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Dumpster rental
in Concord.

Inside Concord city limits, a debris box at a house comes from Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery, the City's exclusive franchised hauler; outside dumpster companies and brokers are not allowed. Use MDRR's three free on-call pickups for bagged garbage and yard waste, pick the 6-yard Handy Hauler for a household cleanout or a 20-yard box for remodel debris, and keep it in the driveway unless you have a City encroachment permit.

Sources checked November 14, 2026 · Guide updated November 14, 2026
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The first decision in Concord

Check the city boundary first.

There is no price competition inside Concord: MDRR is the only lawful box provider, so the real choice is which MDRR container fits the job. The 6-yard Handy Hauler is a single prepaid price with disposal included but cannot take construction debris, appliances or bulky items. The 20-yard box takes furniture and building materials, is billed for delivery, haul and weight, and homeowners keep it only two days. Heavy dirt and concrete go in a 10-yard box or a half-filled 20. MDRR publishes no dollar prices, so get the quote, weight charge and per-item fees in writing.

Your local checklist

Confirm your parcel is inside the City of Concord, not Clayton, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez or an unincorporated pocket such as Clyde, Pacheco or Vine Hill, which share Concord's edges or mailing area but are outside City rules.
Order the box from MDRR at (925) 682-9113 option 2 or Debrisbox@mdrr.com, choose the 6-yard Handy Hauler for household junk or a 20-yard box for furniture and building materials, and get the delivery, haul, weight and per-item charges in writing; plan to fill a 20-yard box within MDRR's two homeowner days.
If your remodel has a building or demolition permit valued at $50,000 or more (or a reroof of $10,000 or more), register it with the City's C&D program, use MDRR or haul it yourself, and keep MDRR's weight reports; if the box must sit in the street, apply for an encroachment permit through the Permit Center (925-671-3425) first.

Plan a rental in Concord

Published details, side by side

Start with the City’s residential provider.

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.

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Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR, City of Concord exclusive franchised hauler)

Published sizes: 6-yard Handy Hauler for household and miscellaneous garbage (no wheels); 10-yard box for heavy inert loads such as dirt, rock, concrete, sand and brick (or a 20-yard box filled halfway); 20-yard box or open-top for furniture, mixed garbage and building materials, and for treated wood waste; 40-yard box for building materials, reserved for commercial sites. MDRR says dimensions are estimates and availability depends on inventory.
Rental & weight terms: The 6-yard Handy Hauler is sold at one prepaid price that includes delivery, removal and disposal, but it may not hold construction debris, appliances, bulky items, e-waste, batteries, treated wood or hazardous waste. For the 20-yard open-top you pay for delivery, haul and the weight of the material, and homeowners may keep the box two days, not counting delivery and removal days. Projects longer than a week need an account application plus a copy of a business or contractor's license. E-waste, tires and appliances in a 20-yard or C&D box carry per-item fees from a separate schedule. Boxes arrive with doors locked and must be closed and locked again for pickup; overloaded or unevenly loaded boxes will not be hauled. Included tonnage and per-ton overage rates are not published.
Price basis: Not published; request a written quote (online quote form, (925) 682-9113 option 2, or Debrisbox@mdrr.com).

MDRR's Concord office is at 4080 Mallard Drive, Concord, CA 94520 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m.). Its debris-box page names Concord in its service areas and posts a 'Notice of Exclusive Contract' saying it has exclusive contracts with Concord, Pittsburg and Oakley for general and construction and demolition boxes within city limits. The City's Solid Waste and Recycling page says MDRR has exclusive responsibility for solid waste removal and disposal throughout Concord, and its C&D page says no other vendors are permitted within City limits. C&D boxes go over MDRR's sorting line at its 1300 Loveridge Road facility in Pittsburg, which provides free diversion letters and weight reports, useful for a permitted remodel.

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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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Keep the box in your driveway; anything left in a Concord street needs a City encroachment permit

We did not find a City of Concord page or code section written specifically for debris boxes in the street, so treat street placement as needing permission, not as allowed. What the City code does say is broad: Chapter 12.15 requires an encroachment permit from Public Works to place or leave any obstruction in the public right-of-way, and Section 12.10.030 bars leaving building materials or apparatus on a street or sidewalk for more than 24 hours without a Public Works permit. Concord's Encroachment page says applications go through the City's online permit portal, Engineering sets the conditions and fees, and questions go to the Permit Center at 1950 Parkside Drive, Building D (925-671-3425, EngrApplications@cityofconcord.org). We could not confirm a fee, time limit or whether MDRR's franchise changes this for its own boxes, so ask MDRR and the Permit Center before booking a street spot. Most Concord ranch homes have a driveway that fits a 20-yard box; MDRR posts a clearance sheet for the truck, and boards under the rails protect the concrete. Check HOA rules in planned developments too.

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What matters locally

Three free on-call pickups a year for bagged garbage and yard waste (not furniture or remodel debris)

Concord homes with active MDRR cart service can request up to three on-call pickups per calendar year at no extra charge. Each one takes up to twelve 32-gallon bags of household garbage or yard waste, each bag no heavier than 50 pounds, with branches tied in bundles no larger than 18 inches by 3 feet. Pickups happen on your regular collection day and must be at least a week apart. MDRR says these pickups do not take building or construction materials, furniture, lumber, logs, carpet, appliances or e-waste, so they suit a garage or yard clean-up rather than a remodel. Book through MDRR customer service at (925) 682-9113, by text at (925) 690-5487 or at CustomerSupport@mdrr.com. MDRR's July 2026 rate sheet lists a bulk truck pickup at $30 per scheduled pickup plus per-item fees for bulky items; ask for the item price before booking.

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Paint, chemicals and batteries go to Central San's free drop-off in Martinez, not in the debris box

MDRR does not take household hazardous waste, and its debris boxes exclude hazardous waste, batteries, universal waste, liquids and sludge. MDRR's 2026 Concord welcome guide sends residents to the Central San Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at 4797 Imhoff Place, Martinez, where residential disposal is free; check Central San's site for current hours and the accepted-items list. MDRR will collect household batteries set beside your garbage cart in a sealed bag or container labeled 'batteries' if you schedule it, and it supplies a free six-quart kit for used motor oil and filters. Car batteries go to the hazardous waste facility.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Concord.

Can I rent a dumpster from any company for my Concord house?

No. Concord's code reserves solid waste collection to the City and the collector it contracts with, defines solid waste to include construction debris and bulky items, and states that the authority to haul all waste, including construction and demolition debris, belongs to the City's selected hauler. The City says MDRR has exclusive responsibility for solid waste removal across Concord, its C&D page says no other vendors are permitted inside City limits, and MDRR's debris-box page posts a notice of its exclusive Concord contract for general and C&D boxes. You may haul your own debris; on a permitted project another hauler needs a written waiver from MDRR.

Sources: [4] · [1] · [2] · [7]

Does my Concord kitchen or bathroom remodel have to meet recycling rules?

Only if it is a covered project. Concord's C&D ordinance covers residential and commercial projects that need a building, demolition, encroachment or grading permit and are valued at $50,000 or more, every demolition, and reroofs valued at $10,000 or more or replacing at least half the roof. Covered projects must divert at least 65% of debris by weight (75% of inert material), pay a refundable performance security and a non-refundable program fee of 0.30% of permit value, and report through Green Halo. MDRR's C&D boxes run through its sorting line and come with free diversion letters and weight reports. Questions go to the City at (925) 671-3107 or cdhelp@cityofconcord.org.

Sources: [2] · [4] · [7]

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