Dumpster Rentals in
Yonkers, NY

Often you will not. When the container sits entirely on your own property, such as a driveway or a private off-street lot, the City of Yonkers does not require an Engineering Department permit, and that covers most residential rentals from Crestwood to Park Hill.

A permit comes into play when the container has to sit in the public right-of-way, meaning the roadway or over the sidewalk. In that case you apply to the City of Yonkers Engineering Department, which is part of the Department of Public Works. One requirement catches a lot of homeowners off guard: before the city issues a permit for a canister in the street, there must be a one-million-dollar liability insurance policy on file that names the City of Yonkers Engineering Department as an additional insured and certificate holder. That can be your own homeowner's policy or, more commonly, the policy of a dumpster company that already has its insurance on file with the city.

Homeowners in co-ops, condos, or HOA-governed buildings should also confirm any association rules before the bin arrives. If you are not sure which situation applies to your address, your ZTERS representative can sort it out before you book.

Yonkers dumpster pricing moves with the size you choose, current disposal fees at the transfer stations serving Westchester, fuel, and any permit your placement requires. ZTERS pricing in Yonkers runs from about $385 for a 10 yard up to roughly $657 for a 40 yard, with each container including a set tonnage allowance and a 10-day rental window.

Need it longer than ten days? You can extend the rental for an added fee. Delivery averages around $145 depending on how far the run is, the size of the bin, and fuel at the time. Here is an estimate of ZTERS Yonkers dumpster prices by size:

For most renters the simplest route is to let the hauler handle it. When your placement needs a right-of-way permit because the container will sit in the roadway or over the sidewalk, ZTERS can coordinate the application with the city, line up the required insurance certificate, fold the cost into your rental, and match approval to your delivery date.

If you would rather apply yourself, the application goes through the City of Yonkers Engineering Department, located at 87 Nepperhan Avenue, 5th Floor, Yonkers, NY 10701; you can reach the Engineering Department through City Hall at (914) 377-6210. Plan to have a one-million-dollar liability policy on file that names the Engineering Department as an additional insured and certificate holder before the permit can be issued.

Apply several business days ahead so the placement can be reviewed before the bin goes down, and confirm current fees with the department, since they vary by placement and duration. If any of this is unclear, a brief call with your ZTERS representative can confirm exactly what your address needs.

Yes, but only with a permit from the City of Yonkers Engineering Department, and only when there is no practical way to keep the container on private property. Yonkers also requires that the insurance certificate naming the city be on file before a street canister is approved, so that step has to be handled before the bin can go down.

Once it is approved, keep the container clear of fire hydrants, storm drains, driveways, crosswalks, and bus stops, and the property owner is responsible for keeping the abutting sidewalk and curb free of obstruction. Yonkers is famously hilly, and many of the older streets in Getty Square, Nodine Hill, and Park Hill are narrow and steep with little room at the curb, so the city looks at those placements closely. Winter is a factor too: a street-placed container can get in the way of snowplows, so the city may ask you to move it during a storm.

For most renters the easiest path is to have ZTERS pull the permit and arrange the insurance at booking so the cost is built into the rental and approval matches your delivery window.

ZTERS delivers throughout the City of Yonkers and across southern Westchester County. Yonkers neighborhoods we cover include Downtown and the Hudson River waterfront, Getty Square, Nodine Hill, Park Hill, Lincoln Park, Nepperhan, Lawrence Park and Lawrence Park West, Bryn Mawr, Homefield, Beech Hill, Cedar Knolls, Colonial Heights, Crestwood, Lowerre, Runyon Heights, Dunwoodie, and the Northwest Yonkers area near the Hudson, plus the blocks around Saint John's Riverside Hospital and the Cross County Shopping Center.

Coverage extends well past the city line to Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Scarsdale, Dobbs Ferry, and Hartsdale, as well as the northern Bronx just across the city line. If your project sits inside a Yonkers-area ZIP code, ZTERS can almost certainly arrange delivery. For sites with limited street access, shared driveways, or apartment and co-op complexes, a quick call with a representative will confirm coverage and any access requirements.

Timing depends on when you order, whether your placement needs a permit, and how booked the local haulers are that week. For private-property drops on driveways and off-street lots, same-day service is often possible when the order comes in before about 10 a.m. and you have some flexibility on size. Next-day delivery is the more common outcome for orders placed later in the day, and two to three business days is the safe estimate for routine planning.

When the container has to go in the roadway or over the sidewalk, build in extra time so the city permit and the required insurance certificate are in hand before the truck rolls. Demand climbs in spring and summer with renovation and roofing season, and the tight, congested streets close to New York City can slow a delivery during weekday rush hours, so an early-morning drop window is usually the smoothest. Booking a few days ahead gives you the best choice of size, drop window, and placement.

It comes down to the scope of the work and how heavy the debris will be. A single bathroom remodel usually fits a 10 or 15 yard, and the 10 yard is the better pick when you are pulling a lot of tile or cement backer board, since dense material hits the weight limit before it fills the bin. A full kitchen remodel or a primary-bath gut typically calls for a 20 yard, which is the size most Yonkers homeowners reach for. Multi-room renovations and additions move up to a 25 or 30 yard, and a whole-house remodel or a teardown lands in the 30 to 40 yard range. For roofing, a 20 yard handles a single layer of asphalt shingles on most Yonkers homes, while larger houses or multi-layer tear-offs in Crestwood or Lawrence Park often need a 30 yard.

A few local notes: many lots in Getty Square, Park Hill, and Nodine Hill are narrow and sit on a grade, so a 10 or 15 yard may seat better than a long 30; the city's older two-family and prewar homes can involve lead paint or asbestos that has to be handled separately from your roll-off; and parking is tight downtown, so confirm where the truck can stage before the bin arrives. When you are torn between two sizes, sizing up usually costs less than paying for a second haul.