Best Dumpster Rental in Milwaukee, WI
16 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Milwaukee, ranked by Index Score (3 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 1,674 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $505. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
16 dumpster rental companies in Milwaukee, WI, ranked by Index Score
1,674 Google reviews across the 16, and 4 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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97 | $50520 yd | 4.9★ (80) | |
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94 | $31917 yd | 4.7★ (55) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (196) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (137) | |
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90 | $59920 yd | 4.7★ (15) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (100) | |
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88 | — | 4.9★ (372) | |
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88 | $57520 yd | 4.8★ (21) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (161) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (133) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (54) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (37) | |
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86 | — | 4.6★ (233) | |
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85 | — | 4.6★ (31) | |
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76 | — | 4.4★ (25) | |
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74 | — | 3.3★ (24) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Milwaukee list
Three have a yard in Milwaukee; the remaining 13 cover it from somewhere else. Junkshuttle holds the best rating at 5.0, while Smith Brothers Junk Removal has the most reviews behind it with 372. Four of the 16 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 Milwaukee, WI?
Updated regularly. Based on 22 published prices from 4 of the 16 companies serving Milwaukee.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 10 yard | $299 | $250 to $450 | ask | 10 days | 3 |
| 20 yard | $575 | $505 to $599 | 3 tons | 10 days | 3 |
| 30 yard | $580 | $425 to $649 | 3 tons | 6.5 days | 4 |
| 40 yard | $650 | $425 to $700 | ask | 10 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 Milwaukee?
11 sizes are listed by companies serving Milwaukee:
- 6 yd3 companies
- 8 yd4 companies
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd6 companies
- 12 yd9 companies
- 14 yd2 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd6 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd11 companies
- 25 yd1 company
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd12 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 |
$425 to $649
4 companies serving Milwaukee charge that much for the same 30-yard container. The middle of that market is $625, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $200 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
What are you throwing out?
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
- Dumpster for a garage cleanout 15 yd
- Dumpster for a basement cleanout 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
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Milwaukee is in Milwaukee County. See Dumpster Rental in Milwaukee County, WI for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Milwaukee dumpster market looks like
The 30-yard quotes here run from $425 at Full Cycle Enterprises, LLC up to $649 at Wisconsin Disposal and Recycling, Inc.. That is $224 of daylight between two companies covering the same town. Companies with a Milwaukee address: 3 of 16. 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. Between them these companies carry 1,674 Google reviews. Smith Brothers Junk Removal holds the biggest book at 372, rated 4.9.
You can price 4 of these 16 companies without picking up the phone. The rest quote on the call, so have your size and your dates ready. A 20-yard runs $575 in the middle here against $423 across Wisconsin, so Milwaukee prices 36% 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 20-yard and the 30-yard, with 11 of the 16 carrying the 20-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 3.3. Junkshuttle is the one at the top, on 196 reviews rather than a handful. The usual rental window quoted around Milwaukee is 10 days. Milwaukee Dumpster Rental of Wauwatosa publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week. Included tonnage around Milwaukee lands near 3 tons, read off 8 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly.
No single company dominates Milwaukee. The biggest book of reviews is 22% of the town's 1,674, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Milwaukee is a 10-yard at $250, from Speedy Dumps. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Milwaukee houses are made of
Milwaukee has 257,973 housing units with a median build year of 1952, 42% of them owner-occupied. Older stock is the harder kind to size for, because plaster and cast iron weigh far more per cubic yard than anything built since. Weight will cap the load before volume does.
What the weather adds to a Milwaukee dumpster bill
Milwaukee gets 31.9 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 39.9 inches of snow. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. 136 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 2.8 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Milwaukee, WI
- How much does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Milwaukee?
- Companies serving Milwaukee that publish a price list a median of $575 for a 20-yard, against $423 across Wisconsin. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- How cheap can a dumpster rental in Milwaukee get?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Milwaukee is $250. Check what the rate covers before booking on it. A low base price on a three-day period costs more than a higher one on fourteen if the work runs long.
- Which dumpster company should I use in Milwaukee?
- Milwaukee Dumpster Rental of Wauwatosa ranks first in Milwaukee on our Index Score, at 97 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Junkshuttle holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Milwaukee, at 5.0 across 196 reviews. Smith Brothers Junk Removal has the most reviews, 372 at 4.9. Speedy Dumps lists the lowest published starting price at $250. Ratings settle as review counts climb, so a 5.0 from a dozen reviews carries less weight here than a 4.7 from three hundred.
- How many dumpster rental companies are in Milwaukee?
- We list 16 independently owned companies serving Milwaukee, 3 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpster can you rent in Milwaukee?
- Companies serving Milwaukee list 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Most household jobs here end up in a 20; a 10 is the answer for concrete or a small cleanout, and construction debris takes a 30 or 40.
- Why do dumpsters cost what they do in Milwaukee?
- The median published 20-yard price in Milwaukee is $575, 36% above the $423 median across Wisconsin. Local competition moves the number as much as distance does. Towns with several yards in range price tighter than towns served by one.
- What are dumpster prices by size in Milwaukee?
- In Milwaukee: a 10-yard runs a median of $299 (3 companies), a 30-yard runs a median of $580 (4 companies), a 40-yard runs a median of $650 (3 companies). Most of what you buy stepping up a size is extra included weight, and a heavy load runs out of weight before it runs out of room.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Milwaukee?
- The most common listed rental period among Milwaukee companies is 30 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.
- Are there dumpster companies based in Milwaukee?
- 3 of the 16 companies we list are based in Milwaukee itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Being based in town often means a shorter haul and a cheaper quote, but not always, since what matters is the distance from their yard to the landfill, not the distance to you. Call one of each and compare.