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.