10 cubic yards
10 Yard Dumpster Rental in Quincy, IL
Our smallest roll-off — right-sized for a single-room tear-out, a garage purge, or a load of yard debris anywhere from Quincy to the smaller Adams County towns.
- Licensed & insured
- Same-day in Quincy
- Flat-rate pricing
- All 15 area communities
- DimensionsAbout 14 ft long x 7.5 ft wide x 3.5 ft high.
- HoldsHolds about 3 to 4 full pickup truck loads of debris.
- Weight includedIncludes 1 to 2 tons in the base price; heavy stuff like concrete, brick, or a stack of roofing shingles will hit that weight limit long before the box looks full.
- Space neededFits in a single-car driveway or a similar stretch of curb space, and still leaves room to get a vehicle around it.
The 10 yard container in Quincy, IL
The 10 yard is the smallest roll-off we put on the ground, and for a lot of jobs around Quincy it's exactly the right amount of container. If you're clearing a garage on the south side, pulling old carpet out of one bedroom, or hauling brush after trimming up the yard, a 10 yard box usually handles it without you paying for space that just sits empty.
It's small enough to sit in a normal driveway without eating up the whole yard, and it's the size our crew rolls out most for a homeowner working one project at a time instead of gutting the whole house.
Who the 10 Yard Is Built For
This size fits projects with a clear, limited scope — one room, one garage, a shed, a fence line, or a Saturday's worth of yard cleanup. It's what we recommend most for the older brick homes in Quincy's South Side German Historic District, where a single-room update is a lot more common than a full gut job, and for the smaller Adams County villages where a homeowner just needs one job knocked out.
What Actually Fills a 10 Yard Container
Ten cubic yards goes faster than people expect. A single room of carpet and pad, a couple hundred square feet of old flooring, or the contents of a one-car garage will typically top it off. Mixed household junk — furniture, boxes, a busted appliance or two — is the most common load we see go into this size.
Delivery Around Quincy and the Smaller Towns
Because it's our smallest unit, the 10 yard is also the easiest to tuck into a tight spot — a narrow driveway near downtown Quincy, an alley in an older neighborhood, or a farmyard drive out toward Golden or Ursa. If there's any question about clearance, our crew will talk through the drop spot with you by phone before the truck ever leaves the yard on 7th Street.
Capacity
What actually fits in a 10 yard container
Rough working figures. Weight, not volume, is what stops most loads.
| Material | How much fits |
|---|---|
| Household junk | Furniture, boxes, and general household items from a garage or one-room cleanout |
| Yard debris | Branches, brush, and bagged leaves from a typical residential yard cleanup |
| Flooring/carpet | Carpet, pad, and tile pulled from a single room |
| Concrete/dirt | A small slab or a few yards of dirt or gravel — watch the tonnage limit |
Suitability
Is the 10 yard the right size for you?
Choose the 10 yard for
- Single-room remodel or tear-out
- Garage, attic, or shed cleanout
- Small yard waste or brush cleanup
- Light decluttering before a move or a sale
Pick a different size for
- Whole-house renovations or gut jobs
- Roofing tear-offs on anything bigger than a small shed
- Large estate cleanouts
- Any project generating more than about 2 tons of heavy debris
Placing a 10 yard container on a Quincy-area property
The 10 yard is a regular fit for the 19th-century brick homes in Quincy's South Side German Historic District, where projects tend to be one room or one garage at a time rather than a full gut, and it's just as much at home on a farmstead drive out in Camp Point or Coatsburg where a single outbuilding cleanout is the whole job.
Compare
Every size side by side
If you're not sure a 10 yard will hold everything, size up to the 15 — a half-empty 15 yard still costs less than paying for a second 10 yard delivery.
| 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?
- 15 Yard Dumpster — the next size larger
- Compare all five sizes
- Read the full Quincy sizing guide
Talk to a real person
Book a 10 yard dumpster in Quincy
Call (217) 860-6534. Tell us the material and the town, and you will get a flat price and a delivery window on the same call.
Mon–Sat 7:00am – 7:00pm
Answers
10 Yard Dumpster — questions we get asked
Will a 10 yard dumpster fit in my driveway?
In almost every case, yes. At roughly 14 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, it's sized to sit in a standard single-car driveway in Quincy or anywhere else in Adams County without blocking the street. If your driveway is short, narrow, or has a steep pitch, mention it when you book and we'll confirm placement ahead of time.
How much weight can I put in a 10 yard dumpster?
Most rentals include 1 to 2 tons in the base price, which covers household junk and light yard debris without issue. Heavy material like concrete, brick, or roofing shingles hits that weight limit well before the box looks full, so tell us what you're loading and we'll steer you to the right size.
What's the price range for a 10 yard dumpster in Quincy?
Roll-off pricing in the Quincy area generally runs from about $275 to $800 depending on size, debris type, and rental length. A 10 yard sits toward the lower end of that range as a general market reference — call (217) 860-6534 for a real number on your project.
Service area
10 Yard Dumpster delivered across the Quincy area
We run roll-off containers out of our 7th Street yard to all fifteen communities we cover — Quincy itself and the Adams County villages of Camp Point, Clayton, Coatsburg, Columbus, Golden, La Prairie, Liberty, Lima, Loraine, Mendon, Payson, Plainville and Ursa, plus Hannibal, Missouri across the river. Quincy and the closer Adams County villages are usually same-day; farther villages and Hannibal are typically same- or next-day. If your address is not listed, call anyway. We likely still get there.