Residential renovations
Northfield customers call us most often for kitchen and bathroom remodels, flooring replacement and porch rebuilds.
Learn more →Rice County · 30 minutes south on Highway 3
Dumpster Rental in Northfield, MN
Flat-rate roll-off containers delivered across Northfield — the two-college river town south of the metro. Same phone number, same drivers, same boards under the rails as everywhere else we serve.
Serving Northfield from our Apple Valley yard
Northfield is the furthest south we run regularly, about thirty minutes down Highway 3, and it is genuinely its own place rather than a suburb. Two colleges, a well-preserved historic downtown on the Cannon River, and a surrounding agricultural landscape. It sits mostly in Rice County, which is worth knowing for permitting.
What we know about working in Northfield
The colleges shape the rental market, which means the summer months bring a concentrated wave of turnover work — houses and apartments cleared between one academic year and the next. That work is bulky and light: mattresses, futons, flat-pack furniture and general leavings, so size up rather than down.
The historic downtown and the older residential streets around it are careful work — narrow lots, short drives, and buildings old enough that plaster, lath and asbestos-suspect material all need thinking about. Outside town it is farmland, with the outbuilding and property clear-outs that come with it.
Quick facts. Northfield sits in Rice County, covering ZIP codes 55057. Population is roughly around 20,000. Typical drive time from our yard is 30 minutes south on Highway 3.
Landmarks and areas we work around
- Historic downtown Northfield and the Cannon River
- St. Olaf College
- Carleton College
- The Northfield Historical Society and the old bank building
- Way Park
- The Cannon Valley Trail corridor
Getting there — the routes our drivers use
- Highway 3
- Highway 19
- Highway 246
- County Road 1
- Division Street
- Woodley Street
- Jefferson Parkway
Knowing the route matters more than it sounds. Delivery windows are built around real drive times, not optimistic ones, which is why we can tell you a morning or an afternoon with some confidence rather than giving you an eight-hour window.
Neighbourhoods and communities we cover in Northfield
- Downtown Northfield
- East Side
- West Side
- Greenvale
- Sibley Swale
- Spring Creek
- Bridgewater Township edge
- Dundas
Book a dumpster in Northfield
Tell us the address, roughly what you are clearing and where you want the container. You will have a flat rate before you hang up.
Call (952) 243-4546Sizing for a Northfield job
The container that suits your job depends on the material far more than the address. Here is the full comparison.
| Size | Dimensions (L×W×H) | Holds about | Weight allowance | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Yard | 12′ × 8′ × 3.5′ | 3–4 pickup loads | 1–2 tons | Bathroom remodels, small cleanouts, concrete |
| 15 Yard | 16′ × 8′ × 4′ | 5–6 pickup loads | 2–3 tons | Garage & porch clearouts, single-room renos |
| 20 Yard | 22′ × 8′ × 4.5′ | 7–8 pickup loads | 3–4 tons | Roof tear-offs, kitchen renos, big cleanouts |
| 30 Yard | 22′ × 8′ × 6′ | 10–12 pickup loads | 4–5 tons | New builds, additions, whole-home cleanouts |
Heavy material — concrete, brick, ceramic tile, plaster, wet vegetation — needs a smaller container than the volume suggests. Bulky light material like furniture, mattresses and drywall needs a bigger one. The sizing guide explains why.
How delivery works in Northfield
- 1
Call and describe the job
Tell us what you're clearing and where you are. Marie Solberg or a dispatcher will size it with you in about three minutes — no forms, no waiting on an email quote.
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Lock in a flat rate
You get one number that covers delivery, the rental period, pickup, and disposal up to your weight allowance. We tell you the overage rate up front so nothing lands on your invoice later.
- 3
We deliver and protect
Our driver calls ahead, lays boards under the rails on driveways and pavers, and sets the can exactly where you want it — doors facing the work.
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Fill it, we haul it
Load to the fill line, call when you're done, and we pull it. Most loads run to the demolition landfill on Cliff Road in Burnsville, or to the C&D facility in Rosemount.
Most requested here
What Northfield customers rent containers for
New construction
Regular work across Northfield covering framing waste, drywall offcuts and site debris on scheduled swap-outs.
Learn more →Yard and storm debris
Also available throughout Northfield: pine and oak limbs, brush and storm debris kept in the cheaper green-waste stream.
Learn more →Answers
Dumpster rental in Northfield — your questions
When should I book for summer student turnover?
Early. Lease end dates cluster within days of each other and every landlord in town wants a container the same week. Tell us your dates in spring and you are on the schedule rather than in a queue.
Northfield is Rice County. Does that matter?
For street placement permits, yes — those come from the City of Northfield or Rice County rather than anyone in Dakota County. For a container on your own driveway it makes no difference.
Is thirty minutes too far for one container?
No. Northfield is a normal part of our southern run. We just ask for a day's notice rather than a same-morning call.
How quickly can you deliver a dumpster to Northfield?
Northfield is 30 minutes south on Highway 3 from our yard on 140th Street West. Same-day delivery is frequently available if you call before mid-morning, and next-day is close to guaranteed. We call ahead before the driver arrives.
What sizes do you bring to Northfield?
All four — 10, 15, 20 and 30 yard. Which one suits depends far more on what you are throwing away than on where you live. Describe the material on the phone and we will size it properly.
Nearby communities we also serve
If you are on the edge of Northfield or working across a boundary, we very likely cover both sides.