Roll-Off Dumpster Delivery Across Bentonville, AR

Permits, placement and who may haul in Bentonville

Who may haul — read this first: Bentonville's code says “No pickups or hauling of refuse shall be made except by city-owned or authorized vehicles. Authorized vehicles shall be those as to which the owner has a written contract with the city” (§ 42-80), with a fine of up to $100 and each day a separate offense. It defines refuse as “any and all garbage, trash, rubbish and debris of any nature” (§ 42-70) and has every home and business use the City's collection service (§ 42-71), which a contractor runs under a City contract. We found no City page, permit or code section that addresses roll-off or construction containers, so we check the City's requirements and the placement with you before booking. We're licensed and insured.

In the street: “A right-of-way permit is required for: All work performed within the public right-of-way that is not associated with a defined project” (§ 50-721). The Street Department (3200 SW Municipal Dr, 479-271-3130) takes applications online through eTrakit; the permit is posted where it's clearly visible from the street, a traffic management plan is needed for any closure, and submittals take 5 business days to review. Neither the code nor the City's page names dumpsters, and obstructing a street, alley or sidewalk with boxes, barrels “or any other thing” that blocks easy and free passage is an offense (§ 82-120). Driveway first. You don't need to be home as long as we know where the container goes and the spot is clear of vehicles and obstacles. Leave about 60 feet of clear approach for the truck and about 25 feet of overhead clearance, free of power lines and branches. Our smaller containers fit easily in most driveways, and we use boards when needed to protect the driveway.

Sidewalks: the City's encroachment permit covers private uses that occupy the right-of-way (dumpsters aren't named), and its standards say “A minimum clear pedestrian path of five feet must be maintained along all sidewalks at all times” (§ 50-721). Refuse and debris may not be left on a street, sidewalk or alley either (§ 42-47).

Truck parking: “No vehicle in excess of three tons loaded or unloaded may be parked at any time upon any street, alley, easement, right-of-way, parkway or sidewalk within the corporate limits of the city, unless engaged in loading or unloading commercial commodities … and thence only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in R1, MH, T2, T3 and T4 zoning districts” (§ 94-63, amended 2026), and trucks keep to truck routes and state or federal highways except to reach a pickup or delivery (§ 94-64).

Permanent enclosures aren't roll-offs: the masonry enclosure the development code wants around permanent dumpster and refuse areas (§ 50-510) is a site-development rule, not one for a temporary container.

County hauler rules: Arkansas leaves hauler licensing to its regional solid waste districts (8 CAR § 60-202). Benton County's district rules say “A person who engages in hauling solid waste within Benton County must obtain a license from the district” to collect solid waste in the district or transport it for disposal or storage there (8 CAR § 110-603(b)); every roll-off container must show the business name and phone number “in letters no less than four inches … high on at least two (2) sides of the unit” (§ 110-612(b)(4)); and a District licence “does not supersede any local government's issuance of an exclusive franchise for hauling within its boundaries” (§ 110-609(d)) — which is why the local rules on this page matter. The District's office is at 5702 Brookside Rd, (479) 795-0751.

State highways: AR-12 (Walton Blvd), AR-72, AR-102 (SE 14th St) and AR-112 (SE J St) are state routes in town. Arkansas holds state highway rights-of-way “inviolate for state highway purposes” (Ark. Code § 27-67-304(a)), and we found no ArDOT permit for setting a container on one — so a container never goes in the right-of-way of I-49, US-71, US-62, US-412 or a state route such as AR-12, AR-72, AR-102 or AR-112. Beside one, it goes on private property.

Covered loads: in Benton County, haulers' vehicles with open storage areas “must be tarped when traveling in excess of thirty-five miles per hour (35 m.p.h.)” (8 CAR § 110-612(b)(2)(B)), and state law bars driving any vehicle that isn't loaded so as to prevent its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping (Ark. Code § 27-35-110(a)). Keep debris below the top rim — if it's overfilled, we can't legally haul it.

Remodel or tear-down: Arkansas' Asbestos Abatement Rule (20 CAR pt. 860) leaves residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units out of its definition of a facility (§ 860-104(32)(A)), though disposal rules can still apply. For other buildings, the owner or operator has the building inspected for asbestos before demolition or renovation starts (§ 860-105), files a written notice with the Division of Environmental Quality at least 10 working days before any demolition, “even if no asbestos is present” (§ 860-201(a)), and gives the same notice for a renovation that disturbs at least 260 linear feet on pipes, 160 square feet on other components or 35 cubic feet (§ 860-203). 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.