Guide
What Can and Can’t Go in a Dumpster
Most household junk can go in. Dirt and concrete use a 10-yard open-top.
Last updated October 25, 2026
Quick answer
Yes, mattresses and box springs can go in. Just add them when you book. It's $45 each.
Household junk
Roll-off or rubber-wheeled
Heavy debris
10-yard roll-off only
Mattress or box spring
$45 each
Normal roofing
10, 20, or 30 yard
What can go in a Blue Sky dumpster?
Can go in
- Household junk
- Furniture, couches, tables, and chairs
- Wood, drywall, and carpet
- Renovation debris
- Yard waste that is not otherwise restricted
- Mattresses and box springs, when you add them at booking ($45 each)
Leave out
- Hazardous waste
- Tires and batteries
- Paint, chemicals, and propane tanks
- Asbestos, flammable materials, and medical waste
- Electronics where restricted
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Which heavy materials use a 10-yard roll-off?
These materials are allowed only in a 10-yard open-top roll-off.
Size them on that 10-yard, separate from light household junk.
- Dirt / soil
- Concrete
- Brick
- Block
- Masonry
- Rocks
What about roofing?
Asphalt and wood shingles are a separate category.
Normal roofing is sized 10, 20, or 30 yard from the roofing calculator.
For a normal roof, use a 10, 20, or 30 yard roll-off.
Keep shingles with those roofing sizes. The 10-yard-only list is dirt, concrete, brick, and rock.
What stays out?
These items stay out of roll-off and rubber-wheeled dumpsters.
If they end up in the load, you cover the disposal, cleanup, penalties, and equipment costs.
Keep out of the dumpster
Hazardous waste, chemicals, paints, solvents, gasoline
What to do instead
Use official household hazardous-waste programs — see the Recycle guide.
Keep out of the dumpster
Liquids
What to do instead
Keep liquids out of the box.
Keep out of the dumpster
Batteries, propane tanks, fireworks, explosives, hot ashes, radioactive materials
What to do instead
Use special handling. Keep them out of the dumpster.
Keep out of the dumpster
Tires
What to do instead
Not accepted in the dumpster.
Keep out of the dumpster
Appliances containing Freon / refrigerant
What to do instead
Use a certified recovery path. Keep them out of the open-top.
Keep out of the dumpster
Electronics (where restricted), asbestos, medical waste
What to do instead
Use the special-handling path for these.
| Keep out of the dumpster | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste, chemicals, paints, solvents, gasoline | Use official household hazardous-waste programs — see the Recycle guide. |
| Liquids | Keep liquids out of the box. |
| Batteries, propane tanks, fireworks, explosives, hot ashes, radioactive materials | Use special handling. Keep them out of the dumpster. |
| Tires | Not accepted in the dumpster. |
| Appliances containing Freon / refrigerant | Use a certified recovery path. Keep them out of the open-top. |
| Electronics (where restricted), asbestos, medical waste | Use the special-handling path for these. |
How should you load the dumpster?
- Debris must stay level with the top edge — nothing above the sides or hanging over the ends.
- Overfilled dumpsters can be refused for pickup until the load is corrected.
- If you are still sorting an estate or cleanout, start with Keep → Sell → Donate → Recycle, then dumpster what is left.
