A contractor account matters most when a general or trade crew runs several Portland jobs a month and cannot afford a new price hunt each time. The five sizes cover the common range: the 10-yard $595 holds roughly 4…

A contractor account matters most when a general or trade crew runs several Portland jobs a month and cannot afford a new price hunt each time. The five sizes cover the common range: the 10-yard $595 holds roughly 4 pickup loads and suits a single bathroom or kitchen gut in a Laurelhurst bungalow; the 20-yard $695 holds about 8 loads and fits a full-house remodel dumpster in Hawthorne or Woodstock; the 30-yard $795 handles most roof tear-offs; the 40-yard $895 is sized for framing scrap and large demolition on multi-unit sites near St. Johns. Pricing is flat and all-in, the quoted number already includes hauling and disposal, so a crew reading the invoice sees no surprise tonnage or fuel fee added later.
Size choice on a commercial job comes down to weight versus volume. Roofing tear-off and concrete are heavy, so a smaller box that fills by weight before it fills by volume is often the right call; light framing and drywall scrap fill by volume, so a 30-yard or 40-yard carries more before it maxes out. If a Montavilla remodel produces one room of mixed debris, order the 10-yard or 15-yard; if a Kenton roof strips 30 squares of shingle, order the 30-yard and plan a swap when it fills. Property managers running turnovers across Sellwood-Moreland and Irvington usually keep a 20-yard on standing order because it clears a unit in one drop.
Placement is part of every Portland commercial drop. Narrow streets around Alberta Arts District and the older grid near Multnomah Village leave little curb space, so a box set on private driveway or lot needs no permit, while a container placed in the public right-of-way in Multnomah County typically requires a City of Portland street-use permit arranged before drop day. A contractor & commercial dumpster rental is not junk removal, the crew loads the container and it gets hauled when full or when the job wraps; there is no labor crew included. That distinction keeps the flat price flat.
Step by step, the account runs simple: 1) call to open the account and confirm the flat price sheet; 2) order each drop by size and job-site address; 3) load the container level with the top rail so it can be legally transported; 4) call for a swap or a final pull; 5) get billed at the same published rate every time. Repeat sites, one price sheet, no re-quoting.
Every job gets a firm, written price after a free on-site visit.
Tell us about your contractor & commercial dumpster accounts job in Portland and we'll send a clear, written quote, usually the same day.