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in Scaggsville.

Scaggsville homes sit under Howard County zoning, which allows one driveway refuse container for 60 days if it is no longer than 16 ft, and we found no County permit for a bin in the street. Homes off Scaggsville Road or near US 29 face state roads, so the bin should stay entirely on your lot. Because Alpha Ridge is a long drive north and charges by the ton for remodeling debris, a roll-off is usually the simpler choice for anything bigger than a few carloads.

Sources checked November 13, 2026 · Guide updated November 13, 2026
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Yellow Dumpster Service in Elkridge publishes prices ($449 to $649), a 10-day rental, included tonnage from 1 to 3 tons and a $10 extra-day fee, and its 20-yard box is exactly at the County's 16-ft length limit. Laney Recycling in nearby Laurel offers only 20- and 30-yard containers aimed at construction and concrete loads and publishes no prices, rental period or weight allowance, so you must get a written quote.

Your local checklist

Ask the supplier for the container's outside length and choose one 16 ft or shorter; a longer 30-yard box needs the Howard County Director of Planning and Zoning's approval under Zoning § 128.0.D.2.
If your driveway meets Scaggsville Road (MD 216) or US 29, keep the bin fully on your lot, since those are SHA roads that need a District 7 permit for any work in the right-of-way; for County streets call the Bureau of Highways at 410-313-7450.
Check whether your subdivision has an HOA rule on driveway containers and plan the 60-day County limit around it before the bin arrives.

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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

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: 10-day rental on every listed size. Included weight: 1 ton (10 yd), 1.5 tons (15 yd), 2 tons (20 yd), 2.5 tons (30 yd) or 3 tons (30-yard heavy tier); heavy-debris and tree-debris boxes list 10 tons. Its Clarksville page adds $10 per extra day if arranged before pickup and prorated per-pound overweight charges (rate not stated); fees for mattresses and Freon appliances apply, but its pages give two different mattress fees, so confirm in writing.
Price basis: $449 (10 yd), $499 (15 yd), $549 (20 yd), $599 (30 yd, 2.5 tons), $649 (30 yd, 3 tons); heavy-debris and tree-debris boxes priced on call.

Roll-off company at 6755 Business Pkwy, Suite 107, Elkridge, MD 21075; 410-796-7951. Its home page says it serves Howard, Anne Arundel, Prince George's and Baltimore counties; it has no Scaggsville page. The 20-yard box is exactly 16 ft long, the most that County zoning allows without the Director's approval. The site says 10-day rentals in its price list but 14-day standard rentals elsewhere on the home page; confirm the rental period on your quote.

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02 / SOURCE-CHECKED LISTING

Laney Recycling & Aggregates

Published sizes: 20- and 30-cubic-yard roll-off containers (dimensions not published)
Rental & weight terms: Containers are dropped at the requested time and picked up when full, Monday to Friday with Saturday on request. Rental period, included weight, overweight and extra-day charges are not published; request a written quote. Accepts clean and mixed concrete, trash, construction debris, brick and block, and asphalt; refuses asbestos, tires, tanks, liquids and contaminated soil.
Price basis: Not published; quote by phone at (301) 953-1424 or through its estimate form.

Recycling yard and aggregates supplier at 14852 Old Gunpowder Road, Laurel, MD 20707, a few miles south of Scaggsville in Prince George's County; the roll-off page credits the service to sister company LCI Recycling. Its service-area list for Howard County names North Laurel (20723, the ZIP Scaggsville shares) and Fulton (20759) but not Scaggsville by name. Geared to construction loads such as roofing and concrete; ask whether a 30-yard box fits the County's 16-ft length limit.

Sources: [10] · [11]Visit supplier website Direct link · No referral tracking

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Scaggsville dumpster: County zoning allows one refuse container for 60 days, 16 ft long at most

Because Scaggsville has no municipal government, Howard County Zoning Regulations § 128.0.D.2 sets the rules for a bin at your house. One temporary refuse container that is not serving construction under a permit may stay up to 60 days if it meets the zoning district's setbacks and measures no more than 8 ft wide, 16 ft long and 8 ft high. The Director of Planning and Zoning may grant one 30-day extension, only one such 90-day use is allowed per calendar year, and only the Director can approve a larger box. A 30-yard roll-off around 18 ft long is over the limit, so ask the supplier for the box's length before booking. We found no County permit for placing a dumpster on a County road, so plan to keep it on your lot; Scaggsville Road (MD 216) and US 29 are state routes where any work in the right-of-way needs an SHA District 7 permit.

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What matters locally

Remodeling debris you haul to Alpha Ridge is weighed and charged by the ton

Howard County's only landfill is Alpha Ridge, at 2350 Marriottsville Road in Marriottsville, in the northwest of the county well away from Scaggsville. Its Transfer Station takes construction and demolition debris (drywall, lumber, cabinets, doors and windows, siding, tubs, sinks, toilets, wall-to-wall carpet) Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents carrying that debris, or anything in a dump truck, box truck, trailer or rental vehicle, must cross the scales first. The fee schedule good through June 30, 2027 charges $106 per ton for C&D debris; household trash from a County resident in an ordinary car is free up to 2 tons a fiscal year.

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Curbside bulk pickup takes four items, never renovation debris

Homes that get Howard County collection can book a bulk pickup online for up to four items, each under 6 ft wide and liftable by two workers, set within 5 ft of the County road after 6 p.m. the night before. Sinks, tubs, cabinets, toilets, carpeting, flooring and glass are excluded as construction debris, along with pianos, sleeper sofas, pallets and treated wood. Metal goes on a separately scheduled scrap pickup, at most twice a year (410-313-6444). A basement or kitchen tear-out in Scaggsville therefore needs a roll-off or a trip to Alpha Ridge.

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Questions about renting in Scaggsville.

My mail says Laurel, MD 20723. Do the City of Laurel's dumpster rules apply to my Scaggsville house?

No. The 20723 ZIP is a Laurel mailing address, but Scaggsville is an unincorporated part of Howard County; the City of Laurel lies south of the Patuxent River in Prince George's County. Howard County Zoning § 128.0.D.2 governs a driveway bin here: one refuse container for up to 60 days, no larger than 8 by 16 by 8 ft, meeting setbacks.

Sources: [8] · [1]

Is it cheaper to haul renovation debris to Alpha Ridge than to rent a dumpster?

Sometimes, for a small job. Alpha Ridge in Marriottsville charges $106 per ton for construction and demolition debris under the fee schedule good through June 30, 2027, and residents bringing it must cross the scales. Weigh that against the round trip from southern Howard County to Marriottsville, and remember County bulk pickup will not take cabinets, tubs, toilets or flooring.

Sources: [5] · [4]

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