Inventory & Containers · updated 2026-08-08

How to register a new dumpster size in Dumpster Controls

The registration wizard captures everything about a size in four steps: the yardage, your fleet count, the photo, and the prices customers see.

Start the wizard
On the "Registered Inventory" page (sidebar: "Inventory"), click "Add Dumpster". The wizard opens titled "Register Company Dumpsters".
Step 1: choose the yardage
Pick one size from the grid (2 through 16, 20, 25, 30, or 40 Yard). The note reminds you to register one dumpster size at a time; you can add and edit more later. Click "Next".
Step 2: say how many you own
"How many dumpsters do you own?" sets the total physical units of this size in your fleet; this number controls your available inventory. Leaving it at 0 shows a red warning that you will not be able to accept orders for this size.
Add the illustration image
Under "Dumpster Illustration Image", click "Click to upload an image". This photo appears in online booking and the inventory table.
Set the rental prices
Under "Set Your Rental Prices:", fill "Rent for 24 hours price:" (the base rate), then the duration tiers for 3, 7, 14, and 30 days, each with its own on/off toggle if you do not offer that tier, plus "Additional daily charges:" for days beyond the rental period.
Finish steps 3 and 4 and save
Step 3 covers weight, step 4 covers fees (see the weights and fees guide). Click "Save". A toast confirms "Dumpster size created".

What happens next

Units are created automatically with sequential serial numbers in the pattern {yards}YD-{number}, for example 20YD-01 through 20YD-05.
The size appears in online booking, in the new-order form, and as a row on the Registered Inventory table.

Re-registering the same yardage reactivates the previously deactivated size and applies your new prices to it.