
10 Yard Dumpster
The 10 yard is the container people underestimate. It fits a single-car driveway without blocking the garage, and for anything…
Learn moreFive roll-off sizes from 10 to 40 yards, with dimensions, weight allowances and the space each one needs.

| Size | Dimensions | Weight included | Roughly | Space needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | 12 ft long x 8 ft wide x 3.5 ft high | 1 to 2 tons included | about 3 pickup truck loads | roughly 45 to 55 ft of straight approach |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | 14 ft long x 8 ft wide x 4.5 ft high | 2 to 3 tons included | about 4 to 5 pickup truck loads | roughly 50 to 60 ft of straight approach |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 4.5 ft high | 3 to 4 tons included | about 6 pickup truck loads | roughly 60 ft of straight approach |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 6 ft high | 4 to 5 tons included | about 9 pickup truck loads | roughly 65 to 70 ft of straight approach |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft long x 8 ft wide x 8 ft high | 5 to 6 tons included | about 12 pickup truck loads | roughly 70 ft of straight approach, commercial access preferred |

The 10 yard is the container people underestimate. It fits a single-car driveway without blocking the garage, and for anything…
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This is the container we talk more customers into than any other, and on an older Concord or Kannapolis property it is almost always…
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The 20 yard is the size most people ask for by name, and about half the time it is right. It handles a kitchen and bathroom together, a…
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The 30 yard is the right answer whenever the material is bulky rather than heavy. Household clearances, new construction framing waste…
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The largest container we run, and one that suits commercial and industrial sites far more often than residential ones. It is a volume…
Learn moreEvery container has two limits: the space inside it and a tonnage allowance set by what the truck can legally carry. You reach whichever comes first, and on a great many jobs around here the weight limit arrives long before the container looks full.
That is why the answer to "what size do I need" starts with what the material is rather than how much of it there is. Plaster, tile, masonry and soil are dense. Furniture, framing, packaging and household contents are bulky and light. The same volume of each needs a completely different container.
Rule of thumb. If the debris is heavy, go one size down from what the volume suggests and fill it properly. If it is bulky and light, order by volume and fill to the rim. If it is concrete, stone or soil, it goes in a 10 yard regardless of quantity — kept clean so it routes as recoverable fill rather than the higher mixed rate.
The routing caveat. The Cabarrus County landfill does not accept construction debris in roll-off trucks, so where a loaded container goes is planned rather than improvised. Keep yard waste and clean masonry separate from general demolition debris and each routes more cheaply than a single mixed load.
Describe the job on the phone and we will size it, including when that means a smaller container.
(704) 743-4429