Rock County and south-central Wisconsin
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental in Janesville, WI
Limbs, brush, stumps, sod and the hedge you finally pulled — in a container, gone this week, not bagged on the curb waiting for the one week in May the City collects it.
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- Rock County & beyond
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental across Rock County and south-central Wisconsin
Yards around here generate debris in bursts. An ice storm or a summer wind comes through and every street has limbs down; a landscaping project pulls out beds, sod and old timber all at once; a lot gets cleared for a build. The City of Janesville collects bagged yard waste and bundled brush twice a year — 4 to 8 May and 30 November to 4 December in 2026, paper bags only, bundles under 4 feet and 50 pounds — and nothing in between. The villages run a monthly brush day in season. A container on the driveway takes all of it, the week it happens.
Yard waste is bulky and light until it is not: sod, soil and stumps are heavy. We size for the mix — a 20 for brush and panels, a 10 loaded level if most of it is dirt and roots. And we keep it separate from household junk, because Wisconsin bans yard waste from the landfill and the Janesville landfill refuses it in a mixed load.
At a glance
What you get with yard waste dumpster rental
- Brush, limbs, fence panels, sod, soil and stumps
- A 20 yard for the bulky stuff, a 10 loaded level for soil and roots
- Same-day in Janesville and the Rock County towns after a storm when you call early
- No bagging, no bundling, no waiting for the May or December collection week
- Green waste routed to the compost and clean-fill side of the Black Bridge Road site
- Landscapers and tree crews: swaps and standing schedules
Storm cleanup, lot clearing and landscape tear-outs
Storm cleanup is the big one. Ice, wind and the occasional summer squall take out limbs, trees and fences across whole neighborhoods at once, and the curbside programs are not built for it: Janesville takes bagged yard waste and bundled brush one week in spring and one in late fall; Edgerton and Evansville collect brush monthly in season with length limits, Orfordville on Mondays; Footville wants branches under 3 inches and 4 feet. A 20 yard on the driveway clears a yard in a day.
Lot clearing and landscape tear-outs are the planned version — beds, hedges, old timber edging, a dead tree, the sod from a patio project. Tree and landscape crews need a container more than homeowners do: the compost sites in Clinton, Edgerton, Footville, Stoughton, Oregon and Monroe are residents-only and bar contractors.
Soil, sod and the weight line
Brush and fence panels are light; soil, sod, stumps and root balls are not. A 20 yard of brush is nowhere near its weight allowance; a 20 heaped with sod is over it. Tell us the mix and we will size it — usually a 20 for the green waste and, if there is a lot of dirt, a 10 loaded level alongside. Brush, stumps and clean wood go to the Janesville Clean Fill Facility by the cubic yard ($6 for city residents, $8 for everyone else); grass and leaves are free there for Janesville residents with ID.
Suitability
Is yard waste dumpster rental the right call?
The fastest way to get this right is to check the two lists below against what is actually in your pile.
Good fits for this service
- Storm limbs, brush and fence panels
- Hedge and bed removal
- Sod and soil from patio and pool projects (10 yard, loaded level)
- Stumps and root balls
- Lot clearing before a build
Send these somewhere else
- Treated lumber or painted wood mixed with clean brush — it turns a clean-fill load into a landfill load
- Soil heaped in a 20 or 30
- Pool chemicals, fertilizer and pesticide containers — Rock County Clean Sweep
- Household junk mixed in with the green waste
Sizing
Which container for yard waste dumpster rental?
Every size below runs on this service. Match the material first, then the volume.
- 10 Yard Dumpster — Soil, sod, stumps and roots, loaded level.
- 15 Yard Dumpster — A fence line or a hedge row.
- 20 Yard Dumpster — Storm cleanup and whole-yard tear-outs.
- 30 Yard Dumpster — Lot clearing and big tree removals.
| Size | Dimensions | Capacity | Weight included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard Dumpster | about 14 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.5 ft high | about 3 pickup truck loads | 1–2 tons | Small kitchen and bath remodels, concrete, brick, tile and dirt loaded level, a garage or one room. |
| 15 Yard Dumpster | about 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 4–5 pickup truck loads | 2–3 tons | Kitchen remodels, flooring and carpet tear-outs, deck and fence removal, one big room or two small ones. |
| 20 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.5 ft high | about 6 pickup truck loads | 3–4 tons | Multi-room renovations, roof tear-offs, estate cleanouts, landscaping and most contractor jobs. |
| 30 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 6 ft high | about 9 pickup truck loads | 4–5 tons | Whole-house renovations, new builds, large roofing jobs, commercial remodels and full cleanouts. |
| 40 Yard Dumpster | about 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 8 ft high | about 12 pickup truck loads | 5–6 tons | Commercial construction and demolition, multi-unit projects, large-scale cleanouts and industrial jobs. |
Yard waste — the Wisconsin specifics
Yard waste has been banned from Wisconsin landfills since 1993, which is why every town on our list runs some kind of brush program and why it has to stay out of a mixed container. Janesville residents get the two bagged-yard-waste weeks and free grass and leaf drop-off at the Black Bridge Road compost site; Clinton, Edgerton, Evansville, Orfordville and Footville have brush days in season or a village site with residents-only rules; Stoughton sells a $25-a-year sticker for its site. All of them exclude contractor-generated debris. A container is for the pile that is bigger, heavier or sooner than that. The guides cover the programs town by town.
Talk to a real person
Need yard waste dumpster rental in Janesville?
Call (608) 530-0711, describe the job in a sentence, and you will have a flat price and a delivery window before you hang up.
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Answers
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental — your questions answered
Do I need to bundle or cut the brush?
No. Throw it in as it comes. The only thing that matters is staying level with the top rail — and keeping it separate from household junk.
Can I put dirt and sod in a yard waste dumpster?
Yes, in a 10 yard loaded level. Soil is heavy, and a bigger box heaped with it is more than the truck can lift.
Can I put stumps in?
Yes. Stumps and root balls are fine — the Clean Fill Facility takes them — but they are heavy, so count them toward the weight, not the volume.
How fast after a storm can you deliver?
Call early the morning after and in Janesville and the Rock County towns we can often have a container on the driveway that afternoon. In a big storm week we tell you honestly where you are in the queue.
Do you compost or recycle green waste?
Clean brush, limbs and leaves go to the compost and clean-fill side of the Janesville site rather than the landfill — the state ban requires it, and it depends on the load being clean. Treated lumber or junk in the box sends the whole load to the landfill side.
Service area
Yard Waste Dumpster Rental across Rock County and south-central Wisconsin
We run roll-off containers out of the Adel Street yard to every town below. Janesville, Beloit and the Rock County towns are usually same-day; the Walworth, Jefferson, Dane and Green County towns are next-day. Four towns license the haulers that work inside their limits — each page says so plainly. If your town is not listed, call anyway.