Trash pick up business

Be carefull, getting paid is the hard part sure 15 bucks a month but is that unlimited amount? What about large items that cost extra to tip, how long do keep picking when there not paying, are you providing cans, how are you going to deal with hazmat (depending on you county rules that could be anything from paint to oil exc..) i ran for a guy who started with 1 truck and 200 cans, did everything himself went 22 years before he sold he had 7 frontend loaders 9 rolloffs 4 sidearms and a few service vehicles. Theres money there just not easy money. To dump a tv as a home owner here is free but throw it in a garbage can and the dumping co gets hit for 200 bucks for dumping e-waste. Have EVERY thing planed. As for how to compete, do you have 3/4 mile driveways? If so try doorside rather than curb, a few dollars more of cource, dont ever pick for less than dump cost your not building business by being the sucker that takes a couch for 5 bucks and paying 20 to dump it. People dont like paying for trash espesialy when they can run it down themselfs in a pinch so when your bill comes due umm naw dont think ill pay whatca gonna do take me to court over 40 bucks for the last 2 months of pick up? Not saying dont just saying dont be blind to problems before they become problems. The guy i ran for sold for a reason.....

 

So a easy estimete game 4 picks a month at 30 pounds of trash 120 lbs, times a base of 30 houses so 3600 lbs estimite near as makes no diffrence 2 tons, here it would run around 60 bucks a ton without a price deal so 120 a month but here theres a min charge for less than a ton so to get your moneys worth you would have to store it. But you cant do that here so it becomes a base charge of about 40 bucks a tip, so it 160 a month in tipping fees. Gas depends on your truck and mile of cource, but lets give it a number 50 bucks in fuel for 1 full run all picks and dump included so your at 360 a month, so 750 becomes 400 or so then tax yourself (assuming you plan to) down to 250 now cost of carts at a min of 30 bucks each so 900 in carts, spare wheels and axels 100 bucks, so your first month will cost at least 1200 for a payout of250. So it only takes a few people not paying on time and your paying to work. Trash business runs on exspantion. Get bigger or die. Thats the problem and dont offer unlimited only what fits in the can extra bags extra cost 5 bucks or 3 or whatever it takes to keep people from over dumping for free on your dime. Ijust a few things to think about, all based on my area but you get the idea.

 

Dont waste your time thinking about them. My old boss owned his city becuse it was HIS city. Waste man couldnt pay to break his hold as a local owner. Thats how he started 1 man 1 truck 1 small town. Jjust never stoped

 

HA! Just had a great idea, rent a 8 yard front end dumpster from republic fill it with your costomers trash and have them haul it. might even be cheaper than tipping it yourself