Cumberland County
Dumpster Rental and Junk Removal in Portland, Maine
Waste Away rents driveway-safe 16-yard roll-off dumpsters and runs full junk removal throughout Portland, Maine and the rest of Cumberland County. Same-day dropoff is usually available, booking is by phone at 207-289-5168 or through the website request form around the clock, and every load is sorted for recycling and donation before disposal.
- Open 24/7
- Call or book by form
- Driveway-safe 16-yard roll-off
- $600 per week including 2 tons
- Licensed & insured
- Sort, recycle, donate
Request a Portland quote
Calling 207-289-5168 is still the fastest way to book, and it reaches the owner directly at any hour. If it is easier to leave the details, send them here and we will call you back.
- Driveway drops on planks keep asphalt and pavers intact on older Portland lots.
- Street or right-of-way placement requires a City of Portland temporary street use permit.
- We work the peninsula, East End, Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, and Riverton.
- Loads are sorted for donation and recycling before disposal at local Maine facilities.
Where in Portland
Local ground we cover and work around:
- East End
- Deering
- Back Cove
Permits in Portland
A dumpster on a private Portland driveway generally needs no permit. Placement in the street or any public right-of-way requires a Temporary Street Use Permit from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, so we default to driveway-safe drops and keep most jobs permit-free.
Portland driveways are the hard part, and that is the point
Portland is the largest city in Cumberland County and almost none of it was laid out with a roll-off truck in mind. The peninsula runs narrow one-way streets with cars parked both sides. The East End stacks tall, close-set houses on short aprons. Deering and Back Cove mix wider mid-century lots with mature trees whose limbs hang exactly where a container needs to swing.
That is why we run one 16-yard container instead of a lineup of bigger ones. At 16 ft long by 8 ft wide by 4 ft high it holds about 5 pickup-truck loads, which covers a full roof or a whole-house cleanout, and it still fits on a normal Portland driveway without swallowing the whole apron or forcing you into the street.
Every drop goes down on planks. Older Portland driveways are asphalt over questionable base, and a loaded steel container parked on bare asphalt in July leaves marks that do not come out. Planks spread the weight.
Permits: private driveway versus public right-of-way
If the container sits entirely on your own driveway or private property, you generally do not need a permit in Portland. That covers the large majority of the residential work we do here.
The moment any part of it touches the street, a sidewalk, or another public right-of-way, the City of Portland requires a Temporary Street Use Permit through the Portland Bureau of Transportation. That is a real process with lead time, not a formality, and it is enforced downtown and on the peninsula where curb space is contested.
Tell us on the call which situation you are in. If a driveway drop is possible at all, we will find it, because permit-free is faster and cheaper for you. If the property genuinely has no off-street space, we plan around the permit timeline rather than guessing on delivery day.
- Private driveway or private lot: no permit in most cases
- Street, sidewalk, or right-of-way: Temporary Street Use Permit via PBOT
- Plan ahead on peninsula blocks with no off-street parking
- Ask us on the call and we will tell you which category you are in
Neighborhood by neighborhood
On the East End, access is the job. Tight aprons, steep grades down toward the water, and streets where a parked delivery van blocks everything behind it. We schedule those drops off peak and confirm the approach before the truck leaves.
Deering has the space and the trees. Long driveways make placement easy, and low limbs make it interesting. We ask about overhead clearance because the container has to rise as it rolls off.
Back Cove sees a steady mix of renovation debris and cleanouts, often on properties changing hands. Those jobs run on closing dates, which is one reason we answer the phone at hours a normal office does not.
Junk hauling and clutter removal in Portland
Not every Portland job needs a container. Third-floor walk-ups, condo units with no driveway at all, and single heavy items are better handled as junk hauling: the crew comes in, carries it out, and the container never touches the property.
Clutter removal works the same way. You mark what goes, we carry it, and you skip the part where a full dumpster sits in front of the house for a week. For estate work and pre-sale cleanouts, we leave the space broom-clear for the realtor.
Either way the load gets sorted. Usable furniture and household goods go to donation, metal goes to scrap recycling, and only the remainder goes to a local Maine disposal facility.
Construction and roofing work in Portland
Portland contractors deal with the same constraint homeowners do, with a deadline attached. Our answer is the swap-out: we pull the full container and set an empty one in the same visit so the crew never stops loading.
Roofing tear-offs are the clearest case. Shingles are dense enough that a container hits legal transport weight long before it looks full, so plan on more than one bin for a full roof. With a fleet of 5 and 24/7 dispatch, that second container can land the same day.
Job-site placement on private property needs no permit. Downtown work in the street does, through PBOT, and that is worth building into the schedule at bid time rather than the morning of demo.
Straight pricing, easy booking
One week with the 16-yard roll-off is $600, and that includes 2 tons of disposal. Junk removal, hauling, and contractor swap schedules are quoted on a quick call or after you send the request form, because weight and access decide those numbers.
Call or text 207-289-5168 and you reach the owner, not a call center in another state, or send the request form and he calls you back. He sizes the job, tells you whether the driveway works, and books the window on that call. We are open 24/7, fully licensed and insured, and locally owned.
Services we run in Portland
Dumpster Rentals in Portland
Driveway-safe 16-yard roll-off dumpsters dropped where you need them, picked up when you're done.
Junk Removal and Cleanouts in Portland
We load it, haul it, and sort it. Garages, basements, attics, and full estate cleanouts.
Hauling and Material Delivery in Portland
Debris out, material in. Straightforward hauling for homeowners and job sites.
Contractor Services in Portland
Job-site swap-outs on your schedule so crews never stop working around a full bin.
Nearby areas we cover
Full coverage list
Every town we service in Cumberland and York County
Southern Maine means two counties, and we run both. Portland, Saco, and Scarborough anchor the daily route. Everywhere else on this list is served too, with the run and the rate confirmed on the call at 207-289-5168.
Cumberland County
- Baldwin, ME
- Bridgton, ME
- Brunswick, ME
- Cape Elizabeth, ME
- Casco, ME
- Chebeague Island, ME
- Cumberland, ME
- Falmouth, ME
- Freeport, ME
- Frye Island, ME
- Gorham, ME
- Gray, ME
- Harpswell, ME
- Harrison, ME
- Long Island, ME
- Naples, ME
- New Gloucester, ME
- North Yarmouth, ME
- Portland, ME
- Pownal, ME
- Raymond, ME
- Scarborough, ME
- Sebago, ME
- South Portland, ME
- Standish, ME
- Westbrook, ME
- Windham, ME
- Yarmouth, ME
York County
- Acton, ME
- Alfred, ME
- Arundel, ME
- Berwick, ME
- Biddeford, ME
- Buxton, ME
- Cornish, ME
- Dayton, ME
- Eliot, ME
- Hollis, ME
- Kennebunk, ME
- Kennebunkport, ME
- Kittery, ME
- Lebanon, ME
- Limerick, ME
- Limington, ME
- Lyman, ME
- Newfield, ME
- North Berwick, ME
- Ogunquit, ME
- Old Orchard Beach, ME
- Parsonsfield, ME
- Saco, ME
- Sanford, ME
- Shapleigh, ME
- South Berwick, ME
- Waterboro, ME
- Wells, ME
- York, ME
Portland questions
Portland dumpster and junk removal FAQs
- Do you deliver dumpsters to Portland Maine?
- Yes, we deliver 16-yard roll-off dumpsters throughout Portland and the rest of Cumberland County. Call 207-289-5168 and we confirm the drop spot and window on that call.
- Do I need a permit for a dumpster in Portland?
- Not for a private driveway in most cases. Street or public right-of-way placement requires a Temporary Street Use Permit from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, which is why we default to driveway-safe drops.
- Same-day dumpster rental in Portland?
- Usually yes. We run a fleet of 5 containers and answer the phone 24/7, so same-day dropoff in Portland is common when a container is in rotation nearby.
- Junk hauling in Portland Maine?
- Yes, our crew loads and hauls junk directly out of Portland homes, condos and third-floor walk-ups. That is the better option when a property has no driveway for a container.
- Construction dumpster rental in Portland?
- Yes, we serve Portland construction and roofing sites with swap-outs, meaning we pull the full container and set an empty one in the same visit. Private job-site placement needs no permit; street placement needs a PBOT permit.
- How much is a dumpster in Portland?
- $600 for a one-week 16-yard roll-off rental including 2 tons of disposal. Junk removal, hauling and contractor swap schedules are quoted by phone at 207-289-5168 or through the request form, with no hidden fees added later.
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