Best Dumpster Rental in Ithaca, NY
7 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Ithaca, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 652 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $415. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
7 dumpster rental companies in Ithaca, NY, ranked by Index Score
652 Google reviews across the 7, and 3 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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95 | $55020 yd | 4.4★ (132) | |
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94 | $41520 yd | 4.9★ (110) | |
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90 | $48520 yd | 4.7★ (12) | |
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86 | — | 5.0★ (111) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (257) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (15) | |
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63 | — | 3.1★ (15) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Ithaca list
The list splits One in town and 6 travelling in. Clear It Out Junk Removal Ithaca, NY is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 257 Google reviews. Three of the 7 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. The sizes advertised in Ithaca are 10, 15, 20 and 30 yard. For anything outside that, ask what they can bring, or widen to the nearby towns below.
How much does a dumpster cost in Ithaca, NY?
Updated regularly. Based on 12 published prices from 3 of the 7 companies serving Ithaca.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 yard | $375 | $360 to $375 | 1 ton | 5 days | 3 |
| 20 yard | $485 | $415 to $550 | 1 ton | 5 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 Ithaca?
5 sizes are listed by companies serving Ithaca:
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd2 companies
- 12 yd2 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd4 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd3 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 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 |
$415 to $550
3 companies serving Ithaca charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $485, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $70 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
What are you throwing out?
- Dumpster for a concrete and dirt removal 10 yd
- Dumpster for an estate cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
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What the Ithaca dumpster market looks like
Published 15-yard prices in Ithaca sit within $15 of each other, from $360 to $375. This is a tight market on that size, so pick on service rather than price. 1 yard sits in Ithaca out of 7 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 24 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Clear It Out Junk Removal Ithaca, NY is the most reviewed company serving Ithaca, with 257 of the 652 reviews on this page and a 5.0 rating.
You can price 3 of these 7 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 $485 at the middle of the market, which is level with New York as a whole. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 15-yard and the 20-yard, with 4 of the 7 carrying the 15-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Clear It Out Junk Removal Ithaca, NY holds the best rating serving Ithaca at 5.0 from 257 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 3.1, so read the row before you dial. Companies here quote about 5 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 12 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. The typical allowance quoted here is 1 ton before overage, across the 7 rates that state one. Roofing and concrete blow through that faster than a house cleanout does.
6 of the 7 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 7 hold 652 reviews. The largest container serving Ithaca is the 30-yard, and Greenleaf Recycling and Elmore Dumpster Rentals list one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it. The cheapest published anything in Ithaca is a 10-yard at $300, from Greenleaf Recycling. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Ithaca houses are made of
15,607 housing units sit in Ithaca, median build year 1959. 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 Ithaca dumpster bill
Ithaca gets 37.3 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 64.4 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. 146 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 1.2 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Ithaca, NY
- What does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Ithaca?
- Companies serving Ithaca that publish a price list a median of $485 for a 20-yard, against $500 across New York. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- What is the lowest dumpster price in Ithaca?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Ithaca is $300. A low base rate can still carry a delivery fee, a fuel surcharge or a per-mile charge outside a set radius, so ask what the number includes.
- What is the top-rated dumpster company in Ithaca?
- Greenleaf Recycling ranks first in Ithaca on our Index Score, at 95 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Clear It Out Junk Removal Ithaca, NY holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Ithaca, at 5.0 across 257 reviews. Position on this page moves on evidence and nothing else. No company can pay to rank higher, and none has.
- How many dumpster companies serve Ithaca?
- We list 7 independently owned companies serving Ithaca, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What dumpster sizes can I get in Ithaca?
- Companies serving Ithaca list 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 yard containers. Match the container to the job: a 10 for a single room or dense debris, a 20 for a roof or remodel, a 30 or 40 for a clearance or a build.
- How do Ithaca dumpster prices compare to the rest of New York?
- The median published 20-yard price in Ithaca is $485, essentially the same as the $500 median across New York. Tipping fees are set by the landfill, not the hauler, so prices can step up sharply across a county line for no visible reason.
- How much is a 15-yard dumpster in Ithaca?
- In Ithaca: a 15-yard runs a median of $375 (3 companies). The gap in price between sizes is smaller than the gap in what they hold, so the larger container is usually the better value per yard.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Ithaca?
- The most common listed rental period among Ithaca companies is 5 days, 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.
- Do I have to use a company from outside Ithaca?
- 1 of the 7 companies we list are based in Ithaca itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Staying local can buy you same-day delivery and an easier callback when the job overruns, which is worth more on a tight schedule than a small difference in the base rate.