Best Dumpster Rental in Madison, WI
6 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Madison, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 753 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $500. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
6 dumpster rental companies in Madison, WI, ranked by Index Score
753 Google reviews across the 6, and 2 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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97 | $50020 yd | 5.0★ (313) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (204) | |
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89 | $37510 yd | 5.0★ (41) | |
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84 | — | 4.9★ (168) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (12) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (15) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Madison list
One of the 6 is based in Madison itself and the other 5 run out to it from nearby towns. PDL Waste Solutions, LLC is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 313 Google reviews. Two of the 6 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 Madison, WI?
Updated regularly. Only 2 of the 6 companies serving Madison publish a rate, too few to quote a local median, so the figures below are statewide.
Across Wisconsin a 20-yard runs a median of $423, most quotes $325–$500 (30 companies).
Full Wisconsin prices, and how to read them
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Madison?
8 sizes are listed by companies serving Madison:
- 6 yd1 company
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd3 companies
- 12 yd1 company
- 14 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd4 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd4 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd2 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd1 company
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 |
The job decides the size
- Dumpster for an estate cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
- Dumpster for a garage cleanout 15 yd
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Madison is in Dane County, WI.
What the Madison dumpster market looks like
1 yard sits in Madison out of 6 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 16 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. PDL Waste Solutions, LLC is the most reviewed company serving Madison, with 313 of the 753 reviews on this page and a 5.0 rating. You can price 2 of these 6 companies without picking up the phone. The rest quote on the call, so have your size and your dates ready.
Only one company here lists a 40-yard, PDL Waste Solutions, LLC. If that is the size you need, book it early or plan around 10-yard and 15-yard and 20-yard instead. Companies here quote about 7 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 7 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. The typical allowance quoted here is 1 ton before overage, across the 7 rates that state one. Roofing and concrete blow through that faster than a house cleanout does.
PDL Waste Solutions, LLC carries 42% of every review on this page. One company that visible usually means the rest are competing on price to get looked at. The largest container serving Madison is the 40-yard, and only PDL Waste Solutions, LLC lists one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it. The cheapest published anything in Madison is a 10-yard at $375, from Evansville Trash Disposal. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Madison houses are made of
Madison has 130,848 housing units with a median build year of 1979, 47% of them owner-occupied. Newer stock is light for its bulk, so the limit is usually how much fits rather than what it weighs. Roofing is the one job that flips that round.
What the weather adds to a Madison dumpster bill
Madison gets 37.3 inches of rain in a normal year. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. 153 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 2.1 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Madison, WI
- What is the price of a 20-yard dumpster in Madison?
- Companies serving Madison that publish a price list a median of $500 for a 20-yard, against $423 across Wisconsin. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- What is the cheapest dumpster rental in Madison?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Madison is $375. 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 Madison?
- PDL Waste Solutions, LLC ranks first in Madison on our Index Score, at 97 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Evansville Trash Disposal lists the lowest published starting price at $375. 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 Madison?
- We list 6 independently owned companies serving Madison, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- Which roll-off sizes do Madison companies carry?
- Companies serving Madison list 6, 10, 12, 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.
- What is the standard rental period in Madison?
- The most common listed rental period among Madison companies is 7 days, from the 4 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 Madison?
- 1 of the 6 companies we list are based in Madison 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.