How Big Is a 20 Yard Dumpster?
About 22 ft long, 7.5 ft wide and 3 to 4.5 ft high. See how many sofas fit below.
Drag to turn. The figure is a 5 ft 9 in person.
20 yard dumpster in numbers
- Inside size drawn: 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 3.3 ft high
- Volume: 544 cubic feet · 20.2 cubic yards · 15.4 m³ · 4,073 gallons
- Medium moving boxes (18 x 18 x 16 in): about 182 by volume
- Full contractor bags (42 gallon, about 5.6 cu ft): about 72 by volume
- 3-seat sofas (84 x 36 x 34 in): about 9 by volume
- Queen mattresses (60 x 80 x 10 in): about 20 by volume
- Refrigerators (36 in wide, kept upright): about 11 by volume
- Washing machines (27 in wide, kept upright): about 34 by volume
- Cubic yards of dirt or mulch (3 x 3 x 3 ft): about 20 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 20 yard dumpster holds 20 cubic yards, or 540 cubic feet. It is usually about 22 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, with sides in the 3 to 4.5 foot range depending on the hauler. That length is a few feet longer than a full-size pickup truck, so measure your driveway.
By volume it is about nine full-size pickup loads. It is one of the most rented sizes for whole-house cleanouts, larger remodels and moving-day purges.
Furniture rarely packs tightly, so the tight-packing count above is a best case. Breaking down sofas and standing mattresses on edge makes a big difference.