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Dumpster rental
in Idylwood.

Idylwood looks like part of Falls Church on an envelope, but it is unincorporated Fairfax County, so the City of Falls Church's dumpster permit and trash service are irrelevant here. A detached house with a driveway can take any bin offered; townhouse owners, including buyers in newer communities off Idylwood Road, should check HOA rules and lean toward a short, small bin; and a few bags or a single sofa are often cheaper to drive to the I-66 Transfer Station or, for County collection customers, to book as a free special pickup.

Sources checked November 13, 2026 · Guide updated November 13, 2026
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The first decision in Idylwood

Start with an eligible hauler.

No supplier publishes a price. Bin There Dump That offers the smallest bins (4 to 20 yards, none longer than 11 ft) on a typical 7-day rental and names Falls Church. Selective Hauling rents only 22-ft, 20- and 30-yard boxes but allows 20 days before rental fees and lists its Gaithersburg yard address. American Disposal, which names Vienna rather than Falls Church, adds a 14-ft, 15-yard box and is the only one on the County's published permitted-collector list.

Your local checklist

Confirm your address is in unincorporated Fairfax County rather than the City of Falls Church or the Town of Vienna; a Falls Church mailing address alone does not tell you, and the City and Town have their own dumpster rules.
Plan to keep the bin on your driveway; if it must go on the street, email VDOT's Fairfax land use permit office first, and on roads with roadside ditches and culvert pipes, such as stretches of Idylwood Road, make sure the truck and bin will not block drainage or the shoulder.
Ask the rental company for its Fairfax County solid waste permit, and if you live in a townhouse or condo community, get the association's written okay and ask how long the bin may stay before booking.

Plan a rental in Idylwood

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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.

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Bin There Dump That Capital Area Virginia

Published sizes: 4-yard (10 x 5.5 x 2 ft), 6-yard (10 x 5.5 x 3 ft), 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: The franchise rates page gives 7 days as the typical rental, with longer periods by arrangement. Included weight, overage per ton and extra-day charges are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published on the Falls Church or rates pages; call 703-653-0099 for a written quote.

The franchise has a Falls Church service-area page (Idylwood's usual mailing city) and a Vienna page; neither names Idylwood. Its street address, 2859 Duke St., Alexandria, appears on its Alexandria service-area page and service-areas index, not on the Falls Church page. The rates page also lists (240) 466-3077 and warns that filling above the top edge can add charges (amount not published). The company is not on the County's published list of permitted collection companies, which has no roll-off category, so ask it for its County solid waste permit.

Sources: [23] · [24] · [25]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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Selective Hauling LLC

Published sizes: 20-yard (22 x 8 x 4 ft) and 30-yard (22 x 8 x 6 ft) roll-offs
Rental & weight terms: No rental fee for the first 20 days; the fee after that is not published. The page sets a 10-ton weight limit per container, which is a maximum load, not included disposal weight; included tonnage and overage per ton are not published. Tires, mattresses, couches, refrigerators and other appliances, office furniture, carpet and propane or butane tanks are extra (amounts not published).
Price basis: Not published; request a written quote (301-330-0983).

Gaithersburg, Maryland roll-off company (8040 Queenair Drive) with Falls Church and Vienna, Virginia pages; neither names Idylwood. The page says Selective cannot obtain permits and tells customers to ask their local government. Both boxes are 22 ft long, longer than many Idylwood townhouse driveways. Not on the County's published permitted-collector list; ask for its County solid waste permit.

Sources: [26] · [27]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

03 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

American Disposal Services

Published sizes: 15-yard (14 x 8 x 5 ft), 30-yard (22 x 8 x 6 ft) and 40-yard (22 x 8 x 8 ft) 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; County list phone 703-368-0500.

Regional hauler with a Vienna, Virginia page (neighbouring town to the west; its Falls Church URL returned 404); no page names Idylwood and no street address appears on the page read. The Vienna page says no permit is needed in a driveway, which is the company's statement, not a County ruling. American Disposal Services, Inc. is on the County's published list of permitted residential and commercial collection companies. Shown for comparison; the guide's two qualifying suppliers are listed above.

Sources: [28] · [6]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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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 it on the driveway if you can; a public street means a VDOT permit question

No Fairfax County permit written specifically for a dumpster on a public street was found, and Idylwood has no local government that issues one (the City of Falls Church's street-dumpster permit covers only city streets). Most public subdivision streets in the County are state-maintained, and VDOT's land use permit regulation lets trash receptacles sit on a non-limited-access highway only under a single use permit, placed as close to the right-of-way line as possible and with written permission from adjacent owners (24VAC30-151-640); the single use permit application fee is $100 (24VAC30-151-710). The regulation does not name temporary roll-offs, so email VDOT's Fairfax/Arlington land use permit office (NOVAFairfaxPermits@VDOT.Virginia.gov, NOVA District Office, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax) before placing a bin on a public street. Streets with roadside drainage ditches and driveway culvert pipes, which the County notes along parts of Idylwood Road, leave little shoulder for a bin. On your own lot, the County Zoning Ordinance has no dumpster or roll-off provision; its nearest rule, § 4102.8.H on portable storage containers (30 consecutive days per six months on detached lots of 36,000 sq ft or less, 7 days on townhouse and multifamily lots, never on a street, sidewalk or trail), is written for enclosed box containers of household goods, and whether the County would apply it, or its front-yard outdoor-storage ban, to a short-term debris roll-off was not confirmed.

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Driving it to the I-66 Transfer Station yourself (rates July 2026 to June 2027)

Idylwood residents who would rather self-haul a small load can use the County's I-66 Transfer Station at 4618 West Ox Road in Fairfax, open to residents 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, with proof of County residency such as a driver's license or utility bill. Resident fees are $21 for 1 to 5 bags and $28 for 6 to 10 bags, or $98 a ton ($39 minimum) for unbagged trash weighed on the scale. Brick, concrete, dirt and rock cost $109 a ton ($49 minimum) and are limited to 2 cubic yards per household per day, a limit that also covers toilets, sinks and tubs. Each mattress, sofa, carpet roll or similar large item is $17, refrigerant appliances are $15 and passenger tires $14. Oil-based paint, pesticides, fluorescent tubes and electronics go to the site's household hazardous waste area, which is closed Wednesdays and opens at noon Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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If the County collects your trash: five free special pickups a year, but no construction debris

Roughly one in ten Fairfax County households is in a County sanitary district and gets County trash collection; the rest, including many Idylwood homes, use a private hauler or an HOA contract. Check your address on the County's collection-area map or call 703-802-3322. County customers get five free scheduled special pickups per fiscal year for furniture, lumber, doors, mattresses, metal items, appliances with refrigerant, brush and electronics, each pile limited to 2 cubic yards and items under 6 feet long, with a charge for bigger piles. Construction debris is not collected, so remodeling waste still needs a roll-off, a contractor or a trip to the I-66 site.

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An open-top roll-off is for debris, not bagged garbage

Fairfax County Code § 109.1-5-6 requires refuse containers to have tight-fitting lids kept closed and bars open-top containers from collecting, storing or hauling refuse or other putrescible waste; the County's solid waste FAQ adds that this includes roll-off boxes and construction/debris dumpsters. Roll-offs must also carry reflectors and owner markings. Use the bin for remodeling, roofing and cleanout debris and keep food scraps and bagged household trash in your regular service.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Idylwood.

My address says Falls Church. Do I need a City of Falls Church dumpster permit?

Not if you are in Idylwood. The CDP lies west of the independent City of Falls Church and is governed by Fairfax County, with VDOT controlling most public streets. A bin on a state-maintained street falls under VDOT's single use land use permit rules for trash receptacles ($100 application fee, adjacent owners' written permission, set near the right-of-way line). No County permit specific to dumpsters on streets was found, so ask VDOT's Fairfax office before the bin goes on the pavement.

Sources: [22] · [14] · [15]

Can the County haul away my remodeling debris instead of a dumpster?

Only partly. If your home is in a County sanitary district, you get five free special pickups a year for furniture, lumber, doors, mattresses, metal and appliances, but each pile is capped at 2 cubic yards and construction debris is excluded. Homes served by private haulers must arrange bulky pickups with their company. Anyone with a vehicle can take debris to the I-66 Transfer Station, where brick, concrete and dirt cost $109 a ton with a 2-cubic-yard daily limit.

Sources: [3] · [4] · [1]

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Start with an eligible hauler.

3 researched options.

Bin There Dump That Capital Area Virginia

Selective Hauling LLC

American Disposal Services

Keep it on the driveway if you can; a public street means a VDOT permit question

What matters locally

Driving it to the I-66 Transfer Station yourself (rates July 2026 to June 2027)

If the County collects your trash: five free special pickups a year, but no construction debris

An open-top roll-off is for debris, not bagged garbage

Questions about renting in Idylwood.

My address says Falls Church. Do I need a City of Falls Church dumpster permit?

Can the County haul away my remodeling debris instead of a dumpster?

More guides in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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