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Dumpster rental
in San Diego.

Inside San Diego city limits, any roll-off must come from a company holding a City solid-waste franchise; City crews only empty curbside carts and will not take remodel debris. Pick a hauler from the City's Franchise Hauler Directory, keep the box on your driveway if you can, and budget for a DSD Traffic Control Permit if it has to go on the street.

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

Start with an eligible hauler.

EDCO, the Lemon Grove-based hauler with a San Diego service site, posts the widest size range (a 3-yard bin plus 10- to 40-yard boxes) and its weight caps, but no prices or rental days. Universal Waste Systems, working from a Lakeside yard, is the only one of the two that publishes a rental term (7 days included), but it also posts no prices or included weight and names San Diego County rather than the City.

Your local checklist

Confirm your parcel is inside City of San Diego limits (not Chula Vista, La Mesa, El Cajon, National City or an unincorporated San Diego address), then pick a company from the City's current Franchise Hauler Directory and look for the City decal on its truck.
If the bin can't fit on your driveway, apply for a DSD Traffic Control Permit with Form DS-269 at least three working days ahead, and plan around red, white or blue curbs, hydrants and alley corners.
If your remodel has a City building or demolition permit, ask the hauler for weight tickets from a certified C&D recycling facility so your C&D deposit can be refunded, and get the included weight and extra-day charges in writing.

Plan a rental in San Diego

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.

01 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

EDCO (EDCO Disposal / EDCO Waste & Recycling)

Published sizes: Residential roll-off boxes: 10-yard 'Mini' (about 10 x 7 x 4 ft), 15-yard (about 16 x 8 x 3.5 ft), 25-yard (about 22 x 8 x 4 ft) and 40-yard (about 22 x 8 x 6 ft); also a 3-yard temporary bin (about 6 x 3.5 x 4 ft)
Rental & weight terms: Maximum legal weight is 10 tons for the 15-, 25- and 40-yard boxes and 2 tons for the 10-yard Mini (this is a road-weight cap, not included disposal weight); heavy material should be kept to 12 to 15 inches deep. The 3-yard bin is capped at 800 pounds. Rental days, included tonnage and overage or extra-day charges are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; call (619) 287-7555 for a quote.

EDCO Disposal, EDCO Waste & Recycling and its affiliates Express, Sani-Tainer and Webco appear on the City's Franchise Hauler Directory with roll-offs and service to privately serviced residences. EDCO's San Diego service site (it states it is showing services for San Diego) lists the box sizes; the company office is 6670 Federal Blvd., Lemon Grove, CA 91945, just east of the City line. EDCO is the widest-ranging choice here, from a 3-yard bin for a garage cleanout to a 40-yard box.

Sources: [11] · [12] · [13] · [3]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Universal Waste Systems (UWS)

Published sizes: 2- to 8-yard bins for household cleanouts, 10-yard for heavy material (concrete, dirt, tile, stucco, sod), 30-yard for home renovations and 40-yard for larger construction jobs
Rental & weight terms: Up to 7 days of rental included in the price, with an additional (unpublished) charge for longer. Included weight, overage charges and the extra-day rate are not published; prices depend on material weight, taxes and distance to the disposal facility, so get a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; call the San Diego County line (619) 814-6310 or (888) 726-0027.

Listed on the City's Franchise Hauler Directory (2024 and October 2025 editions) with roll-offs and service to privately serviced residences. Its San Diego County page gives a collection yard at 12570-5 Slaughterhouse Canyon Rd., Lakeside, CA 92040; head office 9010-9016 Norwalk Blvd., Santa Fe Springs. Its own pages name San Diego County rather than the City by name, so confirm it serves your neighborhood. Its 7-day included rental is the only published rental term among the two.

Sources: [14] · [15] · [3]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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Driveway first; a bin on a San Diego street or sidewalk needs a DSD Traffic Control Permit

Development Services Information Bulletin 718 (July 2026) requires a Traffic Control Permit for any temporary storage container or dumpster that encroaches into the public right-of-way, sidewalk included, citing Municipal Code § 129.0702. You apply online with Form DS-269 and a plan showing the work dates, street and nearest cross streets, curb markings, driveways, bus stops and meters, with the container's size. The bin may not sit in front of red, white or blue curbs and needs 10 feet of clearance from its door to the nearest obstruction, 25 feet to an alley or curb return and 15 feet to a fire hydrant. Give at least three working days' notice and post Tow-Away/No Parking signs 72 hours before delivery. Listed fees are $176.57 a month for a dumpster plus an $87.68 processing fee and $20 per meter per day where meters are blocked; extensions need City Engineer approval at least five working days before expiry. Questions go to DSDTrafficSafety@sandiego.gov. The bulletin says nothing about bins on private property, and the City's zoning screening rules for trash storage (§ 142.0805) apply only to new development, so a short-term roll-off on your driveway was not found to need a City permit; check your HOA or condo rules before booking.

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What matters locally

Miramar Landfill rates for the 2026-27 fiscal year

The City-owned Miramar Landfill and Recycling Center at 5180 Convoy St. is open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Sundays and major holidays). Unweighed loads are priced by vehicle tier: a car, SUV, pickup or trailer up to 5 x 9 x 4 feet carrying City-origin waste pays $75 for general refuse, $108 for C&D debris and $50 for green material; larger pickup-and-trailer combinations move to $148, $352 and $109. Roll-off containers fall in the top tier. Weighed City-origin loads run $102 a ton for refuse and $241 a ton for C&D. Cash is no longer accepted, every load must be covered (or pay a $50 fee), and appliances, TVs, electronics and household hazardous waste must be removed before you enter.

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City carts refuse remodel debris; permitted projects carry a C&D recycling deposit

City curbside service reaches about 225,000 eligible homes, and its rules say building and construction debris (dirt, rocks, tree trunks, carpet, large scraps), furniture, appliances and items over 50 pounds never go in any City bin. Homes on private roads, in gated communities or with five or more units already use a private franchise hauler. Separately, most construction, demolition and remodeling projects that need a City building, combination or demolition permit must pay a refundable C&D debris recycling deposit and divert at least 65 percent of the debris by weight; the City recommends using a franchised hauler or a certified C&D recycling facility so the paperwork counts.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in San Diego.

Can any dumpster company drop a roll-off at my San Diego house?

Only one with a City franchise. Municipal Code § 66.0108 bars anyone from collecting and hauling residential or commercial solid waste in the City without a current franchise agreement, and every collection vehicle must carry a City decal; § 66.0102 counts construction and demolition waste as solid waste. Franchises are non-exclusive (§ 66.0111), so you can choose among the companies on the City's Franchise Hauler Directory, and the City does not set their prices. The code's narrow exclusions include clean inert recyclables such as concrete, asphalt, dirt and rock, and debris a licensed contractor removes with its own equipment as part of the job, but a homeowner renting a bin should use a franchised company.

Sources: [1] · [2]

Do I need a City permit for a dumpster in front of my house?

Yes if any part of it sits in the street or on the sidewalk. Information Bulletin 718 requires a Traffic Control Permit (Form DS-269, filed online) with a placement plan, three working days' notice and Tow-Away/No Parking signs posted 72 hours ahead; the listed dumpster fee is $176.57 a month plus an $87.68 processing fee. The bulletin does not cover containers on private property, and we found no City permit rule for a short-term roll-off on a house driveway, but HOA or condo rules may still apply.

Sources: [5]

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