A job that will not be finished in one visit, a kitchen remodel stretching over a week, a house emptied room by room, a roof coming off, is cheaper with a container in the driveway than with repeat truck trips. The 10, 15 or 20-yard box goes down on boards so the concrete is not marked, and it leaves when you say the job is done.
You get a single flat figure covering the rental days and a stated tonnage allowance, along with a plain list of what stays out of the box.
What a dumpster rental job involves
- Pick the size on a phone call: a 10-yard for a bathroom or a garage, a 20-yard for a full house or a roof
- Set in the driveway on boards, usually the same day or the next
- Load it as the job goes, any time inside the rental week
- Picked up and disposed of when you call
What's included
- A tonnage allowance stated on the quote
- Boards under the container to protect the concrete
- A look at the spot first on narrow streets
- A written list of what cannot go in
- Swap for an empty box on one call
Not in the flat price
- Street placement permits, where the city requires one
- Overage past the tonnage allowance, charged per ton at the stated rate
- Hazardous items, tires and refrigerant appliances
Roll-offs across Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties
Driveway placement is the norm across the metro. In Madison, Ridgeland, Flowood, Brandon and Clinton the driveways are wide and the container goes down on boards to protect the concrete, usually the same or the next day. On the narrow streets of Belhaven and Fondren the crew looks at the spot first; if the only place for it is the street, the city may want a permit, and that is worked out before delivery rather than after.
The jobs that call for a roll-off here are the ones that run longer than a day: a kitchen remodel in one of the older Jackson houses, a roof replacement after a spring storm, a house being cleared room by room by a family that lives out of town. The container sits for the rental period and gets pulled when you call.
What goes in matters because the facility sorts it. Renovation debris, furniture, yard waste and general junk are fine. Concrete, brick and dirt need their own container or a weight-priced load, because a 20-yard box full of slab is too heavy to lift. Paint, chemicals, tires and anything with refrigerant stay out; the county lists the drop-off options for those.
Dumpster Rental pricing in Jackson
A 10-yard roll-off runs $325 to $450 for the week, a 15-yard $400 to $525 and a 20-yard $450 to $600, with delivery, pickup, the rental days and a tonnage allowance in the price. Overage past the allowance is charged per ton at the facility's rate, which the quote states up front.
Size is the main decision: a 10-yard box takes a garage or a bathroom, a 15-yard a kitchen remodel or a two-bedroom cleanout, a 20-yard a whole house or a large roof. Ordering one size too big costs less than ordering a second box later. What moves the price up: extra days past the rental period, heavy material, and a street placement that needs a permit. What moves it down: nothing much; the quote is flat.
Full price list and what moves the price →
Related: Bulk Trash Pickup in Jackson: What the City Takes and What It Won't, Junk removal in Clinton, Junk removal in Flowood. Official page: City of Jackson.
Dumpster Rental questions, answered
What size dumpster do I need?
A 10-yard container, about the footprint of a large pickup, handles a garage cleanout, a bathroom remodel or a small roof. A 15-yard takes a kitchen remodel or a two-bedroom cleanout. A 20-yard is for a whole house, a large roof or a big landscaping job. Describe the job by phone and the crew picks the size; when it is a coin toss, go one size up, because a second delivery costs more than the difference.
What is the rental period on a dumpster?
The quoted price covers a rental period, typically a week, and the box is pulled when you call. If the job runs long, extra days are priced up front on the quote rather than discovered on the bill. If the box fills before the job is done, a swap for an empty one is a single call, and the second box is priced the same way.
What can't go in the dumpster?
Paint, chemicals, fuel, batteries, tires and anything with refrigerant still in it, such as a fridge or a window unit, because the facility will not accept them in a mixed load. Concrete, brick, block and dirt need a separate, weight-priced load rather than a full 20-yard box, which would be too heavy to lift. Everything else from a remodel, a cleanout or a yard is fine.