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 We do not quote a bare container rate and add fees afterward — call (508) 500-6492 and we will price your specific job on that call.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 Falmouth 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.

Falmouth is stricter here than most Cape towns. Under the Massachusetts Fire Prevention regulations (527 CMR 34), the Town of Falmouth requires a permit for any dumpster of six cubic yards or larger — whether it sits on your own driveway or on a public way — issued by the Fire Prevention office at 399 Main Street, Falmouth, MA 02540 for a small fee (about $25). A container delivered and removed inside a single business day is excepted. Separately, work that opens or occupies the town street or right-of-way needs a street-opening permit from Falmouth DPW Engineering. We'll tell you which one your job needs before we deliver.

No — permits are a town matter, not a county one. Unlike some inland Massachusetts counties whose governments were dissolved, Barnstable County still exists and runs the Cape Cod Commission, the region's planning and regulatory agency for all fifteen Cape towns — but the Commission does not issue dumpster or street permits. For a Falmouth address that's the Falmouth Fire Prevention office (dumpster permit) and DPW Engineering (street work); for one of the neighboring towns it's that town's own DPW. We will tell you honestly which office applies to your address before you book.

The neighboring communities we serve — Mashpee, Sandwich, Bourne (including the villages of Buzzards Bay and Pocasset) and Barnstable (including Hyannis and Cotuit) — are separate Massachusetts towns, each with its own elected Select Board and Department of Public Works, not branch offices of Falmouth or of any county. We have not cataloged a fee or process for each town individually; if your job needs street placement outside Falmouth, we will point you to the right town office to confirm before you book, rather than assume Falmouth's process carries over.