My business is located with others is a strip mall type location. I am a tenant. The dumpster behind the office is often full due to people dumping construction debris, old household items and the like. Any suggestions to prevent this behavior? My landlord is basically clueless.

We put a padlock on ours.

^ Ours too.
We had non-tenant dumping & scavengers hopping in looking for who knows what.

You just have to make sure to unlock it on pickup day.

I have seen bars across the lids locked with a paddle lock. I believe the sanitation companies offer these dumpsters at no extra cost.
If you want to dumpster dive try to find information in the trash that links the trash to the violator. Have them charged with theft of services.

We used to find that locking the Dumpster sometimes makes it worse, they still dump, but now we've got to put it in the dumpster.

We found most of the dumping took place on weekends.

You may find the padlock works; I suspect it won't. They'll leave the trash in your driveway...

The police don't care. Even if you find identifiable info (and I have). Perhaps the best recourse you might have is to contact them directly and politely ask them to ask your permission next time. Sometimes the dumpster isn't full at pickup day and I'd gladly let somebody use it then.

What works best, parking a truck in the driveway that prevents them access to it on weekends.

Just a heads up; if you lock, the construction debris may be left next to it

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Good point. Someone left a dental chair in front of the dumpster. Took four big guys to lift it up and in the dumpster. I could put out a game camera to catch license plates but doubt law enforcment would do much. Shaming does work in the Deep South, but the type that dumps stuff really is not concerned. Keep the suggestions coming.

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Just a heads up; if you lock, the construction debris may be left next to it

My thoughts as I have seen that done in back of a market nearby. Check with local law enforcement for suggestions.

We added chains and padlocks. Of course finding the key etc was a hassle as the store manager would put it in the safe. We wound up just draping them over the top but it still stopped.

Most of it is the weekend, and a lot of it was employees, including store and district managers. After that I no longer paid any attention. If it fit it shipped.

We put a chain and lock on ours. If they dump next to it we don't care as it is on a city alleyway, so the city has to pick it up.

Not sure what they cost, but I'm sure you can get a quote.

I know a few. Thanks