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Inventory & Containers · updated 2026-09-10

How to edit, pause, or delete a dumpster size in Dumpster Controls

Prices change, cans get sold. The size row gives you a safe edit path, a booking pause switch, and a triple-guarded delete.

  1. ## Edit a size
    Click "Edit" on the size row. The wizard reopens with everything pre-filled: quantity, image, prices, weight, and fees. Changing the quantity adds units with the next serials or deactivates the newest available ones. Click "Update"; a toast confirms "Size updated".
  2. ## Pause bookings for a size
    Inside the edit wizard, the switch "Size active (available for booking)" controls whether customers can book it. A paused size is hidden from the list by default; a red "Paused sizes" chip appears in the page header with the count. Click that chip to show the paused rows, each with a red banner telling you bookings are disabled.
  3. ## Set the booking flags
    On the size row, the "Default" toggle pre-selects this size in online booking, and the "Popular" toggle shows the POPULAR badge there. Only one size can hold each flag; turning it on removes it from the others.
  4. ## Delete a size, three steps deep
    The trash icon starts "Delete Dumpster Size", which warns it permanently deletes the size and all its units. "Type to Confirm" requires typing the exact size label, and "Final Confirmation" ends with "Delete Forever".

What happens next

  • Deleting removes the size and its units permanently; past orders keep their history but lose the size link.
  • A zero-unit active size shows a red warning on its row because you cannot accept orders for a size with no registered units; use the "+" stepper or "Edit" to set how many you own.

Troubleshooting

Deletion is blocked with "Cannot delete".

Some units are currently in use ("unit(s) are currently in use. Remove them first."). Complete or reassign their orders, then retry.

I paused a size and now I cannot find it to turn it back on.

Paused sizes are hidden from the list. Click the red "Paused sizes" chip in the page header to show them, then click "Edit" on the paused row and turn the "Size active (available for booking)" switch back on. The total fleet counter keeps counting the units of a paused size, so a hidden size explains a fleet total that is larger than what the list shows.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The entire app is free for any company at any fleet size: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. The entire app is free; an optional $169 per month plan lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30 and adds a Sponsored spotlight in the public company directory. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional $169 lower card rate plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.