30 Yard Dumpster · Bloomington, IL
30 Yard Dumpster Rental in Bloomington, IL
Same 22-foot footprint as a 20 yard, but six-foot walls and half again the volume. Built for additions, gut remodels and construction, and it needs a loading plan and real driveway room.
- Same-day & next-day delivery
- Flat-rate, all-in pricing
- Driveway protection included
- Same-Day DeliveryCall before noon and we can usually be there today.
- Flat-Rate PricingDelivery, pickup, disposal and tax quoted up front.
- Licensed & InsuredFully insured and licensed to haul in Illinois.
- Locally Owned2013-founded, family run, based right here in Bloomington.
At a glance
30 Yard Dumpster specifications
- Dimensions22 ft × 8 ft × 6 ft
- Capacity9–12 pickup loads
- Weight included4–5 tons
- Rental period7 days standard, extend any time
- DeliverySame-day or next-day across McLean County
- PricingOne flat rate — delivery, pickup, disposal & tax
A 30 yard is the same 22 feet long and 8 feet wide as a 20 — the difference is all in the walls, which go from about four and a half feet to a full six. That is roughly 50% more volume on an identical footprint, with 4–5 tons included and something like nine to twelve pickup loads of capacity.
That extra wall height changes the character of the container completely. At six feet you are no longer lifting things over the side; a shorter person is looking at the top rail somewhere around eye level. Everything of any size goes in through the rear barn doors and gets stacked, which means a 30 works properly on jobs with a crew, a plan and a way to walk material in — and works badly for two people trying to empty a garage on a weekend.
Where it belongs is construction and heavy remodel work: a room addition, a gut of a full floor, a whole-house siding tear-off, a big estate property with outbuildings, a commercial cleanout with light bulky fixtures. All of those produce large volumes of drywall, framing scrap, sheathing, packaging, insulation, cabinetry and trim — bulky material that runs out of space before it runs out of tonnage.
Where it does not belong is anything dense. Put concrete, brick, dirt, tile, shingles or plaster-and-lath in a 30 and you will be over legal haul weight long before the box is full, which means the truck cannot take it. For those loads the answer is a 10 yard with a fill line, or staged swaps of a 20 yard. Sizing is as much about what the material weighs as what it looks like.
The short version: order a 30 when you have a crew, a schedule, real driveway or site room, and debris that is genuinely bulky rather than genuinely heavy. Get any one of those wrong and a smaller container will finish the job faster and for less.
Right job, right box
What this size is built for
Ideal projects
- Room addition or new-build framing and packaging waste
- Gut remodel of a drywall-era ranch on the east side
- Whole-house vinyl or aluminium siding tear-off
- Large estate cleanout with basement and detached garage
- Multi-unit rental turnover after a lease cycle
- Small retail or office fixture strip-out
- Farm outbuilding and machine shed clearing in the McLean County villages
- Post-derecho property cleanup with fence, siding and outbuilding debris
Pick a different size if…
- Concrete, brick, dirt or asphalt - a 30 of masonry cannot legally be hauled, use a 10 yard
- Plaster-and-lath demolition in a pre-1940 home - over weight before it is full, stage 20 yard swaps
- Roof tear-offs - shingles are dense, the 20 yard is the roofing size
- Narrow older drives west and south of downtown - a 30 often will not fit, a 20 yard will
- Single-room remodels and garage cleanouts - a 15 yard is plenty and takes less driveway
Not sure? Call (309) 503-0748 and describe what you are looking at. We would rather sell you a smaller container than have you pay for space you do not use.
Capacity in real terms
How much actually fits
| What you're loading | How it fits in a 30 yard dumpster |
|---|---|
| Whole-house remodel | Demo debris from a 1,200-1,500 sq ft ranch stripped to the studs, drywall construction only |
| Room addition | Framing offcuts, sheathing scrap, housewrap, window crates and packaging from a typical build |
| Large estate cleanout | A full four-bedroom house plus basement and detached garage in one container |
| Siding tear-off | Vinyl or aluminium from a two-storey house including trim and old housewrap |
| Commercial fixtures | Shelving, display racks, counters and partition from a small retail unit |
| Bulky furniture | Roughly 15-20 large pieces - sectionals, armoires, desks - loaded on their sides and nested |
What a 30 yard is actually for
The honest test for a 30 is whether the job produces debris that is genuinely bulky and genuinely light. If both are true, this is the most efficient container we run. If either is false, something else is a better call.
Jobs that fit the description
- Room additions and new builds. Framing offcuts, sheathing scrap, housewrap, window and door crating, cardboard, insulation bags, and the endless packaging that comes with a build. Almost all air by weight.
- Gut remodels in drywall-era homes. A 1,200 to 1,500 square foot ranch stripped to the studs is a 30 yard job, provided it is drywall and not plaster.
- Whole-house siding tear-off. Vinyl and aluminium plus trim and old housewrap is enormous volume for very little tonnage.
- Large estate properties. Four bedrooms, full basement and a detached garage, all going at once.
- Commercial fixture removal. Shelving, display racks, counters and partition from a small retail or office unit.
The plaster exception is worth spelling out because it catches people in this town constantly. West and south of downtown Bloomington the housing stock is pre-1940, and those walls are plaster over wood lath, which runs two to three times the weight of modern drywall per square foot. A gut that would fill a 30 in a 1998 house will exceed the weight allowance in a 1926 one with the box maybe two-thirds full. On those projects we size down on volume and budget up on weight — usually 20 yard loads with swaps. Our construction dumpster service and demolition debris page cover how we stage that.
Six-foot walls change how you load
You cannot throw a bathtub over a six-foot wall, and you should not try. A 30 yard is loaded through the rear doors, on foot, deliberately. Plan for that before the truck arrives, because a badly loaded 30 can end up holding less usable debris than a well-loaded 20.
Set up the box
- Point the doors at the work. Tell us which end you want the barn doors on when we deliver. Once it is set with 4–5 tons of debris settling into it, that decision is made.
- Build a working floor. Flat sheet material first — drywall, plywood, sheathing, doors — laid across the base. It stabilises everything above it and gives you something to walk on.
- Heavy low, light high. Anything dense stays on the floor, spread front to back. Never build a pile of heavy material against the rear doors; it makes the doors hard to close and the load hard to hoist.
- Stack, do not throw. Cabinets nested, framing lumber run the full 22 feet along the walls, insulation and packaging pressed into voids.
- Close the doors while there is still room to close them. Once you are stacking to the six-foot rail, walk out, latch up and finish over the top from a safe position.
Two safety notes we repeat every week. Do not stand on the rails to load. And do not fill above the rails: level with the top is a legal requirement, not a preference, because an overfilled container cannot be transported and we will have to ask you to pull material out before we can move it.
On a multi-trade job, walk the container at the end of every day. Ten minutes of restacking by the crew who created the mess is worth an hour of rework at the end of the week, and it is the difference between one 30 and one 30 plus a swap.
Swap-outs versus one giant box
The instinct on a big project is to order the biggest container available and stop thinking about it. Sometimes that is right. Often, two 20s or a pair of staged 30s is the better decision, and it is worth understanding why.
| Consideration | One 30 yard | Staged swaps |
|---|---|---|
| Debris type | Bulky and light throughout | Mixed density, or heavy phases early |
| Site space | One dedicated spot, kept clear | Same spot reused, needs a clear window for the truck |
| Weight risk | Can exceed the allowance before it looks full | Each load weighed and hauled separately |
| Job length | Short, defined scope | Multi-week or multi-phase work |
| Loading | Rear doors, stacked by hand | Lower walls if you swap 20s - throw over the side |
The decisive factor is almost always the demolition phase. Most construction projects front-load the heavy material: the old tile floor, the plaster, the concrete stoop, the cast iron all come out in the first days. Then the rest of the job produces light bulk for weeks. Matching a small heavy container to phase one and a 30 to phase two costs less and hauls legally, where one 30 for everything ends up over weight in week one.
The other factor is site logistics. A 30 sitting on a driveway for six weeks blocks a driveway for six weeks. On a lived-in property mid-renovation, swaps sometimes just work better for the household. Standard rental is seven days and extends easily; tell us the schedule at booking and we will plan the sequence with you through the contact page or on (309) 503-0748.
When a 30 is genuinely overkill, and where it will not fit
We turn down as many 30 yard orders as we take, and it is almost always for one of two reasons: the material is too heavy, or the property cannot physically accept the container.
Too heavy
Roofing, masonry, tile, dirt, plaster-and-lath, and anything that has been sitting in water. If your project is one of those, no amount of volume helps you, because the ceiling is on the scale. A tear-off that would supposedly "fit" a 30 caps out on tonnage at maybe half capacity. Send it to a 20 with a swap, or a 10 for pure masonry.
Will not fit
A 30 needs about 60 feet of straight, level approach and roughly 23 feet of vertical clearance for the hoist arm to lift a six-foot-tall box. It also needs enough width for a truck to line up without dropping a wheel off the edge of the pavement. Those requirements are routine in the east-side subdivisions off Hershey Road and Veterans Parkway, and on rural properties in the surrounding McLean County villages where there is a gravel lane and a machine shed to park beside. They are frequently impossible on a narrow drive west or south of downtown with a hundred-year-old tree over it and a service drop across the yard. On those streets a 20 yard is usually the largest that can be delivered safely.
Too much container
A single-room remodel, a garage, one bathroom, a basement clearout — a 15 yard handles those and takes less of your driveway. Ordering up "to be safe" only buys you safety on volume, and volume is rarely the thing that catches people out. The US EPA guidance on construction and demolition materials is worth a read if you are planning to separate recoverable material on site.
Side by side
Compare with the other sizes
| Size | Dimensions (L × W × H) | Holds About | Weight Allowance | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | 12 ft × 8 ft × 3.5 ft | 2–3 pickup loads | 1–2 tons | Small cleanouts, single rooms, concrete |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | 16 ft × 8 ft × 4 ft | 4–5 pickup loads | 2–3 tons | Garage clearouts, small remodels, decks |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft × 8 ft × 4.5 ft | 6–8 pickup loads | 3–4 tons | Whole-home cleanouts, roof tear-offs, kitchens |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft × 8 ft × 6 ft | 9–12 pickup loads | 4–5 tons | Large remodels, construction, estate clearances |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | 22 ft × 8 ft × 8 ft | 14–16 pickup loads | 5–6 tons | Commercial jobs, bulky light debris, big builds |
Book a 30 yard dumpster in Bloomington
Call (309) 503-0748 for a flat rate and a delivery slot — often the same day.
Answers
30 Yard Dumpster — frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a 20 and a 30 yard?
The footprint is identical at 22 by 8 feet. The walls go from about four and a half feet to six, which adds roughly half again the volume and one more ton of allowance. The practical consequence is loading: at four and a half feet you can throw material over the side, at six feet everything walks in through the rear doors and gets stacked. That suits a crew more than a couple of homeowners.
Can I put a roof tear-off in a 30 yard?
We would advise against it. Shingles weigh roughly 230 to 250 pounds per square, so a 30 filled with tear-off would exceed what a truck can legally haul well before you reached the top rail. On larger roofs we stage two 20 yard loads instead. That gets the same job done, keeps every load legal, and gives the crew lower walls to work over while they are stripping.
Will a 30 yard fit on a residential driveway?
Often, but not everywhere in Bloomington. It needs about 60 feet of straight approach and roughly 23 feet of vertical clearance to hoist a six-foot-tall container. Newer east-side subdivisions off Hershey Road and Veterans Parkway are usually straightforward. Older streets west and south of downtown, with narrow drives, mature trees and low service drops, frequently rule it out. Walk the run and look up before booking.
Should I get one 30 or two 20s?
It depends on the debris mix. If the job is bulky and light all the way through, one 30 is more efficient. If there is a heavy demolition phase up front, splitting is better: a small container for the dense material and a 30 for the light bulk afterwards. Mixing everything into one big box is how projects end up over weight and unable to be collected.
How do I load a 30 yard properly?
Tell us which end you want the rear doors on at delivery, then build a flat floor out of sheet material and stack from there. Heavy low and spread front to back, light material pressed into the gaps, long lumber run the full length along the walls. Do not pile against the doors, do not stand on the rails, and finish level with the top rail so the load can legally be transported.
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Local & Official Resources
We are a private hauler, not a government agency. For rules, fees and hours, always go straight to the source:
- City of Bloomington — permits, right-of-way, refuse & recycling for Bloomington addresses
- Town of Normal — the Town of Normal runs its own separate programmes and permits
- McLean County — county services for unincorporated McLean County
- Ecology Action Center — McLean County recycling and household hazardous waste information hub
- Illinois EPA waste management — Illinois landfill bans and waste regulation
- JULIE / Illinois 811 — call 811 before any digging or footing work