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Dumpster rental
in Melwood.

Melwood has no local government, so Prince George's County rules apply even though your mail says Upper Marlboro, and SHA controls Woodyard Road (MD 223) and Pennsylvania Avenue (MD 4). Keep the bin on your driveway, hire a County-licensed hauler, and for a single truckload consider the free yearly debris trip to Brown Station Road.

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

Start with an eligible hauler.

Yellow Dumpster Service is the only one of the four that publishes prices ($449 to $649 for 10 to 30 yards, 1 to 3 tons, up to 10 days), but it runs from Elkridge and has no Upper Marlboro page. Bin There Dump That has an Upper Marlboro page and the shortest bins (4 to 20 yards, 11 ft or less) for townhouse pads. Next Day Dumpsters has both Upper Marlboro and District Heights pages but starts at 15 yards. EAI Roll Off names Upper Marlboro and District Heights on its County page and offers 10- to 30-yard boxes from Clarksburg. None but Yellow publishes tonnage or rental days.

Your local checklist

Check your property record: a Melwood home with an Upper Marlboro 20772 address is unincorporated County land, not part of the Town of Upper Marlboro, unless the record says otherwise.
Plan for the driveway, not the shoulder of Woodyard Road or Pennsylvania Avenue (State routes needing an SHA District 3 permit); for a County street, call DPIE about a Site/Road permit first, and ask your HOA if your subdivision has shared parking or common areas.
Get each company's Prince George's County collection license, included tonnage, overweight rate and rental days in writing, and confirm its Upper Marlboro service area reaches your Melwood street.

Plan a rental in Melwood

Published details, side by side

4 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

Bin There Dump That Capital Area Maryland

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: Rental period, included weight, overweight and extra-day charges are not published on the Upper Marlboro page (a customer testimonial mentions a 14-day policy, which is not a stated term); request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; quote by phone (410-934-7887).

Residential dumpster franchise with an Upper Marlboro service-area page; Upper Marlboro is Melwood's mailing town, and the page does not name Melwood. Its service-area list gives 27935 Three Notch Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and also names nearby Clinton and Brandywine. Bins are 11 ft long or shorter, the shortest of the four suppliers here, which suits a townhouse pad. The page shows unfilled location widgets, so confirm delivery to your Melwood street by phone. Ask whether it holds a current Prince George's County collection license.

Sources: [9] · [10]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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Next Day Dumpsters

Published sizes: 15-yard (about 14 x 8 x 4.5 ft), 20-yard (about 16 x 8 x 4.5 ft) and 30-yard (about 20 x 8 x 5.5 ft) roll-offs; the company says dimensions vary
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overweight and extra-day charges are not published; request a written quote. The pages advertise delivery within one business day (often the same day) and payment by phone at ordering, and list prohibited items such as batteries, propane tanks, liquids and chemicals.
Price basis: Not published; quote by phone (301-302-7776) or online.

Roll-off company with both Upper Marlboro and District Heights pages, each listed under Prince George's County on its Maryland page; it has no Melwood page (that URL returns 404). Its pages list yards at 11518 E Maple Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705 and 18225-D Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. The smallest box is 15 yards. Confirm delivery to your Melwood address. Ask whether it holds a current Prince George's County collection license.

Sources: [11] · [12] · [13] · [14]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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EAI Roll Off (Environmental Alternatives)

Published sizes: 10-yard (about 8 x 14 x 3.5 ft), 15-yard (about 8 x 17.5 x 4 ft), 20-yard (about 8 x 23 x 5 ft) and 30-yard (about 8 x 23 x 6 ft) roll-offs
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overweight and extra-day charges are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; quote through the page's request form.

Roll-off company whose Prince George's County page names Upper Marlboro and District Heights among the areas served (not Melwood) and gives its address as 24024 Frederick Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871, in upper Montgomery County, a long haul from Melwood. Confirm it delivers to your street. Ask whether it holds a current Prince George's County collection license.

Sources: [15]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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Yellow Dumpster Service

Published sizes: 10-yard (3 x 8 x 12 ft), 15-yard (4 x 8 x 15 ft), 20-yard (5 x 8 x 16 ft) and 30-yard (6 x 8 x 18 ft) roll-offs, plus heavy-debris and tree-debris containers
Rental & weight terms: The pricing and FAQ say a rental includes up to 10 days, but another section of the same page mentions 14-day standard rentals, so confirm. Included weight: 1 ton (10 yd), 1.5 tons (15 yd), 2 tons (20 yd), 2.5 or 3 tons (30 yd), 10 tons for heavy or tree debris. Overweight is billed by the pound at a rate not published; extensions carry a small daily fee not published; $200 per mattress or box spring; extra charges for loading above the top rail and for a dry run.
Price basis: $449 (10 yd), $499 (15 yd), $549 (20 yd), $599 (30 yd, 2.5 tons) or $649 (30 yd, 3 tons); heavy and tree debris by phone.

Elkridge roll-off company (6755 Business Pkwy, Suite 107, Elkridge, MD 21075; 410-796-7951, per its contact page) whose home page says it serves Anne Arundel, Howard, PG and Baltimore counties; it has no Melwood or Upper Marlboro page. Listed because it is the only supplier here publishing prices. Confirm it delivers to Melwood. Ask whether it holds a current Prince George's County collection license.

Sources: [16] · [17]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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Melwood dumpster: County rules apply; a bin in a County road needs a DPIE Site/Road permit; MD 223 and MD 4 are SHA District 3

Melwood is unincorporated, so Prince George's County's Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) governs work in County roads, and the Maryland State Highway Administration governs the numbered State routes, MD 223 (Woodyard Road) and MD 4 (Pennsylvania Avenue). DPIE says a Site/Road permit is needed for work within the public right-of-way (the roadway area) or on private property in a way that may affect it. No County page describing a permit written specifically for a dumpster in a County street was found, so this guide cannot give a fee or time limit; that is not the same as no permit being needed. The County has no permit written for a roll-off on a house driveway, and its zoning code does not list dumpsters as a temporary use; its 30-day, locked, not-in-the-front-yard rule covers portable storage pods, not debris bins, but keeping a bin short-term and on the driveway is the safest plan. Do not set a bin on the shoulder of Woodyard Road or Pennsylvania Avenue: SHA says any work in the State right-of-way needs a permit from its District 3 office (9300 Kenilworth Avenue, Greenbelt, 301-513-7347). In a subdivision with common areas or shared parking, ask the homeowners association before booking.

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What matters locally

Brown Station Road landfill: one free load of home-project debris a year

The County's Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill and convenience center (3501 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro; Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) is the nearest County disposal site to Melwood, a short drive northeast via MD 4. With proof of County residency, a homeowner may bring one pickup-truck load, or one trailer load up to 4 by 8 feet with 2-foot sides, of residential construction debris to the landfill free once a year; trailers are not allowed at the convenience centers. The County's other center is at 12701 Missouri Avenue, Brandywine. For a bathroom gut or a small shed teardown, that free trip can stand in for a rented bin.

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Bulky items: curbside for County-contract homes, PGC311 for others

Homes on County-contracted trash collection may set out up to four bulky items on their collection day; other households request a bulky pickup through PGC311. This guide did not check whether any particular Melwood street is on County-contracted service or a private hauler (some subdivisions arrange their own), so confirm with PGC311 before planning a furniture-only cleanout around curbside pickup.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in Melwood.

Is a Melwood roll-off company assigned by the County, or can I hire my own?

You can hire your own, as long as it is licensed. Prince George's County Code § 21-105(a) lets only collectors or haulers licensed by the Department of the Environment collect or transport solid waste in the County (residents may haul their own household waste), and § 21-105(f) requires licensees to deliver only to approved facilities. The County may collect from small homes outside municipalities and may contract with private companies, but no exclusive franchise covering roll-offs was found. An open roll-off is for debris, since § 21-113(b) calls for garbage in lidded containers.

Sources: [1]

My house fronts Woodyard Road. Can the dumpster sit on the road shoulder?

Not without a State permit. Woodyard Road is Maryland Route 223, a State highway, and the State Highway Administration says any work within the State right-of-way needs a permit, issued for Prince George's County by its District 3 office in Greenbelt. Put the bin on your driveway instead.

Sources: [5] · [7]

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