# Bin and recycling guides

> Plain answers on dumpster sizes, what a bin rental costs in BC from published prices, bear-proof garbage bins and cardboard recycling for businesses.

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Plain answers from a Prince Rupert bin company: sizes, costs, bears and cardboard. Sourced and dated.

## Choosing a bin

- [Dumpster Sizes: Which Roll-Off or Front-Load Bin Do You Need?](https://bigdog.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/dumpster-sizes): A 20 yard roll-off holds roughly ten pickup loads; a 40 yard about twice that. Here's what each roll-off and front-load size suits, typical dimensions, and how weight changes the answer.

## Costs

- [How Much Does Bin Rental Cost in BC?](https://bigdog.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/bin-rental-cost-bc): Green Building Canada puts the average 20 yard bin rental at about $425 and a 40 yard at about $750. Here's what published prices include, where they come from, and what moves a real quote.

## Bears and recycling

- [Cardboard Recycling for Businesses: How to Do It Right](https://bigdog.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/cardboard-recycling-for-businesses): Cardboard is the easiest material a business can recycle, and the easiest to spoil. Here's how to flatten, store and sort it, what contaminates a load, and why it belongs in its own bin.
- [Bear-Proof Garbage Bins: Keeping Bears Out of Your Waste](https://bigdog.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/bear-proof-garbage-bins): Garbage is the attractant most often behind black bear conflicts in BC. Here's what WildSafeBC and the Province recommend, what bear-resistant bins can and can't do, and how businesses can lock their waste down.