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Dumpster rental
in San Marcos.

San Marcos house customers get four 3-cubic-yard bulk pickups a year plus monthly brush and seasonal clean-up drop-offs, so a small purge may not need a bin. For remodels, roofing or a whole-house clean-out, rent a roll-off from a company on the City's permitted hauler list and plan for it to sit on your driveway, since the code keeps containers out of the street.

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

Start with an eligible hauler.

Both counted companies hold City hauler permits and offer 20-, 30- and 40-yard boxes, but neither publishes prices, tonnage or rental days, so get written quotes. Frontier runs a yard on State Highway 123 inside San Marcos and posts container heights; Pro Star works from New Braunfels and pitches its 20-yard size at home clean-outs and room remodels.

Your local checklist

Confirm the address is inside San Marcos city limits (and on City utility service), not unincorporated Hays, Caldwell or Guadalupe County or a neighboring city.
Pick a company that appears on the City's current Permitted Solid Waste Haulers list, or call Resource Recovery at 512-393-8412 to check.
Plan a driveway or yard spot with truck access, because Sec. 66.085 bars roll-offs from streets and alleys; renters and student-housing tenants should get written landlord approval.

Plan a rental in San Marcos

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

Frontier Waste Solutions (GFL Environmental)

Published sizes: 20-yard (4 ft high), 30-yard (6 ft 2 in high) and 40-yard (7 ft 5 in high), each about 8 ft wide and 20 ft long
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overage and extra-day fees are not published; the page says price depends on size, material, rental time and distance. Request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; call 210-807-8555 (Greater Austin/San Antonio line).

Holds City of San Marcos solid waste hauler permit SM009 on the December 2025 Permitted Solid Waste Haulers list. Its San Marcos page gives a yard at 16910 State Highway 123, San Marcos, TX 78666, names home clean-outs and DIY homeowner projects, and itself cites Code Secs. 66.076 and 66.085 on keeping roll-offs off the street. Quote and payment links run through GFL's site.

Sources: [11] · [2]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Pro Star Roll Off Dumpsters

Published sizes: 20-yard (aimed at home clean-outs and room remodels), 30-yard (commercial) and 40-yard (construction)
Rental & weight terms: Rental period, included weight, overage and extra-day fees are not published; request a written quote.
Price basis: Not published; call 210-737-1002 or email cs@prostardumpsters.com.

Holds City of San Marcos solid waste hauler permit SM011 on the December 2025 Permitted Solid Waste Haulers list. Office at 290 Engel Rd., New Braunfels, TX 78132 (weekday hours); its San Marcos page offers residential roll-offs. No San Marcos street address.

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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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Roll-offs must stay on private property; street placement is unlawful

San Marcos Code Sec. 66.085(a) makes it unlawful for a commercial hauler to place or keep a commercial container, which Sec. 66.076 defines to include a roll-off, on any City or state street, alley, road or highway right-of-way in the city; the hauler must keep it on the customer's property. Sec. 66.085(b) also requires access across a driveway and forbids trucks from crossing the curb anywhere else. No City street-placement permit for dumpsters was found, so plan for the driveway or yard, with room for the truck to line up and clear overhead wires and limbs. Containers must be marked with the hauler's name and phone number and kept from blowing or scattering debris, so ask for a tarp. Check any HOA, lease or student-housing rule before delivery.

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What matters locally

Four 3-cubic-yard bulk pickups a year for house customers

Residential garbage customers can book four bulk pickups a year, each capped at 3 cubic yards, collected in the first full week or third week of the month on the regular garbage day. Requests must be confirmed by 3 p.m. two business days before that day, with a detailed list of items; the City's quick-facts card lists furniture, Freon-free appliances, bundled brush up to 4 feet, lumber up to 4 feet with no nails, and up to four 4-foot rolls of carpet. Everything collected goes to the landfill. A small remodel can sometimes fit here; a kitchen tear-out or roof usually cannot. Call Resource Recovery at 512-393-8412.

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Free monthly brush drop-off and seasonal clean-up days at 750 River Road

The City takes brush free at 750 River Rd. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month (utility bill required; no bagged or commercial material), and holds Community Clean-Up days there on the second Saturday of April, May, September and October for bulky household waste. Green Guy Recycling at 937 Highway 80 accepts a few TVs, monitors, Freon appliances and up to five passenger tires free each year with a utility bill, and the Household Hazardous Waste facility at 634 E. Hopkins St. takes paint, chemicals and used oil on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Keep paint, tires and appliances out of a rented roll-off and use these instead.

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Before you book

Questions about renting in San Marcos.

Can my roll-off sit in the street in front of my San Marcos house?

No. City Code Sec. 66.085(a) makes it unlawful for a hauler to place or keep a roll-off or other commercial container on any City or state street, alley, road or highway right-of-way in San Marcos; it must be on the customer's property and reached across a driveway. No City permit to override this was found.

Sources: [3]

Will San Marcos bulk pickup take my remodeling debris?

Only a little. Each of the four yearly bulk pickups is capped at 3 cubic yards, and lumber must be cut to 4 feet with no nails; carpet is limited to four 4-foot rolls. Drywall, tile, roofing or a full room's debris is beyond that, so you need a roll-off from a permitted hauler or a paid trip to a landfill.

Sources: [5] · [6]

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.

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