How Big Is a 30 Yard Dumpster?
About 22 ft long, 7.5 ft wide and close to 5 ft high, chest height on many adults. See it below.
Drag to turn. The figure is a 5 ft 9 in person.
30 yard dumpster in numbers
- Inside size drawn: 22 ft long × 7.5 ft wide × 4.9 ft high
- Volume: 809 cubic feet · 29.9 cubic yards · 22.9 m³ · 6,048 gallons
- Medium moving boxes (18 x 18 x 16 in): about 270 by volume
- Full contractor bags (42 gallon, about 5.6 cu ft): about 107 by volume
- 3-seat sofas (84 x 36 x 34 in): about 14 by volume
- Queen mattresses (60 x 80 x 10 in): about 29 by volume
- Refrigerators (36 in wide, kept upright): about 17 by volume
- Washing machines (27 in wide, kept upright): about 50 by volume
- Cubic yards of dirt or mulch (3 x 3 x 3 ft): about 30 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 30 yard dumpster holds 30 cubic yards, or 810 cubic feet. It usually shares the 22 by 7.5 foot footprint of a 20 yard and gets its extra space from taller sides, around 5 feet or a little more, roughly chest height on an adult. Loading usually happens through a swing door at the back.
By volume it is about thirteen full-size pickup loads. It suits new construction cleanup, major renovations and large estate cleanouts.
Because the sides are tall, throwing debris over them gets hard. The walk-in door matters, so ask the hauler which end it is on before they drop the container.