Flat-Rate Dumpster Pricing — What’s Included and Why It’s Better

    One quoted price covers delivery, pickup, a 14-day rental period, and disposal up to your included weight allowance. No fuel surcharge, no mileage charge, no per-ton surprise on the invoice.

    Our Flat Rates

    10 Yard
    $399
    1 ton (2,000 lbs) included
    10 Yard details
    20 Yard
    $597
    3 tons (6,000 lbs) included
    20 Yard details
    30 Yard
    $597
    3 tons (6,000 lbs) included
    30 Yard details

    Full fee breakdown on the dumpster rental pricing page.

    Why Flat-Rate Beats Variable and Tonnage Pricing

    Variable pricing works backwards. You are quoted a low base rate for the container, the load is weighed after pickup, and the disposal tonnage is billed to you afterward at whatever the landfill charged plus a markup. The number on your invoice is not the number you agreed to, and you cannot budget the job until the container is already gone.

    Flat-rate pricing moves that cost to the front. We build the disposal cost for your included tonnage into the quoted price, so the rate you hear on the phone is the rate you pay unless you exceed the allowance or keep the container longer than 14 days. For contractors bidding work, that means you can put a real disposal line item in the bid before the job starts. For homeowners, it means no invoice arriving a week later with a number you did not expect.

    It also keeps comparison shopping honest. A competitor advertising a lower headline rate is often quoting the container only — delivery, pickup, and disposal are separate. Add those three back in and the total is frequently higher than our flat-rate price.

    What the Flat Rate Includes

    • Delivery to your driveway, yard, or job site
    • Pickup when you call to schedule it
    • 14-day rental period
    • Disposal of the load up to your included weight allowance
    • Container placement guidance from the driver

    The Only Extra Charges

    • Weight over your included allowance — $99 per additional ton
    • Days past the 14-day rental period — $7 per day
    • Mattress disposal — $35 per mattress
    • Tires — surcharge applies, call for details

    Pickup is scheduled when you call us — containers are not collected automatically at day 14.

    Flat-Rate Pricing Questions

    Flat-rate pricing means one quoted number covers delivery, pickup, the 14-day rental period, and disposal of your load up to the included weight allowance. A 10 yard container is $399 with 1 ton included. The 20 and 30 yard containers are $597 each with 3 tons included. There is no separate fuel charge, mileage charge, or environmental fee added at the end.

    With variable or tonnage-based pricing you are quoted a low base rate that only covers the container itself, and then the disposal weight is billed after the fact at a per-ton rate. You do not know the real cost until the load has been weighed. With flat-rate pricing the disposal cost up to your allowance is already built into the quoted price, so the only way the number changes is if you go over the included tonnage or keep the container past 14 days.

    It usually is not. A low advertised base rate typically excludes delivery, pickup, and disposal, and those charges are added later. Our quoted price already includes all three. When you compare the final invoice rather than the headline number, flat-rate is normally the lower total for a standard residential or contractor rental.

    Your container crosses a certified scale at disposal. If the load weighs more than the allowance included with your size, the overage is $99 per additional ton. Roofing shingles and concrete are the two materials most likely to push a load over, because they are far denser than household or renovation material.

    No. The same flat rate applies across our whole service area — Talbot, Dorchester, Caroline, Queen Anne’s, Kent, and Wicomico counties in Maryland, plus parts of Sussex County, Delaware. We do not add a distance or zone charge.

    Payment is due at pickup, not before delivery. We accept cash, check, and all major credit cards. If any overage applies, it is added at that point so you see the full number in one place.

    Know Your Price Before the Truck Rolls

    Book online or call and we will confirm the flat rate for your size and location on the spot.

    Get Your Dumpster Delivered Today

    Yard Works Plus delivers roll-off dumpsters across Maryland's Eastern Shore. Same-day and next-day service with flat-rate pricing. One call and it's on the way.