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Dumpster rental
in Davis.

In Davis the choice is the box size, not the company. City code reserves hauling to the City's franchise hauler, and Recology Davis rents bins and roll-offs at City-set rates, with Yolo County landfill fees paid up front. Drop scrap metal and cardboard at the Second Street recycling center first, keep the box in your driveway, and ask about a City permit before it goes in the street.

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

Check the city boundary first.

There is one provider, so the comparison is between box sizes and doing without a box. Recology Davis's City-set rates run from $106.18 for a 2-yard bin and $207.06 for a 4-yard bin to $287.38 for a 10- or 20-yard roll-off, $353.00 for a 30-yard and $465.75 for a 40-yard, and every roll-off adds landfill fees you pay in advance. Because the 10- and 20-yard boxes cost the same before landfill fees, the real cost difference is the weight you load. The alternatives are a paid curbside bulky pickup, the free 24-hour recycling drop-off for metal and cardboard, or self-hauling your own debris.

Your local checklist

Confirm your parcel is inside the City of Davis rather than El Macero, Willowbank or another unincorporated Yolo County address nearby, since Recology prices those areas separately and the City's franchise rule applies only inside City limits.
Book the box through Recology Davis (530-756-4646 or the online request form) and ask for the estimated landfill fee for your load, the rental period and the pickup schedule before delivery; turn down outside dumpster companies or brokers offering Davis delivery.
If the box cannot fit in your driveway, ask Recology and City Public Works whether a street permit is needed and how long a box may stay; if your remodel has a building permit, keep the landfill weight tickets for the City's construction-waste diversion paperwork.

Plan a rental in Davis

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Recology Davis (City of Davis franchise hauler)

Published sizes: 2-yard (3.33 x 3.66 x 5 ft) and 4-yard (4.75 x 4.33 x 6.7 ft) bins; 10-yard (2.5 x 8 x 18 ft), 20-yard (5 x 8 x 18 ft), 30-yard (6 x 8 x 22 ft) and 40-yard (7.5 x 8 x 22.5 ft) roll-off boxes
Rental & weight terms: The page says minimum service for all containers is once every two weeks; it does not publish a rental period, weight allowance or extra-day charge. Box rates exclude Yolo County Landfill fees, and City of Davis customers pay the estimated landfill fees in advance along with the container rate. Loads must be evenly distributed and may not exceed the rim. No hazardous or toxic materials, automotive parts, tires, explosives, televisions or computer monitors. Payment by MasterCard, Visa, cash or check. Order through the online request form; a representative calls to confirm the delivery date.
Price basis: Rates for Davis City limits only, which the page says are set by the City of Davis: 2-yard $106.18; 4-yard $207.06; 10-yard $287.38 plus landfill fees; 20-yard $287.38 plus landfill fees; 30-yard $353.00 plus landfill fees; 40-yard $465.75 plus landfill fees. Ask for the estimated landfill fee for your load and the rental period in writing.

Treat Recology Davis as the only lawful debris-box provider at a Davis house. The City's construction-and-demolition brochure says that per City Code you cannot hire anyone or any entity other than the City's franchise hauler to haul your waste (Municipal Code 32.01.030), and that if you do not use the franchise hauler you must haul the materials yourself; that brochure predates the Recology Davis name and calls the hauler Davis Waste Removal (DWR). Recology Davis's debris-box page posts City-set rates for Davis City limits only. Its contact page gives the Davis Recycling Center at 2727 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, and customer service at 530-756-4646 (Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

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Plan for the driveway; a box on a public street may need a City permit

Recology Davis's online debris-box request lets you choose a driveway, yard, public street, dock or other location, and warns that a city permit may be required if the box goes on a public street. We did not find the permit's name, fee, lead time or time limit published, so ask Recology and the City's Public Works department before a box goes in the street or bike lane. Most Davis single-family lots have a driveway that fits a 10- or 20-yard box; on the narrow lots in the older central neighborhoods, Recology's 2- and 4-yard bins may be easier. Two other cautions. Recology bills a minimum service of once every two weeks and says loads must be spread evenly and kept below the rim. Book only the days the job needs and have Recology pull the box as soon as it is full.

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What matters locally

Recology Davis Recycling Center on Second Street takes scrap metal and recyclables around the clock

Before you fill a box with metal and cardboard, note that the Recology Davis Recycling Center at 2727 Second Street has a 24-hour drop-off for separated recyclables, including scrap metal, cardboard and paper, hard rigid plastics, cans, glass bottles and used motor oil and filters. Mattresses, box springs and sharps are taken only during buy-back hours, Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Materials must be sorted into the right bins. Pulling the metal and cardboard out of a remodel can lower the weight you pay landfill fees on, because Recology Davis box rates do not include them.

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Curbside bulky pickup is a paid Recology service, and appliances are not collected at the curb

Recology Davis offers curbside bulky-item pickup to Davis residents for a collection and hauling fee; call customer service at 530-756-4646 for the rate and a date. Appliances are not picked up at the curb, and Recology asks residents to offer usable furniture to a Yolo County nonprofit first. For a few large pieces of furniture a bulky pickup or a 2- or 4-yard bin can cost less than a roll-off. Debris boxes themselves go to the Yolo County Central Landfill, whose construction-waste hours Recology lists as Monday to Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Davis.

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

No. The City's construction-and-demolition brochure says that per City Code you cannot hire anyone other than the City's franchise hauler to haul your waste, citing Municipal Code 32.01.030; the only other option it describes is hauling the material yourself in your own vehicle. Recology Davis provides the debris-box service and posts rates for Davis City limits that it says the City sets. Outside dumpster companies advertising Davis are not the City's provider. Davis Municipal Code § 32.01.030(b) gives the City or its contract hauler the exclusive right to collect solid waste in the city.

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Do I need a permit to put a Recology box in front of my Davis house?

Only if it goes on the public street. Recology Davis's request form says a city permit may be required for a debris box placed on a public street. We did not find the permit's name, fee or time limit published, so ask Recology when you book and check with City Public Works before the box goes in the street or a bike lane. A box kept on your own driveway avoids the question.

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