15 cubic yards
15 Yard Dumpster Rental in Glendale, CA
The step up from the 10 yard — enough room for a full garage or a small remodel, without the extra length a 20 yard needs.
- Licensed & insured
- Same-day in Glendale
- Flat-rate pricing
- All 16 area communities
- DimensionsAbout 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high — two feet longer than the 10 yard, with meaningfully more room, but still short enough for most standard Glendale driveways.
- Holdsabout 80-100 kitchen-size trash bags
- Weight included2-3 tons
- Space neededabout 26 feet of clear, level driveway
The 15 yard container in Glendale, CA
The 15 yard sits between the 10 and the 20, and it is the size most garage cleanouts, single-room remodels and shed teardowns across Glendale and the surrounding Tri-Cities communities land on. It holds noticeably more than a 10 yard without asking for the extra driveway length a 20 does.
Garage and shed cleanouts
A full garage cleanout — old furniture, tools, boxes, sports gear and general accumulated clutter — is the single most common job we size at 15 yards. A wood-frame shed teardown, or clearing an attached carport, fits the same way.
Small remodels and flooring
A one-room remodel with flooring removal, cabinetry and drywall usually fits. A kitchen with heavy tile and cabinetry, or a job that touches more than one room, tends to push toward a 20 yard — tell us the scope and we will confirm.
Yard waste and hillside brush
For homes backing onto the Verdugo Mountains wildland-urban interface, a 15 yard is often the right size for a routine brush-clearing pass or seasonal yard cleanup — a larger defensible-space job ahead of Santa Ana wind season usually calls for the 30 yard instead.
Capacity
What actually fits in a 15 yard container
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what stops most loads.
| Material | How much fits |
|---|---|
| Garage cleanout | a full one- to two-car garage |
| Flooring | one room of tile, laminate or hardwood tear-out |
| Yard debris or brush | a larger seasonal cleanup or a routine hillside brush-clearing pass |
| Shed teardown | a standard wood-frame shed |
| Fencing | a full backyard fence replacement |
Suitability
Is the 15 yard the right size for you?
Choose the 15 yard for
- Garage and carport cleanouts
- Single-room remodels with flooring
- Shed teardowns
- Moderate yard-waste and hillside brush volume
- Fence and small deck removal
Pick a different size for
- Whole-house cleanouts (see the 20 yard)
- Heavy concrete loads in volume (see the 10 yard, priced by weight)
- Multi-room renovations
Placing a 15 yard container on a Glendale-area property
This is the size we quote most often for the garage and hillside-brush calls we get from Verdugo Woodlands, Sparr Heights and Montrose — big enough not to run out of room halfway through, without paying for space a smaller job would not use.
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?
- 10 Yard Dumpster — the next size smaller
- 20 Yard Dumpster — the next size larger
- Compare all five sizes
- Read the full Glendale sizing guide
Talk to a real person
Book a 15 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
15 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
Is the 15 yard big enough for a full garage?
Yes, a standard one- or two-car garage cleanout fits comfortably in a 15 yard.
What is the difference between the 10 and 15 yard?
About 2 feet more length and noticeably more volume — the 15 yard holds roughly 80 to 100 trash bags' worth versus 50 to 70 for the 10, with a higher weight allowance to match.
Can I fit a small remodel's flooring and drywall in a 15 yard?
Usually, for a single room. A kitchen with heavy tile and cabinetry, or a job touching more than one room, is often better sized at 20 yards — tell us the scope and we will confirm.
Is a 15 yard right for defensible-space brush clearing?
For a routine cleanup pass, yes. A larger property or a full pre-fire-season clearing ahead of Santa Ana wind season usually calls for the 30 yard — describe the acreage and we will size it honestly.
Service area
15 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.