15 Yard Dumpster Rental in Pittsburgh, PA

The 15 yard is the size we recommend when a 10 yard is cutting it close but a 20 yard feels like overkill. It's 16 feet long, 7.5 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall -- a foot taller on the walls than the 10 yard, which adds real capacity without adding much to the footprint on your driveway. We match this size to a licensed, insured local hauler the same way we handle every size: one hauler covering both drop-off and pickup, so nothing gets lost in translation between a broker and a truck.

This is a common size for kitchen remodels, single-layer asphalt shingle roof jobs, and general contractor swap-outs where a crew wants a container that holds a week or two of steady debris without needing an early pickup. It holds roughly 5-6 pickup truck loads, enough to clear most single-room-plus projects in one container.

If you've already looked at our 10 yard and worried it might run out of room mid-project, the 15 yard is usually the answer. Not sure which one fits? Our sizing guide walks through the decision.

Kitchen remodels are the classic 15 yard job -- cabinets, countertops, old flooring and drywall from a standard Pittsburgh kitchen fit comfortably. It's also the default recommendation for a single-layer asphalt shingle tear-off on an average-size roof, common work across both older boroughs and newer construction alike. Contractors doing a bathroom-plus-flooring combo, or a small addition's framing debris, land here too.

We also match a lot of 15 yard rentals to homeowners in tighter streets around the West End or Sheraden who want more capacity than a 10 yard but don't have room, or need, for a full 20 yard footprint. The extra height over the 10 yard adds meaningful volume without changing how much driveway space it takes up.

A 15 yard needs about the same driveway footprint as a 10 yard, just slightly taller walls, so it fits the same driveways across Crafton, Green Tree and the older lots in the West End without a problem. Allegheny County's hilly terrain does factor into placement more than it would somewhere flat -- your matched hauler will walk the grade and clearance with you if your property is on a steep street.

If the container needs to sit in the street rather than the driveway -- tight lots in older boroughs sometimes require this -- check our permit guide for City of Pittsburgh DOMI right-of-way rules, or call and we can tell you whether your address is likely to need one based on similar jobs nearby.