The Daily Haul

Start with the price, because Colorado runs on three ladders, not one. On our dumpster rental pages, the Front Range cities, including Aurora, Boulder, Longmont, Fort Collins, Arvada, Broomfield and Castle Rock, share the lowest one: a 10 yard at $395 to $595, a 20 yard at $525 to $725 and a 40 yard at $750 to $950, all inclusive. Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Greeley, Brighton and the West Slope share a second ladder: a 10 yard at $450 to $650 and a 20 yard at $595 to $795. Every price covers delivery, pickup, disposal, taxes and 7 days, and extra days are $40 each anywhere in the state.

Denver is the one city that prices off its own live dispatch numbers for Denver County ZIP codes. A Denver dumpster rental runs $495 to $525 for a 10 yard, $625 to $655 for a 20 yard and $850 to $880 for a 40 yard, with weight overage at $175 per ton, disclosed before you book. A driveway needs no permit. A box in the public right of way needs a Street Occupancy Permit from Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, and it has to sit at least 20 feet from any corner, alley or entrance. On the older blocks in Capitol Hill, Baker and Highland, the alley is often the smartest drop, so tell us the exact spot before we roll.

Next door the rules change. An Aurora dumpster rental is on the Front Range ladder, but a street placement in Aurora runs through the city's own Temporary Use Permit, not Denver's. Out on the open, windier plains east of the city, tarp a half full box and keep light debris weighed down. In Boulder, Longmont and Fort Collins most boxes go on a driveway, and in Longmont that matters more than usual, because the city does not plow most residential streets, so a container on the street can end up sitting in packed snow.

Hail is the Front Range's signature job. When a storm strips the roofs on a block, every one of those roofs comes off at once, and shingles are some of the heaviest debris there is. A roofing tear off belongs in a roofing dumpster sized by the squares and the layers, usually a 10, 15 or 20 yard, not the biggest box on the truck. Book the container the day the roofer books the job, because after a big storm the whole metro is calling for the same boxes on the same week. The National Weather Service in Boulder covers the Denver metro forecast.

South and out on the plains, the second ladder applies. A Colorado Springs dumpster rental at about 6,000 feet, a remodel in Pueblo, or a cleanup in Greeley or Brighton starts at $450 for a 10 yard, with a 30 yard at $695 to $895. Across the mountains, Grand Junction and the West Slope run on the same ladder. A driveway or a private lot generally needs no permit in any of these cities; a street spot is a city question, and we confirm the rule for your address. The National Weather Service in Pueblo is the forecast to watch for southern Colorado.

Winter is real here, but it does not stop the work. From November on, clear and level the delivery path before the truck arrives, book a day ahead of your start date, and keep the box where a plow will not bury it. Heavy material gets its own flat price box: concrete runs $650 for a 10 yard, $750 for a 15 and $850 for a 20; clean dirt $750 to $950; mixed heavy debris $780 to $980. The weight allowance is built in, about 1 ton on a 10 yard up to 4 tons on a 40. Colorado's solid waste rules are set by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and every load we haul goes to a licensed facility.

So in Colorado the job comes down to three things: which ladder you are on, where the box will sit, and what the sky is about to do. The fastest way to the real number is to price your exact ZIP, which shows your flat rate, your included tons and your delivery day in a couple of minutes, or start from the Colorado coverage hub and pick your city. Not sure on size? The free size calculator matches the box to the job, the weight estimator checks a roofing or concrete load, and our assistant Sam is on chat and the phone 24/7.