15 cubic yards
15 Yard Dumpster Rental in Jacksonville, FL
The middle-ground box. Still fits most driveways, easy loading height, and room for a kitchen, a floor, a deck or a yard.
- Licensed & insured
- Same-day in Jacksonville
- Flat-rate pricing
- Duval, Clay, St. Johns & Nassau
- Dimensionsabout 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high
- Holdsabout 4–5 pickup truck loads
- Weight included2–3 tons
- Space neededa flat, stable spot about 16 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, room for the truck to back in, and clear space overhead — no low wires or branches
The 15 yard container in Jacksonville
The 15 yard is the step up from the 10 when the job is one big room rather than one small one. Kitchen and bathroom remodels are the classic fit — cabinets, countertops, tile and the drywall behind them — and so is a carpet or flooring change-out, a multi-room cleanout before a move, a small deck or fence coming down, or a landscaping job. It holds about four to five pickup loads, or roughly 80 to 100 trash bags.
At about 16 feet long it fits most residential driveways around Jacksonville without blocking the whole drive, and the 4.5-foot sides keep loading easy. If you are between a 10 and a 20 and the stuff is light and bulky, this is usually where you land.
Kitchens, floors, decks and yards
A kitchen makes more debris than people expect: by the time the cabinets, the countertops and the subfloor are out, a 10 is tight and a 15 is right. Flooring jobs are the same — carpet, laminate, tile and wood flooring, and tile gets heavy fast. Smaller and medium roofing jobs fit too; tell us the roof size and we will check the weight before you book. Break long boards from a deck or fence down so they load flat.
Backyard jobs fit as well — branches, shrubs, a landscape refresh, storm debris. Keep green waste out of bagged household trash: a clean yard load goes where yard waste belongs, and in Florida yard trash is barred from lined Class I landfills (F.S. 403.708(12)(c)). If most of the load is concrete, dirt or tile, a 10 may be the cheaper call because of the weight.
Weight on a 15 yard
About two to three tons — 4,000 to 6,000 pounds — is included, depending on the material. Tile, shingles, concrete, dirt and wet yard debris add up fast, so for a heavy job we estimate the weight from your roofing square footage, flooring materials or cleanup volume and tell you up front whether it fits. Load evenly, keep it below the top edge, and cabinets, drywall and carpet will never get near the line.
Suitability
Is the 15 yard the right size for you?
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what usually decides.
Choose the 15 yard for
- Kitchen or bath remodel including cabinets and countertops
- Garage, attic and multi-room cleanouts
- Flooring and carpet removal
- Smaller and medium roofing jobs
- Branches, shrubs, green waste and small deck or fence removal
Pick a different size for
- Whole-house renovation — go to the 20 or 30
- Loads that are mostly concrete, dirt or tile (weight — a 10 may be cheaper)
- Yard waste mixed into bagged household trash
- Paint, fuel, oil, propane tanks, tires, batteries, medical waste or asbestos
Placing a 15 yard container on a Jacksonville-area property
It needs a flat, stable spot about 16 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, room for the truck to back in, and clear space overhead — no low wires or branches. On your own driveway or lot in Jacksonville we found no City permit rule for a roll-off; in a City street, sidewalk or right-of-way you need a Right-of-Way permit from Public Works (Ordinance Code Sec. 744.110) — $127 residential or $191 commercial, doubled if the work starts first — and on a state road the right-of-way is FDOT's, with no FDOT permit path for a roll-off. Other towns have their own rules — Atlantic Beach never lets a roll-off stay on a paved road overnight and wants it emptied or removed when a tropical storm or hurricane warning covers Duval County, and Fernandina Beach wants a temporary use permit even on private property. Check your HOA too: covenants can cover containers in driveways. Protective boards go under the container on request. Each town page covers its own code.
Compare
Every size side by side
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.
| 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. |
Not quite right?
- 10 yard — 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.
- 20 yard — Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, roofing replacement, landscaping projects, moving and estate cleanups, and light demolition with mixed construction debris.
- 30 yard — Full-home and multi-room renovations, estate and foreclosure cleanouts, commercial remodeling, light demolition, construction debris and community or HOA cleanups.
- 40 yard — Commercial construction, demolition, full-property renovations, warehouse and office cleanouts, major roofing projects and large event or community cleanups.
Talk to a real person
Book a 15 yard dumpster in Jacksonville
Call (904) 595-8110 with the address and what is going in. Same-day or next-day in many areas, depending on availability — call early in the day.
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Answers
15 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
How big is a 15 yard dumpster?
About 16 feet long, 7.5 feet wide and 4.5 feet high. It holds around four to five pickup loads, or roughly 80 to 100 trash bags.
Will it fit in my driveway?
Most driveways have room for its 16 feet. The truck needs room to back in and clear space overhead. On your own driveway in Jacksonville we found no City permit rule for a roll-off. If you live in a community with an HOA, check its covenants on containers before you book.
Can I keep it longer than a week?
Yes. Most standard rentals include 7 days, and we can usually extend for an additional daily or weekly fee — call before the scheduled pickup date. If the box sits in a street on a permit, the permit's conditions set the clock too.
What is the weight limit?
About two to three tons is included, depending on what is going in. Dense material like shingles, tile, concrete, dirt or wet yard debris can push past that, so tell us what it is and we will estimate it on the phone.
Can I mix different materials?
In many cases, yes. Heavy debris such as concrete or dirt may need separate containers or different pricing, so tell us the mix when you book.
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15 yard dumpsters delivered 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.