Dumpster Rental in Springdale, AR

Permits, placement and who may haul in Springdale

Who may haul — we check first: “All residents and business establishments of the city which generate less than two cubic yards of solid waste per week shall use the residential contract service that has been awarded by the city. Those who generate two cubic yards or more of solid waste per week shall contract with a licensed private collector for industrial and commercial collection who meets all city requirements” (§ 102-2). The private collector “must meet city qualifications, execute a contract with the city, and pay the required license fee pursuant to contract prior to entering into any such agreements with commercial/industrial units for the collection of such solid waste” (§ 102-2(2)), and a private collector is defined as one that “has a contract with the city” (§ 102-1). A City business licence is also required (§ 26-27). We check the City's rules before booking a container in Springdale. We're licensed and insured.

Construction sites: “The general contractor of any construction site shall provide adequate trash containment facilities for the construction site. All such trash containment facilities must be able to hold a minimum of five cubic yards of refuse, and must contain no openings of greater than three inches” (§ 102-10), in place by the first required inspection and “emptied on a regular basis.”

In the street: it's unlawful “to place on any street, any firewood, empty boxes or barrels, shavings, bricks, refuse or building materials” (§ 110-3(a)) or to deposit material of any kind on a street without the chief city inspector's permission (§ 110-3(c)); materials left while building need “a suitable light” at night (§ 110-1(a)), and any work in the right-of-way needs a barricaded work zone (§§ 110-8, 110-11). We found no dumpster permit for City streets. 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: commercial vehicles — any vehicle of 20,001 lb or more, or used in the transportation of waste — may not be parked in a residentially zoned district or the street right-of-way, except “during the actual performance of a temporary service on the property where it is parked” (§ 114-56); trucks keep to marked truck routes except for a bona fide pickup or delivery (§ 114-88).

Two districts: Springdale straddles two solid waste districts. 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)). On the Benton County side, the Benton County District's licence and container-marking rules apply (8 CAR §§ 110-603(b), 110-612(b)(4)).

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: both districts require open waste loads to be tarped above 35 mph (Boston Mountain § 9.03(c); 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.