In 2009, a large management company asked TrashPro to review their portfolio and current service contract for savings opportunities. Of the 65 properties in their portfolio, only two properties had negotiable contracts. So TrashPro began an evaluation of costs and possible savings for these two properties. One property was being charged $3.00 per unit and the other $29.00 per unit. One property was a family lot and the other a retirement community. TrashPro saw the chance to bring that $29.00 per unit charge down to something more competitive and asked the management company for a letter of authorization to negotiate on their behalf.

TrashPro explained to the hauler that the management company was pleased with their service and had no intention to change haulers or alter their service. However, based on their thirty-seven years in the business, TrashPro was well aware of operation costs and was capable of determining if prices were competitive or not competitive. TrashPro knew the capacity of containers for both situations and the cost of dumping. They went to the hauler and asked for a more competitive price.

Pricing structures are based on hauler costs, and these costs vary. While one county charges $114 to dump a ton of solid waste and another county might charge $65 a ton. TrashPro knows the various local costs and knows the properties. Garden apartments generate a different amount of trash than affordable housing or retired living.

The hauler worked with TrashPro to re-evaluate costs, eventually bringing the $29.00 per unit cost down to $16 per unit. This saved the management company $13 per month for 76 units totaling $11,856 a year.