How do I compare two Ottawa bin quotes with different pricing models?

Keep each quote in its own model and compare what each company says your job will cost. The two models published by Ottawa bin companies, seen October 2026, measure different things, so their headline numbers cannot be lined up against each other:

• Bin fee plus weight: about $200 to $350 for delivery, pickup and about a week, plus disposal at about $150 to $160 per tonne.
• All-in: about $460 to $540 plus tax for a 14 to 20 yard bin for about a week, with 1 to 2 tonnes included.

For 30 and 40 yard bins we found too few comparable published prices for a range.

The way to compare them is to give both companies the same job. Estimate the days you need the bin and describe what is going in, then ask each company for its price for that job in its own model, with these written into the quote:

• the days included, and the price of each extra day (about $15 to $35 on the pages we saw)
• the tonnes included, if any, and the rate for each tonne beyond them
• any fuel or environmental surcharge, which some companies add
• the refused and surcharged items

Heavy material such as soil, concrete and brick usually needs a small or dedicated bin, billed by weight, so if your load includes it, ask each company which bin it would use.

If the bin will sit on the road, boulevard, sidewalk or a public laneway, the City's TCE permit fees are separate from both models; ask each company whether its price includes them and who applies.

Once both companies have priced the same job in writing, the comparison is between those two written totals.