Best Dumpster Rental in Merrillville, IN
16 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Merrillville, ranked by Index Score (2 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 1,594 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $310. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
16 dumpster rental companies in Merrillville, IN, ranked by Index Score
1,594 Google reviews across the 16, and 4 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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99 | $40520 yd | 4.9★ (189) | |
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98 | $31020 yd | 4.9★ (144) | |
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97 | $42020 yd | 4.9★ (92) | |
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91 | — | 4.7★ (526) | |
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89 | — | 4.6★ (142) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (54) | |
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87 | $37516 yd | 4.6★ (19) | |
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85 | — | 4.4★ (62) | |
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84 | — | 4.9★ (50) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (40) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (15) | |
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83 | — | 4.9★ (52) | |
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83 | — | 5.0★ (42) | |
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82 | — | 4.1★ (97) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (26) | |
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73 | — | 3.7★ (44) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Merrillville list
Two have a yard in Merrillville; the remaining 14 cover it from somewhere else. On rating alone it is Douglas Dumpster and Services LLC at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Tri-State Disposal, with 526 reviews. Four of the 16 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 Merrillville, IN?
Updated regularly. Based on 16 published prices from 4 of the 16 companies serving Merrillville.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 yard | $405 | $310 to $420 | 1.75 tons | 7 days | 3 |
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 Merrillville?
10 sizes are listed by companies serving Merrillville:
- 6 yd4 companies
- 8 yd5 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd8 companies
- 12 yd3 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd7 companies
- 16 yd2 companies
- 18 yd2 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd11 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd10 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd9 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 |
$310 to $420
3 companies serving Merrillville charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $405, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $95 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
The job decides the size
- Dumpster for a garage cleanout 15 yd
- Dumpster for a basement cleanout 20 yd
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
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Merrillville is in Lake County. See Dumpster Rental in Lake County, IN for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Merrillville dumpster market looks like
On a 20-yard, Frankie's Dumpsters, Inc. publishes $310 and Get Dumpsters Now publishes $420. Same size, $110 apart, and both of them serve Merrillville. 2 yards sit in Merrillville out of 16 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 25 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Between them these companies carry 1,594 Google reviews. Tri-State Disposal holds the biggest book at 526, rated 4.7.
You can price 4 of these 16 companies without picking up the phone. The rest quote on the call, so have your size and your dates ready. A 20-yard here runs $405 at the middle of the market, which is level with Indiana as a whole. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 15-yard, the 20-yard, the 30-yard, and the 40-yard, with 8 of the 16 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 3.7. Douglas Dumpster and Services LLC is the one at the top, on 42 reviews rather than a handful. Companies here quote about 7 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 16 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. Included tonnage around Merrillville lands near 1.5 tons, read off 11 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
The cheapest published anything in Merrillville is a 10-yard at $310, from Frankie's Dumpsters, Inc.. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Merrillville houses are made of
The median home in Merrillville was built in 1978, across 16,255 housing units. That is seventies-and-eighties stock: drywall, engineered lumber and asphalt shingle. It fills a container by volume rather than weight, so the bigger size is usually the economical one unless you are tearing off a roof.
What the weather adds to a Merrillville dumpster bill
Merrillville gets 39.3 inches of rain in a normal year. A roll-off sits open, so that lands in the container and the truck weighs it on the way to the tip. You pay for the water by the ton along with everything you meant to throw out. Ask for a tarp if it is going to stand through a wet week. NOAA 1991–2020 normals, from a station 2.3 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Merrillville, IN
- How much is a 20 yard dumpster in Merrillville?
- Companies serving Merrillville that publish a price list a median of $405 for a 20-yard, against $405 across Indiana. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- Who has the cheapest dumpster in Merrillville?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Merrillville is $310. Booking a size down to reach a lower price usually backfires. A second haul costs more than the size you skipped.
- Who is the best dumpster rental company in Merrillville?
- Titus and Sons Mini Dumpster Service ranks first in Merrillville on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Douglas Dumpster and Services LLC holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Merrillville, at 5.0 across 42 reviews. Tri-State Disposal has the most reviews, 526 at 4.7. Frankie's Dumpsters, Inc. lists the lowest published starting price at $310. The right yard depends on the job. A weekend cleanout and a six-week build rarely want the same company.
- Are there many dumpster companies in Merrillville?
- We list 16 independently owned companies serving Merrillville, 2 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpsters are available in Merrillville?
- Companies serving Merrillville list 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40 yard containers. The 20-yard covers the middle of the range. Go down to a 10 for heavy material, up to a 30 or 40 when the job produces bulk instead of weight.
- Is dumpster rental expensive in Merrillville?
- The median published 20-yard price in Merrillville is $405, essentially the same as the $405 median across Indiana. Most of the difference between towns is haul distance to the landfill and what that landfill charges per ton, so a company one town over can quote noticeably less for the same container.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Merrillville?
- The most common listed rental period among Merrillville companies is 7 days, from the 10 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 Merrillville?
- 2 of the 16 companies we list are based in Merrillville itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Companies a few towns over hold the same permits and often quote the same or less, so there is no reason to rule them out on address alone.