Best Dumpster Rental in Detroit, MI
50 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Detroit, ranked by Index Score (12 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 6,251 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $335. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
50 dumpster rental companies in Detroit, MI, ranked by Index Score
6,251 Google reviews across the 50, and 8 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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99 | $39520 yd | 5.0★ (185) | |
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97 | $49520 yd | 5.0★ (490) | |
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97 | $34520 yd | 5.0★ (403) | |
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94 | $40020 yd | 5.0★ (75) | |
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94 | $40020 yd | 5.0★ (46) | |
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92 | — | 5.0★ (803) | |
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92 | — | 4.9★ (551) | |
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92 | $45020 yd | 4.9★ (37) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (229) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (173) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (128) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (389) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (117) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (80) | |
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89 | — | 4.9★ (68) | |
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89 | $40020 yd | 5.0★ (59) | |
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88 | — | 4.8★ (822) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (202) | |
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87 | — | 4.8★ (127) | |
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87 | — | 4.6★ (113) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (34) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (30) | |
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86 | — | 4.7★ (168) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (71) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (65) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (32) | |
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84 | — | 4.9★ (29) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (26) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (20) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (19) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (16) | |
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83 | — | 4.7★ (43) | |
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83 | — | 4.3★ (35) | |
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82 | — | 5.0★ (105) | |
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82 | — | 5.0★ (68) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (22) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (16) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (13) | |
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79 | — | 4.8★ (26) | |
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79 | — | 4.6★ (20) | |
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79 | $33520 yd | 3.5★ (15) | |
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78 | — | 5.0★ (110) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (16) | |
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73 | — | 4.9★ (40) | |
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73 | — | 5.0★ (29) | |
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73 | — | 4.1★ (13) | |
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72 | — | 4.7★ (16) | |
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71 | — | 3.7★ (18) | |
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70 | — | 5.0★ (23) | |
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68 | — | 5.0★ (16) |
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How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Detroit list
12 have a yard in Detroit; the remaining 38 cover it from somewhere else. On rating alone it is Blu Dumpster Rental at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Dumpster 4 Less, with 822 reviews. Eight of the 50 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 Detroit, MI?
Updated regularly. Based on 21 published prices from 8 of the 50 companies serving Detroit.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | $300 | $295 to $395 | 1.5 tons | 5 days | 7 |
| 15 yard | $350 | $345 to $425 | 1.25 tons | 4 days | 4 |
| 20 yard | $400 | $335 to $495 | 1.5 tons | 5 days | 8 |
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 Detroit?
10 sizes are listed by companies serving Detroit:
- 6 yd3 companies
- 8 yd2 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd27 companies
- 12 yd3 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd19 companies
- 16 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd32 companies
- 25 yd4 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd20 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd12 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 |
$335 to $495
8 companies serving Detroit charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $400, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $65 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Detroit?
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
Get quotesGet quotes from Detroit companies
One number reaches all 50 companies on this page, between them holding 6,251 Google reviews, and they call you back with a price for your job. What you send is used for nothing else. What we do with it, and how to have it deleted.
Detroit is in Wayne County. See Dumpster Rental in Wayne County, MI for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Detroit dumpster market looks like
On a 20-yard, Rent-A-Dumpster publishes $335 and Motor City Disposal publishes $495. Same size, $160 apart, and both of them serve Detroit. Companies with a Detroit address: 12 of 50. The rest cover the town from up to 23 miles away as the crow flies, so ask about the second trip before you book the first. Between them these companies carry 6,251 Google reviews. Dumpster 4 Less holds the biggest book at 822, rated 4.8.
You can price 8 of these 50 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 $400 at the middle of the market, which is level with Michigan as a whole. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 20-yard, and the 30-yard, with 27 of the 50 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 3.5. Blu Dumpster Rental is the one at the top, on 803 reviews rather than a handful. Companies here quote about 5 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 21 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. Included tonnage around Detroit lands near 1.5 tons, read off 9 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
44 of the 50 run a website you can check before calling. The other 6 take the job over the phone, which is common for the smaller yards and says nothing about the work: between them the 50 hold 6,251 reviews. No single company dominates Detroit. The biggest book of reviews is 13% of the town's 6,251, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Detroit is a 10-yard at $295, from Junk Sharks Dumpster Rentals. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Detroit houses are made of
Detroit has 326,065 housing units with a median build year of 1947, 50% 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 Detroit dumpster bill
Detroit gets 34.6 inches of rain in a normal year. None of that is your rubbish, but you pay to haul it, because the container is open to the sky and the load is weighed at the tip. 135 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 4.1 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Detroit, MI
- How much does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Detroit?
- Companies serving Detroit that publish a price list a median of $400 for a 20-yard, against $403 across Michigan. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- How cheap can a dumpster rental in Detroit get?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Detroit is $295. 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 Detroit?
- Empire Dumpster Rental Services ranks first in Detroit on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Blu Dumpster Rental holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Detroit, at 5.0 across 803 reviews. Dumpster 4 Less has the most reviews, 822 at 4.8. Junk Sharks Dumpster Rentals lists the lowest published starting price at $295. 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 Detroit?
- We list 50 independently owned companies serving Detroit, 12 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpster can you rent in Detroit?
- Companies serving Detroit list 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 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 Detroit?
- The median published 20-yard price in Detroit is $400, essentially the same as the $403 median across Michigan. Local competition moves the number as much as distance does. Towns with several yards in range price tighter than towns served by one.
- What are dumpster prices by size in Detroit?
- In Detroit: a 10-yard runs a median of $300 (7 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $350 (4 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 Detroit?
- The most common listed rental period among Detroit companies is 7 days, from the 20 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 Detroit?
- 12 of the 50 companies we list are based in Detroit 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.