Best Dumpster Rental in Shelton, CT
42 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Shelton, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 2,879 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $430. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
42 dumpster rental companies in Shelton, CT, ranked by Index Score
2,879 Google reviews across the 42, and 7 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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99 | $64720 yd | 4.9★ (159) | |
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99 | $43020 yd | 5.0★ (120) | |
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97 | $63920 yd | 4.9★ (483) | |
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92 | $57520 yd | 5.0★ (28) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (183) | |
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91 | $62020 yd | 5.0★ (58) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (271) | |
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89 | — | 4.5★ (193) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (111) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (65) | |
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89 | $49913 yd | 4.8★ (50) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (54) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (50) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (36) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (32) | |
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86 | — | 5.0★ (117) | |
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86 | — | 4.7★ (37) | |
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86 | $51020 yd | 5.0★ (14) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (61) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (27) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (19) | |
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84 | — | 4.9★ (17) | |
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83 | — | 4.3★ (173) | |
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83 | — | 5.0★ (52) | |
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83 | — | 4.7★ (20) | |
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82 | — | 3.8★ (81) | |
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82 | — | 4.5★ (22) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (28) | |
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80 | — | 4.4★ (29) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (20) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (17) | |
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80 | — | 4.4★ (16) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (13) | |
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80 | — | 4.3★ (12) | |
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77 | — | 3.4★ (57) | |
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77 | — | 3.6★ (42) | |
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77 | — | 3.5★ (33) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (25) | |
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77 | — | 3.9★ (14) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (12) | |
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74 | — | 4.1★ (14) | |
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70 | — | 5.0★ (14) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Shelton list
One of the 42 is based in Shelton itself and the other 41 run out to it from nearby towns. On rating alone it is Newtown Junk Removal, LLC at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Residential Waste Systems | Garbage & Recycling Pick Up, with 483 reviews. Seven of the 42 publish a rate on their own site; the rest quote by phone. That split is typical, and it is why the medians here are worth having.
How much does a dumpster cost in Shelton, CT?
Updated regularly. Based on 23 published prices from 7 of the 42 companies serving Shelton.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 10 yard | $399 | $375 to $447 | 1 ton | 7 days | 3 |
| 15 yard | $475 | $399 to $547 | 1 ton | 7 days | 5 |
| 20 yard | $598 | $430 to $647 | 1 ton | 7 days | 6 |
How the weight and day columns are calculated
How these prices were collected, and what they leave out
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Shelton?
12 sizes are listed by companies serving Shelton:
- 6 yd9 companies
- 8 yd7 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd25 companies
- 12 yd13 companies
- 13 yd1 company
- 14 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd26 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd28 companies
- 25 yd2 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd22 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd11 companies
Drawn to scale. How the footprints actually compare
| Size | Typical job |
|---|---|
| 10–15 yard | Household cleanout, single-room remodel, small yard job |
| 20 yard | Roofing tear-off, whole-home cleanout, small construction |
| 30–40 yard | New build and commercial work. Many residential streets can't take one |
$430 to $647
6 companies serving Shelton charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $620, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $190 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
What are you throwing out?
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
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Shelton is in Fairfield County. See Dumpster Rental in Fairfield County, CT for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Shelton dumpster market looks like
On a 20-yard, Dan's Cans publishes $430 and Grizzly Junk Pros publishes $647. Same size, $217 apart, and both of them serve Shelton. 1 yard sits in Shelton out of 42 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 24 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Between them these companies carry 2,879 Google reviews. Residential Waste Systems | Garbage & Recycling Pick Up holds the biggest book at 483, rated 4.9.
17% of the companies here put a number on their own site. The other 35 want the call first, which is worth knowing before you plan your afternoon. A 20-yard runs $598 in the middle here against $550 across Connecticut, so Shelton prices 9% above the state. Tipping fees and haul distance are usually what is behind a gap like that. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 15-yard, the 20-yard, and the 30-yard, with 25 of the 42 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Newtown Junk Removal, LLC holds the best rating serving Shelton at 5.0 from 271 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 3.4, so read the row before you dial. Companies here quote about 7 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 23 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. The typical allowance quoted here is 1 ton before overage, across the 20 rates that state one. Roofing and concrete blow through that faster than a house cleanout does.
41 of the 42 run a website you can check before calling. The other one takes the job over the phone, which is common for the smaller yards and says nothing about the work: between them the 42 hold 2,879 reviews. No single company dominates Shelton. The biggest book of reviews is 17% of the town's 2,879, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Shelton is an 8-yard at $365, from Grizzly Junk Pros. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What the weather adds to a Shelton dumpster bill
Shelton gets 51.1 inches of rain in a normal year. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. Ask for a tarp if it is going to stand through a wet week. NOAA 1991–2020 normals, from a station 1.5 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Shelton, CT
- What is the price of a 20-yard dumpster in Shelton?
- Companies serving Shelton that publish a price list a median of $598 for a 20-yard, against $550 across Connecticut. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- What is the cheapest dumpster rental in Shelton?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Shelton is $365. The cheapest listed price is not always the cheapest job: a smaller container with less included weight can cost more once overage is added.
- Which is the best dumpster rental company in Shelton?
- Grizzly Junk Pros ranks first in Shelton on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Newtown Junk Removal, LLC holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Shelton, at 5.0 across 271 reviews. Residential Waste Systems | Garbage & Recycling Pick Up has the most reviews, 483 at 4.9. Review count on its own favors whoever has been trading longest, so it is only part of the score. And the cheapest listed price is not the cheapest job once weight allowance and rental period are counted.
- Who rents dumpsters in Shelton?
- We list 42 independently owned companies serving Shelton, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- Which roll-off sizes do Shelton companies carry?
- Companies serving Shelton list 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Pick by what is going in, not by the driveway: dense or small in a 10, roof and remodel debris in a 20, volume work in a 30 or 40.
- Is Shelton cheaper than the rest of Connecticut for a dumpster?
- The median published 20-yard price in Shelton is $598, 9% above the $550 median across Connecticut. A quote covers the round trip from the yard to your job to the landfill, so the closest company is not automatically the cheapest one.
- What does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Shelton?
- In Shelton: a 10-yard runs a median of $399 (3 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $475 (5 companies). Price scales far slower than volume, so stepping up one size usually costs less than you would guess and is cheaper than needing a second container.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Shelton?
- The most common listed rental period among Shelton companies is 7 days, from the 23 that publish one. Extra days are usually billed at a daily rate. Most companies will collect early at no extra charge, so book the shorter period and call when you finish.
- Do I have to use a company from outside Shelton?
- 1 of the 42 companies we list are based in Shelton itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. What sets the price is the run from their yard to the landfill, not from their yard to your driveway, so an out-of-town company can still be the cheaper call.