How Can a Trash Compactor Save my Business Money?

• Are you curious as to why you see trash compactors outside shopping malls, residential complexes, or restaurants?
• Would you like to save money on waste and recycling services at your business?
• Have you heard from other business owners that trash compactors have saved them space and money, but uncertain about how your business might benefit from such equipment?

The economics behind purchasing or renting a dumpster compactor vary widely in nature, and there are several reasons why. In some markets, haulers charge their base rates by volume (per cubic yard) of trash produced, and a trash compactor will greatly reduce costs to the businesses these haulers service. 

For example, some trash compactors compact on a 3:1 or 4:1 ratio, depending on the model of the compactor and density of the trash inside. If your business can reduce a 6 yard dumpster going to 3 times per week to a 6 yard dumpster going 1 time per week, a compactor will obviously lower your waste expenses. Unfortunately, some haulers try to charge a multiplier if a compactor is installed, claiming that there is the same amount of trash going into the dumpster, it is just not going as often. Compacted trash is obviously more dense and heavy. However, the hauler stands to benefit from your trash being compacted because they spend less money on fuel and payroll when they have to come pick up the trash less frequently. Some haulers claim the cost of disposal goes up because of the weight of the trash, but many haulers own their own landfills or grossly exaggerate the cost per ton for disposal.

If you want to find out more about how a trash compactor can save your business money, please contact Global Trash Solutions (GTS) at (866) 760-8194. GTS specializes in helping businesses save money on waste and recycling in many different ways.

Does My Waste Hauler’s Driver Suffer from “Lazy Driver Syndrome?”

• Do you own a business whose location or chain of locations generate a large volume of waste? 
• Do you often fill up your dumpster and have staff calling you panicked, worried that the health department is going to come shut you down? 
• Do you pay for strange charges for waste management such as “extra yardage fees” or “snapshot charges?” Are your corral doors left open after the hauler comes, leaving your dumpster(s), which you would prefer to keep veiled in secrecy, naked and exposed to customers and clients?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, your hauler may have drivers who suffer from what is commonly referred to in the waste industry as “LDS” or “lazy driver syndrome.” Symptoms of LDS include trash left on the floor of the dumpster area after the driver has emptied the containers, open corral gates that drivers are too lazy to get out of their truck and close after emptying your trash dumpsters, and, in severe cases, broken pylons or corral gates due to the driver closing the corral gate by driving his truck slowly into it, so as not to leave the foul-smelling comfort of his garbage truck. These symptoms are coupled with intervals of sporadic creative photography, during which sufferers of LDS take multiple pictures of your dumpsters when the lids do not fully close and send them to you with a letter stating  that you will be charged X amount of dollars on your next invoice for “extra yardage” or a “snapshot fee.” These letters often encourage you to increase service permanently for what may have simply been a busy weekend.

     If you think your garbage truck driver may have LDS, and you would like to help them so your parking lot will become more aesthetically pleasing and your waste expenses low, please contact Global Trash Solutions (GTS.) GTS is certified in the diagnosis and treatment of LDS. We can help your business save money on waste and recycling, and improve the quality of your service without changing your trash hauler. Please call us today at (866) 760-8194 for a comprehensive analysis of your spending and service, and guaranteed financial savings.