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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange delivery of roll-off containers from 10 to 40 yards across Shoreline, Washington and the north end of King County. The postwar houses between Aurora Avenue and 15th Avenue Northeast are deep into second and third remodels, the multifamily construction along the light rail corridor keeps producing framing waste and drywall, and the Richmond Beach and Innis Arden lots turn up deck, dock and retaining wall tear-outs.
Shoreline is also an unusual city to write about, because the single most useful fact here is a county one. King County's own recycling and transfer station sits inside the city, the county publishes exactly how it works, and one line in that publication explains why most Shoreline jobs want a container rather than a trailer.
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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 number and the weight of the load moves it most. Concrete, brick, mortar and tile reach a container's weight allowance while the walls still look half empty, so a Shoreline patio or retaining wall job often belongs in a 10-yard rather than a 20.
The second factor is how King County prices what you throw away, and it rewards separation more than most markets. The county charges construction and demolition waste separately by the ton from general garbage, and it recovers cardboard, scrap metal and clean untreated wood out of the waste stream at the Shoreline station as a matter of routine. So a load of clean wood, a load of scrap metal and a load of mixed debris are three different prices here, not one. Ask your account manager what separating would save on your particular pile before you decide on a single container.
One dated change worth planning around: King County has published that new solid waste disposal fees begin on 1 January 2027. If your project straddles that date, it is worth asking what the current and the new figures are when you book.
Length of hold is the least important of the three. A container carries one job price, so three days and five days usually land together, and extra days are charged at the end.
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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Let the material pick the size, and let the county's vehicle limit rule out the self-haul option early.
The 10-Yard Dumpster takes the dense loads here. A clean load of concrete, block, brick or tile reaches its weight ceiling long before it fills, and it fits one bay of a Shoreline driveway.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a garage clear-down, one bathroom, a small roof or a deck removal.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size Shoreline homes book most often. Whole-house cleanouts, flooring removal, kitchen work and multi-room renovations all fit, and the walls stay low enough to load by hand.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is for new construction, a large addition or a real demolition. Framing, drywall and decking take up room faster than they add tonnage.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the commercial container, for demolition, industrial clearing and the multifamily jobs along the corridor. It is the largest offered and it wants a straight approach, a level drop point and clear height.
A container on private property, in a driveway or inside a job-site boundary, is the normal arrangement in Shoreline and that is how nearly every job here is served.
We are going to be straight about the city layer. Shoreline's municipal code is published through an outside publisher that does not serve automated requests, and the city's own website did not respond to us on any route we are permitted to use. Rather than invent provisions we have not read, we take anything that turns on the city code to the City of Shoreline directly, and we tell you that is what we are doing. For a street or right-of-way placement, which is the only situation where a city permit is likely to come into it, that call happens before the delivery date.
What we can be precise about is the state layer, and in Washington it is more important than the city one. Washington regulates who may haul solid waste for payment through a state certificate, and the regime is drawn widely. Demolition debris is an express certificate category in the state scheme, rather than an afterthought. The state's definition of operating is wide enough to cover offering and agreeing to provide the service, not just driving the truck. And an existing certificate holder has a right to object when someone new seeks authority in its territory, with the commission entitled to weigh sentiment in the community to be served.
Two carve-outs in the same state definition matter for a job like yours. Collecting or transporting solid waste from a commercial or industrial generator sits outside the certificate requirement, and so does collecting or transporting recyclable materials from a drop-box or recycling buy-back center. Those are two separate limbs, and which one a particular job falls under is a real question rather than a formality.
The practical upshot is that the regulatory work in Washington sits with us and with the state commission, not with you. Your account manager confirms the route and the authority for your address before anything is booked, and if your placement needs the city's involvement we raise it with the city rather than leaving it in your lap.
Ordinary construction, demolition and household debris is acceptable in a Shoreline container. The limits come from state rules and from the receiving facility.
Hazardous material stays out of every container: fuels, solvents, wet paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, pressurized cylinders and anything carrying PCBs. King County runs a separate hazardous waste program for these, and the Shoreline station takes mercury-containing bulbs and tubes as a separate stream.
Asbestos cannot ride in a standard container. Shoreline's postwar housing turns up pipe lagging, resilient floor tile and textured ceiling coating, and in Washington a suspect material needs survey and licensed handling before anything is loaded.
Appliances, bicycles, textiles, scrap metal, yard waste and clean untreated wood all have their own recovery routes at the county station rather than belonging in a mixed load. Separating them is normal practice here and it usually saves money.
Liquids are out, including standing rainwater in the bottom of an old drum. In a Puget Sound winter that matters: an uncovered container gains weight every week it sits.
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 where Shoreline is genuinely well served, and where one county rule decides the shape of the job.
King County's Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station is inside the city, on North 165th Street. It is a thirteen acre site built in 2008 with a waste transfer building, a scale facility, recycling areas and trailer storage, bordered by Interstate 5 on one side and the county's transit base on another, and it holds the highest level of green building certification. The county states that waste leaving the station is transported by county employees in sealed trailers to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, thirty-six miles away, which is why we are willing to list it: the public authority says in its own words who does the work.
The station is open Monday through Friday and both weekend days, with slightly later weekend hours, and closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The county publishes no telephone number for the site, so we list none rather than print a switchboard number that is not the station's.
Here is the rule that matters most. The station enforces a forty foot maximum combined length for a vehicle and trailer, bumper to bumper. A pickup with a long trailer runs into that limit quickly, which is the main practical reason a Shoreline renovation is better served by a container than by repeated self-hauls. The county's own figures make the same point from the other direction: self-haulers made ninety-two percent of the visits in 2023 but contributed under a third of the waste, while commercial customers brought more than two thirds of the tonnage in eight percent of the visits.
Two further things are worth knowing. The Shoreline station punches well above its weight on recovery, handling around six percent of the county's disposed waste but close to a fifth of everything recycled across county stations, with cardboard, scrap metal and clean wood pulled out of the stream by the operators. And construction and demolition waste in King County goes to designated receiving facilities, all of which are privately owned, so we name none of them here and never list a site run by a competing hauler. Your account manager settles the destination for your load when you book and tells you what it charges.
2300 N 165th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133
King County Solid Waste Division. Open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Forty foot maximum combined length for a vehicle and trailer, bumper to bumper. Waste is hauled by county employees in sealed trailers to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. The county publishes no telephone number for the site.
Most Shoreline containers can be scheduled within one to two business days for a private-property placement. Where a container has to occupy part of a street, allow extra time, because we raise that with the city before committing to a date.
What makes the booking go quickly:
A Puget Sound note. Keep a part-filled container covered between shifts through the wet months. Rain soaks into drywall, insulation and carpet, and you pay for that water by the ton when the trailer is weighed.
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Prime Dumpster serves Shoreline itself along with Lake Forest Park, Richmond Beach, Innis Arden, Briarcrest and the unincorporated edges of north King County. The county station in Shoreline primarily serves this same cluster, so the disposal logic on these jobs is consistent across it.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, settle the destination and the separation question, and give you a firm 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.
Over the standard five-day period, budget $399 to $499 at the 10-yard end and $699 to $899 at the 40-yard end. Disposal is charged by weight on top, and King County prices construction and demolition waste separately from general garbage. Your account manager confirms the tonnage allowance and the rate when you book.
Past one pickup load, renting wins in Shoreline. The county station caps a vehicle and trailer at forty feet combined, which rules out a big trailer, and every trip pays its own charge. The county's own figures show self-haulers making most of the visits and moving far less of the waste.
Yes, with space to spare. A three-seat couch occupies something like a fifth of a 10-yard, which still leaves a bed frame, a dresser and boxed goods to follow it in. Furniture fills a container by volume well before it reaches a weight ceiling, so a 10-yard is normally enough for a household clear-down.
Fuels, solvents, wet paint, pesticides, pool chemicals and pressurized cylinders stay out, and so do liquids. Asbestos-bearing material needs survey and licensed handling and cannot be loaded. Appliances, mercury-containing bulbs, scrap metal and clean wood all have separate county routes.
The 10-yard carries the lowest base price at $399 to $499, and on a Shoreline job with concrete or tile in it the 10-yard is often the right container anyway. Keeping dense material in its own load usually beats one mixed container that runs past its weight allowance.
A three-day hold and a five-day hold usually cost the same in Washington, because the figure follows the job and not the calendar. Weight and separation are what move a King County bill. Have your account manager confirm the included tonnage and what a separate clean load would save before delivery.
Dimensional lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, fixtures, doors, windows, furniture, cardboard, brick, block and clean concrete are all fine. Clean untreated wood, cardboard and scrap metal are worth keeping separate in King County because the station recovers all three. Put any borderline item to your account manager before it goes in.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Shoreline, Washington 98133 |
| Phone: | 206-791-3391 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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