15-Yard Dumpster Memphis

The 15-yard sits between the 10-yard ($595) and the 20-yard ($695), and it's the size most Memphis homeowners land on for a project bigger than a closet but smaller than a whole-house gut. Measure it this way: the 15-yard container holds about 6 pickup loads of debris, versus roughly 4 for the 10-yard and 8 for the 20-yard. If you're tearing out one bathroom in a Midtown bungalow, clearing a two-car garage in East Memphis, or stripping shingles off a small ranch in Raleigh, the 15-yard usually catches the whole job without a second haul.

Here's the crucial part the price tag doesn't always show elsewhere: the $650 is flat and all-in. Many Memphis quotes advertise a low base and then add a per-ton dump fee on top, a 15-yard load of drywall and lumber can run 1.5 to 2 tons, and that hidden tonnage charge is where surprise bills come from. That $650 already includes delivery, the rental period, pickup, and disposal, so the number you're told is the number you pay. A 15-yard dumpster rental is not junk removal, the crew drops the empty container and you load it at your own pace; nobody hauls the debris out of your house for you.

Choosing the size is a driveway-versus-volume trade-off. A 15-yard roll-off is roughly 16 feet long and 7 feet wide, so it fits most single-car driveways in Cooper-Young and along the Germantown Parkway corridor, but it needs a flat, clear spot with about 60 feet of overhead clearance for the truck to tilt and set it down. If your debris is heavy and dense, concrete, brick, dirt, tile, the 15-yard fills by weight before it fills by volume, and a 10-yard is often the smarter, cheaper call for that material. If it's light and bulky like furniture, packaging, and framing lumber, step up to the 20-yard for $45 more and skip the second rental.

Booking runs in three plain steps. First, call (901) 710-3568 with the drop address and the kind of debris. Second, a delivery window gets confirmed, most of Whitehaven, Frayser, Berclair, and Downtown/South Main get same-week service, frequently next business day. Third, the empty 15-yard is set on your driveway or approved street spot, you load it over the rental period, and it's hauled off on schedule. If the container goes in the public right-of-way rather than private property, some City of Memphis streets require a permit, that's flagged before delivery so nothing stalls the job.