# How much does it cost to rent a rollaway dumpster

> How much does it cost to rent a rollaway dumpster? Most residential roll-off rentals land between $250 and $1,150 depending on size, with $500 typical for the…

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# How much does it cost to rent a rollaway dumpster?

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Most residential roll-off rentals land between $250 and $1,150 depending on size, with $500 typical for the common 20 yard container. That figure is a range and not a price, because your quote is built from a landfill gate rate set regionally plus the drive to reach it.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-17

## What actually determines the price you are quoted

Six things move a roll-off quote, and container size is not the biggest one. The largest input is the tipping fee: what your hauler pays per ton at the gate. The US average was $62.28 per ton in 2024, up 10% in a single year. Regionally the spread is wide — the Northeast averaged $84.44 in 2023 against $62.28 in the Pacific region.

After the gate rate comes the drive, because a roll-off truck carries one container per trip and delivery, collection and the run to the transfer station are three separate drives. Then comes whether you called a hauler or a broker, what material you are throwing away, how much weight is included, and how long you keep the container.

## Why two quotes for the same size are not comparable

Because a rental price is two numbers pretending to be one. A $325 rental including 2 tons and a $425 rental including 4 tons cost the same at 4 tons of debris — and the cheap one is more expensive the moment you go over, because overage is charged per ton on top.

Get the included tonnage and the per-ton overage rate for both quotes before you decide. If a company cannot tell you those two numbers without checking, you are talking to a broker relaying someone else's terms.

US average landfill tipping fee per ton. The 2024 figure is a 10% rise — the steepest since 2022 — and it is the largest single input into a container quote. Source: EREF.
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| Year | Unweighted $/ton | Ton-weighted $/ton |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | $58.47 | $57.73 |
| 2023 | $56.80 | $57.63 |
| 2024 | $62.28 | — |

## Common mistakes
- Comparing quotes on the headline price aloneA quote with two fewer included tons costs you the difference at the overage rate, commonly $40 to $150 per ton.
- Assuming a national average applies to your cityRegional gate rates differ by more than $20 a ton, which is $60 or more on a typical three-ton load before anyone drives anywhere.
- Not asking whether fuel and environmental surcharges are in the numberThese are where a quoted price and an invoiced price separate, and they are often percentage-based.

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## Sources
- Primary source 2024 Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Tipping Fees — Environmental Research & Education Foundation · last reviewed 2026-08-17The full report is a paid publication. The national average and the year-over-year change are reported in the publisher’s own product description and in trade press covering the release.
- Industry / technical 2023 Landfill Tip Fees In The U.S. — BioCycle · last reviewed 2026-08-17Trade-press reporting of the EREF 2023 survey. Used for the figures EREF states publicly; the full regional table is behind the paid report.

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