How Big Is a 15 Yard Dumpster?
About 16 ft long, 7.5 ft wide and 3.5 ft high. Fill it with bags, sofas or mattresses below.
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15 yard dumpster in numbers
- Inside size drawn: 16 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.4 ft high
- Volume: 408 cubic feet · 15.1 cubic yards · 11.6 m³ · 3,052 gallons
- Medium moving boxes (18 x 18 x 16 in): about 136 by volume
- Full contractor bags (42 gallon, about 5.6 cu ft): about 54 by volume
- 3-seat sofas (84 x 36 x 34 in): about 7 by volume
- Queen mattresses (60 x 80 x 10 in): about 15 by volume
- Refrigerators (36 in wide, kept upright): about 8 by volume
- Washing machines (27 in wide, kept upright): about 25 by volume
- Cubic yards of dirt or mulch (3 x 3 x 3 ft): about 15 by volume
"By volume" is total space divided by item size. Real loads leave gaps; the 3D view above counts how many fit when packed tightly.
A 15 yard dumpster holds 15 cubic yards, or 405 cubic feet. A typical one is about 16 feet long, 7.5 feet wide and around 3.5 feet high: the same footprint idea as a 10 yard with taller sides.
By volume it is about six and a half full-size pickup loads. It is a common pick for a kitchen remodel, a larger garage or basement cleanout, or roofing on a small house. Shingles are heavy, so check the weight limit.
Use the fill buttons above to compare: switch between trash bags, sofas and mattresses to see how bulky items change what fits compared with loose bags.