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 miles). 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
| 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 this ranking works. Ordered by Index Score, out of 100: review volume 35, rating 25, published pricing 25, contactability 15. Publishing your rates moves you up, and that is the only way up. We don't sell placement. Distances are from each company's listed address, and service areas aren't confirmed with owners, so call to check they cover you. Full method.
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 |
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| 20 yard | $405 | $310 to $420 | 1.75 tons | 7 days | 3 |
Weight and days are the local medians among companies publishing those terms; "ask" means fewer than two local companies state it. Over the allowance bills per ton, so the weight column is the one that separates two similar prices.
These are rates each company publishes on its own website, collected by our crawler and not confirmed with the owner. They're a starting price for the container and the haul. The gap between this number and the invoice is almost always weight. Ask what allowance the price includes and what a ton over it costs.
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 against each other. The 20, 30 and 40 share a footprint. All that changes is wall height, so driveway space rules out fewer sizes than people expect.
| 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 |
Working backwards from what you're throwing out instead? The size guide lists it by project.
$310 to $420
That is what 3 companies serving Merrillville charge for the same 20-yard container. Calling the cheapest instead of a mid-priced one saves $95 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
The job decides the size
Before you call anyone, know roughly what it weighs. That is what decides the container and what decides whether you get an overage bill.
- 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, IN.
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, and the widest service radius reaching the town is 25 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. 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. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one.
Included tonnage around Merrillville lands near 1.5 tons. 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.
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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. On other measures: 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.