Throop, PA · Lackawanna County
Dumpster Rental in Throop, PA
Roll-off containers delivered to Throop from our Scranton yard — about 4 miles northeast of Scranton. Flat rates, driveway protection as standard, and same-day delivery when we can get a truck free.
Roll-off containers for Throop homes and jobsites
Throop is a small borough with a long memory, wedged between Dunmore, Dickson City and Olyphant on the eastern side of the valley. Once the village of Rough and Ready, it carries the weight of the 1911 Pancoast colliery disaster and the mining that shaped every street. For us it is a quick, easy run and a place where jobs tend to be residential and hands-on: basement and coal cellar clear-outs, porch and garage teardowns, roof replacements, and the steady work of families sorting out a property after decades in one house. Contractors also call from the industrial ground along the O'Neill Highway.
What we know about working in Throop
The borough divides naturally into the lower streets near the river, the main body of Throop on the slope, and the Warsaw section, and each has a slightly different feel. Frame doubles on Sanderson, Charles and Center Streets date from the mining decades and still show original wood windows, plaster walls and stone foundations. Newer homes fill in on the higher ground toward the landfill boundary. Because the borough is compact and built into a hillside, many driveways are short and pitched, and a few streets are effectively one lane once cars are parked. Mid Valley Secondary Center sits here, so school-year traffic at the start and end of the day is worth avoiding. Culm ground and old mine fill lie under a lot of this land.
- CountyLackawanna County
- Distance from our yard4 miles northeast of Scranton
- Main routesPA 347 (O'Neill Highway)
- Typical deliverySame or next day
Getting a truck to you
The quickest line from our yard is across the top of Scranton and out the O'Neill Highway, which drops us into the middle of the borough without touching a highway interchange. For addresses on the upper end we use the Casey Highway and come off at Marshwood Road. Once in Throop, expect short pitched driveways, one-lane conditions on the older blocks, and a preference for morning drops before school traffic builds.
Routes we run: PA 347 (O'Neill Highway), US 6 (Casey Highway) at the Marshwood interchange, Sanderson Street, Dunmore Street.
Landmarks and neighborhoods we work around
Local landmarks
- Mid Valley Secondary Center
- Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church
- the Pancoast colliery disaster memorial
- Washington Street Park
- the Casey Highway interchange at Marshwood Road
Neighborhoods & communities
- Lower Throop
- Warsaw
- Sanderson Street
- Boulevard Avenue
- Dunmore Street
Permits, streets and placement in Throop
On a private driveway in Throop 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 Throop. County recycling and household hazardous waste dates are published by Lackawanna County.
Sizes we deliver to Throop
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 Throop today
Call before about 11am and we can usually get a container to Throop the same afternoon.
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Services in Throop
What we haul in and out of Throop
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 Throop 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 Throop — FAQs
The landfill is right here, so why not just haul it myself?
Plenty of people try. What catches them out is that a renovation or clear-out is rarely one load, and a pickup truck holds far less than it looks like it does. Between fuel, gate time, repeated trips and tarping every load, most Throop customers find a container parked in the driveway for a few days works out easier and gets the job finished in one push.
Can a container go on Throop's narrow hillside streets?
Usually, with the right size. On the steeper blocks we favour a 10 or 15 yard because the shorter body sits better on a pitched driveway and needs less straight run to set down. The driver will chock the container so nothing shifts. If the pitch is severe we may recommend a curbside placement on the flatter cross street instead.
What can I do with old coal cellar debris and ash?
Ash, clinker, coal fines and the general grit that accumulates in a century-old cellar can go in a general debris container, but tell us the volume beforehand. That material is far heavier than it looks and a small amount of it eats up the weight allowance quickly. If you are clearing a full cellar floor, a dedicated heavy container is the sensible way to go.
How quickly can you deliver a dumpster to Throop?
Throop is about 4 miles northeast 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 Throop?
No. Throop 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 Throop 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 Throop?
Tell us the job and the address and we will size it, price it flat and get a truck out. We run to Throop most days, so a same-day slot is often available.
Throop, PA · Lackawanna County · delivered from 840 Providence Rd, Scranton, PA 18508