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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Vancouver, Washington, and the wider Clark County area in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. East Vancouver keeps growing around Cascade Park and Fisher's Landing, downtown and waterfront construction is still running, and remodeling work on the city's older west side keeps crews busy through the year.
Vancouver also has tighter rules than most cities about who may collect waste inside the city limits, and those rules can change how your job is set up. Below, we cover what drives the price, the permit a container needs at the curb, the City's collection rules, what has to stay out of the load, and how quickly a container can be arranged.
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Ready to get started? Scheduling your dumpster delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Dumpster is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right dumpster to your site when you need it.
Done with your project or need your dumpster emptied? Just give us a call to arrange a fast and convenient pickup. We’re ready to quickly remove your waste and make your experience hassle-free. Count on Prime Dumpster for timely and efficient service.
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 starting point. One size up is almost always cheaper than ordering a second container partway through a job.
Weight does most of the rest. Disposal here is charged by the ton at the scale, so a load of wet plaster, tile, or roofing runs well above the same volume of cabinets and carpet.
Sorting is unusually important in Vancouver. The City requires recyclable material from a job site to be kept separate and delivered to a permitted recycling facility rather than landfilled, so a clean wood or metal load follows a different route and a different price than mixed garbage does.
Your address matters too. Inside the city limits the City's collection rules apply; just outside them, county rules do. Your account manager will work out which set covers your job before anything is quoted.
Street placement adds a permit. If the container cannot sit on your own property, Public Works has to approve the spot first, which takes time rather than much money.
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 volume first, then sanity-check the weight. We carry five sizes, and east Vancouver's newer lots handle the larger ones well.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the compact pick. A single bathroom, a deck tear-out, or a load of brick and concrete all suit it, since dense material hits the weight cap early.
The 15-Yard Dumpster covers a packed garage, a basement, or one layer of shingles off an average house without stepping up to a 20.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the most requested size for a reason. Whole-home cleanouts, a kitchen and bath together, and flooring removal all fit, and it still sits on a normal driveway.
The 30-Yard Dumpster handles additions, gut remodels, and new construction, where framing scrap, drywall, and old fixtures all come out in the same week.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest, meant for commercial demolition and tenant improvement work that produces a high volume of light material.
Not sure what will fit? Describe the job and the drop spot to your account manager and they will size it.
A container on private property, such as a driveway or a fenced job site, needs no street permit in Vancouver. The permit question starts once any part of it sits in the public right-of-way.
For that, the City requires a street use permit. Public Works lists "Large Garbage/Recycling Container or Drop Box" among the short-term activities that need one, alongside portable storage units and temporary storage of equipment. Reviews look at safety hazards, traffic congestion, and liability, and most projects in the right-of-way also need a traffic control plan, which the City reviews free of charge. Call Traffic Engineering at 360-487-7729 with questions about a specific spot.
There is a second rule here that matters more than the permit, and it is unusual. The City of Vancouver contracts exclusively with a single provider for waste collection and hauling inside the city limits, and the City states that the arrangement covers construction activities and demolition waste from job sites. The City publishes a short set of written exceptions, which cover a business hauling its own material in its own vehicle and a subcontractor moving debris in a truck already working on the site.
Separated recyclable material follows a different track. For that, the City requires a commercial recycler it has registered, and it publishes the current list of those companies on the same page.
None of this stops you planning the job, but it does decide how the container is arranged. Give your account manager your exact address and a description of the debris, and they will confirm which of the City's rules apply before any date is booked.
Before you book, confirm with the city that a container can be placed for your job at your address. Rules differ from city to city and they change. Your Prime Dumpster account manager will help you check, and will tell you plainly what your options are here.
Ordinary construction and cleanout debris is fine. The limits come from Clark County's disposal rules and from Washington state requirements.
Asbestos is the big one on a demolition job here. Clark County requires any construction or demolition debris suspected of containing asbestos to be tested before it is hauled, with the negative results handed over at the weigh-in, and a special waste permit if the test comes back positive. The County points people to the Southwest Clean Air Agency at 360-574-3058 before demolition starts.
Household chemicals are out as well. The County's hazardous waste guidance keeps paint, stains, solvents, thinners, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, aerosols, cleaners, batteries of every kind, fire extinguishers, and mercury-containing lights out of garbage and recycling, and routes them to the transfer station drop-offs instead.
Recyclable material cannot be landfilled. Washington requires a site that generates recyclables to provide a separate container for solid waste, and the City requires recyclables to reach a permitted processing facility uncontaminated and unmixed with garbage.
Loads have to travel covered. Washington and local rules require every hauled load to be secured and covered, and an unsecured load can draw a citation and a surcharge at the scale. That is why we ask you to keep debris level with the top rail. Ask your account manager about anything you are unsure of.
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.
Clark County runs its waste through three transfer stations rather than a local landfill, and material is consolidated there before moving on to disposal or recovery.
The two closest to Vancouver are the West Van Materials Recovery Center at 6601 N.W. Old Lower River Road and the Central Transfer and Recycling Center at 11034 N.E. 117th Avenue. The City publishes their hours: both open at 6 a.m. on weekdays and close at 6 p.m., with weekend hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A third station serves the east county from Washougal. All three run under a county service agreement that sets their rates and hours, and all three are operated by a private company rather than by the County directly.
Scales and inspection apply at the gate, which is why the material in your container matters. Clean, separated loads route to recovery, and mixed garbage follows the disposal path.
Your account manager will confirm which station or facility your load is headed to and what the weight allowance looks like before anything is delivered.
Where the rules allow a straightforward booking, a container can usually be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery in a 24 to 48 hour window. Build in extra time in Vancouver, because the address and the material both have to be checked against the City's collection rules first.
Here is how to move things along:
Transfer station hours shape pickup as well. The stations close at 6 p.m. on weekdays and at 4 p.m. at weekends, so a late Saturday fill may not be hauled until the following week.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster coordinates dumpster rentals across Vancouver and the surrounding Clark County communities, including Cascade Park, Fisher's Landing, Orchards, Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, Felida, Walnut Grove, and Image. Whether the job is a remodel off Mill Plain Boulevard, a tear-off in Hazel Dell, or new construction out toward 192nd Avenue, we start by checking which collection rules apply to the address.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll check which collection rules cover your address, explain what the City requires, and give you a clear answer 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.
Plan on $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container and up to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, on a five-day rental. Weight at the scale and how well the material is separated both move the total. Your account manager confirms the tonnage included, the overage rate, and how the City's collection rules apply to your address before anything is booked.
Self-hauling only makes sense on very small jobs, and Clark County limits it tightly on job sites. A contractor may haul only waste its own crew produced, in a company-owned and labeled vehicle, so a mixed load from several trades on one site does not qualify. A container handles the whole job in one go.
Yes, with room left over. A three-seat couch takes up roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress, a dresser, and a stack of boxes. Bulky furniture fills the volume long before it approaches the weight limit.
Keep out paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, aerosols, and batteries of all kinds. Asbestos needs testing before demolition debris can be hauled at all. Recyclable material has to be kept separate and sent to a permitted processing facility rather than landfilled, so ask before mixing a load.
The 10-yard container has the lowest starting price at $399 to $499. The bigger saving here usually comes from separating material. Clean wood, metal, or concrete follows a recovery route, while mixed garbage is charged by the ton at the scale, so sorting on site can cut the bill on a demolition job.
Three days generally costs what five days cost, since we price the job rather than the day. Weight is the variable that moves the final bill. Ask your account manager how much tonnage is included and what each additional ton runs before the container goes out.
Most everyday debris is allowed: lumber, drywall, roofing, flooring, cabinets, furniture, cardboard, and general cleanout material. In Vancouver, the harder question is usually not what may go in the container but who is allowed to collect it and where it has to be taken. Your account manager will sort that out before you load anything.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Vancouver, Washington 98683 |
| Phone: | 971-484-0800 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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