Best Dumpster Rental Companies in Waterloo, IA
5 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Waterloo, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 437 Google reviews between them. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
5 dumpster rental companies in Waterloo, IA, ranked by Index Score
437 Google reviews across the 5.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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91 | — | 5.0★ (201) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (142) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (47) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (29) | |
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75 | — | 4.6★ (18) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Waterloo list
The list splits One in town and 4 travelling in. Cooley Pumping LLC is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 201 Google reviews. Pricing here is quoted per job instead of posted, and that is how most of the trade works. Call two of them, give each the same brief, and you will have comparable numbers inside an afternoon. The sizes advertised in Waterloo are 15, 20, 30 and 40 yard. For anything outside that, ask what they can bring, or widen to the nearby towns below.
How much does a dumpster cost in Waterloo, IA?
Updated regularly. No company serving Waterloo publishes a rate on its website, so the figures below are statewide.
Across Iowa a 20-yard runs a median of $335, most quotes $299–$350 (19 companies).
Full Iowa prices, and how to read them
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Waterloo?
7 sizes are listed by companies serving Waterloo:
- 6 yd4 companies
- 8 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd2 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd4 companies
- 25 yd2 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd2 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd2 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 |
What are you throwing out?
- Dumpster for a garage cleanout 15 yd
- Dumpster for a basement cleanout 20 yd
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
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Waterloo is in Black Hawk County, IA.
What the Waterloo dumpster market looks like
1 yard sits in Waterloo out of 5 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 20 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Between them these companies carry 437 Google reviews. Cooley Pumping LLC holds the biggest book at 201, rated 5.0. Not one company serving Waterloo publishes a rate on its own website, so every number here comes from calling around. Ask for the total with delivery, tonnage and pickup in it.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 4.6. Cooley Pumping LLC is the one at the top, on 201 reviews rather than a handful. Cooley Pumping LLC carries 46% of every review on this page. One company that visible usually means the rest are competing on price to get looked at. The largest container serving Waterloo is the 40-yard, and Cooley Pumping LLC and Digital Dumpsters list one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it.
What Waterloo houses are made of
Waterloo has 32,170 housing units with a median build year of 1961, 61% of them owner-occupied. Older stock is the harder kind to size for, because plaster and cast iron weigh far more per cubic yard than anything built since. Weight will cap the load before volume does.
What the weather adds to a Waterloo dumpster bill
Waterloo gets 34.6 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 35.3 inches of snow. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. 147 days a year drop below freezing, and a wet load that freezes is heavier and harder to tip. Tell the hauler if the container has frozen to the driveway before they send a truck. Ask for a tarp if it is going to stand through a wet week. NOAA 1991–2020 normals, from a station 1 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Waterloo, IA
- How much does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Waterloo?
- None of the companies serving Waterloo publish their prices, so call for a quote. Across Iowa the median published price for a 20-yard is $335. See Iowa prices.
- Which dumpster company should I use in Waterloo?
- Cooley Pumping LLC ranks first in Waterloo on our Index Score, at 91 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Ratings settle as review counts climb, so a 5.0 from a dozen reviews carries less weight here than a 4.7 from three hundred.
- How many dumpster rental companies are in Waterloo?
- We list 5 independently owned companies serving Waterloo, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpster can you rent in Waterloo?
- Companies serving Waterloo list 6, 8, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Most household jobs here end up in a 20; a 10 is the answer for concrete or a small cleanout, and construction debris takes a 30 or 40.
- What is the standard rental period in Waterloo?
- The most common listed rental period among Waterloo companies is 1 day, from the 4 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.
- Which dumpster companies are based in Waterloo?
- 1 of the 5 companies we list are based in Waterloo itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Being based in town often means a shorter haul and a cheaper quote, but not always, since what matters is the distance from their yard to the landfill, not the distance to you. Call one of each and compare.