Best Dumpster Rental in Reading, PA
14 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Reading, ranked by Index Score (2 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 911 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $395. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
14 dumpster rental companies in Reading, PA, ranked by Index Score
911 Google reviews across the 14, and 3 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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96 | $39520 yd | 5.0★ (182) | |
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95 | $52520 yd | 4.9★ (42) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (192) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (68) | |
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88 | $52520 yd | 4.7★ (29) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (57) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (53) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (36) | |
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83 | — | 4.9★ (37) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (18) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (47) | |
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79 | — | 4.0★ (106) | |
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77 | — | 3.5★ (30) | |
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77 | — | 5.0★ (14) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Reading list
The list splits Two in town and 12 travelling in. Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling holds the best rating at 5.0, while Ream's Disposal Inc has the most reviews behind it with 192. Three 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 Reading, PA?
Updated regularly. Based on 10 published prices from 3 of the 14 companies serving Reading.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 15 yard | $425 | $340 to $525 | 2 tons | 22 days | 3 |
| 20 yard | $525 | $395 to $525 | 2 tons | 22 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 Reading?
7 sizes are listed by companies serving Reading:
- 6 yd1 company
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd5 companies
- 14 yd2 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd7 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd9 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd8 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 |
$395 to $525
3 companies serving Reading charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $525, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $130 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Reading?
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
- Dumpster for a garage cleanout 15 yd
- Dumpster for a basement cleanout 20 yd
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Reading is in Berks County, PA.
What the Reading dumpster market looks like
Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling is the cheapest published 15-yard in Reading at $340. B Gone Waste asks $525 for the same container, a $185 difference worth one phone call. 2 of the 14 are based in Reading itself. The others run in from as far as 23 straight-line miles out, which is fine for a drop but tells you who is closest when a swap-out goes sideways. Ream's Disposal Inc is the most reviewed company serving Reading, with 192 of the 911 reviews on this page and a 4.9 rating.
3 of the 14 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 21% of the Reading market, and the quiet ones are not automatically dearer. A 20-yard runs $525 in the middle here against $475 across Pennsylvania, so Reading prices 11% above the state. Tipping fees and haul distance are usually what is behind a gap like that. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 15-yard, the 20-yard, the 30-yard, and the 40-yard, with 7 of the 14 carrying the 15-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling holds the best rating serving Reading at 5.0 from 182 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 3.5, so read the row before you dial. The usual rental window quoted around Reading is 14 days. Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week. The typical allowance quoted here is 2 tons before overage, across the 8 rates that state one. Roofing and concrete blow through that faster than a house cleanout does.
No single company dominates Reading. The biggest book of reviews is 21% of the town's 911, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Reading is a 15-yard at $340, from Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Reading houses are made of
The median home in Reading was built in 1938, across 36,289 housing units. That is prewar stock, which means plaster, lath and cast iron rather than drywall and PVC. It is heavy for its volume, so a Reading gut job hits the weight allowance well before it fills the container, and the smaller size is usually the right call.
What the weather adds to a Reading dumpster bill
Reading gets 43.3 inches of rain in a normal year. 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. 110 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 2.7 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Reading, PA
- What is the price of a 20-yard dumpster in Reading?
- Companies serving Reading that publish a price list a median of $525 for a 20-yard, against $475 across Pennsylvania. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- What is the cheapest dumpster rental in Reading?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Reading is $340. The cheapest listed price is not always the cheapest job: a smaller container with less included weight can cost more once overage is added.
- Which is the best dumpster rental company in Reading?
- Berks-Lehigh Dumpsters & Hauling ranks first in Reading on our Index Score, at 96 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Ream's Disposal Inc has the most reviews, 192 at 4.9. Review count on its own favors whoever has been trading longest, so it is only part of the score. And the cheapest listed price is not the cheapest job once weight allowance and rental period are counted.
- Who rents dumpsters in Reading?
- We list 14 independently owned companies serving Reading, 2 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- Which roll-off sizes do Reading companies carry?
- Companies serving Reading list 6, 10, 14, 15, 20, 30, 40 yard containers. Pick by what is going in, not by the driveway: dense or small in a 10, roof and remodel debris in a 20, volume work in a 30 or 40.
- Is Reading cheaper than the rest of Pennsylvania for a dumpster?
- The median published 20-yard price in Reading is $525, 11% above the $475 median across Pennsylvania. A quote covers the round trip from the yard to your job to the landfill, so the closest company is not automatically the cheapest one.
- What does a 15-yard dumpster cost in Reading?
- In Reading: a 15-yard runs a median of $425 (3 companies). Price scales far slower than volume, so stepping up one size usually costs less than you would guess and is cheaper than needing a second container.
- What is the standard rental period in Reading?
- The most common listed rental period among Reading companies is 7 days, from the 5 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 Reading?
- 2 of the 14 companies we list are based in Reading itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. What sets the price is the run from their yard to the landfill, not from their yard to your driveway, so an out-of-town company can still be the cheaper call.