City — Erie County seat. Yes, even on your own driveway: City Code § 1129.03 (QOL-10) requires the City’s prior approval for every temporary dumpster, with a $100 ticket if it is skipped. The City publishes no form or fee, so we clear it with Code Enforcement ((814) 870-1473) or Engineering ((814) 870-1371) before we deliver.
Where We Deliver
Service Area
Erie, the lakeshore and the county behind it
We deliver across the City of Erie, from the bayfront and downtown to the east and west sides, through Millcreek, Summit, Lawrence Park and Harborcreek around the city, west along the lake to Fairview and Girard, south to McKean, Waterford and Edinboro, and east to North East and out to Corry, along I-90, I-79, Peach Street, Buffalo Road and the lakeshore roads. Each page below covers the local dumpster rule, the office to call, the neighbourhoods we work in and the roads we use to get there.
Township — Erie County · about 5 miles from downtown Erie. Millcreek publishes no dumpster permit for a driveway or the street, though its code keeps debris off sidewalks and out of the road. We check a street placement with Zoning and Development ((814) 833-2935) first; most Millcreek drives take a 20-yard easily.
Township — Erie County · about 8 miles from downtown Erie. No permit on your own property, but Harborcreek treats a dumpster as a temporary use (two consecutive months a year, or while a permit is open) and says it shall not go in the road or right-of-way. So in Harborcreek it goes on the drive; the zoning office is on (814) 899-3171.
Township — Erie County · about 12 miles from downtown Erie. Fairview publishes no dumpster permit for a driveway or the street. It licenses the hauler instead and wants containers at ground level on the property, clear of traffic (§ 313-5(F)). Township offices: (814) 474-5942.
Borough and Township — Erie County · about 17 miles from downtown Erie. Neither Girard publishes a dumpster permit for a driveway or the street. The Borough registers haulers and keeps waste off its streets; the Township says nearly everything needs a zoning permit, so we check with its zoning administrator ((814) 774-4738) before a job there.
Borough and Township — Erie County · about 16 miles from downtown Erie. Waterford Township publishes no dumpster rule. Waterford Borough requires a permit for temporary storage containers on a lot (30 days a year, rear yard) without naming dumpsters, so we ask the Borough (814-796-4709) before a job in town.
Borough — Erie County · about 20 miles from downtown Erie. Edinboro’s code bars garbage receptacles from its streets and limits who may haul garbage in the borough (§ 20-108), so we confirm with the Borough (814-734-1812) before we book a container in town. Outside the borough line those rules do not apply.
Borough and Township — Erie County · about 15 miles from downtown Erie. In North East Borough a temporary construction-debris container needs a 30-day zoning permit (§ 500-20(C)), renewable once, and construction refuse goes in a dumpster from the Borough or an approved contractor. We confirm with the Borough ((814) 725-8611) and file the permit; township jobs we check with the Code Administration office ((814) 725-8606).
City — Erie County · about 33 miles from downtown Erie. Corry’s code is not published in a form we can quote, so we check with City Hall ((814) 663-7041) before a container goes anywhere but a private driveway. The City’s trash service takes no contractor or demolition debris, which is what a roll-off is for.
Township — Erie County · about 13 miles from downtown Erie. McKean publishes no dumpster rule for a driveway or the street, and has opted out of the Uniform Construction Code. Lots here are big, so a driveway placement is the norm; the Township office is on 814-476-7414.
Township — Erie County · about 7 miles from downtown Erie. No permit for a construction or demolition dumpster on your property: Summit’s zoning (§ 608(E)) exempts one placed temporarily during the work from its screening and setback rules. We keep it off the street right-of-way; the Township is on (814) 868-9686.
Township — Erie County · about 5 miles from downtown Erie. Lawrence Park publishes no dumpster permit; its code keeps debris out of the streets and gutters. Lots are small, so we plan a driveway placement carefully and check a street placement with the Township (814-899-2305) first.
Dumpster approval in the City of Erie
Inside the City of Erie, every temporary dumpster needs the City’s prior approval, on a driveway as much as in the street: City Code § 1129.03, item QOL-10, says each temporary dumpster, whether placed on private property, in a public right-of-way or on any other City property, shall obtain prior approval by the City of Erie, and the ticket for skipping it is $100 ($300 to $1,000 if it reaches the District Judge). The City publishes no form, fee or time limit, and the code does not name the office, so we clear each placement with Code Enforcement (City Hall Room 407, (814) 870-1473) or the Bureau of Engineering (Room 400, (814) 870-1371) before we deliver. A construction job that closes a sidewalk needs a separate Engineering permit (§ 719.11, up to 90 days plus one extension), and metered spaces need the Erie Parking Authority. Our permit guide walks through it.
Outside the city the rules change at every line, which is why each town page above states its own. In short: Harborcreek treats dumpsters as a temporary use and keeps them out of the road; North East Borough requires a 30-day zoning permit for a construction-debris container; Waterford Borough permits temporary storage containers for 30 days a year; Edinboro bars garbage receptacles from its streets and limits who may haul garbage in the borough; Summit exempts a construction dumpster from its screening rules; Fairview licenses the hauler and wants the container clear of traffic; Millcreek, Girard, McKean and Lawrence Park publish no dumpster rule; and for Corry and North East Township we ask before we deliver because their codes are not readable online. Where a place publishes nothing, we say so and keep the container on private property.
