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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Troy, New York, and the surrounding Rensselaer County area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. Troy's brownstones and three-family houses are among the oldest housing stock in the Capital Region, so plaster, lath, slate, and old framing lumber come out of them constantly, and construction around downtown and the college campuses keeps the larger containers working.
Your price depends on the container size, how heavy the debris is, how long you keep the container, and the disposal charges at the transfer station. Below, you'll find price ranges, the city's barricade permit rules, and what New York law keeps out of a load.
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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 |
Four things shape a Troy quote, and the container is only the first of them.
Size comes first. A larger container costs more up front, but guessing low tends to cost more once overage charges or a second haul arrive.
Weight is the one that bites in an old Troy house. Plaster and lath, slate roofing, and brick are all heavy for their volume, so a gut job fills a weight allowance faster than it fills the container.
The drop spot matters more here than in most cities. Troy's older streets are narrow, many houses have no driveway at all, and a container at the curb needs a city permit that is billed by the month. Where the container can legally sit affects both the price and the schedule.
Disposal rounds it out. The permitted transfer station that receives city waste sits in South Troy, which keeps the haul short, and the station weighs what comes in. Your account manager will confirm the destination and the charge before delivery.
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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Work out the volume, then sanity-check the weight. Prime Dumpster carries containers from 10 to 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is our smallest. It suits one bathroom, a single room stripped to the studs, or a small yard project, and it's the right call for plaster, brick, and concrete, since dense debris reaches the weight limit while the container still looks half empty.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is a good fit for a cellar cleanout, a flooring tear-up, or a small roof. It gains you useful room without much extra cost, and it is still short enough for a narrow Troy lot.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the common pick for a whole-house cleanout or a remodel spanning several rooms. It needs about 22 feet of clear length, which is worth measuring before you book on a city street.
The 30-Yard Dumpster handles bigger renovations, three-family gut jobs, and new construction, where mixed debris adds up quickly.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest size. It's built for commercial construction, large demolition, and industrial cleanouts.
Not sure which one fits your street? Describe the job and the address to your account manager and they'll help you pick.
On private property, such as your own driveway or a fenced lot, Troy doesn't require a container permit. In much of the city, though, a driveway isn't an option, and that's where the rules start.
For a container at the curb, Troy issues a barricade permit through Code Enforcement, and the city's own application form lists a dumpster as one of the reasons for one. The form asks for the location, the applicant, the owner and the contractor with phone numbers, and a start and end date. Barricade permit fees are charged on a monthly basis rather than as a flat amount.
One detail on the form catches people out. The dumpster option is marked for clean-out work only, and the form says rehab work needs a separate permit. If your project is a renovation rather than emptying a house, confirm which permit applies before you schedule the delivery.
Signing the application also commits you to two things: that nobody will be employed without workers' compensation and disability coverage, and that all applicable city ordinances will be followed. The declaration is sworn under penalty of perjury, so the paperwork is worth getting right.
Code Enforcement handles the barricade permit and can be reached at 518-687-1140 or at buildingpermits@troyny.gov. City Hall is at 433 River Street, and the Office of General Services, which runs the solid waste program, answers at 518-279-7158. Your account manager can help you work out which permit your job needs before you book.
Most household and building debris is fine. The limits come from New York law and from what the receiving station is permitted to accept.
New York bans electronics from the trash outright. Since 2015, covered electronic equipment can't go to the curb, into a landfill, or into a waste-to-energy plant, and the state can fine a hauler or a disposal facility for each violation. That's why a television in a container is a real problem rather than a minor one.
Batteries are banned too, in two separate ways. It's illegal to put spent lead-acid batteries, the kind in cars and mowers, in the trash, and a retailer has to take up to two a month from you free of charge. New York separately bars covered rechargeable batteries, including lithium ion and the packs out of e-bikes and scooters, and a retailer that sells them has to take back up to ten a day.
Whole tires can't be buried under New York's tire law, and a tire shop has to accept your old tires when it sells you new ones. Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, and fuel stay out of a standard container as well.
Three categories matter especially here because the station that receives Troy's waste isn't permitted for them: electronics, household hazardous waste, and yard waste. All three have to come out before the container leaves, or the load gets turned away at the gate. New York also requires a container like ours to travel enclosed and completely covered, so loading level rather than heaped is part of the deal. Anything you are unsure about is worth a quick word with your account manager first.
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.
Troy closed its own landfill in 1992 and spent a decade hauling to the Town of Colonie before a permitted transfer station opened in South Troy in 2009. That station, at 83 Water Street off Route 4 and Burden Avenue, is where the city's waste goes today, and it sits on land owned by the Troy Local Development Corporation.
The station's state permit is the fact that matters for a remodel. It is permitted to accept household waste, single-stream recycling, and construction and demolition material, which covers nearly everything a container carries. It is not permitted to accept electronics, household hazardous waste, or yard waste. The site is allowed a rolling average of 400 tons a day with a 580 ton ceiling on any one day, and the city's own waste uses only a fraction of that, so capacity is rarely the constraint.
Material the station won't take has a different home. The city runs the Troy Resource Management Facility at 3000 Main Street, a state-registered transfer facility known locally as the Alamo, where it consolidates yard waste, scrap metal, bulk items, and found electronics, and where it hosts a free annual household hazardous waste and electronics collection. The City of Troy owns and operates it and can be reached at 518-279-7171.
One local point is worth saying plainly, because the City says it first. Troy does not pick up construction debris, and it tells residents to contact a dumpster company for that material. Your account manager will confirm which site is receiving your load and what the disposal charge looks like before the truck is dispatched.
3000 Main Street, Troy, NY 12180
Owned and run by the City of Troy. Holds yard waste, scrap metal, bulk items and electronics, and hosts the free annual household hazardous waste collection.
Most Troy rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. If the container is going to the curb, build in extra time for the barricade permit.
Use these tips for a smooth delivery:
Keep the winter in mind as well. Snow emergencies and street parking rules can force a container to move at short notice, so a shorter rental in January often works out easier than a long one.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery throughout Troy and the surrounding Rensselaer County communities, from downtown and Little Italy to Lansingburgh, South Troy, Sycaway, and the Hillside and Beman Park neighborhoods, and out toward Wynantskill, Brunswick, and North Greenbush. From a single bathroom to a full three-family gut, we line up delivery, pickup, and disposal to suit your calendar.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll size the container for your street, sort out which city permit applies, 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.
Troy dumpster rentals run from $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard container, based on a five-day rental. What you load and the disposal charge on the load both move the final number. A curbside barricade permit is billed separately by the city, on a monthly basis.
A container wins for any real project. The city won't pick up construction debris at all, and leaving it at the curb counts as illegal disposal in Troy. One container handles the whole job legally, in a single haul, without a string of trips in a borrowed truck.
Yes. A three-seat couch takes roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving room for a mattress, a dresser, and boxes. Getting it out of a Troy row house is usually the harder part. Bulky furniture runs out of space long before it runs out of weight.
New York bans electronics, lead-acid batteries, rechargeable batteries, and whole tires from disposal, and hazardous waste, liquids, paint, and solvents stay out too. The station that receives Troy's waste also cannot take household hazardous waste or yard waste, so keep those separate from your load.
The 10-yard container has the lowest starting price, $399 to $499. The material still decides the final bill. Plaster, brick, or concrete from an old Troy house can pass a small container's weight allowance fast, so keeping the heavy material in its own load usually works out cheaper.
Three days normally costs the same as the five-day rate, since containers are priced by the job rather than by the day. Weight moves the invoice far more than the calendar does. The city's curbside permit is billed monthly, though, so a short stay can still save on the permit side.
Most home and construction debris is allowed, including plaster and lath, lumber, drywall, slate and asphalt roofing, flooring, cabinets, carpet, and furniture. Clean brick, concrete, and stone are accepted as well and often cost less in a load of their own. Check borderline items with your account manager first.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Troy, New York 12180 |
| Phone: | 518-971-8441 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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