allowance while the container still looks part full. Keep dense material on its own in a 10-yard and put the bulky, lighter debris in a 20 or a 30.
Destination is third, and this is the Salem difference. There is no active demolition landfill anywhere in Massachusetts, and every large construction and demolition processor in the state is privately run. So your load is not buried, it is trucked to a private facility and sorted, and the charge comes from that company rather than from any public rate sheet. Your account manager has that figure before your delivery is booked.
Access is fourth. Salem's downtown and McIntire district streets are narrow, many have resident permit parking, and a lot of houses have no driveway at all. Where the container has to go changes both the size that fits and the paperwork, so it is worth settling early.
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 the weight of what you are clearing. We rent five sizes and Salem's lot sizes push most jobs toward the smaller end of the range.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the right pick for dense debris and for a tight site. A bathroom gut, a chimney takedown, a brick walkway removal or a plaster job all suit it, because the weight limit arrives long before the space does.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a basement or attic cleanout, a kitchen refresh, or a small roof tear-off, and it still fits in most Salem driveways and side yards.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual choice for a whole-house cleanout or a multi-room renovation. It is about the largest container that sits comfortably on a typical city lot here.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a gut renovation, a full roof, or a conversion project that produces a lot of mixed debris at once.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is built for commercial and industrial work and large demolition. It needs a long, level spot and real overhead room, which on a downtown street usually means a permit rather than a driveway.
Describe the site as well as the job to your account manager, because in Salem the space available often decides the size.
On private property, including your own driveway or a job site you control, the City publishes no container permit requirement. If you have off-street space, that is usually the whole answer and it is the cheaper route.
On the street it is different, and Salem has two offices rather than one. On a street with metered parking or resident permit parking, the Parking Office handles temporary occupation of the spaces, charges by the space per day, and will bag specific meters for you if you give it the zone and space numbers. The Parking Office is at 1 New Liberty Street, open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., on 978-745-8120. For any other street, the City directs you to the Salem Police Department on 978-744-0171.
One caution worth stating plainly: the City's published parking rules are written around a moving truck or a construction vehicle rather than around a container left standing. So the charge and the conditions for a roll-off are a question to ask rather than to assume, and the answer can depend on your street.
The Board of Health is the third office to know, and in Salem it carries real weight: it publishes the city's own solid waste regulation and its own permit rules for waste work. It sits at 98 Washington Street on the third floor and can be reached on 978-741-1800. City Hall is at 93 Washington Street, on 978-745-9595. Your account manager makes these calls with you so the container arrives with the right permission in place.
If your project is a teardown rather than a remodel, the Board of Health is the first call and not the last. Before any building in Salem comes down, the Board wants an asbestos testing report, a pest control report from a licensed company, a dust control plan, and a lead inspection report covering every area you plan to disturb. A structure built before 1978 has to be taken down by a contractor licensed for lead-safe renovation. All pesticides, paints and hazardous materials have to be out of the building first, any septic system has to be staked out so equipment stays off it, and the fire department has to be told about any underground fuel tank. Only when all of that is done does the Board inspect the structure and clear the work to start. That sequence sets your container date, so build it into the schedule early.
Massachusetts runs the strictest disposal bans in the country, and they are the reason a Salem container is loaded a little more carefully than one elsewhere.
The state bans a long list of material from disposal, and the ban reaches transfer for disposal as well, which means it binds the company hauling the load and not only the person who filled it. Asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, metal, most recyclable containers and paper, and whole tires all have to be kept out of a mixed disposal load. Wood waste and whole tires are barred specifically from landfill disposal. In practice the workable answer is to separate the clean streams rather than to bury them, and that often costs less as well.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos are out of any container. Appliances holding refrigerant, mattresses and electronics all have their own routes, and Salem runs collection programs for several of them.
Because these bans reach us as well as you, the loading conversation matters here more than most places. Tell your account manager what the job will produce and the container plan is built around the bans instead of running into them.
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.
Two things about Salem are worth knowing before delivery day, and both point the same way.
First, the City does not collect construction and demolition debris at all. Its own ordinance says so in terms, listing asphalt, brick, concrete and other masonry, soil, rock, wall coverings, drywall, plumbing fixtures, insulation, roofing shingles, plate glass, metal, wood waste and electrical wiring, and placing responsibility for proper disposal on the property owner.
Second, the Salem Transfer Station cannot help you either. It sits at 12 Swampscott Road and it is open to Salem residents with proof of identification on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during its season, which runs from the middle of April to the middle of December. But it takes yard waste and flattened clean cardboard only, it accepts no commercial vehicles, and the City states directly that residential trash and construction and demolition debris are not accepted there. Do not drive a load of renovation debris to Swampscott Road.
So a Salem container goes to a private construction and demolition processing facility outside the city, where the load is sorted rather than buried. That is simply how Massachusetts works, since the state has no active demolition landfill left. Your account manager confirms which facility is taking your load and what it will accept before the container is delivered.
Most Salem rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. On a downtown or McIntire district street, give yourself longer, because the parking side has to be arranged before the truck arrives.
Five things make delivery day go smoothly here:
One seasonal note: the transfer station closes for winter in the middle of December, so from then until the middle of April there is no city drop-off for anything, not even yard waste. A container becomes the only practical route for a winter job.
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Prime Dumpster serves every part of Salem, from downtown and the McIntire Historic District to the Point, South Salem, North Salem, Witchcraft Heights and the Salem Willows, and we work across the surrounding North Shore just as readily. We are used to tight streets, permit parking and houses without driveways, and deliveries are scheduled around your working hours rather than a fixed route day.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container to the debris and the space, sort out the street side if you have no driveway, 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.
Count on $399 to $499 for a 10-yard and $699 to $899 for a 40-yard across five days. Where you land inside those ranges depends on the weight of the debris and what the private sorting facility charges for your material. Your account manager prices the tonnage alongside the container.
In Salem there is no self-haul option to compare against. The city transfer station takes only yard waste and cardboard, refuses commercial vehicles, and closes for the winter, and the City does not collect construction debris at the curb. A container is effectively the only route for a renovation here.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving room for a mattress, a dresser and a stack of cartons. With furniture you run out of space long before weight becomes the limit. Note that mattresses have their own recycling route in Salem.
Hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos stay out. Massachusetts also bans asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, metal, whole tires and most recyclable paper and containers from mixed disposal loads, and that ban binds the hauler too, so those streams get separated.
The 10-yard container starts at $399 to $499, the lowest price we list, and on a narrow Salem street it is often the only size that fits. It is the cheapest answer only for dense debris, though. Ask your account manager to compare it against a 15-yard for a mixed load.
Three days is usually charged as five, because the price is set by the job and the tonnage and not by the day count. Weight shapes the invoice far more than the number of days on site. Ask your account manager which tonnage is built in and what each further ton costs.
Wood, drywall, plaster, lath, roofing, flooring, cabinets, carpet, furniture and general cleanout debris are all fine in a mixed container. Clean brick, concrete and asphalt are accepted too, but Massachusetts wants them kept separate for recycling, which usually costs less anyway. Ask us about anything unusual.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Salem, Massachusetts 01970 |
| Phone: | 617-749-0277 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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