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Dumpster rental
in Appleton.

Appleton has no curbside pickup, so cleanout debris either rides to the Tri-County transfer station in Union or goes in a rented roll-off. The station weighs demolition and bulky loads at $8 per 100 pounds, which makes a few trailer loads cheap if you can haul them yourself. For a bigger job, Riverside Disposal and Casella both name Appleton but publish no prices. Keep the container on your own lot, and if it will sit longer than two weeks, check with the Code Enforcement Officer first.

Sources checked November 9, 2026 · Guide updated November 9, 2026
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The first decision in Appleton

Match the terms to your project.

Neither company posts an Appleton price, rental length or weight allowance, so compare written quotes. Riverside has its own Appleton page and gives exact dimensions for 15-, 20- and 30-yard boxes, plus a list of items it surcharges, but it dispatches from Chelsea near Augusta. Casella offers boxes up to 40 yards and publishes clearance needs (22 feet overhead, 34 feet of straight approach), which help when you judge a long gravel driveway or a tree-lined yard. Its page has nothing specific to Appleton.

Your local checklist

If the roll-off will stay more than 14 days in a row (or 30 days in six months), call the Code Enforcement Officer (207-785-4722, codes@appleton.maine.gov) to ask whether Section 6.3 of the Lot Specification and Building Permit Ordinance applies.
In mud season, ask your hauler whether your road is posted. Loaded trucks over 23,000 pounds need a Select Board permit to use posted Town ways, so delivery or pickup may have to wait until the posting is lifted.
Before booking, price the do-it-yourself option. Tri-County in Union charges $8 per 100 pounds for demo and bulky waste, takes most appliances free, and its scale closes at 4 p.m. sharp on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Plan a rental in Appleton

Published details, side by side

2 researched options.

Listings are an editorial starting point, not a complete market ranking. Supplier-published amounts are not Dumpsterly quotes. Confirm address eligibility, material acceptance, dates and the full delivered total.

01 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Riverside Disposal & Recycling (Chelsea)

Published sizes: 15-yard (16' x 8' x 5'), 20-yard (20' x 8' x 4') and 30-yard (22' x 8' x 6') roll-offs, plus 2- to 10-yard front-load dumpsters, per the company's roll-off page. It says actual sizes may differ by a few inches.
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overage and extra-day rates are not published; request a written quote. Containers have no door and must be loaded over the top. Universal waste and Freon items such as TVs, tires, computers, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are charged separately by size. Gas, oil, paint and household chemicals are not accepted.
Price basis: Not published; quote only. Phone 207-623-2577; office at 700 River Road, Chelsea.

Riverside has an Appleton, Maine page that lists Dumpsters and Rolloffs, Curbside Pickup, Recycling and Demolition, and Appleton is on its Locations list. The page says offerings vary by location, so confirm that roll-offs are delivered to your road. Chelsea is near Augusta, so ask how the trip out to Appleton is charged.

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02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Casella Waste Systems

Published sizes: Up to 40 cubic yards ("up to 16 truck loads"). The page's size comparison table is empty, so individual sizes are not listed.
Rental & weight terms: A standard rental period applies and extensions can be requested, but the length is not given. Included weight, overage and extra-day rates are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published. Casella says one quoted rate covers the dumpster, delivery, pickup and support, and price depends on size, location and rental length. Phone 800-227-3552; Customer Care 802-683-3984 (weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

The page is titled for Appleton, ME but has no Appleton-specific details. Its placement guidance calls for 3 feet of clearance on each side, 22 feet overhead and 34 feet of straight approach, firm ground rather than grass, and a spot cleared of snow and ice. It suggests 2x8 boards to protect a driveway.

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Ask for delivery, pickup, included tons and days, per-ton overage, extra-day charges, fuel, tax, prohibited-item fees, swaps and blocked-trip charges. “Quote required” means the reviewed source did not establish a usable fixed total.

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No Appleton road permit for dumpsters was found; keep the roll-off on your lot and ask the CEO about long rentals

No Appleton ordinance, form or fee for placing a dumpster or roll-off in a Town road or right-of-way was found. The Town's permit page lists building, site plan, subdivision, driveway entrance, E911 address and plumbing forms only. The Driveway/Road Entrance Permit ordinance (adopted 1988, amended 2016) covers connecting a driveway to a Town way and costs $25; it says nothing about containers. On private land, the Lot Specification and Building Permit Ordinance (revised June 13, 2018) defines a structure as anything constructed or erected that requires a location on the ground, other than a tent, fence or vehicle. Section 6.3 bars placing any structure on a lot for storage for more than 14 consecutive or 30 cumulative days in a six-month period without a building permit from the Code Enforcement Officer, and Section 5.3 sets a 25-foot setback from a public or private right-of-way for structures. The ordinance never mentions dumpsters or roll-offs, so it is not clear whether a rented waste container counts. If your rental will run longer than two weeks, ask the Code Enforcement Officer, Peter Conant (207-785-4722, codes@appleton.maine.gov). For a container you need near a Town road, ask the Road Commissioner (Jacob Boyington, 207-701-9920). During spring road posting, loaded heavy trucks over 23,000 pounds need a Select Board permit to use posted Town ways under the 2017 posted-ways ordinance, so schedule delivery and pickup with your hauler.

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What matters locally

Appleton uses the Tri-County transfer station in Union

Appleton's Solid Waste Management page sends residents to the transfer station run by the Tri-County Solid Waste Management Organization on Route 17 in Union. The organization's site gives the address as 3368 Heald Highway, Union (207-785-2261). It is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., and the scale closes at 4 p.m. sharp. It serves Appleton, Liberty, Somerville, Union and Washington. Household trash must go in the station's green 33-gallon bags, which cost $2 each at the station or the Appleton Town Office. Contractor bags cost $4. The station says household garbage is shipped to ecomaine in Portland and construction waste goes to a construction waste disposal site. Pesticides, fuels, oil, antifreeze, paint and household chemicals are not accepted in the trash.

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Demo and bulky waste is weighed at $160 a ton

The station's Recycling Fees sheet (undated) charges $8 per 100 pounds or $160 per ton for demolition and bulky waste. Asphalt shingles and tar paper cost $5 per 100 pounds or $100 per ton; nails are fine, but no plastic, wood or ice-and-water shield. Washers, dryers, stoves and other non-Freon appliances are free. Freon appliances are $15 each, with refrigerator and freezer doors removed. Mattresses and box springs run $6 to $14 each, depending on size. A standard couch is $12, toilets are $6 and tires start at $2. Ask the attendant about sectionals, TVs and monitors.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Appleton.

Does Appleton require a permit for a roll-off at my house?

Possibly, if it stays a while. No Appleton permit for dumpsters as such was found. The Lot Specification and Building Permit Ordinance (revised 2018) requires a building permit before any structure is placed on a lot for storage for more than 14 consecutive or 30 cumulative days in six months. It defines a structure broadly but never mentions dumpsters, so ask the Code Enforcement Officer how it applies to a rented container. The same ordinance sets a 25-foot setback from rights-of-way for structures. No Town permit for placing a container in a road was found.

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Must debris from an Appleton job go to the Tri-County transfer station?

No such rule was found. Appleton's ordinance list has no solid-waste, transfer-station or hauler-license ordinance, and the Town's Solid Waste Management page only explains how residents use the Tri-County station in Union. A roll-off company can take your load to its own licensed disposal site. If you haul it yourself, the station takes demolition and bulky waste at $8 per 100 pounds.

Sources: [6] · [7] · [15]

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