Frequently Asked Questions

One flat number covers delivery, the agreed rental period, pickup, disposal and a stated tonnage allowance. We do not quote a bare container rate and add fees afterward — call (774) 355-5829 and we will price your specific job on that call.

Every rental includes a tonnage allowance based on container size. A load that comes in heavier — common with concrete, roofing tear-offs or wet debris after a storm — is charged per ton over that allowance, which is exactly why we ask what is going in the box before we quote a size.

The container itself is priced the same either way, but a street or right-of-way placement in Wareham can add a permit cost through the city's own process, while a container kept entirely on a private driveway typically avoids that cost altogether.

The standard rental window is built into the base price. Extending beyond it has a daily rate that we will tell you upfront on the phone, not add to the invoice afterward.

The container and the disposal drive the price, not the label on the job. A 20 yard for a house cleanout and a 20 yard for a commercial swap-out are priced the same way — base rate, rental period and tonnage allowance.

General household junk, construction and demolition debris, yard waste, furniture, flooring, drywall and most non-hazardous bulk material are all fine. Tell us what you are disposing of when you book so we can size the container and set the right allowance.

Hazardous waste of any kind, paint and solvents, fuel and oil, propane tanks, asbestos, ammunition and medical waste are always excluded. Several other categories need separate handling under Massachusetts's own statewide waste disposal bans rather than going in with general debris — see below.

MassDEP bans a specific list of materials from regular trash or landfill disposal anywhere in the state: asphalt pavement, brick and concrete; cathode ray tubes; clean gypsum wallboard; ferrous and non-ferrous metals; glass, metal and plastic containers; lead-acid batteries; leaves and yard waste; mattresses and textiles (both added statewide in November 2022); recyclable paper and cardboard; treated and untreated wood; large appliances; and whole tires. Ask us before you book if you are not sure which category something falls into.

Mattresses are on Massachusetts's statewide waste-ban list as of November 2022, so they need separate handling rather than going into a general debris load — tell us ahead of time and we will point you to the right option.

Yes. Dense material like concrete, brick and dirt is heavy in small volumes, so these loads often need a smaller, low-fill container priced by weight rather than a large general-debris box — we will walk through that when you call.

Yes, for most containers. Under the Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code (527 CMR 1.00), any dumpster larger than six cubic yards needs a permit from the fire department — and Wareham is covered by two independent fire districts, the Wareham Fire District and the Onset Fire District, so the permit comes from whichever one covers your address (a small fee, usually straightforward). Separately, if the container has to sit on a public street or way rather than your own property, the town requires an obstruction permit. We'll tell you which one your job needs before we deliver.

No — permits are a town and fire-district matter, not a county one. Plymouth County still has a functioning county government — commissioners, a sheriff and the registry of deeds in Plymouth — but, unlike a regional planning agency, it does not issue dumpster or street permits. For a Wareham address that's the fire district covering your property (the dumpster permit) and the town (any street-obstruction permit); for one of the neighboring towns it's that town's own fire department and DPW. We will tell you honestly which office applies to your address before you book.

The neighboring communities we serve — Bourne (including its village of Buzzards Bay), Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Carver, Plymouth and Middleborough — are separate Massachusetts towns, each with its own elected Select Board, fire department and Department of Public Works, not branch offices of Wareham or of any county. We have not cataloged a fee or process for each town individually; if your job needs street placement outside Wareham, we will point you to the right town office to confirm before you book, rather than assume Wareham's process carries over.