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Dumpster rental
in Bel Air South.

Bel Air South is run by Harford County, not a town hall, and the County's rule is short: no dumpster on a County road, ever. That makes driveway length the deciding factor. Detached homes in Emmorton and the MD 24 subdivisions can usually take any size offered; townhouse owners with short pads or shared parking should check the HOA first and pick a short bin. Compare the included tons and rental days, not just the headline price.

Sources checked November 13, 2026 · Guide updated November 13, 2026
Independent research · No paid placements · Research method
The first decision in Bel Air South

Start with an eligible hauler.

MAC Dumpsters is cheapest on paper ($375 to $550) and includes the most weight (1.5 to 3 tons) over 14 days, but runs one truck. 86 Dumpster has the widest range, up to 30 yards plus a rock-and-dirt box, with 14 days and 1 to 3 tons included at $136 per extra ton, though an extended-area fee may apply in Harford. Bin There Dump That starts highest ($480 to $560) for 10 days and 1.5 to 2 tons, but its 10 to 11 ft bins are the shortest.

Your local checklist
  1. Confirm whether your address is in the Town of Bel Air or in Bel Air South: a Bel Air mailing address does not tell you, and Town addresses follow Town rules rather than Harford County's.
  2. Plan the bin for your driveway or yard, never the street: Harford County bars dumpsters, dumpster bags and pods from every County road and right-of-way, and MD 24 or MD 924 frontage needs an MDOT SHA permit. Measure your pad against the bin length (10 to 11 ft for Bin There Dump That, 12 to 14 ft for MAC, up to 18 ft for 86 Dumpster) and get your HOA's okay in townhouse communities.
  3. Ask the company to confirm its current Harford County solid waste collector license, and if your own crew is doing the work, remember the Scarboro Road drop-off turns away contractors' debris, so their waste belongs in the roll-off.
Plan a rental in Bel Air South
Published details, side by side

3 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

MAC Dumpsters

Published sizes
10-yard (12 ft long, 89 in wide), 15-yard and 20-yard hook-lift containers
Rental & weight terms
14-day rental from delivery day, then $25 per day. Included disposal weight is 1.5 tons (10 yd), 2 tons (15 yd) and 3 tons (20 yd); overage is $125 per ton after weighing. Tires $15 each, mattresses or box springs $30, electronics or non-Freon appliances $35 each. No delivery, trip or fuel charge.
Price basis
$375 (10 yd), $450 (15 yd), $550 (20 yd); $50 off with the published 3DAY code for jobs finished in 3 days or less.

Owner-operated roll-off company at 1112 Middle River Rd, Middle River, MD 21220, phone (410) 205-5330, running one hook-lift truck and 12 containers, so book ahead. Its Bel Air page names Bel Air South and Emmorton Road (Abingdon) and treats areas outside Town limits separately from the Town; its placement advice is the company's, not a County rule. Ask whether it holds a current Harford County solid waste collector license.

Sources: [15] · [16]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking
02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

86 Dumpster

Published sizes
10-yard (12 x 8 x 3 ft), 15-yard (14 x 8 x 4 ft), 20-yard (16 x 8 x 5 ft), 25-yard (16 x 8 x 6 ft), 30-yard (18 x 8 x 6 ft), plus a 12-yard (14 x 8 x 4 ft) rock-and-dirt box
Rental & weight terms
14-day rental on the 10-, 15-, 20- and 30-yard boxes, with $15 per extra day. Included disposal weight is 1 ton (10 yd), 1.5 tons (15 yd), 2 tons (20 yd) and 3 tons (30 yd); overage is $136 per ton, prorated. The 25-yard 'Weekend Warrior' is a 4-day rental with 1.5 tons included. The 12-yard box takes only concrete, brick, asphalt, rock and dirt, up to 12 tons over 14 days.
Price basis
$409 (10 yd), $469 (15 yd), $529 (20 yd), $497 (25 yd, 4 days), $589 (30 yd), $597 (12 yd rock and dirt). An Extended Service Area fee is added at booking outside its core Baltimore-area counties; the price page names far northern Harford County as one such area but does not say whether Bel Air South is charged it, so ask for a flat quote.

Roll-off company at 5806 Allender Rd, White Marsh, MD 21162, phone (443) 671-1850. Its Bel Air page names Bel Air South and Abingdon and roads such as Red Pump Road, Tollgate Road and the Harford Mall area. It suggests County Public Works handles street placement outside Town limits, but the County's own notice bars dumpsters from County roads, so plan for the driveway. Mattresses, tires, paint, chemicals, batteries, propane tanks and Freon appliances are not accepted in standard boxes. Ask whether it holds a current Harford County solid waste collector license.

Sources: [17] · [18]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking
03 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Bin There Dump That Mid Maryland

Published sizes
6-yard (10 x 5.5 x 3 ft, brick, dirt, concrete and masonry only), 10-yard (10 x 7 x 4 ft), 15-yard (11 x 8 x 4.5 ft) and 20-yard (11 x 8 x 6 ft) bins
Rental & weight terms
10-day rental with 1.5 tons (10 yd), 1.75 tons (15 yd) and 2 tons (20 yd) included; terms for the 6-yard masonry bin are not published. The Bel Air page lists extensions at $15 a day or $100 a week if you call before the rental ends. Overweight rates are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis
From $480 (10 yd), $525 (15 yd), $560 (20 yd) and $500 (6 yd masonry), listed as starting prices.

Franchise whose Bel Air page lists 11156 Red Lion Rd, White Marsh, MD 21162, and phone 443-806-8878. The page names Bel Air, Fallston, Forest Hill and other Harford communities but does not name Bel Air South, so confirm your address is served. Refrigerators, tires, propane tanks and hazardous waste are excluded. Ask whether it holds a current Harford County solid waste collector license.

Sources: [19] · [20]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking
Get the missing numbers in writing.

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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Bel Air South dumpster: keep it off County roads; no County driveway permit found

Harford County's published Dumpsters and Pods notice says dumpsters, dumpster bags and pods are not permitted on any County road or right-of-way at any time, citing traffic hazards and liability for the dumpster company and the County, and it is backed by the County's public-nuisance abatement sections (§§ 179-3 and 179-4). In practice that means the bin goes on your driveway or yard. No County permit for a dumpster on private residential property was found in the County Code or the Zoning Code; that is not the same as a confirmed 'no permit needed', so call Harford County Planning and Zoning or Public Works (Road & Bridge Engineering, 410-638-3509) if you are unsure. MD 24 (Emmorton Road), MD 924 and MD 22 are State highways, where any work in the right-of-way needs a District-Level Access Permit from MDOT SHA District 4 in Hunt Valley (410-229-2424). If your address is inside the Town of Bel Air, follow Town rules instead.

Read the local government source

What matters locally

Hauling it yourself: Harford Waste Disposal Center, Scarboro Road

The County's residents-only drop-off is the Harford Waste Disposal Center at 3241 Scarboro Road, Street, open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (410-638-3638); Saturdays can mean an hour's wait, so arrive by 2:30 p.m. Bring a Maryland driver's licence showing a Harford County address. Fees since July 2023 are $8 a visit for a car or SUV and $11 for a pickup, passenger van or trailer with a bed up to 8 ft long and 3 ft high; larger loads need a waiver and are weighed at $117 a ton ($11 minimum). Building and demolition debris is accepted only from residents hauling material from work on their own home; contractors, landlords and handymen are turned away, so a hired crew's debris belongs in a roll-off. Scrap metal and appliances without Freon are free; Freon appliances are $10 each and up to five tires $4 to $20 each. Cash or credit card only.

Check the source

No County trash pickup: your household hauler is private

Harford County does not collect household trash. Bel Air South homes subscribe to a private, County-licensed collector, which also takes recycling; the County lists Bartenfelder Sanitation Services, Casella (formerly GFL) and Harford County Trash Services, and says it licenses but does not endorse them. The County page says nothing about bulk-item pickup, so ask your own hauler about furniture or appliances before renting a bin for a few large items.

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Keep the bin covered between loads

Harford County Code § 109-3 tells every property owner to keep garbage and trash in containers with tight-fitting covers and not to let waste accumulate on the lot. A roll-off is not a household can, but the safest way to stay inside that rule in Bel Air South is to ask the company for a tarp, cover the bin whenever you are not loading it, and keep food scraps and bagged kitchen garbage in your lidded trash cans for your regular hauler.

Check the source
Before you book

Questions about renting in Bel Air South.

Can the dumpster go on my street in Bel Air South?

No. Harford County's Dumpsters and Pods notice says dumpsters, dumpster bags and pods may not be placed on any County road or right-of-way at any time, because of the traffic hazard and liability, and it points to the County's public-nuisance sections. Put the bin on your driveway or lawn. State highways such as MD 24 and MD 924 belong to MDOT SHA, which requires a District-Level Access Permit for any work in its right-of-way. No County permit for a bin on private residential property was found, but confirm with the County if unsure.

Sources: [5] · [13]

Does Harford County restrict which company I can rent a roll-off from?

Only to licensed ones. Harford County Code § 109-24 lets solid waste be collected by County or municipal collectors or by private collectors licensed under law, and § 109-2 makes collectors and haulers renew a County licence every year. No exclusive franchise was found; the County does not collect household trash at all and licenses several private haulers. Licensed haulers must deliver to the disposal site the Director of Public Works designates, which is the hauler's concern, not yours. Ask your rental company to confirm its current County license.

Sources: [1] · [2] · [12]
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Sources & checked dates

These are supplier and government sources, not customer reviews. Published terms can change. Where a source is incomplete, we leave the detail unknown. Street guidance is a starting point; the responsible local authority decides what your address needs.

  1. Harford County Code (eCode360 HA0904) § 109-24 — collection only by County/municipal collectors or private solid waste collectors licensed pursuant to law; delivery to the facility designated by the Director of Public Works; read in the browser by the parent ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  2. Harford County Code § 109-2 — annual County licensing of solid waste collectors and haulers; read in the browser by the parent ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  3. Harford County Code § 109-10 — construction sites must have collection containers for construction debris; read in the browser by the parent ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  4. Harford County Code § 157-28 — County disposal facility fees ($8 car/SUV, $11 pickup/van/single-axle trailer, $117/ton weighed, $11 minimum); read in the browser by the parent ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  5. Harford County — Dumpsters and Pods notice (one-page PDF served at this URL): dumpsters, dumpster bags and pods not permitted on any County road or right-of-way at any time; cites Harford County Code §§ 179-3 and 179-4 ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  6. Harford County — Dumpster Compliance PDF (linked from the Division of Highways Roads page; byte-identical to the Dumpsters and Pods notice) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  7. Harford County — Roads (Division of Highways; Dumpster Compliance link; Road & Bridge Engineering 410-638-3509) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  8. Harford County Zoning Code (Chapter 267) PDF, 414 pages, July 2026: § 267-28 temporary uses list no dumpster or container use; § 267-30.I screening of garbage receptacles and storage areas applies only to nonresidential or multi-family residential sites; 'dumpster' otherwise appears only in § 267-77 planned employment centers ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  9. Harford County — Harford Waste Disposal Center (3241 Scarboro Road, Street; Mon–Sat 7 a.m.–3 p.m.; 410-638-3638) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  10. Harford County — HWDC Disposal Fees and Information (residents only; fees effective 7/10/2023; building and demolition materials limited to residential self-haulers) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  11. Harford County FAQ — residential materials accepted at the Harford Waste Disposal Center ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  12. Harford County — Residential Recycling and Trash Collection (private licensed haulers; County does not collect) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  13. MDOT SHA — Access Management/Permits (District-Level Access Permit for any other work in State right-of-way; District 4, Hunt Valley, 410-229-2424) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  14. Wikipedia — Bel Air South, Maryland (CDP, 2020 population 57,648, MD 24, I-95, Emmorton, Fountain Green; background only) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  15. MAC Dumpsters — dumpster rental Bel Air, MD (names Bel Air South) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  16. MAC Dumpsters — home page (address, owners, fleet, Harford County service area, pricing and fees) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  17. 86 Dumpster — Bel Air dumpster rental (names Bel Air South and Abingdon) ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  18. 86 Dumpster — Baltimore dumpster rental prices ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  19. Bin There Dump That Mid Maryland — Bel Air service area ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  20. Bin There Dump That Mid Maryland — bin rates and sizes ↗Checked 2026-11-13
  21. Harford County Code (eCode360) — § 109-3 Storage and accumulation of refuse; containers: B. garbage and trash stored in commercially-available-type containers with tight-fitting covers; residential containers no more than 32 gallons and 60 lb for regular collection; read in the browser by the parent ↗Checked 2026-11-13
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