Best Dumpster Rental in Melrose, MA
38 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Melrose, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 4,877 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $225. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
38 dumpster rental companies in Melrose, MA, ranked by Index Score
4,877 Google reviews across the 38, 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 | $72520 yd | 5.0★ (175) | |
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98 | $72520 yd | 5.0★ (232) | |
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95 | $60020 yd | 4.8★ (169) | |
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93 | $72515 yd | 4.7★ (104) | |
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92 | — | 4.9★ (1,047) | |
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91 | — | 4.8★ (404) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (232) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (130) | |
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91 | $22520 yd | 4.8★ (58) | |
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91 | $52520 yd | 5.0★ (17) | |
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90 | $62520 yd | 4.5★ (26) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (100) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (92) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (83) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (74) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (61) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (695) | |
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88 | — | 4.8★ (66) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (226) | |
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87 | — | 4.6★ (78) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (45) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (41) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (34) | |
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86 | — | 4.8★ (57) | |
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86 | — | 4.7★ (31) | |
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85 | — | 4.9★ (99) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (67) | |
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85 | — | 4.5★ (31) | |
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84 | — | 4.9★ (35) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (14) | |
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83 | — | 4.3★ (48) | |
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83 | — | 4.4★ (33) | |
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82 | — | 5.0★ (69) | |
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81 | — | 4.8★ (106) | |
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80 | — | 4.9★ (50) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (20) | |
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77 | — | 3.8★ (16) | |
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70 | — | 5.0★ (12) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Melrose list
One has a yard in Melrose; the remaining 37 cover it from somewhere else. On rating alone it is One Call Junk Haul at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Zoom Disposal Services, with 1,047 reviews. Seven of the 38 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 Melrose, MA?
Updated regularly. Based on 27 published prices from 7 of the 38 companies serving Melrose.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | $500 | $225 to $600 | 1 ton | 10 days | 7 |
| 15 yard | $525 | $225 to $725 | 1 ton | 10 days | 7 |
| 20 yard | $613 | $225 to $725 | 1.5 tons | 8.5 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 Melrose?
11 sizes are listed by companies serving Melrose:
- 6 yd6 companies
- 8 yd6 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd28 companies
- 12 yd1 company
- 13 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd28 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd25 companies
- 25 yd7 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd14 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd6 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 |
$225 to $725
7 companies serving Melrose charge that much for the same 15-yard container. The middle of that market is $525, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $300 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Melrose?
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
- Dumpster for a new construction debris 30 yd
- Dumpster for a bathroom remodel 10 yd
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Melrose is in Middlesex County. See Dumpster Rental in Middlesex County, MA for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Melrose dumpster market looks like
The 10-yard quotes here run from $225 at Dumpster Dogs up to $600 at Homestead Disposal, Inc - Dumpster Rental Service. That is $375 of daylight between two companies covering the same town. 1 of the 38 is based in Melrose itself. The others run in from as far as 24 straight-line miles out, which is fine for a drop but tells you who is closest when a swap-out goes sideways. Zoom Disposal Services is the most reviewed company serving Melrose, with 1,047 of the 4,877 reviews on this page and a 4.9 rating.
You can price 7 of these 38 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 $613 at the middle of the market, which is level with Massachusetts as a whole. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 15-yard, and the 20-yard, with 28 of the 38 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 3.8. One Call Junk Haul is the one at the top, on 695 reviews rather than a handful. Companies here quote about 10 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 27 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. Included tonnage around Melrose lands near 1.5 tons, read off 18 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
37 of the 38 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 38 hold 4,877 reviews. No single company dominates Melrose. The biggest book of reviews is 21% of the town's 4,877, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Melrose is a 10-yard at $225, from Dumpster Dogs. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Melrose houses are made of
12,724 housing units sit in Melrose, median build year 1938. Anything that old carries plaster and cast iron, both of which are dense enough that the tonnage allowance runs out before the walls do. Ask what the overage rate is before the skip arrives, not after.
What the weather adds to a Melrose dumpster bill
Melrose gets 50.8 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 58.3 inches of snow. 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. 134 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.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Melrose, MA
- How much does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Melrose?
- Companies serving Melrose that publish a price list a median of $613 for a 20-yard, against $620 across Massachusetts. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- How cheap can a dumpster rental in Melrose get?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Melrose is $225. Check what the rate covers before booking on it. A low base price on a three-day period costs more than a higher one on fourteen if the work runs long.
- Which dumpster company should I use in Melrose?
- Altri’s Junk Removal and Dumpster Rentals ranks first in Melrose on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. One Call Junk Haul holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Melrose, at 5.0 across 695 reviews. Zoom Disposal Services has the most reviews, 1,047 at 4.9. Dumpster Dogs lists the lowest published starting price at $225. 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 Melrose?
- We list 38 independently owned companies serving Melrose, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpster can you rent in Melrose?
- Companies serving Melrose list 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 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.
- Why do dumpsters cost what they do in Melrose?
- The median published 20-yard price in Melrose is $613, essentially the same as the $620 median across Massachusetts. Local competition moves the number as much as distance does. Towns with several yards in range price tighter than towns served by one.
- What does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Melrose?
- In Melrose: a 10-yard runs a median of $500 (7 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $525 (7 companies). Most of what you buy stepping up a size is extra included weight, and a heavy load runs out of weight before it runs out of room.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Melrose?
- The most common listed rental period among Melrose companies is 7 days, from the 17 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.
- Are there dumpster companies based in Melrose?
- 1 of the 38 companies we list are based in Melrose 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.