Dumpster Rental in Archbald, PA

Permits, placement and who may haul in Archbald

Dumpster permit — read this first: Archbald's Quality of Life chapter (Ord. 7-2018) says every temporary dumpster, whether on private property or in a public right-of-way, displays a valid Borough permit and is used and placed in line with Borough ordinances (§ 325-3L); tickets run $25, $50 and $100 within 12 months (§ 325-9). We found no permit form or fee posted. We check the Borough's rules before booking a container in Archbald — the Borough Office is at 400 Church Street, 570-876-1800.

Construction jobs: under the construction waste article (Ord. 3-1996), anyone doing construction work in the Borough produces a receipt for getting a dumpster and a signed disposal plan for an approved site — or, if the Building Inspector decides no dumpster is needed, posts financial security instead. A dumpster on the job is clearly marked and placed so it isn't a hazard to people or traffic, and its placement is the contractor's responsibility (§ 408-21A). All of this comes before any building or occupancy permit (§ 408-21B); a violation carries a $500 penalty and can stop the job (§ 408-20D). The article defines construction and demolition waste as lumber, concrete, pipe, brick, shingles, masonry and other materials from buildings (§ 408-19).

Who may haul — we check first: Archbald's refuse article (Ord. 1-1989) makes it unlawful for anyone the Borough hasn't authorized to collect and haul refuse in or from the Borough so as to avoid the Borough's refuse charge (§ 408-13A), and gives the hauler Council designates each fiscal year the exclusive right and obligation to collect and haul refuse in and from the Borough (§ 408-13B). The Borough's Garbage page says “Businesses are excluded from the Borough's municipal waste contract and must contract separately with a hauler for their waste removal needs.” We read the code through its online code host, so it's paraphrased. Statewide, DEP says Act 90 of 2002 “requires all waste transportation vehicles (trucks, truck tractors, or combinations with a registered gross vehicle weight greater than 17,000 lbs., and trailers with a registered gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 lbs.) transporting municipal or residual waste to waste processing or disposal facilities in Pennsylvania to have a valid Waste Transporter Authorization”, and no processing or disposal facility may accept waste from a vehicle without a current authorization sticker (27 Pa.C.S. § 6206(a)). Act 90 also says no county or municipality may implement a municipal or residual waste transportation authorization or licensing program after it took effect in 2002 (27 Pa.C.S. § 6203(c)). That bars new local licensing programs; whether it reaches a local exclusive-collection clause like this one isn't ours to decide. So we check the Borough's rules before booking. We're licensed & insured.

Trucks: trucks are barred from parts of East St, Green Hill Rd, Poplar St, Rock St, State St and Wayne St except for local deliveries and pickups (§ 505-28), and posted weight limits apply on parts of a dozen more streets (§ 505-25). You don't need to be home as long as we have clear instructions on where to place the dumpster and the drop-off area is accessible and free of vehicles or obstacles. Allow about 60 feet of clear space for the truck and about 25 feet of overhead clearance from trees and power lines. Our dumpsters are about 7.5 feet wide — about 14 feet long for a 10-yard, 16 feet for a 15-yard and 22 feet for a 20-yard and up. We take precautions to protect your property during delivery and pickup, and for added protection you can put plywood or boards under the dumpster's wheels.

State highways: Pennsylvania's State Highway Law says “No person, municipality or municipality authority shall open a driveway onto a State highway or open the surface of or occupy a State highway without a permit” (§ 420(b)(2)), and PennDOT handles those as highway occupancy permits. So a container never goes in the right-of-way of I-81, I-476, US-6, US-11, PA-307, PA-347 or any other state route — beside one, it goes on private property.

Covered loads: Pennsylvania law says “Every load of loose, nonbaled garbage, waste, refuse or rubbish being transported through or within this Commonwealth shall be transported in a vehicle with four solid sides and with a cover or top of a type to prevent any of the load from escaping. The cover or top shall remain tightly in place going to a disposal site. The load shall be no higher than the solid sides of the vehicle.” (75 Pa.C.S. § 4903(c.1)). Keep debris below the top rim — overfilled dumpsters can't be safely transported.

Remodel or tear-down: Pennsylvania's DEP enforces the federal asbestos NESHAP rules, and where a project is subject to them, “a minimum ten-working-day notification of the project is required to be made to DEP.” DEP adds that it “does not regulate the removal of ACM from private residences unless the residence is an apartment with five or more units.” Check with DEP before a demolition or a big renovation starts. Asbestos never goes in our containers — tell us if an inspection finds any.

Summarized from the published local code and official web pages as read in October 2026. Codes change — confirm with the department listed before you rely on it.