Taking down an old shed, a run of fence or a backyard play set in Bedford? A container on the driveway lets you load it as it comes apart instead of piling it on the lawn.
Old houses on the Great Road sit close to the road, while the subdivisions off Springs Road place easily. Stone walls along the Great Road are the thing to watch for. A short run across Route 3 and Route 62.
Every Bedford delivery runs out of our North Reading yard, and the person who takes the booking is the person driving the truck. There is no dispatch queue and no broker in the middle, which is why the delivery window we give you is one we can actually hold.
Sheds, fences and play sets in Bedford
Most of what comes off a Bedford shed, fence or play set job can go straight in the container: lumber, roofing, siding and metal. Concrete footings cannot, because concrete counts as masonry, so cut the posts off above the concrete and plan a separate haul for the footings. Brush and leaves cleared from around the site stay out of the box too. Massachusetts bans yard waste from disposal, so check with the town on where it should go.
Bedford Day and where the rail trails meet
Bedford Day takes the town center on a Saturday in September, with a road race in the morning, a parade and vendors down the Great Road. Bedford is also where two rail trails meet: the Minuteman Bikeway ends at Depot Park, and the Narrow Gauge trail runs north from there toward Billerica. The park keeps a restored freight house and an old rail car next to the trailhead.
- Bedford Day A Saturday in September, town center. Road race, parade and vendors along the Great Road.
- Bedford Farmers Market Summer, Depot Park.
The Great Road corridor is the tight part of town, with older houses set close and short aprons. North and west of the center, driveways open up and any size works.
Dumpster sizes and prices in Bedford
All four roll-off dumpster sizes are available here. Delivery and pickup are included in every price.
| Dumpster | Weight included | From |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Yard Dumpster | 1 ton | $475 |
| 12-Yard Dumpster | 1.25 tons | $525 |
| 15-Yard Dumpster | 1.5 tons | $625 |
| 20-Yard Dumpster | 2 tons | $725 |
Compare all four sizes side by side ›
What a dumpster costs, every fee included ›
Between two sizes? The item picker sizes a cleanout from what you are throwing away, and the weight, roofing, drywall and deck calculators do the same for tear-outs, in about a minute and for free.
Placement and permits in Bedford
Most of our dumpsters go on driveways, because the box sits where you are working and nobody has to move a car all week. In Bedford, a driveway dumpster needs only the fire department's permit, which the state fire code requires for anything over 6 cubic yards that stays overnight; the town adds none of its own that we found. A street spot in Bedford needs permission from the Director of Public Works, in writing. Getting any permit is the customer's responsibility. The dumpster permit guide lists this rule and its source next to every other town we serve.
The truck needs clear sky above the spot as well as clear ground, because the hoist raises the box before setting it down. That is the detail people miss when they measure only the driveway.
What goes in the box
Almost everything from a normal cleanout or renovation: furniture, general junk, wood, drywall, roofing, metal and carpet. What cannot go in is mostly what Massachusetts bans from disposal, including mattresses, clothing and other textiles, tires, electronics, yard waste and anything masonry. Run your list through the item picker and it will tell you which is which while it sizes the job.
One thing no fee can fix is asbestos: no Massachusetts facility will accept it. Have old siding, roof shingles, floor tile, pipe insulation or plaster tested before it comes off, whatever the age of the building. What we cannot take ›
Bedford questions
How much does a dumpster cost in Bedford?
Between $475 and $800, depending on the size and on whether you keep it three, seven or fourteen days. Delivery, pickup and disposal are in that price, and the $19 booking fee is shown before you pay, so nothing is added at the end.
Do I need a permit for a dumpster in Bedford?
On your own driveway, the only paperwork is the fire department's dumpster permit: the state fire code requires one for any dumpster over 6 cubic yards that stays overnight, and every size we rent is 10 yards or more. Bedford adds no permit of its own that we could find. A dumpster on a street or sidewalk needs permission from the Director of Public Works, in writing. Getting any permit is the customer's responsibility.
What size do most Bedford jobs need?
The 15-yard is our most popular size and handles most renovations and multi-room cleanouts. Roofs are the exception: shingles come off at about 300 pounds a square, so most full roofs go past the included weight, and the roofing calculator shows the overage before you book. If you are between two sizes take the larger one: going one ton over costs $250, while stepping up a size costs a fraction of that.