What size dumpster
do I need?
We run two roll-off sizes, so this is a simpler question here than most places make it. Here is how to pick between them without paying for air — or a second haul.
The short answer
For most single-room cleanouts and small remodels around Marshall and Battle Creek, Marshall Hauling's 10 yard roll-off ($375, 14'L x 7.5'W x 3'H) is enough. Choose the 20 yard ($525) for whole-house cleanouts, big demo, or any job where you would rather not guess. Both include 2 days and free delivery within 20 miles of Marshall, MI.
10 Yard Dumpster
$375
14'L x 7.5'W x 3'H · about 3 pickup loads
A single room, a small remodel, or a garage you want back.
What fits
- One-room cleanout
- Small bath or kitchen remodel
- Deck under 300 sq ft
- Garage or shed clear-out
- Roof tear-off, one layer
- Footprint
- 14' of driveway, 7.5' wide
- Wall height
- 3'
- Included days
- 2
- Included weight
- 2 tons
- Each extra day
- $20
20 Yard Dumpster
$525
16'L x 7.5'W x 5'H · about 6 pickup loads
Whole-house projects, big cleanouts, and contractor jobs.
What fits
- Whole-house cleanout
- Full kitchen gut
- Large deck or shed demo
- Flooring through a whole floor
- Ongoing contractor work
- Footprint
- 16' of driveway, 7.5' wide
- Wall height
- 5'
- Included days
- 2
- Included weight
- 2 tons
- Each extra day
- $20
The truck needs about 60 feet of straight clearance to set either can and pull it back out, with nothing low overhead. Full placement notes are on the dumpster rental page. One local wrinkle worth knowing: inside Marshall city limits the 10 yard needs no city permit on your own property while the 20 yard always does — details on our Marshall page.
By the job
Match the project to the can.
Every load since 2021, boiled down. When a job sits between sizes, take the bigger one — an overflowing 10 costs more to fix than a half-empty 20 ever did.
| Project | Our call | Why |
|---|---|---|
| One-car garage cleanout | 10 yard — $375 | Fits with room left over. Take the 20 only if the rafters are full too. |
| Two-car garage, packed | 20 yard — $525 | Shelving, lumber and boxes add up faster than they look stacked. |
| Roof tear-off, one layer | 10 yard — $375 | Shingles hit weight before volume. Keep the load level with the top. |
| Kitchen remodel | 10 yard — $375 | Cabinets, counters and one floor's flooring fit a 10. Gutting to the studs? Go 20. |
| Whole-house or estate cleanout | 20 yard — $525 | A house always holds more than the walkthrough suggests. Start big. |
| Yard debris and brush | 10 yard — $375 | Brush crushes down. A 10 takes more yard waste than you would guess. |
The honest no
Do you have a 30 yard dumpster?
We don't — we run 10s and 20s. But before you call around for a 30, run the math on the jobs that usually ask for one:
- A big cleanout that outgrows one 20: we swap the full can for an empty one. The second 20 runs another $525, and you never work around a container with walls taller than you are.
- A house full of mixed junk and furniture: one 20 for the loose debris, plus our crew hauling the bulky pieces — that add-on usually lands in our $150–$275 pickup-load tier, and you skip the lifting entirely.
- Heavy material — concrete, dirt, shingles: a 30 can't legally leave full of it anyway. Weight, not volume, is the limit, and a smaller can loaded level is the right tool.
Describe the job when you call and we will tell you straight which way is cheaper — even when the answer is one can, not two.
Weight and what goes in
Two things before you load.
Weight is part of the price. Both sizes include 2 tons of disposal; past that it's $120 per ton, billed for the actual weight you use rather than rounded up. Dense material — broken concrete, dirt, roofing — hits the tonnage long before the can looks full, so for those jobs tell us what you're loading and we'll size it honestly. And keep every load level with the top of the walls so it rides legal.
Keep the seven out. The same liquids and hazardous waste we can't haul can't go in a can either. The full list — and a search box for everything else — is on what we take.
Or skip the loading
Not sure a dumpster is the right tool at all?
If you would rather point than lift, our crew hauls it for you. The estimator prices both paths with the same numbers we publish everywhere else.
Typical range
$275 – $450
For half a trailer. Starts at $95 for a single item. You get an exact number on site before anything moves, and you can say no.
Jobs this size
- A one-car garage
- A finished basement
- An apartment cleanout
- A small deck
Free estimate. No obligation.
Questions
Sizing, answered.
A one-car garage almost always fits in a 10 yard dumpster ($375) with room to spare. A packed two-car garage - shelving, old lumber, a mower, boxes to the rafters - is 20 yard territory ($525). If you are in between, take the 20: the price difference is smaller than the cost of a second haul.
Tell us the job. We'll tell you the size.
Free estimate, no obligation, and an exact price before anything moves.