10-Yard Dumpster Rental Salem

The 10-yard is the size for a one-room job. A single bathroom remodel, a small kitchen tear-out, a garage or estate-room cleanout, or a load of old carpet and furniture all fit inside 10 cubic yards. Because the walls sit near 3.5 feet, most debris goes over the side by hand instead of up a ramp, which matters for a homeowner in Sunnyslope or Morningside working alone on a weekend. If the job is a full roof tear-off or a whole-house gut, the 20-yard at $695 or the 30-yard at $795 moves more weight in one haul; the trade-off is footprint, a bigger bin needs more clear driveway, and the 10-yard drops where a larger one cannot.

Driveway fit is the reason the 10-yard exists for Salem. Many lots around Grant, Highland, and the streets off Candalaria were platted before wide driveways, and a 40-yard box simply will not sit clear of the sidewalk. The 10-yard needs roughly 22 feet of clear length and drops on plywood or planks to spread the load and protect asphalt and concrete. In West Salem and the hill lots near Croisan Creek, that shorter box also clears the grade change at the top of a sloped drive.

Here is how a 10-yard rental runs. Step 1: call (971) 771-0776 with the address and what you are throwing out. Step 2: the flat $595 is confirmed on the phone before dispatch, no vague range, no surprise on the invoice. Step 3: the bin is delivered to the driveway spot you point out, set on protection boards. Step 4: you load it over the low 3.5-foot walls at your own pace across the rental window. Step 5: a text or call schedules pickup, and the loaded bin is hauled to a permitted transfer site. Construction and demolition debris in Marion County is handled under Oregon DEQ solid-waste rules, and mixed loads are sorted at the facility.

What the 10-yard will not take keeps it street-legal and safe. Wet paint, motor oil, solvents, batteries, and other household hazardous waste go to a designated collection site, not a general dumpster. Tires, appliances with refrigerant, and propane tanks are also excluded. A 10-yard dumpster rental is not junk removal, you load the bin yourself and it stays on the driveway until you are done, which is why it costs less than crew-hauled removal. Keeping the load level with the top rail keeps it legal to haul on Salem roads under standard load-securement practice, in line with FMCSA cargo-securement guidance.