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Chicago dumpster permit (CDOT Class A/B). 10 vs 20 vs 30 vs 40 yard: what actually fits.

Dumpster rental Chicago, IL — sizes, prices, alley vs street

This is a clerk sheet for the City of Chicago, not a quote form. It will not get you three bids. It will tell you whether the box needs a CDOT permit, what the city charges the hauler, which sizes exist, what the market has been charging, and what typically cannot go in the box.

If the dumpster sits on your driveway, the city dumpster permit is not the issue. If it sits in the alley or on the curb, the hauler — the “provider” in the code — has to hold the permit. You do not pull it yourself.

Sizes: 10, 20, 30, 40 yard

Cubic yards measure volume, not weight. A 10-yard loaded with concrete is a different animal than a 40-yard loaded with furniture. Dimensions vary by manufacturer. Volume does not.

Typical roll-off sizes. Exact footprint depends on the hauler’s boxes. CDOT class is by cubic yards, not length.
Size About Usually fits CDOT class
10 yard ~12′ L × 8′ W × 3.5–4′ H
3–4 pickup loads		 Bathroom gut, small garage, or any dense debris (concrete, dirt, brick, tile). Low wall — easy to load from a driveway. Class A (≤30 cy)
20 yard ~22′ L × 8′ W × 4–4.5′ H
6–8 pickup loads		 Kitchen remodel, roofing in the 15–25 square range, medium cleanout. The common residential size. Long box; confirm alley/driveway length. Class A (≤30 cy)
30 yard ~22′ L × 8′ W × 6′ H
9–12 pickup loads		 Whole-home reno, large cleanout, bulky C&D. Still Class A. Taller walls; loading over the side is harder. Class A (≤30 cy)
40 yard ~22′ L × 8′ W × 8′ H
12–16 pickup loads		 Demo and bulky, relatively light debris. Wrong tool for concrete or dirt — you will weigh out with the box half empty. Class B; higher usage fee. Class B (>30 cy)

Chicago alleys are tight. A 20- or 30-yard box is about 22 feet long. The truck still needs room to roll it off. Ask the dispatcher about approach length and overhead wires before you pick a size to look impressive.

Alley vs street vs driveway

This is the Chicago question. Placement decides the permit, the fee, and whether Streets & Sanitation or CDOT can make the box disappear.

Private property — driveway, garage pad, fenced yard, private lot: No CDOT dumpster permit under MCC 10-28-799. The official application says so in the first paragraph. Other rules can still apply (HOA, landlord, blocking a required parking space). The city dumpster permit is not one of them.

Public way — alley, curb lane, parkway, sidewalk: A dumpster permit is required. The permit is on the provider (the hauler), not the homeowner. Usage fees are the same dollar amounts for alley, curb lane, parkway, and sidewalk. They double inside the Central Business District.

Parkway and sidewalk placement is allowed only if the hauler shows CDOT that no other spot works and that the box will not create a safety hazard, block traffic, or damage property. That is the ordinance, not a suggestion.

Many South and West Side bungalows, two-flats, and greystones have no driveway. The alley is the drop. That is normal. It is also why you call a hauler who actually runs Chicago alleys, not a national form that does not know a gangway from a curb cut.

Do I need a permit?

Driveway / private property

No CDOT dumpster permit.

Tell the hauler “private property.” Confirm they will not roll it into the alley “just to be closer to the garage.” The alley is public way.

Alley, street, parkway, sidewalk

Yes. The hauler must have a CDOT dumpster permit before the box hits the public way.

You do not apply. The code names the provider. That is because the provider — not you — must carry the insurance and the letter of credit.

If a salesperson says “you’ll need to get the permit,” they have not read MCC 10-28-799(B). Ask who the permitted provider will be. If they cannot name one, do not book a street drop.

CDOT fees: usage (statutory) and application (CPI)

Two charges stack. Usage fees are written into the Municipal Code. Application fees are set by CDOT and rise with CPI, capped in the code.

Usage fees — same for alley, curb, parkway, sidewalk

Class Size 1–3 days Monthly (more than 3 days) Inside the CBD
Class A ≤30 cubic yards (covers 10 / 20 / 30) $50 $100 / month Double: $100 / $200
Class B >30 cubic yards (40 yard) $100 $200 / month Double: $200 / $400

Source: MCC 10-28-799(G). A 7-day residential alley drop of a 20-yard is Class A monthly: $100 usage, plus the application fee. A 40-yard is Class B.

Application fee — official 2026 CDOT Permit Fee Schedule

This is a one-time processing charge on top of usage. It is CPI-indexed each January (MCC 10-28-799). Official city PDF, effective 1 January 2026:

That is a 2.5 percent bump, the code’s CPI cap. Aggregator pages quoting the same three numbers are not the source. The source is the 2026 CDOT Permit Fee Schedule. Confirm what the portal bills at ipi.cityofchicago.org. Full clerk sheet: Chicago dumpster permit (CDOT Class A/B).

The hauler pays these and usually folds them into your rental. Ask to see the line item. A driveway drop should not include a CDOT dumpster permit charge.

Where you cannot put it

MCC 10-28-799(I). No dumpster on the public way:

Arterial streets, November 1–April 1: if CDOT declares a Phase 3 snow emergency, the dumpster has to come off. The city gives the provider 12 hours’ notice. That is the hauler’s problem to solve, which is another reason the hauler holds the permit.

Unpermitted public-way dumpster: fine $250–$1,500, or $500–$3,000 in the CBD, per offense. Each day can be a separate offense. The city can remove the box; the provider pays the cost. Other violations: $50–$1,000 ($100–$2,000 in the CBD).

Why the hauler pulls the permit, not you: the provider must carry commercial general liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, naming the City of Chicago, its officers, employees, and agents as additional insured on a primary, noncontributory basis, and a $5,000 letter of credit with CDOT. Homeowners do not post that. Licensed dumpster providers do.

Rental prices — market range, not a quote

BinClerk does not invent rental prices and does not take a cut on this page. The figures below are a market range compiled 29 August 2026 from independent published sources. They are not a bid. Two haulers on the same block will disagree. Debris type, ZIP, season, and included tonnage move the number more than the cubic yards on the door.

Size Published market range (typical 7-day) What that usually includes
10 yard $300–$500 Delivery, pickup, disposal, about 1–3 tons. Best price/weight tool for concrete and dirt.
20 yard $370–$650 Same window. The spread is wide because some quotes assume light household junk and others assume mixed C&D.
30 yard $440–$800 Still Class A for the city permit. You pay for volume. Dense loads do not belong here.
40 yard $600–$900 Fewer local haulers publish a 40-yard rate. Class B permit. For bulky light debris, not masonry.

Local hauler starting prices seen on 29 Aug 2026: Brackenbox (Chicago / NW Indiana) from $395 / $420 / $495 for 10 / 20 / 30, 7 days, 3 tons included. SBC Waste Solutions (Broadview, serves Chicago) listed Chicago-area averages of $299–$419 / $369–$519 / $439–$660 for 10 / 20 / 30. A May 2026 Chicago coordinator guide (Prime Dumpster) listed $399–$499 / $499–$649 / $599–$799 / $699–$899 for 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 on a 5-day estimate. Sources disagree. That is why this is a range.

Ask every hauler for four numbers in writing: base rate, included tons, overage per ton, extra day. Then ask whether the CDOT permit is in the base or extra, and whether the drop is driveway or public way.

Citations and fetch dates: SOURCES.md.

Weight overage, rental window, what actually fits

Rental window: often 7 days. Flood Brothers, Brackenbox, and other Chicago-area operators say so on their sites. Extra days are billed; one local hauler quotes about $25/day, modeled pages use something near $18/day. Confirm. A 3-day city usage fee does not mean a 3-day rental. Those are different clocks.

Included weight: commonly 1–3 tons on a residential roll-off. Brackenbox advertises 3 tons on 10 through 30. Other operators include less on a 10-yard (sometimes 1–2 tons). Overage on published Chicago-area pages runs roughly $60–$100 per extra ton (Brackenbox cites ~$70 typical; they also describe a $60–$100 industry band).

Weigh out vs cube out. Dense debris — concrete, dirt, brick, tile, roofing shingles, plaster — hits the weight cap while the box still looks empty. That is not a trick. Concrete is about 2 tons per cubic yard. A 10-yard of concrete is a fantasy; the truck could not legally haul it. For heavy material, rent the small box (often 10 yard, sometimes a dedicated 8-yard “concrete only”), keep the load low, and do not mix dirt with wood.

Roofing: a 20-yard is a common roofing size. Shingles are heavy. Ask how many squares they will accept at the included tonnage, not how many yards the box is.

Do not overfill above the top rail. The truck will not pull a heaped box. You will pay a dry run or a reload.

Banned items

Two lists. Illinois (and sometimes Chicago) make some things illegal at the landfill. Haulers refuse additional things because transfer stations will bounce the load, or because the material is too dangerous to mix. If you put a banned item in, the hauler can refuse pickup, charge a contamination fee, or make you pull it out.

City / state prohibited (landfill or special handling)

Haulers commonly refuse (even when the statute is quieter)

Chicago HCCRF (residents): 1150 N. North Branch Street. Hours listed by the city as Tuesday 7 a.m.–noon, Thursday 2–7 p.m., first Saturday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Confirm on chicago.gov before you drive. Oil-based paint and chemicals yes; latex paint no; business waste no.

Always get the hauler’s own prohibited list with the quote. Transfer stations differ. Cook County suburbs are not the City of Chicago.

Who hauls

Start with in-city yards. They sit inside Chicago, they know alleys, and they can often pull the CDOT permit themselves. Then a few inner-suburban haulers that advertise Chicago service. This is not a directory of 50 and not a bidding widget. No affiliate links. Call them yourself. Ask about alley drops and who holds the CDOT permit.

GreenWay Recycling

In-city yard: 2100 S Kilbourn Ave, Chicago 60623 (one block east of Cicero, one block north of Cermak). City-approved C&D processor. Roll-offs 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 yard. Phone on their site: (773) 522-0025. greenwayrecycles.com

Independent Recycling Services (IRS)

In-city yard: 2401 S Laflin St, Chicago 60608. Open-top 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 yard. Their construction page says they can provide the permits to drop on city streets or alleys — ask for the provider name on the CDOT permit. 24/7 dispatch. Phone on their site: (312) 732-9253 (312-RECYCLE). independentrecycle.com

606 Junk

Chicago 60622. Their dumpster-sizes page lists 10 / 20 / 30 yard (not 15). Same-day or next-day delivery advertised. Phone on their site: (773) 412-4902. They do not publish a street yard address on that page; ZIP is 60622. 606junk.com

Brackenbox

Chicago and northwest Indiana. Publishes 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 yard starting prices. 7-day rental, 3 tons included. (708) 339-4100. brackenbox.com

Flood Brothers Disposal

Family-owned; 10–30 yard roll-offs; 7-day standard. Serves 200+ Chicagoland communities, with a Chicago presence. (630) 261-0400. floodbrothersdisposal.com

D & D Dumpsters

Chicago, all sides, plus inner suburbs (Oak Park, Cicero, Berwyn, Evanston, Skokie, and others listed on their site). 8-yard concrete-only, plus 20 / 25 / 30. Family-owned, MBE/DBE. (312) 234-0394. dandddumpsters.com

Odyssey Dumpster

Burr Ridge headquarters. Advertises Chicago and about 35 miles out, including Cook County neighborhoods. 6- to 40-yard. (630) 320-2540. odysseydumpster.com

Tri-State Disposal

Chicagoland roll-off and transfer-station operator. 7-day standard rental. (708) 388-9910. tri-statedisposal.com

Midwest Material Management (MMM Dumpsters)

Family-owned since 1988. Chicago and northern Illinois suburbs. 10–30 yard (and larger industrial). C&D recycling at their Hampshire facility. mmmdumpsters.com

WM also rents temporary roll-offs in Chicago (Bucktown, Fulton Market, Melrose Park, Maywood, and others on their Chicago dumpster page). National account, local trucks. Check availability; they are not a substitute for reading the alley rules.

SBC Waste Solutions in Broadview is another independent hauler that publishes Chicago-area price bands and mentions CDOT. Woman-owned.

What to ask, in this order: Can you drop on this exact surface (driveway / alley / curb)? Who is the CDOT permit holder? Included tons? Overage? Days? Prohibited list for this transfer station? Concrete/dirt separate?

How the hauler applies

You should not need this unless you are the provider. It is here so you can tell a real permit from a shrug.

The PDF is explicit: the permit is not necessary if the dumpster is on private property. Applications are accepted online only. Class A is 30 cubic yards or less. Class B is greater than 30.