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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange roll-off dumpster rentals across SeaTac, Washington, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The city wraps the airport, so the work here is a mix the rest of King County does not see: hotel and air cargo rebuilds, warehouse turnovers along International Boulevard, tenant improvements in the Angle Lake and Riverton Heights business strips, and residential remodeling in Bow Lake, McMicken Heights, and Madrona Park.
King County shapes a SeaTac container more than the City does, and it does so in an unusual way. The County controls where construction debris may be taken. It also prices and restricts loads in published detail. Knowing both before you book changes what you pay.
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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 |
Container size sets the base figure, and weight sets most of the rest. King County publishes what weight costs, which makes the second half of a SeaTac quote unusually easy to see.
The County's published current rates put garbage at $243.38 per ton, with a $40.25 minimum on loads up to 320 pounds. Untreated clean wood, separated before arrival, is charged at $129.38 per ton with a $20.70 minimum. Recyclables brought in on their own carry no charge. Those figures include the County basic fee, a moderate risk waste surcharge, and the state refuse tax. The County resets them rather than fixing them.
So separation is not a green gesture here, it is the lever. A load split so that the clean lumber travels on its own is charged at roughly half the per-ton figure of the same material buried inside mixed debris.
Two charges catch people out. On that same County rate table, an unsecured load arriving at a County facility is charged a flat $25 fee. Material needing extra handling, asbestos being the County's own example, moves onto a special waste rate well above the garbage rate and needs clearance first. Your SeaTac account manager prices all of that into one clear, upfront figure 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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Start with volume, confirm the weight, then confirm the access.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the shortest container in the range and the right choice for concrete, masonry, and tile, because dense material reaches its weight allowance long before it fills the space.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage clearing, a bathroom or kitchen tear-out, or a small roof section without needing much extra room.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the usual pick for a whole-house cleanout or a multi-room remodel, and it is the most common residential size across SeaTac's single-family streets.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits a large renovation, an addition, or mixed demolition debris, and it is the working size on hotel and multifamily turnovers along the International Boulevard corridor.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest in the range and is built for the air cargo, warehouse, and commercial fit-out work that makes up much of SeaTac's industrial base.
Two County rules change sizing here more than anything else. Uncontaminated dirt and soil is capped at one pickup truckload at a County facility, so an excavation needs its soil routed on its own. And bulky dense items are not accepted without advance clearance. That means anything bigger than two feet in every direction and heavier than 200 pounds, such as concrete blocks or stumps. Describe the debris to your account manager and the right set of containers gets arranged.
A container on your own ground needs no County permit. A driveway, a yard, a parking lot or a fenced site is yours to use, so long as nothing blocks a sidewalk, a fire lane or someone else's access. Most SeaTac lots offer off-street space, which settles the large majority of jobs.
Placement in a SeaTac street or alley is a City matter rather than a County one, and the City of SeaTac is the office to ask. Your account manager confirms the current requirement with the City before a delivery date is fixed, so a street placement is checked rather than assumed.
What Washington does regulate in detail is the hauling itself. State law makes it unlawful to operate as a solid waste collection company outside its certificate regime. That regime does not apply where a city contracts for collection or runs the system itself, so the position differs city by city across King County.
The same statute carves something out that is directly useful. Collecting or transporting recyclable material for a commercial or industrial generator to a recycler for use or reclamation is not solid waste collection at all under the state definition. King County says the same thing from the other direction: its construction debris rules do not apply to materials that are managed or separated out at the job site, which it says can go to other recyclers. Two separate instruments, state and county, both make the separated container the freer and usually the cheaper product.
Your account manager works out which of those routes fits your project, and confirms the City position at your address, before anything is booked.
Lumber, drywall, insulation, roofing, siding, flooring, carpet and padding, masonry, cabinets, fixtures, and general cleanout debris are all fine, and all of those are on King County's own list of construction and demolition materials.
Household hazardous material is out as a matter of course. Paint and coating products, solvents, pesticides, motor oil and oil filters, fuel, antifreeze, fluorescent lamps and ballasts, mercury-containing items, propane and other compressed gas tanks, and rechargeable and button batteries all need a hazardous waste route instead. Liquids, burning or smoldering material, explosives, ammunition, flares, and fire extinguishers are refused outright. Televisions, computers, monitors, laptops, cell phones, and tablets go to electronics recycling rather than into a container.
Two County restrictions catch SeaTac contractors specifically. Treated wood means wood that has been painted, stained, or preserved with creosote or arsenic. It is not accepted from businesses at all. Residential customers may bring it in lengths of eight feet or less, but a commercial job needs its own route for it. Asbestos, friable or not, including vermiculite insulation, is not accepted without advance approval. That matters on the 1950s and 1960s housing stock around Angle Lake and Riverton.
One more thing is worth knowing before a self-haul plan is made. The County will not take construction debris from a vehicle with a hydraulic dump bed or a dump trailer unless that debris is under a fifth of the load. Mention anything unusual to your account manager when you book and the separate route for it gets arranged alongside 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.
This is the part of SeaTac that is genuinely different from most of the country, and it is worth reading carefully.
King County operates flow control over construction and demolition debris. Mixed construction debris from a job site in the County's service area has to go to a facility the County has designated for it, rather than to whichever site is nearest or cheapest. The County publishes the list and enforces it. An initial violation draws a $100 fine, a second draws $500, and further infractions double the previous fine, with a misdemeanor possible in some cases. There is an enforcement specialist on staff, backed by the Sheriff's Office where needed.
Every single facility on that designated list is owned by a private company. The County says so on its own table, naming the owner against each site. Prime Dumpster therefore names none of them here and recommends none. Your account manager confirms which designated site your particular load is going to.
The escape from flow control is separation, and the County states it plainly: debris that is managed or separated out at the job site, such as wood, metal, or wallboard, can go to other recyclers instead. That is the same result the state recycling carve-out reaches, and it is why the sorting conversation and the destination conversation are really one conversation.
Accepted loads have to clear the County's other rules as well. No asbestos, no hazardous waste, nothing burning or smoldering, no dusty or odorous material, and nothing bulky or over-length. Corrugated cardboard cannot go in the garbage at all at the County's recycling-equipped stations, including the Bow Lake station nearest SeaTac, so flattened cardboard is better handled separately from the start.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager handles that whole chain, from which designated facility the load reaches to how the sorting should be set up, and the County's Solid Waste Division takes questions directly on 206-477-4466.
Most King County rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with a 24 to 48 hour delivery window. SeaTac sits on the I-5 and SR 518 corridors with the Bow Lake facility close by, so access here is better than almost anywhere else in the county.
A few things keep a SeaTac delivery on track:
Allow for airport traffic too. International Boulevard and the terminal approaches back up badly in the late afternoon, so a morning window is the more reliable one.
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Prime Dumpster arranges container service throughout SeaTac. That covers Angle Lake, Bow Lake, McMicken Heights, Riverton Heights, Madrona Park, and the hotel and air cargo corridors on both sides of International Boulevard. Tukwila, immediately northeast, is on the same routes, though the drive-time figures between the two cities do not agree in both directions well enough to publish a mileage for the pair.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will work out which designated facility your material has to reach, set the sorting up to put as much of it as possible on the lower rate, and give you a clear number 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.
SeaTac rentals run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container on a five-day rental. The County per-ton rate on your debris class moves the final figure, and a separated load is charged at a lower rate. Your account manager confirms the tonnage allowance and the overage rate before dispatch.
Almost always the rental here, and County rules are part of why. A dump trailer cannot take mixed construction debris to a County facility unless it is under a fifth of the load, soil is capped at one truckload, and a business cannot bring treated wood at all. One container avoids all three problems.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, which leaves space for a mattress, a dresser and boxes. Soft furnishings are bulky and light, so that kind of load is sized on the room it needs and not on tonnage.
No hazardous material, no liquids, no paint or solvents, no fuel, no motor oil or antifreeze, no batteries, no asbestos. King County also turns away electronics, fluorescent lamps, propane tanks, and treated wood from businesses. Name any of them at booking and a route is arranged.
On price alone it is the 10-yard container, opening at $399 to $499. What you pay still turns on the load. Dense material clears a small container's allowance quickly, while pulling the clean wood out shifts part of the job onto a much lower per-ton rate.
The same, almost always. Containers are priced around the job rather than by the day, and the County per-ton rate is unaffected by your timeline. What is in the load is the variable, since a separated load is charged lower. Ask your account manager for the allowance and the overage rate.
Most construction and household debris: lumber, drywall, insulation, roofing, siding, flooring, carpet, cabinets, doors, furniture, cardboard, and general junk. Clean concrete, brick and asphalt go in as well, and separated clean wood is charged at a lower County rate than the same wood buried in a mixed load.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | SeaTac, Washington 98188 |
| Phone: | 206-791-3391 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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