Scranton, PA · Lackawanna County
Dumpster Rental in Scranton, PA — Delivered Fast, Priced Flat
10, 15, 20 and 30 yard roll-off dumpsters for homeowners, contractors and businesses across Scranton and Northeastern Pennsylvania. One phone call, one flat price, and a driver who protects your driveway. Locally owned since 2011.
- Same-day & next-day delivery
- Flat rates that include disposal
- Driveway protection boards as standard
- Licensed, insured and locally owned
Licensed & insured · Flat-rate quotes · Locally owned since 2011
Why Big Z
The dumpster company Scranton calls back
Most people renting a dumpster are already having a stressful week. The kitchen is in pieces, the roof is half off, or a family member has passed and there is a house full of forty years to sort out. The last thing anyone needs is a hauler who quotes one price, invoices another, and drops a container across the mailbox.
We started Big Z Dumpster Rental in 2011 with one truck and one rule: tell people the truth about what it costs and show up when we said we would. 15 years later that has not changed. Mike Zaleski still answers the phone most mornings, and our drivers still walk the drop before they back in.
We run out of 840 Providence Rd in north Scranton, which means we are not routing a truck up from Wilkes-Barre or over the mountain when you need a container today. We know which streets in the Hill Section a loaded truck should not attempt in February, which blocks have no off-street parking so the can has to go at the kerb with a permit, and which back alleys behind the double blocks are genuinely too tight for a 30.
Read more about who we are and how we got started, or jump straight to what we haul.
- Founded2011
- Container sizes10 – 30 yd³
- Typical deliverySame or next day
- Towns served18+
What we haul
Dumpster rental services in Scranton and Northeastern Pennsylvania
Ten container services, one flat-rate promise. Whatever the job, the price we quote on the phone is the price on your invoice.
Residential Dumpster Rental
Roll-offs for home cleanouts, remodels and moves — driveway, alley or street.
Learn more →Commercial Dumpster Rental
Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
Learn more →Construction Dumpster Rental
Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, remodelers and GCs.
Learn more →Roofing Dumpster Rental
Weight-rated cans sized for asphalt tear-offs and heavy original slate.
Learn more →Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
10, 15, 20 and 30 yard roll-offs delivered across Scranton and the Lackawanna Valley.
Learn more →Junk Removal Dumpsters
Clear a basement, attic, garage, shed or storage unit on your own schedule.
Learn more →Estate Cleanout Dumpsters
Discreet, patient container service for families clearing a lifelong family home.
Learn more →Demolition Debris Removal
Containers and fast swaps for strip-outs, porches, garages and plaster-and-lath.
Learn more →Concrete & Heavy Debris
Dedicated heavy cans for concrete, coal-era brick, block, stone and coal ash.
Learn more →Yard Waste & Storm Debris
Limbs, brush, stumps and ice-storm cleanup hauled to be mulched, not buried.
Learn more →Choose your size
Four sizes, sized for real projects
Not sure which one? Tell us what you are clearing out and roughly how much of it there is. Ninety percent of the time we can size it correctly over the phone in under two minutes.
10 Yard Dumpster
Concrete, brick, block, dirt, tile and small heavy-debris jobs.
View this size → 15yd³15 Yard Dumpster
Single-room remodels, roof tear-offs up to about 20 squares, garage cleanouts.
View this size → 20yd³20 Yard Dumpster
Kitchen guts, multi-room renovations, large cleanouts, deck demo.
View this size → 30yd³30 Yard Dumpster
Whole-home cleanouts, new construction, commercial projects, additions.
View this size →How it works
Four steps, no paperwork
- 1
Call us
Tell us the project, your address and when you want it. Two minutes on the phone and you have a flat price.
- 2
We deliver
Our driver walks the drop, lays protection boards and sets the container exactly where you want it.
- 3
You load it
Take your time within your rental window. Keep it level with the top rail and we handle the rest.
- 4
We haul it
Call or text when you are done. We pull it, sort what can be recovered and dispose of the rest properly.
Local knowledge
What makes hauling in Scranton different
Plaster is not drywall
Almost every pre-war house here is plaster over wood lath with a mortar scratch coat — roughly two to three times the weight of drywall for the same volume. A 20 yard that still looks half empty can already be tons over allowance. It is the single most common way a Scranton homeowner gets a surprise on the invoice, and we will flag it before we deliver, not after.
Half the city has no driveway
Row homes and double blocks across South Side, West Side and the Flats have nowhere to put a container except the street — which means a City of Scranton street-occupancy permit, cones and reflective marking. We do this every week and will walk you through it in one phone call. See the permit guide.
Ice, wind and water
Ice storms snap hardwood limbs, summer downpours push the Lackawanna and its tributaries up fast, and flooded full basements are routine here — Lee in 2011 and Ida in 2021 are the benchmarks. When the municipal debris queue runs weeks long, a container at the kerb beats waiting. See storm debris removal.
Pennsylvania has real rules
The Covered Device Recycling Act keeps televisions, computers and monitors out of landfill and out of the trash statewide, and there are separate restrictions on tires, lead-acid batteries, used oil and yard waste. One old TV can flag an entire load. Our accepted-materials guide covers every category.
- 15+Years serving Lackawanna County
- 18Towns in our service area
- 4Container sizes in the fleet
- 4.9★Average customer rating
What customers say
Straight talk from Scranton and Northeastern Pennsylvania
We gutted the kitchen and a back bedroom in a 1912 double block on the North Side and I had no idea plaster weighed what it weighs. Mike told me on the phone to take the 15 instead of the 20 and swap it, and he was right. The number he quoted was the number I paid.
Row home, no driveway, one-way street. I assumed it would be a nightmare. They answered the street-permit question in one phone call, dropped it exactly where they said, coned it off, and had it gone the morning I called.
Slate tear-off in Dunmore. Every other outfit quoted me a 30 yard. Big Z was the only one who asked how many squares and then told me a 30 would be over weight before it was half full. Two smaller hauls, no drama, no overage.
After my mother passed we had eighty years of a family to clear out of the house in Olyphant. They swapped the container twice without making us feel rushed, and the driver was decent about it every single time. That mattered more than the price did.
Reviews are shown as supplied by customers. Ratings and counts shown elsewhere on this site are illustrative pending live review syndication.
Service area
Dumpster delivery across Lackawanna County and Northeastern Pennsylvania
We deliver daily from our Scranton yard. Pick your town for local placement notes, landmarks and permit information — or just call and we will tell you if we are out your way today.
Dumpster Rental FAQs
How fast can you deliver a dumpster in Scranton?
Most of the time, same day if you call before about 11am, and next morning otherwise. We run our own trucks out of 840 Providence Rd in Scranton, so we are not waiting on a dispatcher two counties away. During storm cleanup and peak spring remodeling weeks it can stretch to 48 hours, and we will tell you honestly when you call.
What does a flat rate actually include?
Delivery, pickup, an agreed rental period and a set tonnage allowance with disposal included. No fuel surcharge, no environmental fee, no admin fee. The only way the number changes is if you go over the weight allowance or keep the container longer than agreed, and we tell you both limits before we deliver.
Do I need to be home for delivery or pickup?
No. Plenty of our customers text us a photo of where they want it and go to work. All we need is clear access, a spot free of cars and low branches, and permission to be on the property. If access is tight or gated, tell us when you book and we will schedule accordingly.
Will the dumpster damage my driveway?
We put protection boards under the wheels and rails on every residential delivery, which spreads the load instead of concentrating it on four small contact patches. Around here the bigger risks are aged concrete and brick sidewalks, soft ground after rain, and sheet ice in winter — and we will tell you if we would rather come back a day later than set a loaded can on ice. Our placement guide explains it fully.
Do I need a permit for a dumpster in Scranton?
On your own driveway or private property, generally no. In the public street or right-of-way you usually do, and that goes through the City of Scranton — or PennDOT on a state-maintained route. Every surrounding borough runs its own process too. Given how many homes here have no off-street parking, this comes up constantly; see our permit guide or just call and ask.
What can I not put in the dumpster?
Wet paint, solvents, motor oil, fuel, pesticides, asbestos, propane and other pressurised cylinders, batteries, medical waste, tires, and freon-containing appliances. Pennsylvania also bans electronics such as televisions and computers from landfill disposal. Everything else on a normal cleanout or renovation is fine — when in doubt, ask us before it goes in.
Still not sure?
Two minutes on the phone beats twenty minutes reading. Tell us the job and we will size it, price it and book it.
(570) 774-4910Helpful Local Resources
Useful official sources for permits, disposal rules and recycling in Scranton and Lackawanna County. We keep these handy because half the questions we get are really questions for one of these offices.
- City of ScrantonStreet-occupancy and right-of-way permits, Licensing & Inspections, curbside collection and DPW services for city residents.
- Lackawanna CountyCounty government and the Department of Environmental Sustainability, which runs recycling and periodic household hazardous waste and electronics collection events.
- PA Dept. of Environmental ProtectionPennsylvania waste regulations, the Covered Device Recycling Act, Act 101 recycling rules and permitted facility directories.
- PennDOTHighway occupancy permit requirements for containers placed on state-maintained routes and rights-of-way.
- Pennsylvania 811Free utility locates before you dig, demolish or set a container over a buried service line.
- US EPA – Sustainable Materials ManagementFederal guidance on construction and demolition debris recovery and household hazardous waste.
Talk to a real person
Need a dumpster in Scranton today?
Tell us what you are clearing out and we will tell you the right size and the flat price to put it in your driveway. No forms, no waiting on an email — just call and we will sort it out in a couple of minutes.
Serving Scranton, Lackawanna County and Northeastern Pennsylvania · Mon–Fri 6:30am–6pm, Sat 7am–3pm