Best Dumpster Rental in Columbus, OH
14 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Columbus, ranked by Index Score (5 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 2,566 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $365. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
14 dumpster rental companies in Columbus, OH, ranked by Index Score
2,566 Google reviews across the 14, and 5 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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99 | $41020 yd | 4.8★ (463) | |
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98 | $48520 yd | 4.8★ (193) | |
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96 | $36520 yd | 5.0★ (60) | |
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94 | $42520 yd | 5.0★ (117) | |
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92 | — | 4.9★ (547) | |
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92 | — | 5.0★ (419) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (246) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (202) | |
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90 | — | 4.8★ (181) | |
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87 | $37520 yd | 4.5★ (27) | |
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86 | — | 4.8★ (46) | |
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83 | — | 4.4★ (40) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (13) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (12) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Columbus list
Five have a yard in Columbus; the remaining 9 cover it from somewhere else. Junk Fellas LLC - Junk Removal & Dumpster Rentals holds the best rating at 5.0, while Dumpster Today has the most reviews behind it with 547. Five of the 14 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 Columbus, OH?
Updated regularly. Based on 17 published prices from 5 of the 14 companies serving Columbus.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 10 yard | $313 | $285 to $335 | ask | 4 days | 4 |
| 15 yard | $325 | $310 to $375 | ask | ask | 3 |
| 20 yard | $410 | $365 to $485 | 2.75 tons | 3 days | 5 |
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 Columbus?
12 sizes are listed by companies serving Columbus:
- 6 yd3 companies
- 8 yd3 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd11 companies
- 12 yd3 companies
- 13 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd11 companies
- 16 yd1 company
- 18 yd2 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd12 companies
- 25 yd3 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd7 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd3 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 |
$365 to $485
5 companies serving Columbus charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $410, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $45 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Columbus?
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
- Dumpster for a new construction debris 30 yd
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Columbus is in Franklin County, OH.
What the Columbus dumpster market looks like
The 20-yard quotes here run from $365 at Rent-A-Dumpster up to $485 at Mid Ohio Dumpsters. That is $120 of daylight between two companies covering the same town. 5 of the 14 are based in Columbus 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. Dumpster Today is the most reviewed company serving Columbus, with 547 of the 2,566 reviews on this page and a 4.9 rating.
5 of the 14 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 36% of the Columbus market, and the quiet ones are not automatically dearer. The middle of the Columbus market on a 20-yard is $410, 4% under the Ohio median of $425. Renting here costs less than the state average. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 15-yard, the 20-yard, and the 30-yard, with 11 of the 14 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 4.4. Junk Fellas LLC - Junk Removal & Dumpster Rentals is the one at the top, on 419 reviews rather than a handful. The usual rental window quoted around Columbus is 3 days. Cheap Dumpsters ASAP publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week. Included tonnage around Columbus lands near 4.5 tons, read off 8 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
No single company dominates Columbus. The biggest book of reviews is 21% of the town's 2,566, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The largest container serving Columbus is the 40-yard, and Junk Fellas LLC - Junk Removal & Dumpster Rentals and Dump-A-Box Dumpster Rentals list one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it. The cheapest published anything in Columbus is a 10-yard at $285, from Rent-A-Dumpster. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Columbus houses are made of
420,068 housing units sit in Columbus, median build year 1980. Stock that age is drywall and engineered lumber, light for its bulk, so volume is the constraint rather than weight. The exception is a roof: shingles are heavy enough to change the answer on their own.
What the weather adds to a Columbus dumpster bill
Columbus gets 40.1 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 21 inches of snow. 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. 123 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 2.8 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Columbus, OH
- How much is a 20 yard dumpster in Columbus?
- Companies serving Columbus that publish a price list a median of $410 for a 20-yard, against $425 across Ohio. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- Who has the cheapest dumpster in Columbus?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Columbus is $285. 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 Columbus?
- Frog Hauling Dumpster Rental Columbus ranks first in Columbus on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Junk Fellas LLC - Junk Removal & Dumpster Rentals holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Columbus, at 5.0 across 419 reviews. Dumpster Today has the most reviews, 547 at 4.9. Rent-A-Dumpster lists the lowest published starting price at $285. 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 Columbus?
- We list 14 independently owned companies serving Columbus, 5 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpsters are available in Columbus?
- Companies serving Columbus list 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 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 Columbus?
- The median published 20-yard price in Columbus is $410, 4% below the $425 median across Ohio. 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 much is a 10-yard dumpster in Columbus?
- In Columbus: a 10-yard runs a median of $313 (4 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $325 (3 companies). Ordering one size up costs less than a second haul, and far less than a swap-out halfway through the job.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Columbus?
- The most common listed rental period among Columbus companies is 3 days, from the 9 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 Columbus?
- 5 of the 14 companies we list are based in Columbus 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.