Am I Overpaying for Waste Service?
A waste audit answers that. We read your invoice and your contract, then compare both against what your site really throws out.
We look at how often the truck comes, how big your containers are, and how full they get. We compare the rate on your bill to the rate you agreed to. We also check whether a compactor or a baler would cut the number of pickups you pay for.
Most people land here because the bill stopped making sense. The total went up and nobody said why, or it has not moved in years while the business has.
The bills we save the most on are the ones nobody checks. They get paid this month because they got paid last month.
Across the industry the national average is a 30 to 40% reduction. What yours comes to depends on what the audit finds.
What a Waste Audit Looks At
Every waste audit covers the same five things, worked through in about 30 steps.
Most of what we find is not dramatic. It is a container billed at a size you no longer have, a pickup frequency that stopped matching the building years ago, a rate above what your agreement actually says, or a charge for service that ended. Where you have been overbilled in the past, we go after the refund too.
What You Pay
The rate you agreed to, against the rate on your bill. Those two are often not the same number.
What You Use
The containers on your site and their sizes. A container that leaves half full every week is too big for you.
How Often It Is Picked Up
How often the truck comes, against how fast your containers actually fill. Pickups you stopped needing are a common find.
What Is in Your Trash
Cardboard and paper in a trash container get charged at the trash rate, and they fill the container faster.
Your Contract and Locations
Renewal dates, price rises and terms that changed without anyone deciding. We also find sites paying different rates for the same service.
What a Waste Audit Can Change
Here is what we look for, and what we change when we find it.
What We Find
- Half-full containers
- Cardboard in the trash
- Unannounced rate increases
- Sites on different rates
- Outgrown containers
- Separate invoices per site
They show up on the invoice, in the contract, or in what your site throws out.
What We Change
- Smaller containers or fewer pickups
- Cardboard moved to recycling
- Rates taken up with your hauler
- Every site reviewed together
- A compactor or baler
- One invoice, checked monthly
We work each change out with your vendors, then check your invoices every month after.
How a Waste Audit Works
It starts with your bill and recent contract information.
1. Send Your Bill and Contract
Send us recent invoices, and the contract too if you have an active one.
2. Review What We Find
We show you what we found and what we would change. If we find nothing worth changing, we tell you that too.
3. Sign a Letter of Authorization
In most cases we need one, so we can speak to your hauler on your behalf. It is not a service agreement and it commits you to nothing.
4. Sign a Service Agreement and We Make the Changes
You sign off on the new terms, then we work each change through with your vendors. From there you have one number for anything waste and recycling.
How Much Does a Waste Audit Cost?
A waste audit from Hawk Waste Solutions costs nothing up front. Our share is 50% of the net savings we find, and nothing at all if we find none.
Savings are measured against what you spent before we got involved. If the savings stop, so does our invoice, and there is no retainer.
Hawk Waste Solutions Reviews
Have used Hawk for commercial and residential jobs. All the drivers are professional, dumpsters were placed exactly where requested, and dumpsters were picked up on time when the job was done. Prices are better than the bigger companies as well. Vince, the owner, is a great guy and I couldn’t recommend using this company enough.
Vince is so friendly and professional to work with. Would use them again and recommend them to everybody I know
Excellent service! Highly recommend!
Great company. Great service. 10 of 10 would highly recommend..
Great company! Very easy to work with, reliable, and professional. Would use again
Hawk Waste solutions did such an amazing job and they’re so affordable. They delivered a dumpster and helped us clear so much junk from our house. Thank you!
Prompt! Efficient! Reasonable prices and VERY user-friendly! Highly recommend you call for estimate. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Vince and his team are great! Professional and did the job right! Highly recommend Vince and the team!
Recommend!!!! Easy to work with.
Dumpster came on time and was picked up on time for the price I was promised.
I've worked with Vince for years. All I do is text what I need and where and it's done! Great Service.
Awesome Service, Very professional, Will definitely use them again.
Great company, highly recommend and reliable!!!!
Fantastic waste recycling service
Waste Audit Questions
What do you need from me to start?
Recent invoices, and the contract if you have an active one. We also need one signed letter of authorization, so we can speak with any hauler on your behalf. If you run more than one site, send them all and we look at them together.
Do I have to sign anything?
To start, only the letter of authorization. It allows us to speak with any hauler on your behalf. It is not a service agreement, and it commits you to nothing. A service agreement comes later, and only if we find savings and you want us to make the changes.
What happens after I send my invoices?
We compare them with your contract and with what your site throws out. Then we show you what we found and what we would change. Nothing at your site changes until you say so. When we do make changes, we work them out with your vendors and check your invoices every month after.
What does the audit cost?
Nothing up front, and nothing at all if we find nothing. When we find savings, our share is 50% of the net savings. That is measured against what you were spending before we got involved.
Do I have to switch haulers?
No. We work inside the contract you already have. The fix is usually a rate, a schedule or a container size, not a different company. Switching is one option among several, and only if it is the one that saves you money.
What if I am locked into a contract?
That is normal and it is usually still worth looking. Rates, service levels and container sizes can often be changed without the contract ending.
Send Us Your Waste Bill
Send a recent invoice and we will tell you what we find. If that is nothing, we will tell you that too.
