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 straight-line miles), holding 3,079 Google reviews between them. 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
3,079 Google reviews across the 22, and 5 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| 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★ (1,148) | |
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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 the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
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 |
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 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. 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 |
$337 to $475
5 companies serving Columbia charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $385, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $48 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
The job decides the size
- 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 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 of 22. The rest cover the town from up to 24 miles away as the crow flies, 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, with 11 of the 22 carrying the 10-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, read off 12 published rates. 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: between them the 22 hold 3,079 reviews. 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.
What Columbia houses are made of
60,568 housing units sit in Columbia, median build year 1978. 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 Columbia dumpster bill
Columbia gets 46.3 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 0.5 inches of snow. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. 27 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 miles out.
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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. 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, 1,148 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.