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 miles). 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
| 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 this ranking works. Ordered by Index Score, out of 100: review volume 35, rating 25, published pricing 25, contactability 15. Publishing your rates moves you up, and that is the only way up. We don't sell placement. Distances are from each company's listed address, and service areas aren't confirmed with owners, so call to check they cover you. Full method.
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 |
Weight and days are the local medians among companies publishing those terms; "ask" means fewer than two local companies state it. Over the allowance bills per ton, so the weight column is the one that separates two similar prices.
These are rates each company publishes on its own website, collected by our crawler and not confirmed with the owner. They're a starting price for the container and the haul. The gap between this number and the invoice is almost always weight. Ask what allowance the price includes and what a ton over it costs.
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 against each other. The 20, 30 and 40 share a footprint. All that changes is wall height, so driveway space rules out fewer sizes than people expect.
| 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 |
Working backwards from what you're throwing out instead? The size guide lists it by project.
$365 to $485
That is what 5 companies serving Columbus charge for the same 20-yard container. Calling the cheapest instead of a mid-priced one saves $45 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Columbus?
Size and weight allowance both come off what is going in, not off the driveway it sits on. Each of these works the numbers through for one kind of job.
- 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 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. 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. 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 total, 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.
Running a job site or an event in Columbus? We index the independent porta potty companies here too, with the units each one actually rents: porta potty rental in Columbus, OH.
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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. On other measures: 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.