Roll-off rental / 16' L × 7.5' W × 4.5' H
15 yard dumpster rental in Jackson, MS.
The shortest box we place: 16 feet long with 4.5-foot walls. It suits tight driveways, one-room jobs, and the dense material that puts a bigger box over its weight limit.
01 / THE 15-YARD BOX
Small footprint. Controlled loads.
Sixteen feet of floor, sides you can load over without a ramp, and weight terms set before delivery.
What a 15-yard container holds
A 15-yard roll-off measures 16 feet long, 7.5 feet wide, and 4.5 feet high on the outside. That is fifteen cubic yards of level-loaded capacity — enough for a garage clearing, a closet-by-closet cleanout, the tear-out from a single bathroom or bedroom renovation, or a stack of branches and light outdoor waste. The walls stop at 4.5 feet, so debris lifts over the side without a ramp, and the rear door swings open for anything better walked in than thrown.
The floor is six feet shorter than our 20 and 30-yard containers. On a narrow Jackson driveway, that difference is often what lets the box sit fully on the pavement with the garage still reachable.
Older houses produce exactly this load
The median house in Jackson was built in 1969. Houses that age get updated one room at a time: dated cabinets, paneling, layered flooring, plaster and tile from a single bathroom, plus the stored boxes a project shakes loose. A one-room update rarely justifies a 20 or 30-yard rental. The 15 takes a room down to bare walls and still leaves space for the cleanup around it.
The right size for heavy material
Concrete, brick, mortar, stone, and asphalt are the classic 15-yard loads. Mississippi’s solid waste rules place those materials in the Class I rubbish category, and the metro has permitted rubbish sites in Byram, Clinton, Ridgeland, and Brandon for that class of debris. The constraint is never volume — it is weight. A truck has to lift and legally haul the box, and dense debris reaches the road limit long before it reaches the rim.
So we set a fill depth for dense loads before delivery. A short box loaded partway hauls legally; a tall box of broken concrete does not. Keep the load clean, too: contaminated soil is prohibited at every Mississippi rubbish site, so soil or rubble mixed with paint, fuel, or chemicals cannot ride in any container.
Placement on a driveway or yard
Plan on 16 feet of solid, level surface plus a straight run for the delivery truck to roll the box off and later winch it back on. Move vehicles, check gate widths, and look up for lines and limbs. On private property in Jackson there is no street rule to satisfy.
If the only workable spot is the street itself, stop first: Jackson’s code requires written authorization through the city before a container sits in the right-of-way, and the conditions include night lighting and a 90-day cap. Read our Jackson street placement rules before you count on a street spot.
When to size up
Move to the 20-yard box for a whole-kitchen tear-out, a full-house cleanout, or serious furniture volume — same wall height, six more feet of floor. Choose the 30-yard container when demolition or a multi-room renovation will bury a smaller box. If the material is light and the volume is uncertain, call (601) 401-6530 and describe the job; we size the container against the actual load, not the biggest box on the truck.
02 / FAQ
15-yard questions, answered.
Size, weight, and placement answers specific to the short box.
Not sure the 15 is enough?
Phone (601) 401-6530Describe the material and we check it against all three sizes.How much fits in a 15-yard dumpster?
Fifteen cubic yards, level loaded. In practice that is a full garage clearing, the tear-out from one room, or a controlled load of concrete or brick held to the fill depth set in your quote. If the pile keeps growing while you plan, describe it by phone and we will check it against the 20-yard box too.
Does concrete or brick belong in a 15-yard box?
That is what the short box is for, loaded to the depth agreed before delivery rather than to the rim. Clean material only — contaminated soil is prohibited at every Mississippi rubbish site. Say it is a dense load when you call so the weight terms in the quote match the material.
Where does the debris from a 15-yard rental go?
By category. Construction debris, concrete, brick, asphalt, and vegetation fall under Mississippi’s Class I rubbish rules, and the metro’s permitted rubbish sites include facilities in Byram, Clinton, Ridgeland, and Brandon. Household-type waste routes to a municipal landfill instead. Our what-goes-in-the-dumpster page lists the facilities and the state restrictions.
Do I need a permit for a 15-yard dumpster in Jackson?
Not when the box sits fully on your own driveway or yard. In a street or public right-of-way, Jackson’s code requires written authorization through the city, with night lighting and a 90-day limit on street use. Our Jackson street placement page walks through the sections that apply.