How Can My Restaurant Chain in Rochester, New York Reduce It's Hauling and Recycling Expense?

Do you own a restaurant chain or single franchised location in or around Rochester, NY? Have you taken measures to reduce the amount you pay for trash hauling and recycling at your company, only to see them rise substantially over the months or years, only to realize that your costs began to rise the moment you took your finger off the pulse? Have you been to the table several times with your vendor, expressed your concerns, been put on a "special pricing program", and STILL seen your costs trend upward after an initial period of stability?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, do not lose heart. You are one of the thousands of businesses in your community that has tried to navigate the perilous waters of the trash hauling industry, and ended up overpaying in spite of your best efforts. You may even be overpaying without realizing it. Global Trash Solutions (GTS) has had prospective customers tell us there is "no way" my staff can lower their restaurants trash or recycling costs. Most GTS clients in Rochester and around the country fit into one of the above categories. 

We understand that, chances are, you did not get into the restaurant business to haggle with trash vendors about the price of taking your garbage to the dump. However, whatever your intentions behind entering the chain restaurant industry were, you are faced with the dilemma of convincing a hauler not to charge you more than what is fair for trash service. Do you realize that no matter what vendor you use, the practice of charging various excessive fees is standard operation procedure for most hauling companies in the US?

That is where Global Trash Solutions comes into play. We have experience in helping major restaurant chains such as McDonald’s, Panera Bread, Burger King, Starbucks, KFC, and others reduce their expenses without taking their focus away from running their restaurants. We have the relationships and expertise to reduce your restaurant’s expenses by 40% or more. In June of 2014, we helped the Owner of five McDonald’s in the Rochester/Syracuse Market save over 46% on his hauling expenses. GTS has a very high success ratio in helping QSR chain stores lower their trash expenses, even when they think it is impossible. Please call us today at (866) 760-8194 for information on how we can help.  

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Is Your Waste Broker Actually Just a Hauler Pretending to be Impartial?

Do you own or work for a business that has elected to use a waste broker for the purpose of lowering costs, simplifying the billing process for multiple locations throughout a large territory, or any other reason? Have you or a member of your staff done extensive research on the broker you have elected to use? There are pros and cons to using waste brokers, however it is important to know the history of the broker you are using in order to avoid overpaying.

When selecting a Broker, please consider that all of the major haulers in the US have an extension of their company that acts as a “broker”, or supposed impartial third party, who in reality will use the parent company that owns them for service at your businesses locations, or at least use their landfills, which often leads to higher costs for you. For example, according to a press release in July of 2010, Waste Management, the America’s largest waste hauler, announced that it had acquired Oakleaf Holdings, America’s largest waste broker, for $425 Million dollars. Along with giving WM the ability to write national contracts that encompass areas their trucks may not service, this acquisition gave WM the free reign to haul any of the locations under management with Oakleaf or any of its branches. Some other examples of brokers owned by haulers are The William-Thomas Group, owned by Rumpke, Guardian Waste Group, owned by Advanced Disposal.

The major drawback to using the above mentioned companies to broker your businesses waste accounts is that you are essentially giving up your freedom to select the most cost effective vendors. The invoices from these companies are often not transparent and latent with a slew of miscellaneous surcharges and mystery fees that many businesses elect to use a broker to avoid. By choosing Global TrashSolutions as your single source for waste disposal and recycling service, you can be certain you are always paying the lowest available market rates while receiving the best available service because GTS is truly impartial and only offers objective opinions about the conditions of the hauling market in your region. We allow our customers to choose whatever vendor best suits them, but we hold these vendors accountable. Please call us today for more information at (866) 760-8194       

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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!    

Compressed Natural Gas Fuel (CNG): Why Haulers Are Using It and How It May Affect Your Business

Have you ever wondered how much diesel fuel it must take to power all of the garbage trucks that run residential and commercial routes throughout the United States? Have you considered how these emissions effect the amount of smog in urban areas, and the overall air quality? Have you paid exorbitant fuel surcharges to waste hauling companies to offset their cost as diesel prices trend upward?

It may interest you to learn that many garbage truck fleets in both the public and private sector are embracing compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel source to diesel. In fact, as of June 2014, CNG was used as the primary fuel source for approximately 10% of the nation's garbage truck fleet, with more and more companies investing in CNG trucks as their diesel trucks age and become costly to maintain. Many of the big names in the hauling industry are converting to CNG fueled trucks for environmental and long-term financial reasons, including Houston-based Waste Management, Jacksonville-based Advanced Disposal (the largest privately held hauling company in the US) and Longwood, FL based Waste Pro. In 2012, Waste Management announced that over the next five years it planned to purchase 80% of CNG powered trucks, and by 2017 to have over 50% of their fleet powered by CNG.

Although CNG trucks initially cost more per unit than traditional diesel trucks, they save each hauler approximately $27,000.00 annually per year in fuel costs, which make them attractive for financial reasons. CNG is also a greener alternative to diesel fuel, cutting down the use of 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually per truck. There is no risk of fuel leaks, as CNG evaporates when it leaves the fuel chamber, and it cuts down on emissions by roughly 50%.  The recent phenomenon of "fracking," or deriving natural gas from deposits in shale, has provided an abundant supply of CNG, which in turn has contributed to the growing reputation of CNG as the preferred fossil fuel for many trucking companies across a variety of different industries. CNG powered trucks have also been noted as being quieter and less costly to maintain than their diesel-fueled counterparts.

So, with the offset in fuel costs to haulers caused by this mass exodus from diesel-fueled trucks to their less expensive cousins, have you seen your hauling costs dropping? Practically every business would answer with a resounding "no." In our experience, we have found most of the customers who sign on with us pay a minimum of 25% in fuel or other surcharges, and if not, this cost is built into their existing price. That is why Global Trash Solutions is leading the way for many businesses in using our combined purchasing power and expertise to cut the expenses of companies like McDonald's, Panera Bread, Burger King, and many others. Please call us today at (866) 760-8194 for information about how we can help you get the best price available for trash and recycling service.          

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How Can a Commercial Trash Compactor Benefit My Business?

Do you own a business that pays what seems to be an excessive amount for trash service? Have your Facility Managers mentioned the labor costs associated with handling the trash at your locations? Do you know how much in payroll is dedicated to trash-related maintenance at your locations each quarter? Have you ever been mystified by what seems to be "disappearing" inventory, or noticed a correlation between your merchandise cost and the number of trips made to the dumpster each day by your staff?

 Practically every retail outlet in the country has faced at least one of the above challenges at some point in the past, or if they have not had to address them yet, they will be soon. You may have invested in expensive security systems aimed at reducing shrinkage and theft to keep your inventory from "disappearing," but still face problems with inventory that is not accounted for. The rising costs of diesel fuel, government involvement in the private hauling industry, and other factors that affect the rate or trash removal have caused the price of garbage service to rise dramatically over the last few years. As a business owner, you may feel that these issues are largely beyond your sphere of influence, and you may be right.

The consulting team at Global Trash Solutions (GTS) work with hundreds of Fortune 500 retail chain store operators, so we are very familiar with the above challenges. We have developed solutions and systems aimed at addressing each one. For starters, many of the businesses who seek our help can benefit from one of our outdoor commercial trash compactors, which reduce hauling costs by as much as 50% and eliminate the need for multiple open-top dumpsters. They also reduce odor and the possibility of extra bags on the ground on an especially busy day. Some of our clients prefer an indoor model, such as the GTS 2000 which can reduce the number of trips to the dumpster, therefore cutting back on the opportunity for theft while reducing the required container size and pick-up frequency. This, in turn, reduces monthly trash costs by up to 70%.

Whatever trash problems you may face as a business owner, GTS has the experience and expertise to develop a solution specifically tailored to meet your individual needs. Please call us today at (866) 760-8194 for a free consultation.

How do I Keep my Businesses Garbage Costs from Increasing?

Do you own a business that generates enough refuse to make collection of garbage and recyclables a line item on your P & L statement worth investigating? Have you ever noticed that, over time, your trash and recycling collection price has been raised by a considerable amount - maybe even as much as 40-50% over the years? Have various recurring surcharges suddenly made appearances on your monthly garbage statement, like rude uninvited dinner guests who expect you to feed them each month, asking only for chuck burgers at first, but demanding garnished prime filet mignon and lobster tails before the year is over?  Do you find yourself frustrated because these charges were never discussed with you when you set up service? Have you been charged an alleged "fuel surcharge" that only seems to go up, even when diesel prices go down?

If you answered "yes" to any or all of the above questions, consider yourself the average commercial customer to the average waste hauling company in the United States. Almost without exception, hauling companies' standard business practice is to get their customer in the door at a rate that appears at first to be fair, and then gradually increasing their prices or tacking on a laundry list of surcharges that cause their "out the door" price to increase substantially over time. Unless you have worked for one of these companies, it is almost impossible to avoid overpaying by some amount, because these practices are par for the course for every major hauler in the US (and most of the minor ones, too).

If you are looking for help reducing your businesses waste and recycling expenses, look no further - Global Trash Solutions guarantees that your business will save at minimum 10% on waste and recycling services (although our average savings per client hovers around 38%.) GTS has enrolled over 1,000 new businesses in our savings program in the past 18 months alone. GTS has the relationships and expertise to lower your expenses and keep them low. We also offer a single point of contact for garbage and recycling service who actually answers the phone when you call, which we feel is rare in this day and age. Our average turnaround time for service-related issues is less than 24-hours. The personal level of service we deliver and the positive financial impact we have had on our clients are two of the main reasons we are the fastest growing Waste Consulting Firm in the US. Please call us today so we can protect you from the financial pitfalls of dealing directly with garbage companies. Even if you think you are getting a great deal, please realize that we have over a 90% success rate in saving those who enroll with us at least 10%. GTS invites you to join our clients in saving millions of dollars each year on trash and recycling service. Please call us today to find out how we can help your business maximize it's profits.     

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How Can I Save Money on Garbage Service for my Business in Washington State?

Have you ever wondered why your trash bill each month is equal to - or more than - your car payment? Have you seen several different garbage trucks on the street, but been told by the city or municipality you conduct business in that because of an agreement that exists between the city and a hauler, you must use a certain company and their seemingly exorbitant pricing structure? Have you thought to yourself: This does not seem fair - I have choices on what vendors I use for other services provided to my business – why should trash be any different?

You are not alone. Global Trash Solutions specializes in helping Business Owners in Washington navigate through the red tape into the most cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally sound solutions for waste management in Washington State.

We have recently helped several Business Owners in Seattle, Washington and other municipalities throughout the state save 40% or more on trash and recycling disposal services. By applying our experience and expertise on a location-by-location basis, we are able to save our clients tens of thousands of dollars annually on waste removal. One hopeless Business Owners and CFO’s throughout Washington are rejoicing that, with our help, they have finally found a way to salvage their hard-earned profits from the garbage dumpster and reinvest them in their business.

The best part about Global Trash Solutions’ risk-free consultation program is that we do not charge any upfront fee. That’s right - we do all of the research and planning on our client’s behalf at no charge, and implement our savings recommendations for them after they have agreed to them. This means our clients get the best service and protection from high prices from the day they enroll. We even guarantee a minimum threshold of 10% savings to our clients. We are familiar with all of the local recycling mandates and vendors in Washington State, and we have cultivated relationships with many non-profit organizations that will offer free or low-cost collection service for what our clients were once paying hundreds per month to have sent to the dump.

Please call us today at (561) 844-1445 to receive a free evaluation and audit of your current waste and recycling processes and start saving money on your trash in Washington!    

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