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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across West Haven, Connecticut, and the shoreline neighborhoods from Savin Rock up toward the Allingtown side of the city, in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. West Haven has a lot of older housing packed onto small lots, so kitchen and bath remodels, attic and basement cleanouts, roof tear-offs and new construction all tend to need a container rather than a curbside pickup.
Your price here comes down to four things: the size you pick, how heavy your debris is, how long you keep the container, and the per ton fee at the transfer station that takes your load. The sections below walk through each one, plus the City's street permit rule, what the state keeps out of a container, and where your debris actually ends up.
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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 your starting number. Going one size up costs a little more at the front end, but it beats paying for a second haul partway through a job.
Weight is where West Haven projects get expensive. Plaster and lath from an older house, slate or asphalt shingles, tile, brick and poured concrete are all dense. A small container can hit its weight allowance while it still looks half empty, so tell us what you are tearing out and we will match the size to it.
The disposal end matters too. Commercial construction and demolition loads are billed at $124.60 per ton at the nearby transfer station, and that fee is set by the receiving authority, not by us. Clean single-material loads are usually the cheapest way to move heavy debris.
City rules can add a step. If the container goes on a street, a highway or a sidewalk, the City's code calls for a $10 permit application from the property owner and a $500 bond already on file from the company supplying the container. Your account manager will tell you which of those applies before your delivery date.
One more local note. West Haven's own curbside crews will not take building debris at all, and bulk trash over six cubic yards left at the curb draws a $100 fine for each day it sits there. For anything bigger than a couple of bags, a container is the cheaper route.
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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Pick your size from two numbers: roughly how much volume you expect, and how heavy that volume will be. We run five sizes.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the one to use for dense material. Concrete, brick, dirt, tile and plaster belong here, along with a single bathroom gut or a small shed teardown.
The 15-Yard Dumpster suits a garage or attic cleanout, a kitchen remodel, or a small roof job. It gives you noticeably more room without jumping to a full-size container.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the size most West Haven homeowners end up with. It handles a whole-house cleanout, a multi-room renovation, or carpet and flooring coming out of a two-story home.
The 30-Yard Dumpster fits a gut renovation, an addition, or a new build. If your job mixes framing lumber, drywall, roofing and old fixtures, this is usually the right call.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our largest. Commercial demolition, apartment turnovers and big industrial cleanouts are what it is built for, as long as the debris is bulky rather than heavy.
Still weighing two sizes against each other? Describe the job to your account manager and they will tell you which one to book.
On private property, no permit is needed. A container in your own driveway or inside a fenced job site is your call, as long as the truck can reach it.
The rule changes the moment any part of the container sits on a street, a highway or a sidewalk. West Haven requires a permit from the Director of Public Works first, and the City's code is specific about who files it: the owner of the property the container will serve, not the supplier. The application states where the container goes, what size it is, and roughly how long it will stay, and it comes with a $10 fee. The supplier has to have a $500 bond on file with the Department of Public Works, renewed yearly, before a permit can be issued.
Two conditions catch people out. Every container placed on a street, highway or sidewalk has to carry reflectors, and the Director of Public Works decides how many. He can also require extra equipment such as lights. Plan for that before delivery, because a container without them can be ordered off the street.
There is also an after-hours route. If an emergency forces you to put a container on the street while the Department of Public Works is closed, you have to report it and register with the West Haven Police Department first, then apply for the permit on the next business day.
Call the Department of Public Works at 203-937-3585 with questions about a specific address. The office is in City Hall on Main Street, and the counter keeps shorter hours later in the week. Your account manager can also help you work out whether your spot counts as City right-of-way at all.
Most of what comes out of a remodel is fine. The limits come from Connecticut's recycling and disposal rules and from what the receiving station will take.
Connecticut makes recycling mandatory for residents and businesses alike, and it bans a short list of items from disposal outright: televisions, computer monitors, printers and computers, car and other lead-acid batteries, and grass clippings. Keep all of those out of the container, since one television can get a whole load turned away.
Several other things have their own route rather than the trash. Scrap metal and appliances, rechargeable batteries, used motor oil and leaves all go to separate programs. Paint, mattresses, tires, gas cylinders and mercury thermostats are handled through state product stewardship programs, which means a retailer or a collection event takes them back.
The usual container exclusions apply on top of that: hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel, propane tanks and asbestos. West Haven's own crews will not pick up hot or warm ashes either, and the receiving station turns away loose household garbage bags from out-of-town loads.
If you are holding something and you are not sure, ask your account manager before it goes over the rail. It is a much cheaper question than a rejected load.
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 West Haven container loads cross the line into New Haven. The New Haven Transfer Station sits at 260 Middletown Avenue, New Haven, CT 06513, and is run by the New Haven Solid Waste and Recycling Authority, a public authority rather than a private operator.
Commercial haulers are received there Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Authority charges by weight, and its current posted user fees are $124.60 per ton for mixed municipal solid waste and for commercial construction and demolition, with yard waste priced lower at $53.00 per ton. That is why a clean, sorted load costs you less than a mixed one.
A couple of materials never ride along. West Haven runs a compost site on Kimberly Avenue for brush and leaves, though logs and stumps are turned away there. Household hazardous waste goes to HazWaste Central on Sargent Drive in New Haven, which is open Saturday mornings from the middle of May through October.
Your account manager will confirm which facility your load is headed to and what the current weight charge is, so the number you hear at booking is the number you see on the invoice.
260 Middletown Avenue, New Haven, CT 06513
Run by the New Haven Solid Waste and Recycling Authority; commercial haulers received Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Most West Haven rentals can be scheduled within one to two business days, with delivery arriving in a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking two or three days out is better, because it leaves room to sort out a street permit if you need one.
A few things make delivery day go smoothly:
Keep the receiving end in mind too. The transfer station takes commercial loads on weekdays only and stops at 3 p.m., so a container filled late on a Friday will usually be hauled the following week.
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Prime Dumpster arranges delivery throughout West Haven, from the Savin Rock and Morse Park blocks near the water to Allingtown, West Shore and the neighborhoods along the Boston Post Road, and we coordinate the same service in nearby Connecticut cities: New Haven, 5 miles northeast · Milford, 7 miles southwest · Shelton, 12 miles west · Bridgeport, 17 miles west · Naugatuck, 20 miles north · Meriden, 25 miles northeast. For service elsewhere in the state, visit our Connecticut state page.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We will size the container, sort out whether the street permit applies to your address, and quote you a real 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.
A 10-yard container runs $399 to $499 and a 40-yard runs $699 to $899, based on a five-day rental. What you load moves the final number, since the transfer station bills your debris by weight. Your account manager will confirm the included tonnage and the overage rate when you book.
For most jobs, renting is cheaper. Hauling it yourself means paying per ton at the gate on every trip, plus fuel, a borrowed truck and your own weekend. Once a project runs past two or three pickup loads, one container usually costs less and takes a fraction of the time.
Yes, easily. A three-seat couch takes up roughly a fifth of a 10-yard container, leaving space for a mattress frame, a dresser and a stack of boxes. With furniture you almost always run out of room before you run out of weight allowance.
Keep out hazardous waste, liquids, wet paint, solvents, fuel, propane tanks and asbestos. Connecticut also bans televisions, monitors, printers, computers and car batteries from disposal, so those have to go elsewhere. Tires, mattresses and appliances need their own route as well, and we would rather hear about them at booking.
The 10-yard container starts lowest, at $399 to $499. It is only the cheapest option if your debris suits it, though. Fill one with plaster or concrete and you can pass the weight allowance well before the container is full, which adds overage charges on top.
Three days generally costs the same as five, because we price the job rather than the calendar. Weight drives your bill far more than the number of days does. Ask your account manager what tonnage is included and what each extra ton costs, and you will have the whole picture before delivery.
Wood, drywall, plaster, roofing, flooring, cabinets, furniture, cardboard and general cleanout debris are all fine. Clean concrete, brick and asphalt are accepted too, and keeping them in their own load usually costs less per ton. Anything you are unsure about is worth a quick question to your account manager.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | West Haven, Connecticut 06516 |
| Phone: | 475-254-7004 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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