Frequently Asked Questions

Dumpster rental pricing often ranges from about $350 to $750, depending on the dumpster size, the type of debris, the delivery location and the rental duration, with no hidden fees. We provide flat-rate pricing whenever possible, including delivery, pickup and disposal. Every quote includes a weight allowance — about 1 to 2 tons on a 10 yard, 2 to 3 on a 15, 3 to 4 on a 20, 4 to 5 on a 30 and 5 to 6 on a 40. Call (218) 522-8487 for a quote. The cost guide explains what moves the number.

Yes. Delivery, pickup and disposal within your weight allowance are included in the flat rate, along with the standard rental period. No hidden fees and no surprise charges.

Two things: going over the included weight, when we weigh the load and apply a clear overage fee, and keeping the container past the standard rental period, at a daily or weekly rate. Extra pickups or swap-outs are part of the quote too. We explain the terms up front so there is nothing to find later.

Heavy material such as concrete, dirt, brick, asphalt or rock uses up the included weight fast, and it is usually limited to the smaller containers, a 10 or 15 yard, because of weight restrictions and transport safety. So we size it differently, help you estimate the weight from your project details, and tell you where the line is before you load.

Major credit and debit cards. Payment is typically collected when your booking is confirmed, to secure your delivery date. Where an independent provider handles the rental, billing may be handled by that provider, and we tell you on the call.

In a Duluth street, alley or sidewalk, yes. Putting a roll-off there needs a City obstruction permit from Engineering, and the City's permit page lists "roll-off boxes" by name (City Code § 45-15). You apply online through the City's ePlace system; questions go to City Engineering at (218) 730-5200. Before it issues the permit, the City requires a $10,000 surety bond and liability insurance naming the City — if your contractor already has a bond and insurance on file, you may not need your own (§ 45-19). The fee is a base fee plus a charge for the area and days used, with extra charges for parking meters and no-parking signs; check the City's current fee schedule, and know that starting before the permit is granted adds a penalty (§ 45-17). A road closure needs the application at least 5 business days ahead. The permit card has to be posted at the container, and the City can require barricades and warning devices (§§ 45-18, 45-22). On private property such as your own driveway, Duluth's zoning code names roll-off containers in its definition of temporary storage containers (UDC § 50-20.6.C) but does not say how that applies to a short debris rental, so we check placement rules with you before delivery. The permit guide and your town page cover the details.

In Duluth, only with the City's obstruction permit, as above. In Superior, a container on a street, alley or right-of-way needs a permit from the Director of Public Works (Code §§ 106-4, 106-8), and blocking a sidewalk needs a City Clerk permit — with Council approval if it runs over three days and a certificate of insurance naming the City (§ 106-46). Elsewhere: Hermantown, Proctor, Carlton and Moose Lake require a city permit to obstruct a right-of-way; Rice Lake needs a permit or City Council approval (Ord. 46); Cloquet's goes through the City Engineer's Office; Two Harbors' Excavation and Obstruction permit lists dumpsters by name; and Cromwell needs a written City Clerk permit for anything left on a street more than 24 hours (§ 7.2.03). Tell us when you book and we plan the placement around it.

Not always obvious. I-35, US-53, MN-61 and MN-194 are state trunk highways, and MnDOT has no permit for placing a private container on trunk highway right-of-way — obstructing a highway is a misdemeanor in Minnesota (Minn. Stat. 160.2715) — so there the box stays on private property. The street our yard is on in Superior is a local street. If you are not sure, tell us the address and we will check which rules apply.

Because the Northland licenses the companies that haul waste in layers. Inside the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District — Resource Renew, covering Duluth, Hermantown, Proctor, Rice Lake, Cloquet, Carlton, Scanlon, Wrenshall and Thomson Township, which includes Esko — no one may collect or transport trash, rubbish or recyclables for profit without a District licence (WLSSD Ord. § 6.1), and the District's application lists roll-off containers and construction and demolition waste. Duluth adds a City Garbage Collector License (City Code Ch. 24), and Cloquet its own collector's licence. Wrenshall and Barnum require a City Council license or a city contract to haul refuse for hire (§§ 50.07(A), 50.13(B)). Outside the district, Carlton County licenses collectors (Ord. 17) and St. Louis County licenses haulers in Floodwood (Ord. 45). In Superior we found no City hauler licence. Each town page states its rule.

Plan street placements around plowing. Duluth snow emergencies are declared by 4 p.m., take effect that evening and are never declared on a Sunday, and cars switch sides of the street (City Code §§ 33-97.1, 33-97.5(c)). Superior runs alternate-side parking all year, with the changeover every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. (§ 112-51(g)), and nothing may stay parked on a snow-emergency route during a declared emergency (§ 112-54). Most of the towns around them ban overnight street parking in winter, and Rice Lake bans street parking all day from November 1 to April 30, counting trailers as vehicles. A driveway spot keeps the container out of all of that.

We take precautions during delivery and pickup. If you would like extra protection, placing plywood or boards under the contact points can help reduce surface wear. Keep it off soft ground and grass.

A flat, solid surface such as a driveway or paved area; room for the container — about 14 feet long for a 10 yard, 16 feet for a 15, and about 22 feet for a 20 and up, all about 7.5 feet wide; about 60 feet of clear space for the roll-off truck; and at least 25 feet of clearance overhead. Branches, wires, parked cars, bins and equipment are the usual problems.

Duluth, Superior, Hermantown, Proctor and Rice Lake; Esko, Scanlon, Cloquet, Carlton, Wrenshall, Barnum, Moose Lake and Cromwell; and Floodwood, Two Harbors and Silver Bay — each with its own page. The complete Duluth guide pulls it together.

At 405 John Ave, Superior, WI 54880 — inside the City of Superior, Douglas County, on a local street a few minutes from the Blatnik Bridge (I-535/US-53) and the Bong Bridge (US-2) into Duluth.

Mostly the timing. Silver Bay, our furthest stop, is about 60 road miles from the yard, Floodwood about 48 and Moose Lake about 44. Price depends partly on the delivery location, and we say any difference up front.

No — they are the Twin Ports, two cities in two states with separate governments and separate rules. Duluth is a city of 86,697 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and Superior a city of 26,751 in Douglas County, Wisconsin (2020 Census). A street placement in Duluth goes through City Engineering's obstruction permit; in Superior, through the Director of Public Works. Disposal bans follow the state the job is in. The rules follow the city the property is in, not the mailing address.

A few. Wrenshall's and Barnum's codes require a City Council license to collect or haul garbage, and bar hauling refuse for hire over city streets without a city contract or franchise. Silver Bay runs residential garbage through a municipal contract whose posted rates include dumpster rental. Cloquet issues its own collector's licence on top of the WLSSD licence. In those four, we check the City's rules before booking. Each town page says what that town asks for.