How Can My Business Save Money on Garbage Hauling in New York City?

Do you own a business in New York City? Have you experienced price increases since the NYC Business Integrity Commission (BIC) who is responsible for regulating what haulers in the Big Apple are allowed to charge and preventing unethical business practices including price fixing, has raised the ceiling on what haulers are allowed to charge for waste and recycling pick up in NYC?  Does negotiating with your trash hauler sometimes seem like a shell game? Have you changed haulers one or more times and still had trouble keeping your costs under control?

Trash carters in NYC are notorious for practices such as offering customers a "teaser rate" to entire them to change services, only to raise their price a few months into the term, citing the weight of their garbage, inaccurate surveys, and the "effects of volume change" as reasons for price hikes. However, sometimes it is impossible to pin down the exact factors that go into calculating what NYC carters charge, such as route density, landfill expenses, overhead costs, and the refuse weight your business actually produces, and the amount of recyclables and cardboard your business produces, which offset the cost of disposal because they are baled and sold as commodities. The nice thing about doing business with haulers in NYC is that you can cancel your hauling contract for practically any reason, including price adjustments.

GlobalTrash Solutions (GTS) has forged relationships with some of the most honest carting companies in NYC, and has consulted for companies like McDonald's and Panera Bread. This translates to consistent service at fair market prices, and a single source provider for waste and recycling. Our clients save 40% on average by allowing us to negotiate for them and help them take the garbage problem off their plate. If you would like help keeping your costs under control, call us today at (866) 760-8194 for a free consultation!    

New York City – Mandatory Organics Recycling

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is no stranger to controversy. Over the course of his three terms, scores of borough residents have expressed outrage over his ban on trans-fats, stop and frisk and the city's massive school closings, among other things. Despite his perceived shortcomings, his ultimate legacy could be linked to the long term results of the rapidly-expanding organic recycling program that he started last May.

The organic recycling program involves city eateries and residences conscientiously separating food scraps from non-perishable items, and storing them in sealed trash containers. The developing mulch would then be used as crop fertilizer and energy use capabilities. For participants in the program, strict adherence is important to prevent odors on company premises, as well as preventing insects and larger animals from foraging. It is important for small businesses, such as restaurants and other commercial kitchens which naturally produce and accumulate a high volume of food scraps to focus on what they do best; serving high quality meals in a clean and friendly atmosphere. How is a restaurateur or commercial kitchen manager to know anything about organics recycling?  Business owners in New York City are expected to make every effort to participate in organics recycling, yet are given very little in the way of information from the City.  Mayor Bloomberg expects to introduce legislation that would require schools, hospitals and restaurants to sort left over food waste and divert it from garbage that is headed to the landfill and trash incinerators. This change would probably not take effect until 2015 because the lead time for such a drastic change in a city like New York means a change in culture and how people handle their trash. 

Why go at this alone when Global Trash Solutions can help you better manage your trash and recycling?  GTS already works with hundreds of restaurants in California, Oregon and Washington where mandatory organics recycling is nothing new.  Please don't be forced to change on short notice; call Global Solutions at (866) 760-8194, and help keep your garbage problems manageable with real time solutions at no additional cost to your business.

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