The 15-yard runs $440 and the 20-yard runs $469. Twenty-nine dollars separates a dumpster that's plenty for most jobs and one that has room to spare, and that gap is small enough that the real question isn't the price, it's whether your project is bulky or heavy.
Same Footprint, Different Walls
Both dumpsters sit on roughly the same length and width in your driveway; the 20-yard is just taller. If your job is bulky and light, old furniture, carpet padding, a garage full of boxes and yard-sale leftovers that didn't sell, the extra height on the 20 buys real room without taking up more space than the 15 already does. If your job is dense and heavy, tile, plaster, packed dirt, the extra height doesn't help much because you'll hit the included tonnage before you're anywhere near the rim.
Where the 15 Wins
A single-room remodel, a garage cleanout past what the 10-yard can hold, a moderate yard cleanup: the 15 handles these without you paying for space you won't use. It includes 3 tons, which covers most residential jobs with room to spare on the weight side too.
Where the 20 Wins
Whole-house cleanouts, kitchen and bath demo together, a remodel that's spilling into more than one room: the 20 is the size we point most commercial and multi-room residential jobs toward, and it's also the size most contractor accounts default to for renovation work. It includes 3 tons as well, so the jump from 15 to 20 buys volume, not tonnage, which is exactly what a bulky job needs.
The Actual Decision
When a call is genuinely on the fence, we lean toward the 20. Twenty-nine dollars is cheap insurance against a second trip, and a dumpster that's three-quarters full when the truck shows up is a better outcome than one that's overflowing with a couch strapped on top. The reverse mistake, renting a 20 for a job that would've fit a 15, isn't expensive either, but if your project description sounds more like "clear out" than "small fix," size up.
Not sure which side of that line your project falls on? Describe it in pickup-truck loads when you call ((864) 871-4290) and we'll land you on the right size. The full lineup, including the 10-yard and 30-yard, along with every rate, is on the sizing guide and the pricing page.