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Dumpster Rental Prices in Connecticut
Four flat rates, $447 to $899. Delivery, pickup, dumping, 7 days, and a weight allowance included in every one. This page is the whole fee schedule.
16,000+
jobs completed
4.99 ★
463 reviews
Family-owned
since 2014 (12 years)
Licensed & insured
in Connecticut & New York
Dumpster pricing in Connecticut is a mess of asterisks — base rates that exclude dump fees, "starting at" numbers nobody actually pays, weight rules discovered on the final invoice. This page is the opposite: our four flat rates, every fee that can possibly attach to them, and the honest math on what loads really weigh. It's the same rate card our dispatchers use, published.
We've been hauling in Connecticut since 2014 — over 16,000 jobs — and the pricing model hasn't needed a footnote yet: one flat rate per size, statewide. The table below is generated from the same pricing constants that drive our booking system, so it can't drift out of date.
The rate card — all four sizes
Up-front pricing. No zone pricing. Each size includes delivery, pickup, dumping, the 7-day rental window, and a weight allowance shown below. Standard add-ons disclosed up-front and confirmed at booking. Tap any size for the dedicated size guide.
| Size | Base rate | Weight included | Best for | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yard | $447 | 1,000 lbs (0.5 tons) | small bath remodels, single-room cleanouts, small reno debris | See guide → |
| 15-yard | $547 | 2,000 lbs (1 ton) | kitchen renos, garage cleanouts, mid-size renovations | See guide → |
| 20-yardPopular | $647 | 4,000 lbs (2 tons) | whole-home cleanouts, single-layer roof tear-offs under 2,500 sq ft, larger renovations | See guide → |
| 30/40-yard | $899 | 6,000 lbs (3 tons) | full additions, multi-room renovations, two-layer roof tear-offs, contractor jobs | See guide → |
Included in your base rate
- Delivery and pickup
- Dumping at licensed transfer station
- 7-day rental window
- Included weight per size (see size table)
- No zone pricing or driveway surcharges across our service area
Standard add-ons (disclosed up-front)
- Overweight: $0.10 per pound over the included cap
- Extension day: $15 per day beyond the 7-day window
- Tire (if loaded): $50 each
- CFC appliance (refrigerator, freezer, AC, dehumidifier — if loaded): $50 each
- Mattress or box spring (if loaded): $50 each
Add-on charges reflect actual transfer-station and disposal fees passed through to you — we don't mark up overweight, extra items, or disposal costs.
Final pricing confirmed at booking based on actual weight, rental length, and items loaded.
What can’t go in the dumpster
- Paint, solvents, oil, household chemicals (route through CT DEEP hazardous waste)
- Batteries — any kind, lithium especially
- Asbestos-containing materials (specialized hauler required)
- Tires (route to a tire dealer or pay $50/each disposal fee if loaded)
- Medical waste
- Liquids of any kind
- Customer is responsible for re-routing prohibited items. See the full prohibited-items list for Connecticut.
What you see is what you book — no zone pricing, no driveway surcharges, no weekend delivery fees. Standard charges for overweight, extension days, and certain prohibited items disclosed above and confirmed at booking.
What actually drives your final number
Four things move a Connecticut dumpster bill. In order of how often they matter:
1. Size. The four tiers run $447 / $547 / $647 / $899. The right size is a project question, not a budget question — the step between sizes is small compared to the cost of a second haul when a too-small can fills early. Size-specific guidance: 10-yard, 15-yard, 20-yard, 30/40-yard.
2. Weight. Each size includes a disposal allowance — 1,000 lbs (10-yard), 2,000 lbs (15), 4,000 lbs (20), 6,000 lbs (30/40 pair). Past it: $0.10 per pound, the transfer station's rate with no markup. Household junk and furniture rarely exceed the allowance. Tile, plaster, and roof shingles regularly do — a shingle square runs about 300 lbs, which is why roof jobs get sized by squares, not by looking at the can.
3. Days. 7 days are included; after that it's $15 a day. Most projects finish inside the window. Renovations that slip can extend by phone — cheaper than rushing a contractor.
4. Item fees. Three passthroughs recyclers charge us, disclosed before booking: mattress/box spring $50, CFC appliance $50, tire $50 — each.
And the things that DON'T move the number, because they're already in it: delivery, pickup, dump fees, fuel, and your address. No zone pricing anywhere in the service area.
Know your size? Book it now.
The rates above are live — no quote round-trip needed.
What people actually end up paying
Base rate versus all-in cost is the honest conversation most dumpster sites skip. We published the data instead: the Fairfield County Dumpster Cost Report computes median all-in costs, overage frequency, and typical over-allowance load weights from our own multi-year job ledger. It's Fairfield County data specifically — we don't clone its numbers onto other counties — but the mechanics it documents (why heavy loads overage, what the base-versus-all-in gap looks like) apply to every load we haul, in any county.
Short version: most household-junk loads pay the base rate and nothing else. Dense-debris loads should budget for weight overage — and with the $0.10/lb rate published, you can budget it before the can arrives instead of discovering it after.
The same rate, county by county
The rate card doesn't change across the service area, so the county pages below are about what does change — dispatch cadence, depot routing, and delivery logistics:
- New Haven County prices + logistics — our West Haven yard sits in-county; same-day is the default nearly everywhere
- Hartford County prices + logistics — I-91/I-84 corridor dispatch, honest same-day vs next-day expectations
- Fairfield County — home turf; the county hub covers all 21 towns, and the Cost Report has the real-money data
Town-level pages (121 of them, all reachable from Service Area) cover local specifics: permits, transfer stations, placement realities.
Related pages
- How Pricing Works — the pricing reference across all four service lines (junk removal, bags, demolition too)
- Roll-off Dumpsters in Connecticut — the master service page
- Dumpster Rental Cost in Connecticut — the long-form cost guide on the blog
- Dumpster Weight Limits Explained — the overage math in depth
- How Transfer Stations Price Your Load — the scale-house economics behind every number here
- Book a Dumpster Online — live rates, instant booking
Connecticut dumpster pricing FAQs
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Up-front pricing, statewide
Call (203) 219-8855 (Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM live, AI after-hours and weekends) or book online. Same-day delivery when you call before 11 AM near either yard.