10 cubic yards
10 Yard Dumpster Rental in Glendale, CA
Our smallest roll-off, and the right call more often than people expect — it fits tight Verdugo-foothill driveways and it is the honest choice for anything heavy.
- Licensed & insured
- Same-day in Glendale
- Flat-rate pricing
- All 16 area communities
- DimensionsAbout 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high — low-profile and easy to walk material into, which also makes it the size that clears a narrow Adams Hill or Rossmoyne side yard with room to spare.
- Holdsabout 50-70 kitchen-size trash bags
- Weight included1-2 tons
- Space neededabout 22 feet of clear, level driveway
The 10 yard container in Glendale, CA
The 10 yard is the smallest container we run, and its low rail height makes it easy to load by hand rather than lift over the side. It earns its keep on two very different kinds of job: a genuinely small project, and a genuinely heavy one — concrete, tile, sand fill or dirt — where a bigger box would only mean paying for volume you are not legally allowed to fill.
It is also the size most likely to fit where nothing larger can. On the steeper, narrower driveways common in Glendale's older foothill neighborhoods, a 10 yard's short footprint is frequently the difference between a container that sits flat and one that does not.
When a 10 yard is the right size
A single-room cleanout, a small bathroom strip-out, a modest patio or fence teardown, or a concentrated load of concrete, brick or fill dirt all fit comfortably. For dense material specifically, the 10 yard is almost always the cheapest correct answer — weight, not the box looking full, is what stops a concrete load long before it reaches the top rail.
Placement on a Glendale-area driveway
At about 14 feet long, the 10 yard fits on nearly any residential driveway in Glendale, the Tri-Cities, or the surrounding Los Angeles neighborhoods we serve — including tighter in-town lots near Downtown Glendale and the shorter, steeper pads common on streets climbing toward the Verdugo Mountains.
The common mistake with this size
The mistake we see most is renting a 10 yard for volume when the load is actually dense, then hitting the tonnage allowance with the box still visibly empty. Tell us the material on the phone — concrete and dirt in particular — and we will confirm the 10 yard is genuinely the right fit rather than a false economy.
Capacity
What actually fits in a 10 yard container
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what stops most loads.
| Material | How much fits |
|---|---|
| Concrete or brick | roughly 4-6 cubic yards before hitting the weight limit |
| Household junk | a single room up to a small one-car garage's worth |
| Roofing shingles | a small single-layer tear-off, roughly 10-12 squares |
| Fill dirt or sand | a partial load — weight stops this well before the box looks full |
| Yard debris | a moderate seasonal cleanup or a modest brush-clearing pass |
Suitability
Is the 10 yard the right size for you?
Choose the 10 yard for
- Small home projects and single-room cleanouts
- Concrete, brick, tile and fill-dirt loads
- Small roofing tear-offs
- Narrow or steep foothill driveways with limited room
- Fence, patio or small deck teardowns
Pick a different size for
- Whole-house cleanouts (see the 20 yard)
- Garage cleanouts with real volume (see the 15 yard)
- Large new-construction framing debris
Placing a 10 yard container on a Glendale-area property
Older streets in Adams Hill, Rossmoyne and the Verdugo Woodlands foothills were graded decades before roll-off trucks existed, and a short, steep driveway or a tight in-town lot near Downtown Glendale is exactly where the 10 yard's small footprint matters most — it sits flat and clear where a 30 or 40 physically cannot.
Compare
Every size side by side
| Size | Dimensions | Capacity | Weight included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | about 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high | about 50-70 kitchen-size trash bags | 1-2 tons | Small home projects, roofing debris, concrete and dirt. |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | about 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 80-100 kitchen-size trash bags | 2-3 tons | Garage cleanouts, flooring removal and yard waste. |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 110-130 kitchen-size trash bags | 3-4 tons | Medium renovations, roofing jobs and large cleanouts. |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 6 ft high | about 170-190 kitchen-size trash bags | 4-5 tons | Multi-room remodels and estate cleanouts. |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high | about 230-250 kitchen-size trash bags | 5-6 tons | Commercial projects and major demolition work. |
Not quite right?
- 15 Yard Dumpster — the next size larger
- Compare all five sizes
- Read the full Glendale sizing guide
Talk to a real person
Book a 10 yard dumpster in Glendale?
Call (747) 307-7493. Tell us the material and the community, and you will get a flat price and a delivery window on the same call.
Mon–Sat 7:00am – 7:00pm
Answers
10 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
Is a 10 yard big enough for a bathroom remodel?
Usually, yes. A single bathroom strip-out including tile, an old tub and cabinetry fits comfortably, though tile and cast iron add weight fast — mention the specifics if the bathroom is large.
Can I put concrete in a 10 yard dumpster?
Yes, and it is often the best size for a pure concrete, brick or fill-dirt load specifically because the weight limit stops you well before the box looks full.
Will a 10 yard fit my steep or narrow Glendale-area driveway?
In most cases, yes — it is our shortest container and the one most likely to fit a tight foothill driveway or an older in-town lot. Give us the address and we will confirm before delivery day.
How much driveway space does a 10 yard need?
About 22 feet of clear, level run for the truck to place it, plus roughly 10 to 12 feet of width and clearance overhead for the hoist.
Service area
10 Yard Dumpster delivered across the Tri-Cities area
We run roll-off containers out of our Garfield Ave yard to all sixteen communities we cover — Glendale itself, the nearby Tri-Cities and foothill cities of Burbank, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge and South Pasadena, the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock, Atwater Village, Highland Park, Silver Lake, Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, Tujunga, Sunland and Glassell Park, plus the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. Glendale and the closer neighborhoods are usually same-day; farther communities are typically same- or next-day. If your address is not listed, call anyway. We likely still get there.