Dumpster rental in St. Louis — size, street permit, typical price

Driveway or street? Decide before you call

St. Louis publishes a residential dumpster fee — and a planning checklist. Run these three checks before you book.

1. Will the whole box sit on your driveway? If yes, no city permit. Dumpsters.com’s St. Louis FAQ says no permit is needed for driveway placement; its delivery notes call for about 60 ft of approach and 23–25 ft of overhead clearance.
2. Will it block any part of the street, sidewalk, or curb lane? The Street Department says Blocking Right of Way permits “are required for any activity that will block any portion of the street or sidewalk such as dumpster placement.”
3. Have a week and a plan. Submit at least one week before the date needed (two weeks for significant size or length), with a traffic control plan and a Mobility and ADA access plan. You supply barricades with reflective tape and flashers at night.

Unsure who pulls the permit, you or the hauler? See who applies for the dumpster permit.

Have these five answers ready when you call

• Job type and debris: remodel, roof, cleanout, yard, or heavy material like concrete, dirt, or brick.
• Size you think you need (10 or 20 yard covers most homes; see the Size chooser below).
• Placement: driveway, yard, or street, and roughly how much straight approach the truck gets.
• Drop-off date and how many days you need it.
• Questions for the quote: included tons, overage per ton, extra-day charge, and anything the hauler won’t take.

Comparing more than one quote? Use the 7-day quote checklist so the numbers line up.

Call (773) 285-6637

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Size chooser

Uses Dumpsters.com St. Louis size notes (verified 10/3/2026). That page lists 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40-yard boxes; a 15-yard is about 4–5 pickup-truck loads. Dimensions can vary by manufacturer; volume is what the size name means. Weight, not just yards, drives overage charges — fill dense debris only partway.

Street permit

Required? YES — St. Louis Street Department Blocking Right of Way permit for a dumpster that blocks any part of the street, sidewalk, or curb lane.

The City of St. Louis Apply for a Blocking Right of Way Permit page says the Street Department “requires a permit to temporarily block any part of a street, sidewalk or curb lane,” and that the permit is for blocking traffic or a curb lane for “construction equipment, a dumpster, a storage container, a moving truck, etc.”

Timing on that page: for applications of significant size or length of time, submit no later than two weeks before the date needed; for all others, no later than one week before. Blocking hours for sidewalks, curb lanes, and traffic lanes are listed as Monday–Friday, 9am–3pm, with consideration for extended hours depending on the location.

Every application needs a traffic control plan (with a map of signage, barricades, and the work zone) and a Mobility and ADA Access plan. You provide all barricades, including reflective tape and flashers during darkness. List any meters in the blocked area — you rent them.

Once approved, you pay for and pick up the permit at 1900 Hampton Ave., then post the “No Parking” signs (with the permit number) 24 hours before the blocking. The city page does not publish a driveway exception sentence.

How to apply

• Apply online with the Street Department’s “Begin online” blocking application; you get an application ID to track the case.
• Include location, dates and hours (with set-up and tear-down), the lanes and sidewalks blocked, meter numbers, a traffic control plan, and a Mobility and ADA Access plan.
• The department checks for unpaid city invoices before approving.
• Pay and pick up at 1900 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63139 (Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30). Questions: (314) 647-3111 or stlstreetdept@stlouis-mo.gov.

Fees (St. Louis Street Department blocking fees — fetched October 7, 2026)

• Dumpster in Residental Area [sic]: $20.00 per week
• Blocking curb lane: $20.00 (low traffic) / $35.00 (high traffic)
• Blocking sidewalk: $20.00 (low) / $35.00 (high); blocking traffic lane: $30.00 (low) / $50.00 (high)
• Parking meter application $25.00; meter rental $10.00 per meter per day (excluding Sundays and City holidays)

The city links a high/low traffic volume map to pick the right blocking row. Confirm which rows apply to your placement before you pay.

Typical price

Sourced ranges, not a single quote. Each row is labeled with the date and what that page actually measures. These are not mashed into one invented band.

Two published St. Louis indexes land close together. Weight limits and overages are usually extra; we did not invent those numbers.

The call button on this page is a tracked partner line for a rental quote (see the disclosure next to the button), not a St. Louis permit-desk number. Permit fees in the section above are municipal charges, not a rental price.

What not to put in

Ask before you load. Keep household hazardous waste (paint, solvents, chemicals, batteries), tires, appliances that hold refrigerant, and anything flammable or toxic out of a mixed roll-off unless the hauler confirms it can take it. Dumpsters.com St. Louis’s page says flammable, toxic, and hazardous materials are not allowed in its dumpsters. Local household-hazardous-waste drop-off rules were not re-checked for this St. Louis page — ask the hauler or the city before you load gray-area items.

Gotchas

• One-week minimum lead time (two weeks for large or long requests).
• A traffic control plan and a Mobility and ADA Access plan are required with every blocking application.
• You supply the barricades, reflective tape, and night flashers — the city does not.
• Post “No Parking” signs 24 hours before the blocking.
• Meters in the zone are rented separately ($10 per meter per day plus a $25 application).
• Dumpsters.com St. Louis delivery envelope: about 60 ft of approach and 23–25 ft of vertical clearance.
• HOA, co-op, and landlord rules are not the city permit. Check them separately.

Sources

• City of St. Louis Street Department — Apply for a Blocking Right of Way Permit — fetched 10/7/2026
• Dumpsters.com St. Louis — last verified 10/3/2026; fetched 10/7/2026
• Budget Dumpster St. Louis — last verified 10/3/2026; fetched 10/7/2026