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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange delivery of roll-off containers from 10 to 40 yards throughout South Salt Lake, Utah, serving the warehouse and light industrial belt along West Temple and Main, the apartment redevelopment around the Central Pointe station, and the older single-family streets between 2100 South and 3300 South. Construction and demolition debris is the staple load in a city where much of the building stock predates 1970 and a good deal of it is being replaced.
What a container costs here comes down to size, the weight of the material, how long you need it, and the disposal charges that apply at the receiving landfill. Below are the price bands, the licensing position in South Salt Lake, and a new charge at the landfill gate that is worth knowing before a truck leaves your site.
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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 |
Five things shape a South Salt Lake quote.
The container size sets the starting point, and choosing one size too small is the costliest mistake available, because a second haul is charged as a second job.
The weight of the load does most of the rest. Concrete, brick, tile and layered roofing from a 1950s South Salt Lake house reach a weight allowance with the container far from full.
The receiving landfill adds its own charge, and the Salt Lake Valley Landfill prices concrete, asphalt, soil and sod in different categories from mixed trash. Splitting a load along those lines frequently costs less than one mixed haul.
Covering the load is now a cost item in its own right in Utah, and the next section explains why.
The destination is the last factor. South Salt Lake is not a member of the cities' landfill district that serves the south end of the valley, so loads from here travel to the county landfill rather than to that site.
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 by material first and volume second.
The 10-Yard Dumpster takes the heaviest material on a South Salt Lake job. Concrete, brick, asphalt, soil and tile belong in it, because dense material hits a weight allowance long before it fills the walls. It also covers a single bathroom or a small landscaping tear-out.
The 15-Yard Dumpster handles a garage clearance, a kitchen remodel, or a small roof tear-off, and it is the natural step up when a 10-yard looks tight.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common choice on residential work in South Salt Lake. A whole-house clean-out, a basement conversion, or flooring pulled from several rooms all fit without a second trip.
The 30-Yard Dumpster suits a gut renovation, new residential construction, or a warehouse unit being stripped out along the rail corridor.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the industrial and demolition size, for jobs where the limit is bulk rather than weight.
A container on private property, including a driveway or a fenced job-site lot, needs no city permit in South Salt Lake. Street and right-of-way placement is a different matter and is handled through the city.
The more interesting requirement in South Salt Lake, Utah, falls on the hauler rather than on you, and it is unusually direct. The city's business licensing title makes it unlawful to operate any commercial vehicle or truck on city streets for business purposes without paying the fee and obtaining a license for each vehicle used. Every licensed vehicle must then carry a visible decal showing the year of issue, and each day a vehicle runs without one is treated as a separate offense. The license cannot be sold, transferred or assigned except with the permission of the business license official.
There is a genuinely useful exception built into the same chapter. A vehicle already licensed by another Utah city or town is exempt from South Salt Lake's license fees, provided that other municipality recognizes a South Salt Lake license in return. Reciprocity of that kind is rare and it is worth asking about, because it can remove a per-vehicle cost on a job that only runs for a week.
The waste provisions themselves reach the customer too. Any solid waste the city or its contractor does not collect on its ordinary residential rounds, which includes construction and demolition debris, must be hauled away by licensed collectors or by the owner or occupant of the premises. So using a licensed hauler is the owner's obligation in South Salt Lake, not just the hauler's.
Fees are set by council resolution rather than printed in the code, so the amounts are not published. City offices are at 220 Morris Avenue. Your account manager confirms the current license position and the right contact before the delivery date is set.
Ordinary renovation and household debris is fine: lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, carpet, furniture and packaging.
Utah bars hazardous waste from standard landfills, so liquids, fuels, solvents, oil-based paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, asbestos and pressurized cylinders stay out of a container. State law also keeps lead acid batteries out of any public solid waste facility.
The Salt Lake Valley Landfill's materials page is the list that matters for a container from South Salt Lake, and three limits catch people out. Solar panels and battery systems are not accepted at all. Tires may only be brought by residential customers, and they must be pulled from the load and placed in the designated tire pile rather than tipped at the face. Computers, monitors, televisions and similar electronics go through the household hazardous waste facility, which is open to residential customers only and not to businesses.
Friable and non-friable asbestos are accepted at the landfill, but only at separate per-ton rates and through the facility's environmental manager, so a load containing any asbestos needs to be declared and arranged in advance rather than simply delivered.
Concrete, asphalt, soil and sod are all accepted and sit in cheaper rate categories than mixed trash, which is the single best argument for keeping a clean hard load separate. Tell your account manager what the load contains and the destination can be matched to it.
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.
Most container loads from South Salt Lake go to the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, which Salt Lake County owns and operates at 6030 W. California Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Opening runs Monday through Saturday from seven in the morning until five, and the landfill number is 385-468-6370.
South Salt Lake is in Salt Lake County but it is not a member of Trans-Jordan, the cities' landfill district that serves Draper, Herriman, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan. That matters because the Trans-Jordan site in South Jordan is where several nearby cities send their loads, and it is not the destination for a South Salt Lake container.
Two gate rules are worth planning around. First, Utah law requires a load to be securely covered from its point of origin until it is tipped, meaning completely covered by a solid barrier that stops anything blowing, spilling or falling out, and every landfill and transfer station permitted by the state must collect a minimum fine of ten dollars for a vehicle in breach from no later than 1 July 2026. Second, and more expensive, the county landfill has gone further than the state floor: from 1 January 2026 it collects an additional charge equal to the disposal price itself for an uncovered load. In other words an unsecured load is charged twice over at that gate. Every container delivered is tarped as a matter of course, and this is why.
A cash or card customer with no empty weight on file must also re-weigh and leave identification at the scales, which adds time to a self-haul trip that a container avoids entirely.
6030 W. California Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Owned and operated by Salt Lake County. Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. From 1 January 2026 an uncovered load is charged an additional fee equal to the disposal price.
Most South Salt Lake deliveries can be arranged within one to two business days. Earlier booking gives you a better choice of delivery window and usually a better price.
To keep the job moving:
The landfill is closed on Sundays and on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so a load finished late on a Saturday normally travels on Monday. Factor that into the end of a job.
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Prime Dumpster covers all of South Salt Lake, from the industrial blocks along the rail corridor and the State Street frontage to the residential streets around Granite Park and Central Park. Delivery, service swaps and the final collection are scheduled around your work.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, confirm the receiving landfill, 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.
On a standard five-day rental in South Salt Lake, a 10-yard sits at $399 to $499 and a 40-yard at $699 to $899. Within those bands the weight of the debris and the county landfill's own charges set the final figure. Before the truck rolls, your account manager pins down the tonnage allowance and the rate above it.
Renting wins beyond a single pickup load. Self-hauling means repeated trips to the county landfill, a minimum charge at each arrival, fuel, and the re-weigh and identification routine for cash customers. One container clears a whole project in a single movement with no gate queues at all.
Yes, easily. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a bed frame, boxes and smaller items. Bulky household goods run out of volume well before they approach a weight limit, so space rather than tonnage is the constraint on that kind of load.
Liquids, fuels, solvents, oil-based paint, pesticides, pressurized cylinders and lead acid batteries are all excluded, and the county landfill refuses solar panels and battery systems outright. Tires and electronics have separate routes and are residential only. Declare anything unusual to your account manager before the container is loaded.
At $399 to $499, the 10-yard carries the lowest base price in South Salt Lake. The cheapest total, though, often comes from sorting: concrete, asphalt, soil and sod sit in cheaper categories at the county landfill than mixed trash, so a clean hard load in its own container can beat one mixed container outright.
Three days usually prices the same as five, because a South Salt Lake container is quoted by the job and not by the day. Tonnage, not calendar days, is what shifts a South Salt Lake invoice. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included, what each extra ton costs, and whether splitting the load would be cheaper.
Framing, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, doors, furniture, carpet, cardboard and general building debris all pass. Clean concrete, asphalt, brick and soil are accepted too and cost less kept as a separate load. When a material is unusual, your account manager can confirm acceptance before you load it.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | South Salt Lake, Utah 84115 |
| Phone: | 385-433-3703 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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