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Durango's City utility collects household carts and business front-load bins but, as far as we found, doesn't rent roll-offs, so a renovation or cleanout container comes from a private company. For a small load, the City's $175 bulk pickup or the spring cleanup may be cheaper. Keep the roll-off on your driveway if you can; a container in a street, alley or sidewalk needs written permission from City Engineering under Code Section 21-51, and no dumpster-specific fee or time limit is published.

Sources checked November 8, 2026 · Guide updated November 8, 2026
Independent research · No paid placements · Research method
The first decision in Durango

Start with an eligible hauler.

Phoenix Recycling is the only one posting full Durango terms, but only for a 30-yard box: $775 with 14 days and 2 tons, $95 per extra ton, or a contractor plan with 28 days and 10 tons plus delivery; those prices predate Republic Services' July 2026 takeover. Knuckles offers the widest range, including a lowboy for concrete and dirt, with 7-day rentals and stated tonnage but only ballpark prices. WM publishes no Durango prices or weights.

Your local checklist
  1. Confirm the address is inside Durango city limits, not just a Durango mailing address in unincorporated La Plata County, before relying on City bulk pickup, cleanup eligibility or the Section 21-51 street permit.
  2. If the box must sit in a street or alley, email engineering@durangoco.gov before booking and ask whether your placement needs a right-of-way permit through the OpenGov portal, what it costs and how long it may stay.
  3. Ask whether the hauler offers a lowboy for concrete, rock or dirt, since the City's bulk pickup and cleanups refuse them, and get included tons, per-ton overage and extra-day charges in writing.
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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

Knuckles Waste Disposal

Published sizes
10, 10 lowboy, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 40 yards; the sizes table gives 14' x 7.5' x 3.5' (10), 14' x 7.5' x 2' (10 lowboy, for concrete, dirt, asphalt and shingles), 14' x 7.5' x 4' (12), 16' x 7.5' x 4.5' (15), 22' x 7.5' x 4.5' (20), 22' x 7.5' x 6' (30) and 22' x 8' x 8' (40). The homepage gives slightly different 10- and 20-yard dimensions.
Rental & weight terms
Standard rental 7 days, with weekend, weekly and monthly options; extensions by phone, extra-day rate not published. Included weight 1-2 tons (10 and 10 lowboy), 2 tons (12), 2-3 tons (15), 3 tons (20), 4 tons (30) and 5-6 tons (40). Overage: 'additional fees may apply'; no per-ton rate published.
Price basis
The sizes table says call for pricing; the homepage FAQ says a 10-yard typically starts around $300-$400 and a 40-yard around $600-$700, including delivery, pickup and disposal. Call (970) 559-3289 for a written quote.

Locally based Durango company (no street address published) that says it has run roll-offs since 2006 with its own trucks and serves Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Hesperus and Trimble. It bars paint, chemicals, oils, batteries, tires, certain electronics, asbestos and medical waste; its pages disagree on whether appliances are accepted. It notes street placement may need a City of Durango or county permit.

Sources: [1] · [2] · [3]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking
02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Phoenix Recycling (owned by Republic Services)

Published sizes
30 yards only (23' long x 8'3" wide x 6'4" high), with a 20-yard fill line painted inside for smaller jobs
Rental & weight terms
Two published plans. All-inclusive: 14 days and 2 tons included, $20 per extra day, $95 per extra ton. Contractor fixed pricing: 28 days and 10 tons included, $20 per extra day, delivery extra (amount not published).
Price basis
$775 all-inclusive, or $795 plus delivery on contractor pricing, as published on a page dated September 2025. Confirm current pricing in writing at (970) 375-1300.

Durango-area recycler whose homepage says it serves in and around Durango and that Republic Services has owned and operated it since July 1, 2026; the dumpster page predates the sale, so prices may have changed. Its FAQ says roll-offs are aimed mainly at new construction and remodels across a five-county region, and that its curbside trash service is only for unincorporated La Plata County. It refuses liquid, hazardous or toxic waste, including asbestos. No street address is published.

Sources: [4] · [5] · [6]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking
03 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

WM (Waste Management)

Published sizes
15, 20 and 30 yards in the size cards (7'11" x 4'7" x 10', 7' x 3'6" x 21'11" and 8' x 5' x 22'); the FAQ instead lists 20, 30 and 40 yards and gives the 20-yard as 8' x 22' x 4'
Rental & weight terms
Daily, weekly and monthly rentals described. Included weight, overage and extra-day rates not published; request a written quote.
Price basis
Not published; request a written quote (855-400-8818).

Durango-specific temporary dumpster page from a national hauler. It says city or county permit costs usually aren't included, bars batteries, asbestos, chemicals and flammable liquids, and may charge extra for some materials. It also sells the 3-yard Bagster bag (up to 3,300 pounds) with scheduled pickup. Sizes conflict within the page, so confirm the container booked.

Sources: [7]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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Durango requires written permission from City Engineering before anything obstructs a street, alley or sidewalk

The City Engineering page cites City Code Section 21-51: written permission is required for any obstruction in the right-of-way, which it defines as any part of a street, alley or sidewalk, and unpermitted obstructions are subject to fines. Engineering takes all permit applications through the City's OpenGov online portal and answers questions at engineering@durangoco.gov or 970-375-4810. Neither the Engineering page nor the City's Other Permits page names dumpsters or roll-offs, and we found no published fee, lead time or maximum stay for a container in the street, so ask Engineering before booking street or alley placement. The City's commercial collection page separately says containers may not be stored in public rights-of-way without Public Works permission. Placement on your own driveway is outside Section 21-51. These rules apply only inside Durango city limits; many Durango mailing addresses are in unincorporated La Plata County.

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City Bulk Pickup hauls a 10-cubic-yard truckload for $175

Single-family homes inside city limits can book a Streets Division bulk pickup for $175 per 10-cubic-yard truckload, plus $10 per appliance. Crews come only on the first and third Thursdays of the month, weather permitting; schedule and pay online by Wednesday morning, and put items on the pavement outside the curb no earlier than the night before. It takes furniture, scrap metal, drywall, fencing, carpet, tile, dried paint cans and branches under 8 feet. It refuses rocks, concrete, dirt, sod and brick, hazardous materials, electronics, batteries, tires and appliances that still hold refrigerant. Commercial properties are not eligible, and there is no bulk pickup during the spring and fall cleanups. For a single room of remodel debris this can cost less than a roll-off. Questions: 970-375-4833.

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Spring Cleanup, the Tech Center Drive transfer station and recycle center

City residents who pay the Spring/Fall Cleanup fee on their utility bill get alley or curbside collection of up to two loads during their neighborhood's week. The 2026 Spring Cleanup (March 30 to April 30) took furniture, mattresses, appliances without refrigerant, scrap metal, and DIY drywall, carpet, tile, fencing and lumber under 8 feet; it excluded concrete, rocks, dirt, tires, stumps and hazardous waste. Fall Cleanup takes yard waste only. For self-haul, the Durango Transfer Station at 790 Tech Center Drive (970-259-2915) is City-owned but leased to and run by a private contractor; it is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., accepts single-axle trailers up to 8 feet with light debris, and publishes no rates, so call for fees. The City's household hazardous waste collection event is not scheduled for 2026; batteries go to the Durango Recycle Center (710 Tech Center Drive) on Saturdays.

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Building permits come with a container requirement

Durango City Code Section 10-25 requires anyone holding a City building permit to place a container big enough for site trash before construction starts, says the City will not collect building materials, and withholds the certificate of occupancy or final inspection until scrap materials are gone. Chapter 10 also requires every trash container to be secured against wildlife, so keep food waste out of an open roll-off and cover it.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Durango.

Does the City of Durango rent roll-off dumpsters, or must I use City trash service?

We found no City roll-off rental. Durango's Solid Waste Division collects residential and commercial trash inside city limits, and its commercial service offers carts and 2- to 8-cubic-yard front-load containers, including temporary containers for a $26.39 delivery fee. Its multi-unit complexes page says commercial and residential complexes may contract with other trash and recycling providers, and its FAQ notes that haulers as well as the City supply commercial dumpsters. City Code Chapter 10 lets private haulers serve city residents if they apply to the City Clerk for a permit to do business in the city (Section 10-17), and Section 10-25 requires anyone with a building permit to keep a suitable container on site and says the City won't haul construction debris.

Sources: [19] · [11] · [12] · [14] · [20]

Do I need a permit to put a dumpster on the street in Durango?

Likely yes. City Code Section 21-51, as summarized on the Engineering page, requires written permission for any obstruction of a street, alley or sidewalk, and Engineering takes permit applications through its OpenGov portal. The City doesn't publish a dumpster-specific permit, fee, lead time or maximum stay, so contact engineering@durangoco.gov or 970-375-4810 first. A roll-off kept on your own driveway falls outside that rule.

Sources: [8] · [9] · [10]
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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. Knuckles Waste Disposal — directly reviewed roll-off dumpster rental page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  2. Knuckles Waste Disposal — directly reviewed homepage ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  3. Knuckles Waste Disposal — directly reviewed About page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  4. Phoenix Recycling — directly reviewed La Plata County dumpster rentals page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  5. Phoenix Recycling — directly reviewed homepage (Republic Services ownership notice) ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  6. Phoenix Recycling — directly reviewed FAQ page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  7. WM — directly reviewed Durango temporary dumpster rental page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  8. City of Durango — directly reviewed Engineering page (City Code Sec. 21-51, right-of-way permits) ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  9. City of Durango — OpenGov permit portal (JavaScript-only; no content readable by fetch) ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  10. City of Durango — directly reviewed Other Permits page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  11. City of Durango — directly reviewed Commercial Collection Services page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  12. City of Durango — directly reviewed Commercial & Residential Multi-Unit Complexes page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  13. City of Durango — directly reviewed Residential Collection Services page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  14. City of Durango — directly reviewed Trash and Recycling FAQ ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  15. City of Durango — directly reviewed Bulk Pickup page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  16. City of Durango — directly reviewed Spring and Fall Cleanup page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  17. City of Durango — directly reviewed Durango Transfer Station page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  18. City of Durango — directly reviewed Household Hazardous Waste page ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  19. City of Durango — directly reviewed Solid Waste Collections performance story (OpenGov) ↗Checked 2026-11-08
  20. City of Durango Code of Ordinances (Municode) — Chapter 10, Trash Collection and Recycling ↗Checked 2026-11-08
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