Dumpster Rental, Junk Removal & Demolition in Lowell, MA

Roll-off dumpster rental in Lowell, MA

Roll-off dumpsters delivered across Lowell, MA — 10, 15 and 20 yard containers, flat-rate, with pickup included. Junk removal, demolition and bag pickup run out of the same yard.

Around Lowell: Downtown Lowell, Belvidere, Highlands, Pawtucketville, Centralville, South Lowell, Acre, Sacred Heart, Back Central and Lower Belvidere. If a landmark is easier to give than an address, Lowell National Historical Park, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Tsongas Center, UMass Lowell, Merrimack River, Lowell General Hospital, Wamesit Place and Shedd Park all work.

Specific jobs we take on in Lowell

Putting a dumpster on a Lowell street

• A dumpster on the City's public way needs a Dumpster/POD permit, and the City issues them year-round.
• The City issues street obstruction permits to the owner of the dumpster only.
• Applications go to the City Engineer's Office at City Hall, 375 Merrimack Street, with insurance certificates and a sketch of the container's size and location.
• The application fee is $50, non-refundable. A metered space adds a meter bag fee.
• Review takes 72 hours, and the permit also has to pass Police, Fire, Parking and Transportation before final approval.
• The container must sit at least 20 feet from an intersection and 5 feet from a fire hydrant.
• If a plowable storm of two inches or more is forecast, the container has to come off the street before plowing starts. If it does not, the City removes it and charges the permit holder.

Because Lowell issues street permits only to the dumpster's owner, raise street placement when you book. How dumpster permits work in Massachusetts.

Sources: City of Lowell — Dumpster & Pod Permits · DPW Permit Manual, Appendix 3 · Dumpster/POD Permit Application. Checked October 11, 2026.

Driveway, curb, or lot

Every container has the same footprint — 14' L × 8' W — and only the height changes: 3, 4 and 6 feet for the 10, 15 and 20 yard. On a driveway we lay wood under the wheels to protect the surface. In winter, containers go on driveways only. On the street, the permit above applies.

Driveway protection

Sizing a Lowell job

A 10 yard ($495, 1 ton included) fits a single-room remodel, a single-layer roof tear-off or a small driveway cleanout. A 15 yard ($599, 1.5 tons) suits basement and attic cleanouts, kitchen or bath remodels and flooring tear-outs. A 20 yard ($705, 2 tons) is for whole-home cleanouts, large renovations and construction debris.

Those are 3-day prices; seven days is $535, $639 and $745. Past the allowance, weight bills at $0.13/lb — tile, plaster and shingles reach it before the container looks full.

Full pricing

Where a Lowell load goes

Every load goes to Devens Recycling Center in Devens, MA. A shingle-only roofing load goes to a shingle recycler instead. Waste-ban and special-handling items come out of the load and carry a per-item fee: