Denver, Colorado
Denver puts the street permit on the container company, not the customer. You need a city dumpster license number before you can even apply. Here are the rules we found, with links, and where DumpTracker fits.
City rules are from October 2026, from Denver DOTI: Dumpster and container one-time permit (DOTIPT-104.1) and 6 other sources. Rules and fees change, so confirm with the city before you place a can in the street.
A long remodel can outlast its permit. Denver caps a container at 180 days in 12 months at one address, and the annual residential permit runs out every March 31. On Pro and Elite, DumpTracker keeps the permit number, issuer, and dates on the project and warns you when the permit ends before the scheduled pickup.
Under the Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance, new builds, additions, and demolitions over 500 sq ft need a Waste Management Plan before the city issues a permit. Interior remodels over 2,500 sq ft do too. Expect contractors to ask for proof of where each load went. Log the ticket number, net tons, destination, and a photo on each project, and the proof is there when they ask.
Twenty feet from a corner or an alley is easy to miss from a phone call. Put the can on the satellite map at its real size, mark the door side, and check Street View for the nearest alley mouth. The driver sees the same picture in the app.
The rules don't change because you have software. Keeping track of them does.
Log the permit number, who issued it, and the start and end dates on the project. If the permit ends before the scheduled pickup, the project tells you before the city does.
Place the can on the satellite map at its real size, mark the door side, and add access notes. The driver sees the same thing on their next stop.
Yes. Any container in the right-of-way needs a Revocable Street Occupancy Permit from DOTI Permit Operations. Only the container company can apply, and it needs a ROW Dumpster License number first. Allow 5 business days. The permit sheets do not address private driveways, so ask DOTI if you are unsure.
No. The annual permit is not accepted on arterial or collector streets or at parking meters. Those spots need a one-time permit through e-Permits. The annual permit expires March 31 each year.
The city lists a $25 application fee plus a vehicle fee. The vehicle fee runs from $100 for 1 or 2 vehicles up to $1,200 for 21 or more. Renew each year by March 1.
It flags a permit that ends before the pickup date, which matters with the 180-day cap. It keeps dump tickets with net tons and destination on each job for C&D waste plans. Drivers get the placement map, access notes, and a drop photo step in a mobile web app.
Last checked October 2026. See a rule that changed? Tell us at support@dumptracker.com.
Bring a real week: the addresses, the cans, the drivers. We'll set it up on a call and you'll see your day plan before we hang up.
