How to Start a Garbage Company

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Tip 1 - How to Start a Garbage Pickup Business

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by chris 25t | permalink

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in May 2009, there were nearly 100,000 people employed in the waste treatment and disposal industry, and they averaged $46,170 in yearly wages. It ...

For further reading: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/start-garbage-pickup-business-15786.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Start a Garbage Collection Business | eHow

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Aruna Sastry | permalink

Opening a garbage collection business can appear to be a simple matter of buying a pick up truck and getting started. But there are other steps that must be taken to ensure your ability to operate and succeed. Business licenses, geographic plotting and advertising are steps that can help strengthen the business and keep you organized so you can...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5656291_start-garbage-collection-business.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Smells Like Money: The Business of Waste Management - Bplans Blog

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by nickdaddy | permalink

With the bright lights of Las Vegas reflecting in his rearview mirror, Keith Ferguson listened to his wife, Cheryl, who was convincing him to finally start his own business. “Why don’t you do it? Just do it,” he remembers her saying. “If it doesn’t work out in 6-8 months, then you can just go back to...

For further reading: http://articles.bplans.com/smells-like-money-the-business-of-waste-management/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Become a Garbage Collector

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Juergen Ritzek | permalink

Having the garbage collected and taken away is one of society's most needed activities. Garbage collectors need to be physically fit, capable of driving trucks and happy to work long hours, including very early morning or late night...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Garbage-Collector ^[4]

Tip 5 - Rubbish Removal

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeroen Vanhaverbeke | permalink

Get into the rubbish removal business from the Entrepreneur list of maintenance business ideas.
Tags: businessideas:Rubbish Removal

For further reading: http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessideas/rubbish-removal ^[5]

Tip 6 - Why does the Mafia get involved in hauling garbage?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bob Giuliano | permalink

The Italian government called in the army on Tuesday to clean up the mounting piles of waste in the city of Naples. Residents blame the authorities for not doing more to stop the Camorra, the region's Mafia group, which controls garbage collection and has caused the city's constant waste problem...

For further reading: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/01/why_the_mafia_loves_garbage.html ^[6]

Tip 7 - Important Insurance Policies for Garbage, Ash, and Waste Collectors

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rain Angeles | permalink

A guide to business insurance for small garbage, ash, and waste collection companies. Includes useful coverage explanations and insurance claims examples.

For further reading: http://specialty.insureon.com/professions/garbage-collectors/182 ^[7]