Dalton, PA · Lackawanna County
Dumpster Rental in Dalton, PA
Roll-off containers delivered to Dalton from our Scranton yard — about 9 miles north of Scranton. Flat rates, driveway protection as standard, and same-day delivery when we can get a truck free.
Roll-off containers for Dalton homes and jobsites
Dalton is a small, tidy borough on the Lackawanna Trail three miles beyond Clarks Summit, the kind of place where the fire station, library, pharmacy and post office all sit within a couple of hundred yards of each other on Main Street. Ackerly Creek runs through it and the surrounding country is open and rolling. The work we do here is mostly domestic and unhurried: barn and outbuilding clearances, garage and attic clean-outs, downsizing and estate projects, roof and siding replacement, and yard and hedge overhauls on larger lots. Most properties have room for a container without any fuss.
What we know about working in Dalton
Housing in Dalton spans a wide range for such a small borough, from nineteenth-century farmhouses and Victorians near the village center to mid-century ranches and a scattering of newer builds on the outskirts. Older properties often come with outbuildings, and clearing one of those barns after fifty years of storage produces the single biggest volume days we see up here. Because lots are larger and the streets are quiet, placement is straightforward, though several driveways are gravel and gentle grades can hold ice. The Lackawanna Trail through town is the old railroad alignment, and it carries steady traffic between Scranton and Tunkhannock. The borough belongs to the Lackawanna Trail school communities and sits comfortably in the Abingtons.
- CountyLackawanna County
- Distance from our yard9 miles north of Scranton
- Main routesUS 6 / US 11 (the Lackawanna Trail)
- Typical deliverySame or next day
Getting a truck to you
The run is straightforward: north on I-81 to exit 194, then out the Lackawanna Trail on US 6 and 11 through Clarks Summit and Glenburn into Dalton, roughly twenty minutes from the yard. Around the borough the considerations are gravel driveways after wet weather, a narrow stretch of Main Street where the truck needs oncoming traffic to hold back, and low limbs on the older tree-lined lanes.
Routes we run: US 6 / US 11 (the Lackawanna Trail), I-81 (exit 194) via Northern Boulevard, PA 438 at La Plume, Main Street.
Landmarks and neighborhoods we work around
Local landmarks
- Streamside Park
- the Dalton Municipal Building
- Dalton United Methodist Church
- Ackerly Creek
- the Dalton Fire Company hall
Neighborhoods & communities
- the Main Street village center
- Carpenter Town
- Walls Corners
- the Glenburn line
- the Lackawanna Trail corridor
Permits, streets and placement in Dalton
On a private driveway in Dalton you generally do not need a municipal permit. Placement in the public street or right-of-way is a different matter and normally requires approval — from the borough or township where the road is locally maintained, or from PennDOT where it is a state route. Every municipality in Lackawanna County runs its own form and its own lead time, and older streets here often have no off-street parking at all, so plan the permit before you plan the delivery. It is a ten-minute call that saves a week.
Our permit and placement guide walks through the whole process, and PA DEP publishes the Covered Device Recycling Act rules and the other statewide disposal restrictions that apply to every load we haul out of Dalton. County recycling and household hazardous waste dates are published by Lackawanna County.
Sizes we deliver to Dalton
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 →Delivering to Dalton today
Call before about 11am and we can usually get a container to Dalton the same afternoon.
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Services in Dalton
What we haul in and out of Dalton
Construction Dumpster Rental
Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, remodelers and GCs.
Learn more →Commercial Dumpster Rental
Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
Learn more →Demolition Debris Removal
Containers and fast swaps for strip-outs, porches, garages and plaster-and-lath.
Learn more →Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
10, 15, 20 and 30 yard roll-offs delivered across Scranton and the Lackawanna Valley.
Learn more →Concrete & Heavy Debris
Dedicated heavy cans for concrete, coal-era brick, block, stone and coal ash.
Learn more →Residential Dumpster Rental
Roll-offs for home cleanouts, remodels and moves — driveway, alley or street.
Learn more →How it works
Delivering to Dalton in four steps
- 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.
Dumpster Rental in Dalton — FAQs
Do you serve the farms and outbuildings around Dalton?
Yes, and those are some of our favorite jobs because there is room to work. Old barns, machine sheds and equipment stores fill a container fast with timber, roofing, fencing and stored junk. What we cannot take is anything with fuel or oil still in it, old chemical drums or pesticide containers, so set those aside for proper disposal before the container arrives.
Can the truck manage Main Street through the village?
It can, but timing helps. The commercial stretch is short and narrow, and a roll-off truck lining up for a delivery briefly takes most of the usable width. We schedule mid-morning drops when the post office and shop traffic has thinned. On residential streets off Main there is generally no issue at all.
What is the right size for a downsizing or estate clear-out?
A 20 yard handles most of these. Household contents, furniture, bedding, boxes and years of stored items are bulky rather than heavy, and a 20 gives you room to keep working without stopping to compact. If a barn or a full attic is part of the same job, step up to a 30 yard, because those clearances almost always run larger than families first estimate.
How quickly can you deliver a dumpster to Dalton?
Dalton is about 9 miles north of Scranton, so it is a routine run for us. Same-day delivery is usually possible if you call before about 11am, and next morning otherwise. Storm weeks and the spring remodeling peak can stretch that, and we will tell you honestly when you call.
Do you charge extra to deliver to Dalton?
No. Dalton sits inside our standard service area and the flat rate is the same as it is in Scranton. Delivery, pickup, your rental window and disposal up to the agreed tonnage are all included in the number we quote you.
What size dumpster do most Dalton customers take?
A 20 yard is the most common by a wide margin — it suits kitchen guts, multi-room renovations and three-bedroom house cleanouts. But if you are stripping plaster and lath out of a pre-war house, or moving coal-era brick, stone or concrete, size DOWN to a 10 yard heavy container and take two hauls — that material hits the weight limit long before it fills the box.
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Need a dumpster in Dalton?
Tell us the job and the address and we will size it, price it flat and get a truck out. We run to Dalton most days, so a same-day slot is often available.
Dalton, PA · Lackawanna County · delivered from 840 Providence Rd, Scranton, PA 18508