How Can I Lower My Property's Trash and Recycling Expenses in Texas?

Do you own or manage a commercial property in Texas? Have you tried to find ways to lower your monthly overhead costs? Have you poured over your P & L statement in search of any areas where you can cut expenses? Have you ever thought about what your business pays for waste removal? Have you analyzed your monthly and annual expenses in this area, or even taken measures to reduce these costs?

Many Texans pay exorbitant rates for waste removal because they think of this cost as a fixed utility. Several small towns in Texas, including those along the border, have what appear to be "fixed costs" for trash and recycling removal because the city either picks up the trash themselves, or selects a hauling company to service businesses within the city limits. Some other towns have only one hauler, which limits your options for service. In larger metropolitan areas such as Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, there are more options for disposal and recycling service, however, many of the haulers in these markets charge businesses as much as they can get away with for service.

Global Trash Solutions (GTS) manages over 170 customer accounts in Texas, and we have developed cost savings strategies for our clients in Texas that translates to over 400K annually, averaging $237.00 monthly savings at the locations we serve in Texas. We have the relationships and expertise to help almost any business in Texas lower their waste and recycling costs substantially, whether they are located in a major city or rural town. If you would like us to audit your waste and recycling processes to help you obtain the most efficient and cost-effective waste management strategy, please contact us at (866) 760-8194.

Can My Grocery Store Benefit From a Trash Compactor?

Do you own a freestanding retail market store such as Publix, Trader Joe’s, Kroger, Winn-Dixie, Wegmans, Whole Foods, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, or Target? Has the price of trash or recycling from your location gotten out of control? Have you ever asked yourself if your business is using technology to it’s advantage as it relates to keeping trash and recycling expenses under control? Have you seen your trash and recycling expenses creep up over the years--sometimes more than you expected?

As independent waste consultants, Global Trash Solutions (GTS) has revealed that many haulers and local municipalities, responsible for providing refuse and recycling service to grocery stores and other large retail outlets throughout the US, fail to completely educate their customers on the potential cost-saving technologies available to them. Many of our clients were left “in the dark” about equipment and cost saving strategies that have become second-nature to GTS. Trash overflow, exorbitant monthly trash and recycling costs, and paying for recyclable commodities that can actually be processed and sold or picked up for free, are some of the typical problems grocery and retail establishments face every day.

For example, GTS recently helped a natural foods market, Harvest Market, in Grass Valley, CA reduce their annual hauling expenses by over $13,000.00 on waste expenses by recommending a GTS CV-03 Compactor because their trash was consistently overflowing, and they required pick-ups nearly every day of the week on their standard non-compacted containers. GTS helped our customer by researching the cost of compacted trash, implementing all necessary changes, and providing a full-scale return on investment that we found to be most suitable for their application. Unlike many other compactor sales companies in the industry, GTS offers our full knowledge-base and expertise to our clients when helping them select compaction equipment that best suit their needs. GTS steps in and assists in negotiation with haulers or municipalities when necessary. If you would like a comprehensive analysis that details which equipment will be most cost-effective and efficient for your organization, please contact us at (866) 760-8194.

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