Merritt Island, FL · Brevard County
Dumpster Rental in Merritt Island, CO
Roll-off containers delivered to Merritt Island from our Melbourne yard — about 16 miles north of our Industry Drive yard. Flat rates, driveway protection as standard, and same-day delivery when we can get a truck free.
Roll-off containers for Merritt Island homes and jobsites
Merritt Island sits between the Indian River and the Banana River, and almost every property on it is defined by water in some way. The island filled in during the space boom of the early 1960s, when Kennedy Space Center hiring brought thousands of families here in a handful of years, and whole subdivisions of canal-front ranch houses went up to house them. Sixty years on, that stock is our bread and butter here: re-roofs, kitchen and bath gut jobs, seawall and dock repair, and a steady run of estate cleanouts as the original owners' families sell.
What we know about working in Merritt Island
South Merritt Island around Newfound Harbour and the Sykes Creek canals is the densest of the space-boom development, block on slab with terrazzo floors and screen-enclosed pools. Courtenay Parkway runs the length of the island as the main spine, with Merritt Square Mall and the commercial strip in the middle. North Merritt Island turns rural fast — larger lots, some acreage, wells and septic, and the wildlife refuge beyond it. Canal-front properties mean docks, lifts, seawalls and boats, all of which generate debris of their own. KSC and the launch business still drive the local economy, and the current cadence has been good for renovation work across the island.
- CountyBrevard County
- Distance from our yard16 miles north of our Industry Drive yard
- Main routesSR-520
- Typical deliverySame or next day
Getting a truck to you
The run is I-95 north to SR-520, then east across the Indian River onto Courtenay Parkway. From there it is north or south depending on the address, and the island is long enough that a North Merritt Island drop adds a real twenty minutes over a South Tropical Trail one. Canal-front streets are narrow with short drives, so we scout the apron before committing.
Routes we run: SR-520, Courtenay Parkway, SR-528, North Tropical Trail.
Landmarks and neighborhoods we work around
Local landmarks
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Kiwanis Island Park
- Merritt Square Mall
- the Barge Canal
- Kennedy Space Center
Neighborhoods & communities
- Sykes Creek
- Newfound Harbour
- South Tropical Trail
- North Merritt Island
- the Courtenay Parkway corridor
Permits, streets and placement in Merritt Island
On a private driveway in Merritt Island you generally do not need a municipal permit. Placement in the public street or right-of-way is a different matter and normally requires approval — from the borough or township where the road is locally maintained, or from FDOT where it is a state route. Every municipality in Brevard County runs its own form and its own lead time, and older streets here often have no off-street parking at all, so plan the permit before you plan the delivery. It is a ten-minute call that saves a week.
Our permit and placement guide walks through the whole process, and Florida DEP publishes the Covered Device Recycling Act rules and the other statewide disposal restrictions that apply to every load we haul out of Merritt Island. County recycling and household hazardous waste dates are published by Brevard County.
Sizes we deliver to Merritt Island
10 Yard Dumpster
Block, stucco, terrazzo, pavers, pool deck and barrel tile — weight fills it first.
View this size → 15yd³15 Yard Dumpster
Single-room remodels, shingle tear-offs to about 20 squares, garage cleanouts.
View this size → 20yd³20 Yard Dumpster
Kitchen guts, garage and attic clear-outs, lanai demo, condo turnovers.
View this size → 30yd³30 Yard Dumpster
Whole-home cleanouts, new construction, additions, commercial projects.
View this size → 40yd³40 Yard Dumpster
Bulky light debris: screen enclosure cages, framing, siding, cabinetry, fit-outs.
View this size →Delivering to Merritt Island today
Call before about 11am and we can usually get a container to Merritt Island the same afternoon.
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Services in Merritt Island
What we haul in and out of Merritt Island
Roofing Dumpster Rental
Weight-rated cans sized by squares and layers, including heavy concrete barrel tile.
Learn more →Residential Dumpster Rental
Driveway placement for garage, attic and Florida-room cleanouts and remodels.
Learn more →Demolition Debris Removal
Containers and fast swaps for strip-outs, lanais, carports, pool decks and screen cages.
Learn more →Junk Removal Dumpsters
Clear a garage, attic, screen room, shed or storage unit on your own schedule.
Learn more →Construction Dumpster Rental
Jobsite roll-offs and next-day swap-outs for builders, remodelers and GCs.
Learn more →Commercial Dumpster Rental
Scheduled and on-call containers for retail, restaurants, offices and property managers.
Learn more →How it works
Delivering to Merritt Island in four steps
- 1
Call us
Tell us the project, your address and when you want it. Two minutes on the phone and you have a flat price.
- 2
We deliver
Our driver walks the drop, lays protection boards and sets the container exactly where you want it.
- 3
You load it
Take your time within your rental window. Keep it level with the top rail and we handle the rest.
- 4
We haul it
Call or text when you are done. We pull it, sort what can be recovered and dispose of the rest properly.
Dumpster Rental in Merritt Island — FAQs
Can you handle seawall and dock demolition debris?
Yes, but it needs sorting first. Old seawall is concrete and rebar, which is dense heavy material, while dock decking is often pressure-treated lumber. Those are best kept separate, because a clean concrete load has a better disposal route as heavy debris and a mixed load of both hits the weight limit quickly. Tell us the split before delivery and we size accordingly.
Is North Merritt Island different to work in?
Quite different. Lots get much larger, drives are often long and unpaved, and a lot of properties are on well and septic. A loaded truck needs firm ground to sit on, and soft sand after rain is the thing that stops a delivery. We plan for a firm pad or the paved apron, and on wet ground we will reschedule rather than rut your drive and bury the truck.
Why do so many jobs here involve terrazzo and block?
Because the island was built fast in the early 1960s for Cape workers, and that was how Florida houses were built then — concrete block walls, slab floor, terrazzo poured on top. When a kitchen or bathroom comes out, the debris is block, stucco, tile and terrazzo rather than the lighter framing material people expect. It is dense, so we size the container by weight.
How quickly can you deliver a dumpster to Merritt Island?
Merritt Island is about 16 miles north of our Industry Drive yard, so it is a routine run for us. Same-day delivery is usually possible if you call before about 11am, and next morning otherwise. Storm weeks and the spring remodeling peak can stretch that, and we will tell you honestly when you call.
Do you charge extra to deliver to Merritt Island?
No. Merritt Island sits inside our standard service area and the flat rate is the same as it is in Melbourne. Delivery, pickup, your rental window and disposal up to the agreed tonnage are all included in the number we quote you.
What size dumpster do most Merritt Island customers take?
A 20 yard is the most common by a wide margin — it suits kitchen guts, multi-room renovations and three-bedroom house cleanouts. But if you are pulling terrazzo, tile, block and stucco rubble, pavers or concrete pool deck, size DOWN to a 10 yard heavy container and take two hauls — that material hits the weight limit long before it fills the box.
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Need a dumpster in Merritt Island?
Tell us the job and the address and we will size it, price it flat and get a truck out. We run to Merritt Island most days, so a same-day slot is often available.
Merritt Island, FL · Brevard County · delivered from 5060 Industry Dr, Melbourne, FL 32940