10, 20 and 40 Cubic Yard
Dumpster Rental in Pointe-Calumet

No published by-law requires one for the dumpster itself, if it sits entirely on your land. We word it carefully because the conclusion comes from an absence of provision: the list of certificates of authorization in section 3.5 of by-law 307-91 is closed — ten items, none for a waste dumpster — and the fee schedule sets no charge either. Two honest reservations: the planning codification online stops at January 1, 2021, while by-law 308-89-24, adopted April 11, 2024, “revised the provisions relating to accessory constructions, buildings, uses and equipment authorized in the various yards and setbacks”; and three by-laws in force are not published. The job site, however, often does need a permit — stated turnaround: 10 business days. In doubt? Planning department, 450 473-5930, extension 228.

We do not promise it, and here is why. The town publishes only two general parking rules: a ban “at all times” where signs prohibit parking, and a ban on all public roads between midnight and 7 a.m., from November 1 to April 15. The street-by-street detail lives in schedules “A” and “H” of by-law 380-97, amended almost every year and never published: knowing what applies in front of a given address takes a call to 450 473-5930. As for objects, section 14.5 of the construction by-law forbids encumbering a roadway with snow, ice “or other objects” from private land. So the spot is in your driveway — that is where we deliver.

Yes, and it writes it twice. Écocentre page: “Contractors cannot drop their construction debris at the drop-off centre. You must therefore take the necessary steps to book a dumpster for the major construction and/or renovation work you carry out on the territory of the Municipality.” Waste collection page: “No contractor will be accepted. You must take the necessary means (dumpster, etc.) to dispose of your materials.” The construction by-law points the same way: its section 14.6 prohibits refuse and “construction materials in disorder” on a lot during the construction of a building, and lets council have the lot cleaned at the owner's expense.

For a car trunk, yes: it is at 720, 38ᵉ Rue, open to residents on proof of residence. For a job site, no — and the town says so before we do. Contractors are excluded; debris must be sorted by material before arrival and “must result from small jobs and therefore be of a reasonable quantity”, failing which “the drop-off centre attendant will have to refuse access to the site”; a fee applies to certain materials (“between $5 and $160, depending on quantity”, cash or debit); and in 2026, from January 10 to April 11, it opens only four Saturdays. Add that the bulky waste collection refuses construction debris by name and runs only seven times a year, and the arithmetic is quick: a 10 yard box holds 7.6 m³, a 20 yard 15.3 m³, a 40 yard 30.6 m³.

Yes — and it is a local particularity not to be confused with neighbouring towns. The Écocentre page names concrete among the accepted construction and renovation materials, alongside metal, construction lumber and mineral wool; asphalt shingles are admitted for “small jobs only”. So what blocks you in Pointe-Calumet is not the material, it is the volume: a concrete floor broken up with a jackhammer is not a “small job” and will not pass the “reasonable quantity” test. That is exactly the case our single-material dumpsters are built for — concrete alone, or brick and mortar alone — in 20 cubic yards. Note: soil, brick, gypsum, ceramic and road asphalt do not appear on the list of accepted materials published by the town; before loading the car, call 450 473-5930.

It is the most frequent question here, and a fair one. The town's snow-clearing policy, adopted January 16, 2024, writes that “the territory has only 4 access points to get in and out”, that “several of our roads are very narrow and often end in a cul-de-sac”, especially in the eastern part, and that there is “no sidewalk on the territory” — pedestrians use corridors along the edge of the roadway. The town even has its plows mounted “on the right side of the trucks” so cul-de-sac streets can be cleared “without having to reverse too much”. A straight truck meets the same geometry: that is why we ask for the address and the approach side when you book. Useful benchmark: a 20 yard box is roughly the size of a Dodge Caravan, and a 10 yard takes the same footprint while simply being lower.

No: there are decibels. Unlike several neighbouring towns, Pointe-Calumet publishes no time window specific to construction work. Its municipal by-laws page prohibits as a nuisance “any noise emitted between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, of an intensity of forty (40) decibels or more, at the boundary of the lot the noise comes from” and “any noise emitted between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., of an intensity of sixty (60) decibels or more” at the same measuring point. A truck and a box get measured, not scheduled. We publish the thresholds, not invented hours — and if by-law 378-97 on nuisances, which is not published online, contains others, it can be consulted at the municipal office, 300 avenue Basile-Routhier.

Every one of our dumpsters is delivered with the PROTEC-O-SOL system, built-in planks that spread the load — over asphalt, pavers, gravel and sand alike. Nothing to supply, nothing extra to pay. In Pointe-Calumet the question comes up a little differently than elsewhere: the soil is sandy, the urban plan notes “the significance of sand deposits and steep banks along the water bodies (former quarries)”, and several streets have no storm sewer, so that during a thaw “accumulated snow and water are slow to drain away”. Our drivers choose the bearing point accordingly. The tip, for full protection: lay four flattened cardboard boxes, or a thin sheet of plywood, on the chosen spot before the truck arrives.