Roll-Off Bin Rental

A roll-off bin rental in Prince Rupert puts a large open-top container right where the work is happening, so debris goes from your hands into the bin instead of piling up on the lawn or in the back of a pickup. Big Dog Disposal & Recycling runs roll-offs from 20 to 40 cubic yards for commercial, industrial and residential customers in Prince Rupert and the surrounding communities.

We are a new company, owned by Akemi and Kaiya Storey, Indigenous Prince Rupert locals. We aim to be reliable, efficient and honest, and we’re here for the long run. This page explains how a roll-off works, how to think about size, and which version of the container fits your job.

How a roll-off gets onto your site

A roll-off truck carries the container on a tilting frame. At your site the driver raises the frame and lets the bin slide off the back until it rests on the ground on its steel rollers. When it is full, the truck pulls it back up the frame and hauls it away. That is where the name comes from, and it is why roll-offs can be so much larger than the bins behind a store.

Because the truck backs in and tilts, the spot you pick matters more than most people expect:

• A straight run in. The truck needs to line up with the spot and back in, with space in front of it to set the bin down.
• Overhead clearance. The frame rises as the bin slides off, so power lines, tree limbs and eaves directly above the spot get in the way.
• Firm, level ground. A loaded bin is heavy and sits on narrow rollers. Soft lawn or a slope can let it sink or shift.
• Protection for pavement. We recommend laying plywood under the rollers to protect a driveway from scuffs and cracks.

What the yardage means

Roll-offs are sized by volume in cubic yards. One cubic yard is a cube three feet on each side, or 27 cubic feet. A full-size pickup box loaded level to the rails holds roughly two cubic yards, so even a 20-yard container swallows something like ten truckloads of loose debris. Our guide to dumpster sizes walks through what typically fits at each end of the range.

Volume is only half the picture. Bulky, light material such as drywall offcuts, old cabinets, packaging and brush fills a bin by space. Dense material such as concrete, brick, soil and asphalt shingles reaches a heavy load long before the bin looks full. If your job is mostly heavy debris, tell us when you call so we can talk through the right container and how to load it.

Three versions of the container

• Open-top roll-off: the standard container, with a back door for loading from the top, the sides or the back.
• Roll-off with a lid: the same idea with a cover, for loads that should stay dry or out of sight between work days.
• Sealed container: built for contaminated refuse. See sealed containers and call us to talk through the material.

Jobs we put roll-offs on

Most of our roll-offs go to one of two kinds of work. On construction and demolition sites, a contractor needs one container that takes framing scraps, drywall, packaging and tear-out alike. At home, people book a bin for renovations, roof work and yard clean-up: a kitchen gutted to the studs, a roof stripped to the deck, a backyard finally cleared. Our motto for both is the same: one container does all.

Loading it well

A well loaded bin holds noticeably more. Put flat, heavy pieces on the floor first, break down furniture and cabinets, and fill gaps with smaller debris as you go. Use the back door for anything you would rather not lift over a wall. Keep the load at or below the top edge, because material piled higher can come loose on the road and usually has to be levelled before the truck can take it.

Booking a roll-off

Call 778-884-8484 or email bigdogdisposal@outlook.com, Monday to Friday from 7 am to 6 pm. Tell us where the job is, what is going in the bin, and where you would like it to sit, and we’ll give you a quote. You can also send the details through our quote form. We serve Prince Rupert, Port Edward and the surrounding communities. For a sense of how bins are priced across the province, read what bin rental costs in BC.