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Garbage Rate Maintenance

To ensure you are getting the best rates for your garbage collection service, it is important that your home maintenance program include timely review of your garbage rates and recycling opportunities.

Garbage service refers to a contractor who provides weekly service for picking up garbage.  For residential customers this is typically curbside pickup service for garbage cans.  For business customers, this is typically a dumpster in the parking lot.  See also: Trash Compactors, Energy Rates, Energy Audits, Insurance Rates, Mortgage Rates, Telephone Rates, Utility Meter Verification and Tax Assessment.

Shown below are the recommended routine maintenance tasks for your garbage rates.  

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 Maintenance Task:  Shop around for better garbage rates and service

  
       
    How do you shop around for better garbage rates and service?  

 

  

Contact local city offices to find the names of garbage companies that service your area.  Check and compare for rates and special services (e.g. recycling).

 
       
    Why is it important to shop around for better garbage rates and service?  

 

  

Competition could help you find lower rates and improved services.

  
       
    How often should you shop around for better garbage rates and service?  
    Perform once every 3 years (May).  

 

  

 

    
    How does Home-Wizard rate the costs and benefits for this task?  
    The cost of this task is relatively low.  It is estimated that this task should take less than an hour to do the appropriate research.  
         
    The benefits of this task will depend on whether there is new competition for waste hauling services in your area.  
       
    Overall Home-Wizard benefit-versus-cost rating (one 'hat' = low and four 'hats' = high):   

 

  

 

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