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At Prime Dumpster, we provide roll-off dumpster rentals across Lake in the Hills, Illinois, and the neighboring McHenry County suburbs in sizes from 10 to 40 yards. The village grew quickly through the 1990s and 2000s, so thousands of homes are now hitting the age where roofs, siding, decks and kitchens all want replacing at once. Add steady construction and commercial work along the main roads through the village, and a roll-off container is the straightforward way to clear a site.
The number you pay reflects four things: which size you take, what fills it, how many days you keep it, and the disposal charge at the far end. Below you'll find our ranges, who to talk to about street placement, and the materials Illinois keeps out of its landfills.
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The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Size | Average Price Range | Approximate Dimensions | Common Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Yard Dumpster | $399–$499 | 12' L × 8' W × 3.5' H | Concrete, brick, and heavy debris; small cleanouts; single-room remodels |
| 15-Yard Dumpster | $449–$569 | 16' L × 7.5' W × 4–5' H | Garage cleanouts, kitchen and bathroom remodels, small roof tear-offs |
| 20-Yard Dumpster | $499–$649 | 22' L × 7.5' W × 4.5' H | Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, flooring removal, roofing |
| 30-Yard Dumpster | $599–$799 | 22' L × 8' W × 6' H | Major renovations, new residential construction, large commercial projects |
| 40-Yard Dumpster | $699–$899 | 22–24' L × 8' W × 8' H | Commercial demolition, industrial cleanouts, large-scale construction |
A few clear factors build a Lake in the Hills quote, and you can influence most of them.
Size is where it starts. Paying for a larger container hurts less than discovering halfway through that you need a second one, which is the usual outcome of guessing low.
The load itself comes next. Everything is billed by weight at the end of the trip, so a container of tear-off shingles costs more to empty than the same container of drywall and cabinets. Describe the job and we can set the tonnage allowance to match.
Distance is a real factor in this county. McHenry County has no landfill inside its borders, so every ton leaves the area, and what the region has left is tight. Illinois reports that the whole Chicago metropolitan region now has only four landfills with capacity remaining. That travel is priced into disposal, which rewards getting the size right the first time.
Sorting can save money too. Clean roofing shingles, clean masonry and clean wood have recycling routes in this county that mixed rubble does not, and a single-material load is often handled more cheaply. Tell your account manager what the job produces and they'll suggest how to split it.
Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 2 tons (4,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 50-70 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 3 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 3 tons (6,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 80-100 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 4.5 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 3 tons (6,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 110-130 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 6 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 4 tons (8,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 170-190 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 9 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Perfect For:
Weight Limit: Up to 5 tons (10,000 lbs)
Bags of Trash: Approximately 230-250 large trash bags.
Truck Loads: Roughly 12 pickup truck loads.
*These are general estimates and can vary depending on the type of trash being disposed of and how tightly it’s packed.
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Judge it by both bulk and density. Prime Dumpster runs 10 through 40 yard containers, and suburban lots here have driveway room for most of the range.
The 10-Yard Dumpster is the shortest option. It matches one bathroom, a basement clear, or a landscaping project, and it is the size to take for concrete, patio block and soil, which reach the weight cap while plenty of space remains.
The 15-Yard Dumpster is the sensible next step for a kitchen strip, a flooring pull or a deck tear-down. You gain capacity without giving up much of the driveway.
The 20-Yard Dumpster is the one most households here choose. A full house clear or a renovation covering several rooms fits inside it, and it leaves room for a car beside it on a standard drive.
The 30-Yard Dumpster is built for additions, new construction and larger tear-downs where the debris is bulky rather than dense.
The 40-Yard Dumpster is our biggest. It is the right answer for commercial builds, industrial strip-outs and demolition contracts.
Stuck deciding? Run the job past your account manager and they'll settle it quickly.
A container standing on private property, such as your own driveway or a fenced work site, needs no Village permit in Lake in the Hills. Nearly every delivery here works that way.
The Village does regulate its right-of-way. Its right of way permit is written for excavation and installation work in a Village right-of-way, and applications go to the Public Works Department by mail or fax. The Village publishes no separate form for a container parked at the curb, so anything on public ground should be agreed with Public Works before the truck is booked.
There is a second thing to know before you book. The Village buys all of its solid waste service, commercial as well as residential, from a single contracted hauler, and McHenry County separately licenses the waste haulers working across the county. Neither of those rules stops a container landing on your driveway, but both are worth confirming for your address and your kind of job.
Call the Village of Lake in the Hills Public Works Department at 847-960-7500 with questions about placement. The office is at 9010 Haligus Road, and Village Hall sits at 600 Harvest Gate. Your account manager will also make those calls with you and confirm the position before your delivery date.
The great majority of building and household debris is welcome in the container. The exceptions come from Illinois law and from how this county handles particular materials.
Electronics are the firmest rule. Illinois bans covered electronic devices from landfills, and the state is explicit that the ban reaches businesses, schools and government bodies as well as households. Computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, televisions, disc players, cable and satellite boxes, music players and game consoles all have to be recycled, and improper disposal can bring a fine.
Landscape waste is the other one. Illinois banned it from landfills permanently, which is why the Village collects yard waste on its own track, in paper bags or a container marked for yard waste, with brush bundled and tied. Grass and branches must not ride along in a mixed container.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, car batteries and asbestos all stay out of any standard container. McHenry County points residents to permanent household hazardous waste sites at Gurnee, Rockford, Naperville and Chicago, none of them inside the county, so plan that trip separately.
Unsure where an item belongs? Check with your account manager before it goes over the side.
If the item you want to dispose of isn’t on this list, give us a call for more guidance or check out our guide of what you can throw in a dumpster.
*Approved items may vary by location. Always check your local laws and regulations to avoid any fines or additional fees.
Nothing from Lake in the Hills is buried locally. McHenry County's own adopted solid waste plan records that county waste is carried to five landfills, four of them in Illinois and one across the state line in Wisconsin. The county itself holds a single municipal waste transfer station, on Virginia Road in Crystal Lake, which has run since 2009 and can handle a thousand tons a day.
A transfer station is simply the changeover point. Collection trucks tip there, and the material is reloaded onto larger vehicles for the longer run to a landfill. Splitting the journey that way keeps disposal cheaper than sending every container the whole distance.
Some of your debris may never reach a landfill at all. The county counts three construction and demolition processing centers and three beneficial use sites, and one of them, a shingle recycler, operates here in Lake in the Hills and takes asphalt shingles from contractors and the public alike. Those facilities generally accept brick, concrete and masonry, soil, rock, wood, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures and non-asbestos insulation.
Your account manager will confirm which licensed facility your container is routed to and talk you through the disposal charges before delivery.
Deliveries here can usually be set up within one to two business days, arriving inside a 24 to 48 hour window. Booking further out is worth it when the drop spot is awkward or the job starts on a fixed date.
A short checklist keeps delivery day easy:
Winter needs a little planning too. Snow and plowing change where a container can sit and how easily the truck reaches it, so keep the drop area clear once the weather turns.
Client ReviewsPrime Dumpster covers all of Lake in the Hills, from the older streets near Woods Creek and the neighborhoods around Harvest Gate to the newer subdivisions out toward Haligus Road and the business park by the airport, along with the neighboring McHenry County communities at Algonquin and Crystal Lake. Whichever part of the village you are working in, we arrange delivery, pickup and disposal around your dates.
Tell us about your project and your zip code. We'll choose the container, check how the Village and county rules apply at your address, and give you a clear price on the call.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager handles the details, from tonnage and overage rates to permit contacts and delivery timing, so you can focus on the work.
Rentals here begin at $399 to $499 for a 10-yard container and run to $699 to $899 for a 40-yard, on a standard five-day rental. Material and the haul out of the county both shift the total. Your account manager fixes the tonnage allowance and the overage rate at booking.
Renting is the practical choice. McHenry County has no landfill of its own, so self-hauling means a long round trip for every load, on top of fuel, a trailer and a charge at the other end. A single container absorbs the whole project in one go.
It will. A three-seat couch occupies about a fifth of the 10-yard, and a mattress, dresser and a stack of cartons still go in around it. Furniture exhausts the space long before the weight allowance, so size this kind of job by volume.
Leave out hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, car batteries and asbestos. Illinois also bars electronics and landscape waste from landfills entirely, so televisions, computers, grass and brush each need their own route. Mention anything unusual when you book and we will plan for it.
The 10-yard starts lowest, at $399 to $499. What you put inside still governs the bill. Concrete, patio block and tile can breach the weight allowance while the container is only part full, so a separate heavy load often works out cheaper than mixing everything together.
Three days and five days cost the same, because the price follows the project rather than the calendar. Tonnage is the number that really moves your total. Confirm the included weight and the cost of each extra ton with your account manager ahead of delivery.
Lumber, drywall, plaster, shingles, flooring, cabinets, furniture, carpet and general household junk are all fine here. Clean brick and concrete go in as well, and keeping them in a load of their own often costs less to handle. Anything out of the ordinary is worth a quick check with your account manager.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Lake in the Hills, Illinois 60156 |
| Phone: | 464-245-3085 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.adm-devs.com/ |
| Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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