Best Dumpster Rental in Waukesha, WI
16 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Waukesha, ranked by Index Score (1 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 Waukesha, 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 Waukesha list
The list splits One in town and 15 travelling in. On rating alone it is Junkshuttle at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Smith Brothers Junk Removal, with 372 reviews. 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 Waukesha, WI?
Updated regularly. Based on 22 published prices from 4 of the 16 companies serving Waukesha.
| 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 Waukesha?
11 sizes are listed by companies serving Waukesha:
- 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 Waukesha 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.
The job decides the size
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
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Waukesha is in Waukesha County, WI.
What the Waukesha 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. 1 yard sits in Waukesha out of 16 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 23 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Smith Brothers Junk Removal is the most reviewed company serving Waukesha, with 372 of the 1,674 reviews on this page and a 4.9 rating.
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 Waukesha 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.
Junkshuttle holds the best rating serving Waukesha at 5.0 from 196 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 3.3, so read the row before you dial. The usual rental window quoted around Waukesha is 10 days. Milwaukee Dumpster Rental of Wauwatosa publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week. The typical allowance quoted here is 3 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 Waukesha. 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha houses are made of
31,019 housing units sit in Waukesha, median build year 1979. 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 Waukesha dumpster bill
Waukesha gets 34.9 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. 151 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 4 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Waukesha, WI
- What does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Waukesha?
- Companies serving Waukesha 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.
- What is the lowest dumpster price in Waukesha?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Waukesha is $250. A low base rate can still carry a delivery fee, a fuel surcharge or a per-mile charge outside a set radius, so ask what the number includes.
- What is the top-rated dumpster company in Waukesha?
- Milwaukee Dumpster Rental of Wauwatosa ranks first in Waukesha 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 Waukesha, 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. Position on this page moves on evidence and nothing else. No company can pay to rank higher, and none has.
- How many dumpster companies serve Waukesha?
- We list 16 independently owned companies serving Waukesha, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What dumpster sizes can I get in Waukesha?
- Companies serving Waukesha list 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Match the container to the job: a 10 for a single room or dense debris, a 20 for a roof or remodel, a 30 or 40 for a clearance or a build.
- How do Waukesha dumpster prices compare to the rest of Wisconsin?
- The median published 20-yard price in Waukesha is $575, 36% above the $423 median across Wisconsin. Tipping fees are set by the landfill, not the hauler, so prices can step up sharply across a county line for no visible reason.
- What are dumpster prices by size in Waukesha?
- In Waukesha: 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). The gap in price between sizes is smaller than the gap in what they hold, so the larger container is usually the better value per yard.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Waukesha?
- The most common listed rental period among Waukesha 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.
- Which dumpster companies are based in Waukesha?
- 1 of the 16 companies we list are based in Waukesha itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Staying local can buy you same-day delivery and an easier callback when the job overruns, which is worth more on a tight schedule than a small difference in the base rate.