Family-owned since 2014 · 4.99 ★ × 463 reviews · 20,000+ jobs
10-Yard Dumpster Rental in Connecticut
The workhorse — $447, 1,000 lbs included. Small bath demo, garage cleanouts, single-room cleanouts, dense renovation debris, small roof tear-offs (~3 squares). Same-day from Stamford or West Haven yard when you call before 11 AM.
20,000+
jobs completed
4.99 ★
463 reviews
Family-owned
since 2014 (12 years)
Licensed & insured
in Connecticut & New York
The 10-yard is the most-dispatched size in our operation. It's the size for small bath demo, single-room cleanouts, dense renovation debris (tile, plaster), and small roof tear-offs that fit within the 1,000-lb included weight cap. It's also the size most homeowners over-estimate around, asking for a 15 or 20 when 10 is the right tool. Here's what fits, and when to step up.
We've delivered over 20,000 dumpster drops and junk-removal jobs since 2014, dispatching from depots in Stamford and West Haven. The 10-yard runs the most miles in the fleet because tight driveways and single-room scopes are the bread-and-butter of residential work.
What fits in a 10-yard
What jobs actually fit, from our actual job ledger:
- Asphalt shingle tear-off — about 3 squares within the 1,000-lb cap. One square = 100 sq ft of roof. Shingles run ~300 lbs/square; past the cap is $0.10/lb passthrough. Right size for a small roof, garage, or shed tear-off.
- Bathroom demo — full gut with room to spare. Cabinets, vanity, tile, fixtures, drywall, flooring all fit. Plaster-and-lath walls are heavy — watch the weight cap on older homes.
- Small kitchen demo — cabinets + countertops + flooring. Most galley or single-wall kitchens fit. Appliances usually go separately as junk-removal pickups (refrigerators need refrigerant removal first, $50/each as a roll-off load if you go that route).
- Garage cleanout — typical 1-car at full capacity. Decade of accumulated junk + boxes + old furniture fits cleanly.
- Shed teardown debris — 8x10 to 10x12 wood-frame shed. Includes the floor / siding / roof. Larger sheds (12x16+) usually want a 15-yard.
- Tile, plaster, and other dense renovation debris. Heavy per yard, so the cap drives the size, not the volume.
- Hot tub debris — drained and dismantled on site. A typical residential hot tub fits with the deck panels.
- Single-room flooring tear-up. Tile, hardwood, carpet, padding, underlayment all fit.
If your project shape isn't on this list and you're not sure whether a 10 fits, call (203) 219-8855. Most of our pre-booking calls are sizing conversations.
What we don't accept
Some materials are off the table in any roll-off or in a Grizzly Bag. We don't haul them at all — there's no smaller-can or different-bag workaround.
- Concrete and brick — slab tear-up, walkway demo, chimney teardown, foundation pieces
- Asphalt pavement and millings — driveway tear-up, parking lot work, road millings
- Dirt, soil, and sod — excavation spoils, regrading, landscape replacement
- Rock, sand, and gravel — including decorative stone, paver base, beach sand
- Tree limbs and stumps — including root balls
For projects centered on these materials, you need a hauler that specializes in heavy clean fill — that's a different operation than ours.
What IS accepted, including the heavier construction materials we do haul:
- Roofing/asphalt shingles — any roll-off size, customer sizes by roof. Shingles run ~300 lbs/square, so the weight cap drives the size: a 10-yard fits about 3 squares within the 1,000-lb cap, a 15-yard about 6 squares within 2,000 lbs, a 20-yard about 13 squares within 4,000 lbs, the 30/40-yard pair handles ~20 squares within the 6,000-lb pair cap. Past the per-can cap is $0.10/lb passthrough at the transfer-station rate.
- Tile, plaster, drywall — standard renovation demo. Heavy but acceptable.
- Construction and demolition debris — framing, cabinets, fixtures, flooring, insulation, mixed reno loads.
The critical distinction we field calls about constantly: asphalt pavement (paving / millings) — not accepted; asphalt shingles (roofing) — accepted.
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When 10-yard is the wrong call
Step up to 15 or 20 if your job is:
- Whole-room remodel with multiple debris streams — cabinets + flooring + drywall together. The combined volume is usually >10 cubic yards even if each material on its own fits.
- Light bulky waste — insulation, ductwork, old furniture, lampshades, mattresses (with the $50/each fee). Volume runs out long before weight does.
- Multi-day general contractor work where you don't want to risk running out of capacity mid-job. The 15 buys ~50% more volume for under 25% more cost.
- Anything where the volume is more than 10 cubic yards but the material is light. Mixed renovation debris, attic clear-outs, basement furniture cleanouts.
The 10-yard is built for density-limited work. The bigger cans are built for volume-limited work. Match the can to what's actually constraining the load.
If you're stuck between 10 and 15, the $100 step-up is almost always cheaper than the cost of a second haul if you fill the 10 and have stuff left over. When in doubt, size up.
The step can also go the other direction, and we'd rather say so. If the pile is under 8 cubic yards, or the real obstacle is carrying a sleeper sofa up the basement stairs, the smallest can isn't automatically the cheapest answer — we priced a roll-off against a crew and against the bag on the same jobs, and the 10-yard doesn't win all of them.
10-yard dumpster rental — up-front pricing
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.
Includes 1,000 lbs (0.5 tons)
Best for: small bath remodels, single-room cleanouts, small reno debris
| Size | Base rate | Weight included | Best for | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yardYou’re here | $447 | 1,000 lbs (0.5 tons) | small bath remodels, single-room cleanouts, small reno debris | Current page |
| 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 prohibited-materials guide.
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.
10-yard pricing — $447 flat
Same up-front pricing the rest of the site uses. The pricing table above pulls from our canonical pricing constant (lib/business.ts).
What's included in the $447 base rate:
- Delivery and pickup to your CT or lower NY address
- Dumping at a licensed transfer station that takes the material in your load
- 7-day rental window from drop to pickup
- 1,000 lbs (0.5 ton) included weight allowance
- No zone pricing — Greenwich, Hartford, Torrington, Old Lyme all the same rate
Cost-passthrough on overweight: $0.10 per pound over the included cap. Real transfer-station rate, not marked up. Heavy-debris jobs almost always hit the cap (the math is in the section above); light renovation debris usually stays within it.
For the full pricing reference across all sizes and add-ons, see the complete rate reference. And for what 10-yard customers actually end up paying all-in — weight overage and extension days included — see the median-price data in our Fairfield County Dumpster Cost Report.
Smaller jobs
Need something smaller? Try a Grizzly Bag.
Not every job needs a full roll-off dumpster. Our Grizzly Bags hold 8 cubic yards — perfect for kitchen demos, single-room cleanouts, deck debris, or yard waste.
- No rental timeframe — fill on your schedule
- No weight limit (restrictions apply)
- Guaranteed flat-rate pricing — what you book is what you pay
We drop it off, you fill it on your timeline, we pick it up when you’re done.
Learn More About Grizzly BagsCommon 10-yard customers
Most-requested 10-yard customers in our service area:
- Roofers across Fairfield + New Haven counties — Stamford / Greenwich / Norwalk / Westport / Wilton / Fairfield / New Haven / Hamden / Cheshire on the West Haven side. The 10 is the right size for small roofs (~3 squares within the cap). Industry-specific guidance at Commercial Dumpster Rental for Roofers.
- Homeowners doing bathroom renos — Westport / Wilton / Darien / New Canaan are the highest-density bath-reno towns in our dispatch logs.
- Contractors running single-room remodels — kitchen, bath, mudroom, single-bedroom additions where the debris is contained.
- Pool / hot tub teardown jobs — drained debris, dismantled on site (lumber and equipment only — we don't accept concrete pool decks). We also do the demolition directly if you want crew + saws + can in one job.
- Estate cleanouts with heavy items — filing cabinets, old appliances (with the $50/each CFC-appliance handling), heavy furniture.
- DIY garage cleanouts — the 10 is the most-rented size for "weekend cleanout" projects.
- Tile and plaster demo crews — dense renovation debris where the cap drives the size.
The pattern across all of these: a contained-scope job where a compact footprint and the 1,000-lb cap match the load.
Service area + delivery
Two-depot dispatch covers all of Connecticut and lower New York:
- Stamford depot — Fairfield County (Greenwich through Newtown), Westchester County NY, Litchfield far-NW via Route 7
- West Haven yard — New Haven, Hartford, Litchfield closer-in, Middlesex County, lower New London shoreline
Same-day delivery on the 10-yard when you call before 11 AM and the size is on the lot. After 11 AM or on weekends, next-day is standard. Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times at (203) 219-8855.
The rest of the delivery-day questions — what time in the window the truck lands, how pickup gets requested, what happens if it rains on your demo weekend — come through our inbox often enough that we ranked and answered the ten most-asked.
For the full town-by-town coverage with depot routing, see Service Area.
10-yard customers — what they say
Filtered from our review corpus for 10-yard, tear-off, bath, concrete, hot tub, and garage mentions.
A “Great experience. I ordered a dumpster to get rid of concrete. It arrived on time and was picked up at the exact time I requested. Great service overall.”
Y “These guys rock. Moved my dad down south with me and had 27 years of stuff to clear out of the basement and garage. They came in gave me an accurate estimate (3 truckloads of stuff). Showed up on day agreed ON TIME and came in half a truck LESS than their estimate. Hauled everything up some steep narrow basement steps without damaging anything. I have used a 1800 hauling company before but I like to go local when I can and so glad I did.”
Y “Justin and his guys are the best. We had to have an old hot tub removed from a screened porch that was sunken into the floor. Mike and his crew had that thing sawed up and removed in less than 2 hours, which saved me a bundle compared to some other quotes that I had received. They will haul just about anything away for you at very competitive pricing. I will definitely recommend these guys to everyone of my friends and use them again.”
Related pages
- Roll-off Dumpsters in Connecticut — master roll-off service page (sizing, permits, placement)
- 15-Yard Dumpster Rental — the next size up if 10-yard is too small for your light-debris job
- Commercial Dumpster Rental for Roofers — industry-specific tear-off guidance, size by roof
- Commercial Dumpster Rental for Contractors — sizing-by-job for kitchen / bath / addition work
- the complete rate reference — canonical pricing reference, all four services
- Service Area — full town-by-town coverage
- Get an instant dumpster quote — booking form
10-yard pages by town
Local sizing guidance for the lower-Fairfield towns where this size runs most — same flat rate everywhere, town-specific access notes.
10-yard dumpster rental FAQs
How many shingles fit in a 10-yard dumpster?
About 3 squares of asphalt shingle tear-off within the 1,000-lb included cap (one square = 100 sq ft of roof). Shingles run ~300 lbs per square, so the cap drives the size. Past the cap is $0.10/lb passthrough at the transfer-station rate — no markup. For bigger roofs, size up: a 15-yard fits about 6 squares within its 2,000-lb cap, a 20-yard about 13 squares within 4,000 lbs, and the 30/40-yard pair-of-20s handles bigger tear-offs (about 20 squares within the 6,000-lb pair cap). Size by roof, not by a refusal to deliver bigger cans.
Can a 10-yard hold a full bathroom demo?
Yes — a full bath gut (cabinets, vanity, tile, fixtures, drywall, flooring) fits in a 10-yard with room to spare for almost every standard CT bathroom. The exception is a primary-bath remodel with a giant cast-iron tub, plaster-and-lath walls, and original tile floor — all heavy materials. In that case the volume still fits but watch the weight. The included 1,000 lb / 0.5-ton allowance covers the typical bath demo; old-house plaster gut might run a few hundred pounds over and pick up some passthrough overweight charges at $0.10/lb.
What's the weight limit on a 10-yard?
1,000 lbs (0.5 ton) included in the $447 base rate. Anything over the cap is charged at $0.10 per pound — the actual transfer-station rate, passed through with no markup. Dense renovation debris like tile, plaster, and asphalt shingles fills the cap before it fills the can volumetrically. We tell you that up-front so you can budget for overage.
Can I put concrete or brick in a 10-yard?
No — we don't accept concrete, brick, asphalt pavement and millings, dirt, soil, sod, rock, sand, gravel, tree limbs, or stumps in any of our cans (or in a Grizzly Bag). There's no smaller-can workaround. Those materials need a hauler that specializes in heavy clean fill — a different operation than ours. Asphalt SHINGLES are different — those ARE accepted in any roll-off size. Same for tile and plaster. The distinction we field calls about constantly: asphalt pavement (paving / millings) — not accepted; asphalt shingles (roofing) — accepted.
How long can I keep the 10-yard?
Seven days included in the $447 base rate. Need it longer? $15 per day past day 7. Call before the rental window closes so we can update the dispatch board — easier to extend in advance than to scramble for pickup-day coordination once a truck is already routed your way.
What's the driveway clearance needed for a 10-yard?
The same space as every size we run — 15 feet long, 8 feet wide, about the length of one parking spot. That footprint never changes with the size; what the 10-yard package gives you is 3-foot walls, the lowest in the lineup, which makes loading over the side genuinely easy. There's also a rear swing door with step-in access, so you can walk material in instead of lifting it. If anything about your access feels tight — low branches, a sharp turn off the street, a steep grade — snap a photo from the street and text it to (203) 219-8855 before booking. The 10-yard package is also our most common lawn placement given the lighter loaded weight.
Sizing a specific project? We keep dedicated pages for kitchen remodels, roof tear-offs, basement cleanouts, estate cleanouts, moves, renovations, construction debris, and yard waste.
Book a 10-yard
Call (203) 219-8855 or send a quote request. Same-day delivery when you call before 11 AM. Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times.