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Inside Galveston city limits, the City collects household trash, but roll-offs come from private companies holding a City temporary-hauler permit. Pick one from the City's current Authorized Temporary Hauler list, keep the container on your own lot, and use the free monthly 1,000-pound transfer-station trip for small loads.

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

Start with an eligible hauler.

Neither listed company publishes prices, included tonnage or rental days, so compare written quotes. Decker, based across the bay in San Leon, is the closer yard and spells out its 20-, 30- and 40-yard dimensions, with the 20-yard pitched at cleanouts and roofing. Gainsborough runs from northeast Houston, has a Galveston-specific page and adds a smaller 15-yard size, but its pages lean toward contractors.

Your local checklist

Confirm the address is inside the City of Galveston, not Jamaica Beach or a mainland Galveston County city, before relying on these rules.
Check the company against the City's current Authorized Temporary Hauler list and look for its numbered City sticker on the container when it arrives.
Plan a spot on your own lot or under the raised house; if the bin must go in the street, ask the City about a license to use first.

Plan a rental in Galveston

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.

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Decker Dispose-All & Recycling

Published sizes: 20-yard (22 x 8 x 3 ft), 30-yard (22 x 8 x 5 ft) and 40-yard (22 x 8 x 7 ft) roll-offs
Rental & weight terms: Offered on a temporary or permanent basis. Rental days, included weight, overage and extra-day fees are not published; request a written quote. The company suggests the 20-yard for garage cleanouts, carpet and tile removal and roofing.
Price basis: Not published; call 281-559-4939 or email the sales desk for pricing.

Listed as Decker Disposal on the City of Galveston's Authorized Temporary Hauler List 2026-2027. Office at 5606 FM 517 S, San Leon, TX 77539, on the Galveston Bay side of the mainland; its home page lists Galveston among the Texas cities it serves. It also offers residential curbside service in other communities, but its roll-off page is written mainly for construction work, so confirm it will deliver to a house.

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Gainsborough Waste

Published sizes: 15-, 20-, 30- and 40-yard roll-offs
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overage and extra-day fees are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; call (713) 785-8050 for a quote.

Listed as Gainsborough Corp on the City of Galveston's Authorized Temporary Hauler List 2026-2027 (the City list shows 713-785-8051). Its Galveston, TX page describes roll-off service for construction sites on the island and links to its roll-off page; the yard is at 950 McCarty St, Houston, TX 77029, about an hour up I-45. Its Galveston page leans toward contractors and businesses, so ask whether it takes single-home cleanouts.

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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 roll-off on your own lot; street placement needs a City license to use

Section 15-109 of the City Code, added by the 2016 temporary-hauler ordinance, says temporary haulers may not place their dumpsters on any City or state right-of-way within the city limits without a valid license-to-use permit, and that all dumpsters must be placed on the customer's private property. In practice, plan for a driveway, side yard or the parking pad under a raised house. The Sanitation page and ordinance do not give the license-to-use fee, how long it lasts or how far ahead to apply, so ask the City before planning any street placement; questions about the hauler rules go to Public Works at 409-797-3630. The container should also carry the hauler's numbered City permit sticker, since placing a container in the city without a current sticker is an offense under § 15-115. On narrow East End streets and in deed-restricted West End subdivisions, check your association's rules on containers in view, and leave the spot where your City cart sits clear.

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What matters locally

Free monthly 1,000-pound trip to the City transfer station

The City transfer station at 5515 Harborside Drive is open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (409-741-1258). Galveston residents may make one trip a month and leave up to 1,000 pounds of material free; bring a current City water bill and identification, and wear a hard hat and safety vest. Building and roofing materials and items too big for the cart are accepted. Concrete, tires, paint, freon, gasoline, kerosene, combustible materials and aerosol cans that are not empty are not. Every permitted roll-off hauler must also bring its Galveston loads here, so it is the same facility your container will go to.

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City bulk pickup is billed by the cubic yard once you go past the limit

City sanitation crews pick up bulky waste such as appliances, furniture, tree stumps and oversized items, but extra piles of brush or bulky waste are charged at $45 per cubic yard, with a $22.50 (half-yard) minimum. Brush bags beside the cart are limited to a pile 3 feet wide, 3 feet tall and 5 feet long, and garbage left outside or overflowing the cart is billed at $5.50 per 32-gallon equivalent. Appliances with freon must have it removed and tagged by a certified technician first. At those rates, a large cleanout can cost more through bulk pickup than a small rented container. Call Sanitation at 409-797-3630 to schedule or ask about charges.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Galveston.

Galveston says the City must serve every residential account. Can I still rent a private roll-off?

Yes, from a permitted temporary hauler. The City's cart service is required for every residential account, but Chapter 15 of the City Code lets companies that haul waste in temporary containers, which the code defines to include roll-offs, operate with an annual City temporary-hauler permit. The permitting ordinance says the program covers service to residential and commercial customers. The company must display a City sticker on each container, carry insurance naming the City, pay the City 8% of its gross charges and dump at the City transfer station. Use a company on the current Authorized Temporary Hauler list.

Sources: [1] · [3] · [5]

Can I haul my own debris to the transfer station instead?

For smaller jobs, yes. Galveston residents may make one trip a month to the transfer station at 5515 Harborside Drive and leave up to 1,000 pounds free, with a current City water bill and ID. Building and roofing materials are accepted, but concrete, tires, paint and freon are not. You do not need a hauler permit to carry waste from your own home to a City disposal site, but larger loads or repeat trips are where a rented roll-off makes sense.

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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.

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