Should you rent or buy a dumpster?

For contractors running 12+ rentals per year, owning a 20-yard roll-off typically pays for itself inside 10-14 months. Adjust the inputs to your numbers — the verdict updates live.

The math behind the verdict.

A new 20-yard roll-off dumpster sells for around $8,900 CAD new from a Canadian fabricator. At a typical contractor rental rate of $649 per rental, the break-even is 14 rentals — about 10-14 months for an active contractor running 12-18 rentals per year.

After break-even, your only costs are hauling labour and disposal tipping. Most contractors who buy add 1-2 staff hauler runs per week and outsource the rest. The 5-year structural warranty and 18-year design life mean the bin keeps paying back for years after the purchase price is recovered.

See our buy a dumpster page for current pricing on 10/20/30/40-yard new units, or browse 60-city rental rates if you want to validate your assumed rental cost first.

Ready to talk numbers?

Sales dispatch will walk through your fleet math, financing options, and trade-in value on existing bins.