Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental in Jacksonville, FL
Branches, shrubs, sod and the stumps you finally pulled — in one container, gone this week, not hauled off one trailer at a time.
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- Duval, Clay, St. Johns & Nassau
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
Yards here make debris in bursts. A storm comes through and limbs are down; a landscaping redo pulls out beds, shrubs, sod and mulch all at once; spring and fall cleanups fill bag after bag. Regular collection is not built for it: the City of Jacksonville does not pick up tree waste cut by a tree surgeon or similar business (Ordinance Code Sec. 380.206), its South Mulch Facility is closed, and Nassau County's convenience center does not take yard waste at all. A container on the driveway takes all of it, the week it happens.
Two things shape the job. Clean green waste is worth keeping clean: bagged household garbage, plastic planters, pressure-treated lumber or concrete mixed in turns a simple load into one nobody wants, and in Florida yard trash is barred from lined Class I landfills (F.S. 403.708(12)(c)). And yard waste is bulky and light until it is not: soil, sod, wet leaves and stumps are heavy. We size for the mix.
At a glance
What you get with yard waste dumpster rental
- Branches, limbs, leaves, grass clippings, shrubs, hedge trimmings, soil, sod, mulch, plants and small stumps
- A 15 or 20 yard for most homes; a 10 for small cleanups and soil
- Same-day or next-day after a storm in many areas, depending on availability
- No bags, no trailer trips
- Clean green waste directed to composting and recycling facilities whenever possible
- Landscapers and property managers: recurring service for ongoing green waste
Storm cleanup, tree work and landscape redos
Storm cleanup is the big one. A storm or hurricane takes out limbs, fences and landscaping across whole neighborhoods at once, and the City's own storm guidance asks residents to sort curbside debris into four piles — appliances, construction and bulky debris, vegetative debris and household trash — and keep them apart, or crews may not collect them. Burning storm debris breaks Jacksonville's year-round burn ban. A 20 yard on the driveway takes the vegetative pile in one go.
Landscape and tree jobs are the planned version — beds, shrubs and hedges out, a tree trimmed or removed, mulch and decorative stone replaced, a property readied for sale or a rental turnover. Landscapers and commercial property managers can set up recurring service for ongoing green waste, and for mixed jobs we can set separate containers for the green waste and everything else.
Soil, stumps and the weight line
Branches, brush and hedge trimmings are light. Soil, sod, wet leaves, stumps and roots are not. A 20 of brush is nowhere near its weight allowance; a 20 heaped with dirt is well over it. Tell us the mix and we will size it — usually a 15 or 20 for the green waste and, if there is a lot of soil, a 10 alongside. Under Florida law, rocks, soils and tree remains from clearing land for a construction project count as construction and demolition debris, while vegetative matter from landscape maintenance is yard trash (F.S. 403.703; FDEP Rule 62-701.200) — another reason to keep each load to one kind of material.
Suitability
Is yard waste dumpster rental the right call?
The fastest way to get this right is to check the two lists below against what is actually in your pile.
Good fits for this service
- Storm limbs, branches and brush
- Hedge, shrub and garden-bed removal
- Leaves, grass clippings, sod, mulch and weeds
- Small stumps and roots, cut to fit
- Soil, in its own load within the weight limit
Send these somewhere else
- Pressure-treated lumber in a clean green load
- Bagged household garbage mixed in with the green waste
- Fertilizers, pesticides, fuel and other chemicals
- Plastic containers and planters, and concrete mixed with green waste
Sizing
Which container for yard waste dumpster rental?
Every size below runs on this service. Match the material first, then the volume.
- 10 Yard Dumpster — Small yard cleanups, tree trimming and soil.
- 15 Yard Dumpster — Landscaping projects and mulch replacement.
- 20 Yard Dumpster — Tree removal and storm cleanup.
- 30 Yard Dumpster — Large property clearing and commercial landscaping.
| Size | Dimensions | Capacity | Weight included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | about 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high | about 3 pickup truck loads | 1–2 tons | Small kitchen and bathroom remodels, garage and attic cleanouts, flooring and tile removal, roofing shingles, small demolition, rental cleanups, and concrete, brick, dirt or other heavy debris within the weight limit. |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | about 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 4–5 pickup truck loads | 2–3 tons | Kitchen and bathroom remodels, multi-room cleanouts, flooring and carpet removal, smaller and medium roofing jobs, landscaping and yard cleanup, and small deck and fence removal. |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 6 pickup truck loads | 3–4 tons | Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, roofing replacement, landscaping projects, moving and estate cleanups, and light demolition with mixed construction debris. |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 6 ft high | about 9 pickup truck loads | 4–5 tons | Full-home and multi-room renovations, estate and foreclosure cleanouts, commercial remodeling, light demolition, construction debris and community or HOA cleanups. |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high | about 12 pickup truck loads | 5–6 tons | Commercial construction, demolition, full-property renovations, warehouse and office cleanouts, major roofing projects and large event or community cleanups. |
Yard waste — the local specifics
Every county runs its own yard program, and none of them is built for a whole yard at once. City of Jacksonville: tree waste cut by a tree surgeon or similar business is not the City's to collect (Sec. 380.206), and its South Mulch Facility at 11600 Davis Creek Road East is closed. After a storm, JaxReady asks residents to place sorted debris at the curb without blocking the road or storm drains, at least three feet from any obstacle — and never to burn it. Nassau County: the convenience center at 46026 Landfill Rd., Callahan does not take yard waste; the county points residents to the privately run Sandhill Recycle Center on CR 108 in Yulee. Florida law bars yard trash from lined Class I landfills (F.S. 403.708(12)(c)), and CCA pressure-treated wood may not be composted, mulched or burned (FDEP Rule 62-701.300(14)). A container is for the pile that is bigger, heavier or sooner than the curb can handle. The what can and cannot go in guide explains what has to stay out of a green load and where it goes instead.
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Answers
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental — your questions answered
Do I need to bag or bundle the brush?
No. Load it as it comes — no bagging, no bundling. The only things that matter are staying level with the top rim and keeping household trash and chemicals out of it.
Can I put dirt in a yard waste dumpster?
Yes — soil, sod and mulch are accepted. Soil is heavy, so it goes in a smaller box or its own load within the weight limit. Tell us it is part of the job when you book and we will plan the loads.
Can I put a whole tree in?
Cut to fit, yes — branches, limbs and small stumps are fine. Keep everything level with the top rim. Big stumps and root balls are heavy, so tell us about them.
How fast after a storm can you deliver?
Same-day or next-day in many areas, depending on availability — call early. In a big storm week we tell you honestly where you are in the queue. If you are in Atlantic Beach, note that the city requires roll-offs to be emptied or removed when a tropical storm or hurricane warning covers Duval County (Sec. 16-8(f)).
Do you recycle green waste?
Whenever possible. Clean green loads are directed to approved composting and recycling facilities rather than buried. Pressure-treated lumber, plastic or household trash in the box spoils that — and in Florida, CCA-treated wood may not be composted or mulched at all.
Service area
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
We run roll-off containers out of the Edgewood Avenue yard to every place below. Jacksonville and the closest towns are often same-day; the edges of the area are more likely next-day. Clay, St. Johns and Nassau counties each license or franchise haulers in their unincorporated areas, and some cities keep collection to their own franchisee — each page says so plainly. If your town is not listed, call anyway.