Key points
- A one-week audit prevents over-specifying the contract
- Match collection frequency to actual bin fill
- Segregated streams are cheaper — and sometimes rebated
- Auto-renewals and excess-weight clauses are common cost traps
Audit before you buy
Weigh a week of waste across every stream — general, mixed recycling, food, glass, cardboard. Buying without an audit almost always over-specs the contract.
Match frequency to production
Weekly collections on an under-filled bin waste money. Fortnightly collections on an over-filled bin trigger contamination and side-waste charges.
Segregate to lower cost
Every stream you separate — cardboard, glass, food — is cheaper per lift than general waste, and often generates a rebate on volume.
Watch the small print
Contract auto-renewal, price-review clauses and 'excess weight' charges are where waste contracts get expensive. Read them before signing.
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