10 cubic yards
10 Yard Dumpster Rental in Allentown, PA
The compact, heavy-duty option for small cleanouts, single-room strip-outs, and jobs where the debris is dense rather than bulky.
- Licensed & insured
- Same-day in Allentown
- Flat-rate pricing
- All 16 area communities
- Dimensionsabout 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high
- Holdsabout 50-70 kitchen-size trash bags
- Weight included1-2 tons
- Space neededa clear, level run about 15 to 20 feet long
The 10 yard container in Allentown, PA
The 10 yard is the smallest roll-off in the lineup, and it's the one we point homeowners toward most often for a single project that's more about weight than volume. Concrete out of a walkway, a tear-off from a small bathroom, a garage's worth of accumulated junk — jobs like that don't need a long container, they need one that can carry dense material without pushing past what a small truck and a small crew can reasonably haul.
It's also the easiest size to fit onto a tight lot. In the older parts of the city — Old Allentown, West Park, the rowhome blocks around Center City — driveways and curb aprons run short, and a 10 yard is usually the container that sits square without crowding a sidewalk or a neighbor's property line. Out toward the newer construction in Lower Macungie or a Trexlertown subdivision, driveway space is rarely the constraint, but the 10 yard still earns its place there on smaller phased projects where a bigger box would just sit half full.
What actually fits in a 10 yard
Think dense, not bulky. A 10 yard handles concrete, brick, tile, dirt and other heavy demolition material well because its lower weight allowance matches the lower volume — you run out of the included tonnage and the box's capacity at roughly the same point, instead of hitting a weight limit with two-thirds of the container still empty. It's also a solid fit for a single-room gut job, a small deck or shed teardown, or a basic roofing tear-off on a smaller Lehigh Valley home.
Where it works best around the Lehigh Valley
The 10 yard is the go-to for tighter city lots — the historic districts near downtown, the rowhome streets around West Park, and similar close-set housing in Whitehall and Catasauqua. It's also a practical choice for a smaller job on a larger property, where ordering the biggest box available would just mean paying to move empty air.
Capacity
What actually fits in a 10 yard container
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what stops most loads.
| Material | How much fits |
|---|---|
| Small bathroom gut | Fits comfortably with room to spare |
| Concrete walkway or small patio tear-out | At or near the weight limit before the box looks full |
| Single-car garage cleanout | Fits comfortably |
| Small shed or fence teardown | Fits comfortably |
| Basic roofing tear-off, one layer, smaller roof | Fits, but check square footage first |
Compare
Every size side by side
| Size | Dimensions | Capacity | Weight included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | about 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high | about 50-70 kitchen-size trash bags | 1-2 tons | Small home projects, roofing debris, concrete and dirt. |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | about 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 80-100 kitchen-size trash bags | 2-3 tons | Garage cleanouts, flooring removal and yard waste. |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 110-130 kitchen-size trash bags | 3-4 tons | Medium renovations, roofing jobs and large cleanouts. |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 6 ft high | about 170-190 kitchen-size trash bags | 4-5 tons | Multi-room remodels and estate cleanouts. |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high | about 230-250 kitchen-size trash bags | 5-6 tons | Commercial projects and major demolition work. |
Not quite right?
- 15 Yard Dumpster — the next size larger
- Compare all five sizes
- Read the full Allentown sizing guide
Talk to a real person
Book a 10 yard dumpster in Allentown
Call (610) 439-9705. Tell us the material and the town, and you will get a flat price and a delivery window on the same call.
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Answers
10 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
What size projects is a 10 yard dumpster really meant for?
Small, contained jobs where the debris is heavy for its size — concrete, brick, dirt, tile, or a single-room strip-out. It's not built to swallow a whole-house cleanout; for that, a 15 or 20 yard usually makes more sense.
Will a 10 yard dumpster fit on a narrow Allentown driveway?
In most cases, yes. It's the shortest container in our lineup, which is exactly why it's the default recommendation for the tighter lots you find in older parts of the city and in some of the smaller borough streets nearby.
Can I put concrete or dirt in a 10 yard dumpster?
Yes, and it's one of the better sizes for it. Heavy material like concrete, brick and dirt fills the weight allowance quickly, so a smaller container built for that weight usually makes more sense than a larger one you'd never come close to filling by volume.
How is a 10 yard different from a 15 yard?
The 10 yard is shorter and lower-sided, better suited to dense material and the tightest driveways. The 15 yard adds a bit more length and height, which helps on jobs with more bulk — a garage cleanout with furniture and boxes, for instance — without stepping up to a full 20 yard.
Service area
10 Yard Dumpster delivered across the Allentown area
We run roll-off containers out of our 25 Werley Rd yard to all sixteen communities we cover across greater Allentown — Whitehall, South Whitehall and the Macungies close to the yard, and towns out toward Bethlehem, Easton and Nazareth in Northampton County farther out. Allentown and the closest towns are usually same-day; the farther edges of the service area are next-day. If your town is not listed, call anyway. We likely still get there.