Concrete, Dirt & Asphalt Dumpster Rental in the Bay Area
Low-profile inert bins for concrete, dirt, brick and asphalt with no weight limit. One flat rate covers delivery, pickup, seven days on site and disposal, however heavy the load. San Jose pricing: 5-yard From $505, 10-yard From $560. Same-day delivery available.
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How Much Does a Concrete or Dirt Dumpster Cost?
In San Jose an inert dumpster is From $505 for a 5-yard and From $560 for a 10-yard. That is the whole bill for clean concrete, dirt, brick or asphalt: there is no tonnage allowance to exceed and no per-ton charge on top, because the load goes to a recycler rather than a landfill. The same material in a general-debris bin is priced by weight, which is why heavy loads belong here. Rates rise with distance from the yard, so check your city in the table below.
Inert bins — no weight limit
Our lowest-profile containers, built for heavy material. Both are 15 feet long and 5 feet 7 inches wide; they differ only in height and volume.
5 Yard Inert Dumpster
From $505 in San Jose
- No weight limit (concrete, dirt, brick, asphalt)
- Patio slab, walkway, footings, a small dirt haul
- 15' × 5'7" × 2'7", 7 days on site
10 Yard Inert Dumpster
From $560 in San Jose
- No weight limit (concrete, dirt, brick, asphalt)
- Driveway removal, excavation spoil, asphalt tear-out
- 15' × 5'7" × 3'7", 7 days on site
Both sizes fit a standard driveway; the truck needs roughly 50 feet of straight approach and 15 feet of width to set the bin down. Every fee is published on our weight limits and fees page.
What Goes in an Inert Dumpster
The no-weight-limit price depends on the load being clean. Four materials are allowed, and the bin is checked at the transfer station.
Allowed, no weight limit
- Clean concrete — slabs, footings, curbs, block, with rebar or wire protruding no more than 3 inches
- Clean dirt and soil — excavation spoil, fill, clay, sand-and-soil mixes
- Clean brick — whole or broken, mortar attached is fine
- Clean asphalt — driveway and parking-lot tear-out, millings
- Dirt with a small amount of grass or sod
Pieces must be under 3 feet. Mixed heavy materials in one bin incur an additional cost; separate piles are cheaper.
Restricted
- No stucco — it goes in a general-debris bin
- No rebar or wire protruding more than 3 inches from the concrete
- No oversized pieces — break slabs down to under 3 feet
- No garbage of any kind in the load
Above 5% garbage the load is reclassified as general debris: 1 ton included, then $150 per ton in San Jose.
Not allowed — $300 cleaning fee
- Wood, drywall, roofing and any construction debris
- Roots, stumps, branches and yard waste
- Tile, porcelain, glass, metal and fixtures
- Household items, furniture, packaging
- Hazardous materials, paint, chemicals, liquids
Any material other than concrete, dirt, brick or asphalt found in an inert bin carries a $300 cleaning fee on top of reclassification. Mixed loads belong in a general-debris bin.
Inert Dumpster Prices by City
One flat rate per city, set by distance from the yard, and no weight charge on any of them. The 10-yard general-debris rate is alongside for comparison: it includes 1 ton, then bills per ton.
| City | 5 Yard Inert | 10 Yard Inert |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | From $505 | From $560 |
| Santa Clara | From $595 | From $660 |
| Sunnyvale | From $528 | From $585 |
| Campbell | From $505 | From $560 |
| Milpitas | From $595 | From $660 |
| Hayward | From $550 | From $610 |
| Union City | $550 | $610 |
| Oakland | From $573 | From $635 |
| Redwood City | From $573 | From $695 |
| Burlingame | From $640 | From $710 |
| Concord | From $775 | From $860 |
| Livermore | From $640 | From $710 |
Prices are the current marketplace rates for each city. See all 60 cities on our service areas page.
Why Heavy Material Never Goes in a General Bin
A general-debris bin and an inert bin can both hold a driveway. Only one of them can hold it without a weight bill. The difference is not small.
General-debris bin — priced by weight
Takes wood, drywall, roofing, fixtures and mixed waste. Each size includes a tonnage allowance, 1 ton on the 10-yard and 2 tons on the 20-yard, and every ton above it is billed from the scale ticket at $150 in San Jose. Concrete weighs about 2 tons per cubic yard and damp dirt about 1, so the allowance is gone after the first wheelbarrow or two.
Price a 20-yard general binInert bin — no weight cap
Takes concrete, dirt, brick and asphalt, and nothing else. No weight limit under standard service, because clean inert material is crushed and reused as base rock rather than tipped at a landfill. The flat rate is the whole bill, provided the load stays clean.
Price a 10-yard inert binA two-car driveway, both ways
400 square feet of concrete at 4 inches thick is about 5 cubic yards, which weighs roughly 10 tons. By volume it fills one 10-yard inert or one 20-yard general. By weight, only one of those makes sense:
- 10-yard inert bin, San Jose: From $560. No weight cap, so the 10 tons cost nothing extra.
- 20-yard general bin, San Jose: $550 base, 2 tons included, 8 tons over at $150 = $1,200 in overage. Total $1,750, about $1,190 more for the same driveway.
The same arithmetic applies to a patio slab, footings, a chimney teardown, a retaining wall or an excavation spoil pile. If it is heavy and clean, it belongs in an inert bin. More on the numbers in our driveway removal cost guide and concrete disposal options.
Which Size for Which Job
Size on volume. Weight is not the constraint in an inert bin, so the only question is how many cubic yards are coming out. Concrete at 4 inches thick is about 1 cubic yard per 80 square feet.
Patio, walkway or small slab
Up to about 400 square feet at 4 inches is under 5 cubic yards. A 5-yard inert handles it, and at 2 feet 7 inches tall it is the easiest bin to load over the side by hand.
Driveway or parking pad
A two-car driveway is 400 to 600 square feet, 5 to 7.5 cubic yards of concrete or asphalt. That is a 10-yard inert. If you are also lifting the base rock underneath, plan on a second bin or a swap.
Excavation and dirt haul-off
Dirt swells about 25% once dug, so a 3-foot-deep footing trench 40 feet long produces roughly 6 cubic yards loose. A 10-yard inert takes it; keep roots and sod out or the load is reclassified.
Retaining wall, footings, chimney
Block and brick with mortar attached are fine in an inert bin. Break the pieces under 3 feet, keep the rebar trimmed to 3 inches, and a 5-yard covers most single walls or one chimney.
Asphalt tear-out
Asphalt comes up in slabs and millings and packs dense. A residential driveway fits a 10-yard; a small commercial lot is a multi-bin job that is cheaper booked as swaps than as one oversized load.
Mixed demolition
A bathroom or kitchen tear-out produces tile, drywall, cabinets and a little concrete. That is a general-debris job, not an inert one. Put the slab in a 5-yard inert only if it is a clean, separate pile; otherwise one general bin and accept the weight.
Four Ways to Get Rid of Concrete and Dirt
An inert bin is not the only option. It is the right one when the pile is bigger than a pickup load and you do not want to make the trip.
Recycling yard, self-haul
Bay Area aggregate recyclers take clean concrete and asphalt by the ton and some accept clean dirt. Cheapest per ton, but you supply the truck, the loading and the trips, and a driveway is five to ten of them.
Inert dumpster
Bin arrives, you fill it over up to seven days, bin leaves. No weight charge, no trips. The break-even against self-hauling is usually one pickup load: past that the flat rate wins on time alone.
Junk removal crew
Priced by the truckload and by weight, and heavy material is where the quote climbs fastest. Right for a small pile you cannot lift yourself; rarely right for a slab.
Reuse on site
Broken concrete makes a serviceable base under a new patio or a dry-stack garden wall, and clean fill dirt is worth keeping if you have somewhere to put it. It does not leave the property, so it costs nothing, but it has to be clean to be usable.
What an Inert Bin Actually Gets Charged
The flat rate covers delivery, pickup, seven days and disposal with no weight limit. These are the only things that add to it.
Load
- Contaminated load
- $300 cleaning
- Any material other than concrete, dirt, brick or asphalt found in the bin. Above 5% garbage the load is also reclassified as general debris: 1 ton included, then $150 per ton.
- Special recycling
- $150 per ton
- Only when a project requires certified diversion, such as a Green Halo certificate for dirt. Then 5 tons are included on the 10-yard and 2.5 on the 5-yard, and the per-ton rate applies above that in San Jose; rates vary by city.
Time
- Extra days
- $45 per day
- Beyond the seven included. Early pickup when you finish costs nothing.
- Same-day delivery
- $100
- Included in San Jose and Campbell. Charged elsewhere, subject to truck availability.
Access
- Dead run
- $250
- If we arrive and cannot place the bin: blocked access, a locked gate, no permit. $350 north of Millbrae or Oakland.
- Cancellation
- $100
- If cancelled within 24 hours of the delivery window.
Concrete & Dirt Dumpster Rental — Common Questions
What people ask before booking an inert bin.
Inert Dumpster Delivery Across the Bay Area
Same-day delivery available across Santa Clara County, the East Bay and the Peninsula. Each city page carries its own flat rates.
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