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.

How Can My Company Save on Trash in Boulder, Colorado?

• Do you own a restaurant, property management company, construction company, manufacturing facility, or other commercial property in the Boulder, CO area?
• Have you ever taken the time to closely review your past and present spending on waste removal, recycling service, organics recycling, and dumpster compactor rental?
• Have you weighed the options available to you?
• Do you know how much you were paying one year ago versus what you are paying today?
• Are you curious about some of the miscellaneous surcharges that have made appearances on your monthly statements? 
• Are you aware of the millions of dollars in sustainability grant money available to businesses in Colorado for recycling equipment such as cardboard balers?
• Have you tried to reign in your waste and recycling costs in the past, only to see them continually rise as time passes?

Colorado is one of the more progressive states as it relates to sustainability practices and green initiatives. Businesses in Colorado are incentivized to divert their waste from landfills. However, negotiating waste disposal and recycling costs is a challenge that is difficult for most businesses to surmount by themselves. For this reason, many companies like McDonald’s are outsourcing their waste and recycling management to experts in the field such as Global Trash Solutions (GTS.)

GTS is ahead of the curve when it comes to cost containment for trash and recycling service, dumpster rentals, and compaction and recycling equipment sales. GTS knows what grants are available to help your business in Colorado become more eco-friendly. GTS can guide you through the proper channels to help you market recyclable commodities and uncover resale value in items your business is currently throwing away. Almost without exception, hauling companies in Colorado recommend recycling, but suggest throwing items like loose cardboard in a bin which they charge to pick up, and then resell themselves. For a free consultation on how GTS can help your business save money, contact us today at (866) 760-8194.

What Is the Cheapest Way To Recycle My Cardboard?

Does your business produce so much cardboard that it has become a problem that inhibits your production or limits your space? Are you running out of places to store cardboard? Have you thought about using a different vendor to pick up your cardboard, or changed companies to save money, only to find yourself paying more than you were originally? Are you charged random "recycling surcharges" or "offset fees" on your cardboard invoice? Does this seem right to you?

            What many business owners may not realize about the cardboard recycling commodity market is that there are no fixed costs for cardboard disposal. The marketplace is diverse, and cardboard holds more value in some areas than others. Most hauling companies capitalize on cardboard disposal by inserting language into their contracts that require customers use their services for all recycling removal, and then turn around and sell that cardboard for profit. Most hauling companies have sort facilities where they can bale the cardboard they collect into palletized cubes and sell it to purchasers.

            Over the years, Global Trash Solutions (GTS) has partnered with many different cardboard recyclers throughout the country (including waste haulers) who offer our clients the best available price in the market for cardboard disposal. In many cases GTS can cut cardboard recycling costs to a fraction of what they originally were, but in some cases when there is enough volume and baling equipment is warranted, GTS can turn what was originally a cost into an asset. Practically all cardboard purchasers will only buy and transport large quantities of baled cardboard, and GTS helps clients facilitate the entire process. GTS supplies baling equipment, negotiates trash and recycling costs, and always makes sure our clients are getting the best possible rates for cardboard recycling no matter where they are geographically located. Please contact us today at (866) 760-8194 for information on how we can specifically help your organization find the cheapest way to recycle cardboard.

What Is Going On with Commercial Trash Service in Los Angeles?

Are you interested in lowering your trash and recycling cost in Los Angeles? Do you own a commercial property or chain of commercial properties that need help in this area? Have you heard about what is happening in Los Angeles with regard to the upcoming mandates for business owners and property managers? Do you realize that you may soon lose your freedom to choose what hauler picks up your garbage in LA County?

In April of 2014, the city passed a new law, which in effect divides the city into 11 different zones. The city is currently collecting bids from 15 different waste and recycling vendors in the area, and will soon award exclusive contracts to each hauler for the 11 different zones. The LA Bureau of Sanitation projected that the municipal hauler contracts will be in place by January of 2017. What does this mean for you as a business owner or property manager? For one thing, it means that your disposal rate will probably go up. Global Trash Solutions (GTS) has experience consulting for businesses in hundreds of municipalities where the city contracts waste services for its businesses, and on average the cost to dispose of trash in these areas is much higher. 

Take Millbrae, for instance, a city in the Bay Area where Recology Inc (DBA SSF Scavenger) holds the current contract for disposal and recycling. The disposal cost for trash is $32.24/cubic yard, or $415.89 for one-time weekly service on a 3 yard container. In Los Angeles, equivalent service goes for roughly $100.00 per month or less. The Bureau of Sanitation says that this initiative is part of a larger plan to have zero waste implemented by 2025. In the Bay Area, the cities and towns have incentivized more recycling by making disposal extremely expensive.

GTS can help your business in Los Angeles save money on trash and recycling whether or not the city has a contract with a hauler. GTS has saved a large sum of money for clients in the Bay Area, as well as businesses in municipalities in 48 states across the country. Please contact us at (866) 760-8194 for information about how we can help you minimize your disposal costs.

How Can My Property Management Company Save Money on Garbage Service?

Do you own or manage several commercial income properties, apartment complexes, condominiums, or office buildings? Have you looked for ways to reduce your overhead costs and improve profitability? Have areas which include property maintenance, utilities, and garbage disposal and recycling expenses come to mind? Have you noticed that garbage disposal and recycling costs are particularly challenging to control and unpredictable?

All property management companies are up against a unique foe when they attempt to combat the ever-rising costs of waste disposal for their tenant's waste disposal. Waste and recycling companies throughout the US provide a valuable service, but they are not charities - they are out to gain profit, just as any other company is. Municipalities sometimes choose to haul their own trash, or subcontract services to a hauling company such as Waste Management or Republic Services. Unfortunately, municipalities are often not experts in the field of waste and recycling service, so they cannot provide the communities they serve with the most efficient, inexpensive means on recycling and trash disposal. Hauling companies are not incentivized to minimize their profit margins, so property managers often have a difficult time finding service providers who offer objective advice that provides them with the best service for their specific properties at the lowest possible cost.

 GlobalTrash Solutions (GTS) is a valuable resource to property managers because we combine the most efficient and reliable means of disposal and recycling at the best available rates in all 50 states. We custom tailor our solutions to fit each property's specific needs. Whether you require compaction equipment for you properties, expert advice on landfill diversion and environmental compliance, or would simply like to take advantage of our purchasing power and our staff's razor sharp negotiation skills to get your hauling costs under control, GTS has the capability to minimize your disposal expenses. Please contact us online today or call us at (866) 760-8194 for information about how we can help you save money.   

How Can My Restaurants in San Diego Save Money on Trash Service?

Do you own one or more restaurants in the greater San Diego area? Have you found that your waste costs are a substantial portion of your restaurant utility costs? Have you ever noticed these costs rising without explanation? Have you taken steps to lower your costs, but months later realized that your costs had risen back to the original amount, or even more? Do you know what steps, if any, your individual restaurants in San Diego are taking to reduce this recurring expense?

​Many chain-store and fast-casual restaurants in San Diego are overpaying for trash and recycling without realizing it. The age-old practice of overcharging customers for waste removal and setting them up with service agreements that contain unfavorable terms buried in fine print is rampant in San Diego. This pricing epidemic is not unique to San Diego, it appears to be a national problem for all business owners, large and small alike. The average hauler will increase your rates to almost triple what you were paying by the end of your second year under contract with them if you do not get help from an industry expert such as Global Trash Solutions (GTS.)

GTS most recently applied our waste consulting acumen in San Diego, CA by helping a local McDonald's Franchisee. Through our tried and true recommendations for chain store operators, vendor relationships, and negotiation tactics, GTS helped reduce his expenses by more than 50% at his restaurants in San Diego and Chula Vista. GTS employs proprietary tactics that we have learned through years of working one-on-one with multi-unit chain store operators. These tactics are proven to help practically any restaurant owner save money anywhere in he US - and San Diego is no exception. If you would like help bringing your waste and recycling expenses down, please contact us today at (866) 760-8194.         

What Happens When Waste Management Loses a Billion Dollar Contract?

Do you live in an area where the city government decides what hauler you must use for waste, recycling, or organic waste disposal? Have you ever been curious about how your city chooses the hauler you are required to use, or dissatisfied with their decision?

On Monday, August 18, 2014, Waste Management filed a lawsuit against the City of Oakland, CA, where they formerly held a ten year agreement to collect all of the city’s residential waste and recyclables. Waste Management (WM) sued the city because they lost the 1 billion dollar contract to a local company, California Waste Solutions, who WM’s legal team claims lack the infrastructure and stability to service the City of Oakland. However, Rebecca Kaplan, Councilwoman for the City of Oakland, said she and her associates on the city council voted 7-1 in favor of California Waste Solutions because they offered residents the best deal. California Waste Solutions offered to charge residents nearly $7.00 less than what WM offered in their proposal, which would collectively save residents over $200 Million, said Kaplan. Waste Management's proposal would have almost doubled the residents of Oakland were formerly paying for service.

GlobalTrash Solutions (GTS) is no stranger to the controversy surrounding city hauling agreements (AKA "franchise agreements.”) As consultants, we help our clients to navigate the sometimes murky waters of franchise agreements, and make sure haulers are playing by the rules. We pride ourselves on overriding franchise agreements on a number of occasions for reasons we cannot disclose to the public. However, we see these long term agreements as a challenge and an opportunity for our clients to save money in an area where they may have felt that their "hands were tied." 

GTS is not a waste hauler, but we hold haulers accountable by auditing our client's expenses and processes to ensure they are getting the most efficient and economical trash service. To learn more about our program, please call us at (866) 760-8194.