Dumpster Rental in Lincoln, AR

Permits, placement and who may haul in Lincoln

Who may haul: Lincoln's code says no person, firm or corporation may collect or transport solid waste without first getting a licence from the City, due each year by 1 January (§ 5.20.04(D)); all solid waste collection is carried out by the City or a person licensed to do business in Lincoln (§ 5.20.11); and a contractor is someone authorized by special permit to collect and transport solid waste, with the Director issuing hauling permits with City Council approval (§§ 5.20.03, 5.20.04(C)). The text we read is a summary from the City's online code host, so it's paraphrased here. We're licensed and insured.

In the street: Lincoln's parking chapter has no truck or trailer rule we could find, and its street permits are for excavation (Ch. 9.08); we found no dumpster or right-of-way permit. Dumping on public or private property and littering public rights-of-way are prohibited (§ 5.20.15). 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.

Trucks: vehicles with a carrying capacity over ¾ ton may not use streets posted No Through Trucks (Ch. 8.08); we found no local-delivery exception in the text we read, so we plan the route around the signs.

District hauler rules: Washington County is in the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, whose rules say “no person shall engage in the business of collection and/or transportation of solid wastes in the District without first securing a Solid Waste Hauler's License from the Board” (§ 9.02(A)). Licences run from July 1 to June 30 (§ 9.02(e)), and, as in Benton County, a District licence “does not supersede any local government's issuance of an exclusive franchise for hauling within its boundaries” (§ 9.02(f)).

State highways: 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 the Boston Mountain district, vehicles with open waste storage areas “must be tarped when traveling in excess of 35 miles per hour” (§ 9.03(c)), 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.