Moving and downsizing
Dumpster for moving or downsizing
A move is when you find out how much you own. Whether you're leaving a family home for something smaller or packing up after a reassignment, a container makes the last week calmer.
Mon–Sat 6am–6pm, Sun 6am–11am (Mountain Time)
Timing it around the move
Two to three weeks out
Sort room by room into keep, sell or give, and toss. Book the container.
Drop-off day
Have it delivered once donations are gone, so the space goes to real discards.
Before the moving truck
Ask for pickup a day or two before the movers if the box sits where their truck needs to park.
After
If you're cleaning out after the furniture leaves, schedule the container for that week instead.
A driveway can only hold one big truck at a time
A roll-off parked across the driveway can leave the moving van in the street. Tell the dumpster company your moving date and ask whether the container can sit to one side, or plan for pickup before the van arrives.
If you're in a neighborhood with an HOA, check whether the covenants limit how long a container can stay. A week is usually simpler to arrange than a month.
Quick sorting rules
Into the roll-off
- Broken or worn-out furniture
- Old mattresses, if the company accepts them
- Garage leftovers and scrap lumber
- Boxes of paperwork you've already shredded
Somewhere else
Colorado sends waste electronics to recycling, not landfill (state guidance).
- Paint, chemicals and propane: the county drop-off
- Old electronics: Colorado bans them from landfills
- Anything a family member might still want
- Items you can sell or give away
Ready when your project is
Talk to a local roll-off company
An independent dumpster rental company serving the Pikes Peak region answers. Have a rough idea of the debris and the spot for the box, and the rest takes a few minutes.
Rent a roll-off in Colorado Springs
Say what's going in and where the container can sit. The company on the call quotes size, drop-off date and price.
Call (719) 728-1966Mon–Sat 6am–6pm, Sun 6am–11am (Mountain Time)
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