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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange delivery of roll-off containers from 10 to 40 yards across San Mateo, California and the mid-Peninsula. Mid-century houses in Hayward Park and Sunnybrae are being remodeled steadily, office and lab construction keeps moving along the Highway 101 frontage, and the city's older downtown blocks produce regular tenant-improvement and demolition debris.
San Mateo is a dense, expensive place to work, and the two things that decide a container job here are access and weight. Lots are narrow, many driveways are short and sloped, and the material that comes out of a 1950s Peninsula house is heavier than people expect. Size, debris weight, rental period and the disposal charge make up your price.
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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 |
Size sets the base figure, and on the Peninsula access often decides which size is even possible. A 40-yard container needs a straight run and real overhead clearance, and plenty of San Mateo streets cannot offer either. Two swaps of a smaller container is frequently cheaper than one large container that will not fit.
Debris weight does most of the rest. Lath and plaster, old mortar, concrete walkways and clay tile reach a weight allowance long before they reach the rim. A kitchen gut in a mid-century San Mateo house routinely produces a heavier load than the same job in newer construction, because of what is behind the walls.
The disposal charge is set by the receiving facility rather than by us, and we will tell you which site your load is going to and what the charge is based on when you book. That is why a San Mateo quote is given on the call rather than from a table.
Rental length matters least. The container carries a single job price, so a short rental and a five-day rental usually match. A long rental costs at the far end, in extra days, so fix the collection date 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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Pick by material and access rather than by room count. They cover a single bathroom at one end and a commercial tear-down at the other.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the container most San Mateo jobs actually want. A clean load of concrete, brick, tile or plaster hits its weight limit well before it fills, and it fits a short driveway without blocking the sidewalk. It is the default for a bathroom gut or a walkway removal.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage cleanout, a kitchen remodel or a small roof tear-off. It adds useful volume while still fitting most Peninsula driveways.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is as large as many San Mateo lots will sensibly take. Whole-house cleanouts, flooring removal and multi-room renovations all fit, and the sides are low enough to load by hand. Check the approach before committing on a narrow street.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for new build, a substantial addition or a full demolition. Once framing lumber, drywall and roof decking are in play, volume rises faster than weight and this size saves a second haul.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is for commercial demolition, lab and office fit-out work and large-scale construction. It is the largest container offered, and on the Peninsula it is worth confirming the approach before ordering one.
A container on private property, in a driveway or inside a job-site lot, is the normal placement in San Mateo and the one we recommend, given how little spare room most streets here have.
For the public right-of-way we are going to tell you something unusual, because it is the truth. The City of San Mateo's municipal code is not available to us through any route we are willing to use. Every publisher this industry uses was tried and none carries it, and the City's own website publishes no link to it. Two pages on the City's site that look like a code link by their address serve completely unrelated content, which is a known trap with this kind of website and the reason a guess is worthless here.
So we make no claim about whether San Mateo requires an encroachment permit for a container, what it costs, how long it runs, or whether street placement is available at all. Anyone who tells you confidently without having read the code is guessing.
What that means in practice is straightforward. Private ground needs nothing from us beyond a sensible drop point. If part of your container has to sit in a city street, the right first call is the City's public works counter at 330 West 20th Avenue, and your account manager will make it with you. Everything else about the job, from sizing to the destination to the disposal basis, we can answer precisely.
The county layer we can state with confidence, because San Mateo County publishes its code properly and we read it in full. The County's waste ordinance is an organics and reporting scheme drawn for the unincorporated county, so it does not license a hauler working inside the city limits.
Everyday construction, demolition and household debris is acceptable in San Mateo. The firm exclusions here are statewide California rules rather than anything specific to San Mateo.
Hazardous material never goes in a container, which covers fuels, solvents, uncured paint, pesticides, free liquids, pressurized cylinders and anything holding PCBs. Under California's universal waste rules, electronics, fluorescent tubes, batteries and refrigerant-bearing appliances all leave the site by their own route rather than in a debris container.
The California-specific item to plan around is treated wood. Decking, fence posts, sill plates and retaining timbers are a separate stream here, cannot be mixed into a general load, and have to be declared before delivery rather than discovered at the facility.
Asbestos-bearing material cannot go into a standard container at all. San Mateo's pre-1980 housing turns up resilient floor tile, pipe lagging, textured ceiling coating and old roofing felt regularly. Anything suspect gets tested before it is loaded, not after. Tell your account manager what the job is likely to produce and the handling is settled in advance.
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.
We are going to be precise here rather than reassuring. There is no publicly operated disposal or transfer facility in San Mateo County that can receive a construction load. We checked every active permitted site in the county against California's own solid waste information system, which publishes the operator of record for each one, and in every case the operator is a private company. Several of the remaining active sites are green-waste, composting or digestion operations that would not take mixed debris in any event.
Our standing rule is that we name a receiving facility on a page only where a public body is the operator of record. That rule is why this section names none, and why it does not link or promote a privately run transfer station either.
One case is worth flagging because it catches people out. The county's main recovery and transfer complex is often assumed to be publicly run, and the agency behind it is a public body. The operator of record in the State's own system, however, is a private company, so by our test it does not qualify for naming here. We are not making any claim about the agency itself.
What this means for you is practical rather than alarming. Peninsula loads have somewhere to go, and we know where. Your account manager confirms the receiving site for your container when the booking is made, tells you what it accepts, and gives you the basis of the disposal charge before you commit.
Most San Mateo containers can be scheduled within one to two business days. Access questions are the usual cause of delay here rather than availability, so a short conversation about the drop point saves time.
Four things make a Peninsula booking quick:
One Peninsula specific: if the job is in a condominium or a managed complex, check the association rules before the delivery date. Those are private rules rather than city ones, and they are frequently stricter about where a container may stand and for how long.
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Prime Dumpster serves San Mateo itself and the mid-Peninsula communities around it, including Hillsborough, Foster City, San Mateo Highlands, Baywood and the unincorporated North Fair Oaks area. Every city along this stretch of California writes its own container rules, so a job a few blocks across a boundary can sit under a different scheme entirely.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container to the access you actually have, confirm the receiving site, 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.
Reckon on $399 to $499 for a 10-yard and $699 to $899 for a 40-yard across the standard five-day period. On the Peninsula, debris weight and the receiving facility's charge move the figure most, and access often decides the size. Your account manager confirms included tonnage and the overage rate when you book.
For anything past a pickup load, renting wins on cost and on time. Self-hauling here means repeat trips across the Peninsula, a minimum charge at each one, and a facility that may not be open when you are. A container also keeps debris off a street that usually has no room to spare.
Yes. A three-seat couch fills roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves space for a bed frame and boxes. Bulky household items run out of volume long before they near a weight limit, so a 10-yard is normally the right size for a furniture cleanout rather than a bigger one.
Nothing pressurized, nothing liquid and nothing flammable goes in, which rules out fuels, solvents, wet paint and pesticides. Electronics, fluorescent tubes, batteries and refrigerant-bearing appliances are universal waste under California's rules and leave by their own route. Treated wood is its own stream here, and asbestos-bearing material cannot go in a standard container.
The 10-yard has the lowest base price at $399 to $499, and on a narrow San Mateo lot it is often the only size that fits properly. Where a job makes both heavy and light debris, two containers usually beat one that goes over its weight allowance.
Three days and five days cost the same on the Peninsula, because a container is quoted against the job rather than the day. Weight is the figure that moves a Peninsula bill. Agree the tonnage allowance and the overage rate with your account manager before delivery.
Lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, cardboard, brick, plaster and clean concrete are all acceptable. Clean concrete and clean untreated wood both cost less kept as their own loads. Your account manager will clear a borderline material before you load it.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | San Mateo, California 94403 |
| Phone: | 415-426-1126 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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