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🗑️ The $30K/Month Business Repairing Dumpsters

An overlooked repair business with almost no competition.

Most people ignore dumpsters.

But one company built an entire business around fixing, cleaning, and repainting them.

dumpster painting

They’re called DumpsterRepairShop.com, and they turn beat-up metal bins into clean, branded, ready-to-rent containers for waste companies, landlords, and city contracts.

dumpster repair shop screenshot of homepage

It’s simple, recurring and almost nobody is offering this service in most towns.

đź§  The Business Model

Dumpster Repair Shop covers a 250-mile radius with in-shop and mobile crews who:

  • Weld cracks and holes

  • Replace lids, hinges, wheels, and doors

  • Sandblast or grind off rust and graffiti

  • Repaint with industrial-grade coatings

  • Apply custom logos or stencils for waste haulers

bulk dumpster repair example
welding a dumpster

They offer on-site repair or full in-shop refurbishing.

And unlike most welding shops, they’re specialized, which makes them fast, efficient, and in demand.

đź’° What They Charge (Industry averages)

Service

Typical Price

Lid replacement

$100–$250

Welding & patching

$75–$200

Full repaint

$150–$250

Refurb + repaint + logo

$300–$900

Wheel or caster

$50–$100 each

Door install

$300–$700

Bulk jobs of 5–10 dumpsters are common, and that’s where the real money is.

lots of blue dumpsters lined up

A single crew with a truck + trailer can bring in $1,000–$2,000/day.

Book that out 15–20 days/month?
You’re looking at $20K–$30K/month, with solid margins from a single crew.

🧲 Why This Business Works

  • Dumpster companies don’t have time to repair their own units

  • Cities and landlords hate graffiti and broken bins

  • Repeat business is constant, dumpsters rust and dent year-round

  • There’s almost no competition in most towns

  • Clients love the on-site convenience, no hauling required

This is the kind of “unsexy” blue-collar business that flies under the radar, but scales fast once you land a few key repeat clients.

Hope you have a great weekend!

-Tim