Down in the Dumpster – Is Your Trash Hauler Contract Getting You Down?

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Having your commercial trash hauled away shouldn’t be that hard.  You put out a request for bids, you choose the hauling company that you feel will get the job done for the right price.  You sign a contract for a year.  What could be simpler, right?  For many business owners, this is the case.  However, for others, once the bloom is off the rose, they come to find that the only thing that smells worse than their trash is the way their hauler treats them.  To keep you from getting down in the dumpster, this week I thought I’d cover the top-10 complaints that business owners have when it comes to dealing with trash haulers, as well as what they can do about it.

How to Find the Right Commercial Trash Hauler

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Having your company’s trash picked up shouldn’t be such a big deal.  You hire a service. They send a truck to empty your dumpster from time to time.  What’s the big deal?  The big deal is that unless you know the ins and outs of the trash hauling business, you could wind up paying through the nose to get your trash hauled off.  Why?  That’s because unless you want to pay to have half-empty loads hauled, or worse, you want your parking lot to be awash in blowing trash, you have to know a thing or two about the ways in which the industry works.  Then you have to make sure you contract with a hauler that is trustworthy, prompt and flexible.

Can Your Trash Go Green?

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Discarding and hauling trash is a dirty business, no doubt about it.  That being said, what many  That’s right, it’s possible for your trash to go green.  Best of all it’s neither complicated or costly to do so.  All it takes are a few tips that can point you in the right direction so you can green up while doing your part to save the planet. 

businesses don’t know is that there are several ways they can green up their refuse.

Talking Trash - Why buy a commercial compactor?

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Let’s say you own a business.   It can be anything from a retail establishment to a warehouse distribution business, to a restaurant. You have to pay the waste management/waste hauling company every time they come by to haul away your garbage. But your business ebbs and flows, which means sometimes your dumpster is overflowing and sometimes it’s only half full. Like it or not, you’re going to have to pay the same amount either way. You know that compactors can help reduce the number of pickups and in the end it can save you money.  But what you might not know is that with an internet connection and a few smart sensors, you can save even more money by scheduling a pickup only when your dumpster is actually full. How much can this save your business from a trash hauling standpoint; 10% 20%? 30%? With this kind of technology, you could cut your trash bill by as much as half.