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How to choose a dumpster size on Cape Cod

Pick the can that fits the lot, then the pile. A 30 that cannot swing into a Chatham driveway is not a 30.

Updated 2026-08-12

Start with the driveway

Village lots on 6A, Falmouth lanes, and Provincetown one-ways kill large cans. If a pickup barely parks there, start at a 10 or 15. The 15, 20, and 25 share a 16' length; the 30 jumps to 18'. Height is how volume grows on the middle three.

Then look at the pile

Bathroom or garage: 10. Kitchen plus a room: 15. Whole house or a roof: 20. Crew that will overflow a 20: 25. Estate, hoarder, demo, or new construction: 30 — if the truck can land it.

When you are between sizes

Call (508) 737-6540. Putting the wrong can on a narrow lot costs more time than asking. Size pages have dimensions; booking still quotes after the address.

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