40 cubic yards
40 Yard Dumpster Rental in Jackson, MS
The biggest box we run. For commercial demolition, multi-unit work and the kind of cleanout that needs a crew.
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Same-day in Jackson
- Flat-rate pricing
- Hinds, Madison & Rankin
- Dimensionsabout 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high
- Holdsabout 12 pickup truck loads
- Weight included5–6 tons
- Space neededabout 60 feet of straight, level lot or job-site access (more if the truck has to turn) and 25 feet of overhead clearance
The 40 yard container in Jackson
The 40 yard is a job-site container. Eight-foot sides mean it is loaded by machine or by a crew throwing from height, and 22 feet of length means it needs a lot or a long drive, not a house driveway. Warehouse strip-outs, apartment turnovers, retail build-outs, commercial roofs — that is where it lives. It holds roughly 230 to 250 standard bags.
It is light, bulky debris that justifies the 40: packaging, framing, fixtures, furniture from a whole building. Heavy demolition rubble fills the weight allowance long before the box looks full, so we usually run it alongside a smaller container for concrete, brick and dirt.
Commercial demolition and multi-unit projects
Property managers turning over a block of apartments, contractors gutting an interior before a build-out, retailers clearing a store for a new tenant — those are the regular 40 yard customers. Commercial demolition in Mississippi comes with paperwork: MDEQ wants the building inspected for asbestos by MDEQ-certified inspectors, and a notice filed 10 working days before any regulated demolition, whether or not asbestos is found. Asbestos never goes in a roll-off. We will ask what the building is before we quote.
Jackson's code also puts the cleanup on the people doing the work: contractors, builders and remodelers have to keep their sites free of litter and remove the rubbish during and right after the job (Sec. 106-89). A 40 on site, swapped on schedule, is how big jobs stay on the right side of that.
Access and placement for a 40 yard
The truck needs a straight, level run of about 60 feet — more if it has to turn — and overhead clearance for the lift. On a job site we place it where the crews can work around it. A 40 that has to sit in a public street needs the city's say-so: in Jackson that is written authorization from the City's engineering section or the building inspector (Sec. 110-21); Ridgeland's code bans containers in streets outright (Sec. 94-1); Canton bans obstructing any street, sidewalk, curb or alley (Sec. 29-3). Each town page says what that city's code asks for.
Suitability
Is the 40 yard the right size for you?
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what usually decides.
Choose the 40 yard for
- Commercial demolition and build-outs
- Multi-unit and whole-building cleanouts
- Warehouse and office strip-outs
- Commercial roofing
- Long projects on a swap schedule
Pick a different size for
- Residential driveways (it will not fit and you will pay for air)
- Heavy-only loads — concrete, brick and dirt go in smaller boxes
- Jobs without machine or crew loading
- Asbestos, hazardous waste, tires and batteries
Placing a 40 yard container on a Jackson-area property
It needs about 60 feet of straight, level lot or job-site access (more if the truck has to turn) and 25 feet of overhead clearance. On your own driveway or lot in Jackson we found no City permit for a roll-off; in a street, alley or sidewalk the City Code makes containers unlawful (Sec. 110-61) unless building work has the City's written authorization for part of the street (Sec. 110-21). Other cities have their own rules — Ridgeland bans containers in streets, Madison keeps temporary storage units on the driveway. Check your HOA too: some covenants cover containers in driveways. Boards go under the rails on request. Each town page covers its own code.
Compare
Every size side by side
Commercial construction and demolition, full-building renovations, warehouse and office cleanouts, commercial roofing, large event and storm cleanup.
| Size | Dimensions | Capacity | Weight included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | about 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high | about 3 pickup truck loads | 1–2 tons | Small kitchen and bath remodels, shingle roofs up to about 30 squares, concrete, brick, dirt and sod loaded level, a garage or one room. |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | about 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 4–5 pickup truck loads | 2–3 tons | Kitchen and bath remodels, flooring and carpet tear-outs, small deck and fence removal, yard cleanups, one big room or two small ones. |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 6 pickup truck loads | 3–4 tons | Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, shingle roofs up to about 50 squares, large landscaping jobs, storm cleanup and light demolition. |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 6 ft high | about 9 pickup truck loads | 4–5 tons | Whole-house renovations, estate and rental property cleanouts, retail and office remodels, large roofs, light demolition and community cleanups. |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high | about 12 pickup truck loads | 5–6 tons | Commercial construction and demolition, full-building renovations, warehouse and office cleanouts, commercial roofing, large event and storm cleanup. |
Not quite right?
- 10 yard — Small kitchen and bath remodels, shingle roofs up to about 30 squares, concrete, brick, dirt and sod loaded level, a garage or one room.
- 15 yard — Kitchen and bath remodels, flooring and carpet tear-outs, small deck and fence removal, yard cleanups, one big room or two small ones.
- 20 yard — Whole-home cleanouts, multi-room renovations, shingle roofs up to about 50 squares, large landscaping jobs, storm cleanup and light demolition.
- 30 yard — Whole-house renovations, estate and rental property cleanouts, retail and office remodels, large roofs, light demolition and community cleanups.
Talk to a real person
Book a 40 yard dumpster in Jackson
Call (601) 821-2292 with the address and what is going in. Same-day in Jackson when you call before noon, depending on availability.
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Answers
40 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
Will a 40 yard dumpster fit on a residential property?
Rarely. It needs a lot, a long drive or a street placement with the city's OK. For houses, two 20s or a 30 usually work better.
How do you load a 40 yard?
By machine or by crew. The sides are eight feet high, so hand loading from the ground is slow — plan for a skid steer or a ramp.
Can I put concrete in a 40 yard?
Not as the main load. Five to six tons is included and concrete hits that at a fraction of the volume. Book a 10 yard loaded level for rubble alongside the 40 for everything else, or ask us for a split-load plan.
Do you offer long-term rates?
Yes. Projects running for weeks get swap scheduling, job-site rotations and PO-based billing — tell us the expected duration and we will quote the whole job.
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Service area
40 yard dumpsters delivered across the Jackson metro
We run roll-off containers out of the Bailey Avenue yard to every city and town below. Jackson and the close-in cities are usually same-day; the edges of the metro are often next-day. Jackson, Clinton and Brandon license the haulers that work inside their limits, and Canton sends its garbage to its own landfill — each page says so plainly. If your town is not listed, call anyway.