20-Yard Dumpster Oakland

The 20-yard is the middle bin in a five-size lineup, and it fits the jobs that are too big for a single-room cleanout but short of a full tear-off. A 20-yard dumpster holds about 8 pickup-truck loads or roughly 6 tons of mixed debris. If you are gutting a kitchen and one bathroom in a Rockridge bungalow, clearing a full estate in Maxwell Park, or hauling flooring and cabinets out of a Temescal duplex, the 20-yard usually covers the whole job in one drop.

Oakland's hill streets set the real limits here. Steep driveways off Montclair and narrow one-lane stretches above the Dimond District need a straight approach for the roll-off truck, which runs about 30 feet nose to tail. gov/topics/public-works">Department of Public Works, so the driveway is almost always the faster option.

The delivery runs in a simple sequence. Step 1: call (510) 201-6044 with your Oakland address so the route and grade can be checked. Step 2: pick a drop window, same-day or next-day.

Step 3: clear a flat 22-foot space on the driveway, or arrange curb placement if a permit is needed. gov/programs/traffic-operations/legal-truck-access">Caltrans load rules. Step 5: call for pickup when it's full, and disposal is handled at a permitted Alameda County facility.

A dumpster rental is not junk removal, you or your crew load the bin, and it stays on site for the length of the rental, which is what keeps a Fruitvale remodel or a Laurel garage cleanout moving on your own schedule. gov/services/recycling-garbage-composting">recycling and garbage program covers what curbside won't take. gov/lgcentral/basics/canddbasics/">CalRecycle construction and demolition rules govern where mixed debris is sorted.