Best Dumpster Rental in Columbia, SC
22 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Columbia, ranked by Index Score (3 based in town, the rest within 25 miles). Published 20-yard prices start at $337. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
22 dumpster rental companies in Columbia, SC, ranked by Index Score
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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97 | $36020 yd | 5.0★ (63) | |
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96 | $38520 yd | 4.8★ (92) | |
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94 | $47520 yd | 4.8★ (47) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (185) | |
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90 | — | 4.5★ (290) | |
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89 | $47520 yd | 3.6★ (139) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (74) | |
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88 | — | 4.9★ (225) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (158) | |
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88 | $33720 yd | 5.0★ (28) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (186) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (51) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (34) | |
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85 | — | 4.0★ (1148) | |
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85 | — | 4.3★ (75) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (36) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (22) | |
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82 | — | 5.0★ (106) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (26) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (38) | |
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73 | — | 5.0★ (32) | |
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71 | — | 1.7★ (24) |
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 Columbia list
Three have a yard in Columbia; the remaining 19 cover it from somewhere else. S&K Rentals holds the best rating at 5.0, while Capital Waste Services has the most reviews behind it with 1,148. Five of the 22 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 Columbia, SC?
Updated regularly. Based on 20 published prices from 5 of the 22 companies serving Columbia.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 10 yard | $270 | $245 to $350 | 6 tons | 7.5 days | 4 |
| 15 yard | $335 | $275 to $425 | 5.5 tons | 7.5 days | 4 |
| 20 yard | $385 | $337 to $475 | 2 tons | 5 days | 5 |
| 30 yard | $510 | $450 to $575 | 2 tons | 5 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 Columbia?
10 sizes are listed by companies serving Columbia:
- 6 yd1 company
- 8 yd3 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd11 companies
- 12 yd1 company
- 14 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd15 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd13 companies
- 25 yd1 company
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd12 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd7 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.
$337 to $475
That is what 5 companies serving Columbia charge for the same 20-yard container. Calling the cheapest instead of a mid-priced one saves $48 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
The job decides the size
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 concrete and dirt removal 10 yd
- Dumpster for a estate cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
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What the Columbia dumpster market looks like
The 20-yard quotes here run from $337 at Midlands Dumpster Services LLC up to $475 at Bargain Dumpster - Columbia, SC. That is $138 of daylight between two companies covering the same town.
Companies with a Columbia address: 3. The rest cover the town from up to 24 miles away, so ask about the second trip before you book the first.
The Columbia market has 3,079 reviews across it, and 14 companies are sitting at 4.9 or better. Capital Waste Services accounts for 1,148 of them.
23% of the companies here put a number on their own site. The other 17 want the call first, which is worth knowing before you plan your afternoon.
A 20-yard here runs $385 at the middle of the market, which is level with South Carolina as a whole.
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 1.7. S&K Rentals is the one at the top, on 186 reviews rather than a handful.
The usual rental window quoted around Columbia is 5 days. AMC Waste Services- Dumpster Rentals publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week.
Included tonnage around Columbia lands near 2 tons. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
21 of the 22 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.
The cheapest published anything in Columbia is a 10-yard at $245, from Pascon Roll-Off Dumpsters | Dumpster Rentals in Columbia, SC. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
Running a job site or an event in Columbia? We index the independent porta potty companies here too, with the units each one actually rents: porta potty rental in Columbia, SC.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Columbia, SC
- How much is a 20 yard dumpster in Columbia?
- Companies serving Columbia that publish a price list a median of $385 for a 20-yard, against $385 across South Carolina. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- Who has the cheapest dumpster in Columbia?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Columbia is $245. 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 Columbia?
- AMC Waste Services- Dumpster Rentals ranks first in Columbia on our Index Score, at 97 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. On other measures: S&K Rentals holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Columbia, at 5.0 across 186 reviews. Capital Waste Services has the most reviews, 1148 at 4.0. Pascon Roll-Off Dumpsters | Dumpster Rentals in Columbia, SC lists the lowest published starting price at $245. 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 Columbia?
- We list 22 independently owned companies serving Columbia, 3 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpsters are available in Columbia?
- Companies serving Columbia list 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 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 Columbia?
- The median published 20-yard price in Columbia is $385, essentially the same as the $385 median across South Carolina. 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.
- What does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Columbia?
- In Columbia: a 10-yard runs a median of $270 (4 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $335 (4 companies), a 30-yard runs a median of $510 (5 companies). Ordering one size up costs less than a second haul, and far less than a swap-out halfway through the job.
- How many days do you get with a dumpster in Columbia?
- The most common listed rental period among Columbia companies is 7 days, from the 10 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 Columbia?
- 3 of the 22 companies we list are based in Columbia 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.