Two figures settle it: how many yards the job produces and how heavy each yard is. We run five sizes between 10 and 40 yards.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the right answer for dense material. Concrete, brick, block, and soil reach the tonnage limit well before the container fills, and a single bathroom or a small landscape job suits it nicely.
The 15-Yard Dumpster fits the middle: one packed garage, one room of flooring, or a small roof plane. The extra capacity costs far less than stepping all the way up to a 20.
The 20-Yard Dumpster handles the bulk of residential work here, from a full house cleanout before a move to a remodel that runs through several rooms.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is built for additions, new construction, and tear-downs, where debris keeps arriving for weeks and the mix changes as each trade finishes.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is the largest we run. It belongs on commercial construction, heavy demolition, and industrial cleanouts where volume, not weight, is the limit.
When two sizes look close, describe the scope to your account manager and settle it together.