Savannah Georgia Restaurant Finds Itself In Hot Water With A Refrigerator In Its Dumpster

Dylan Cherko • Jul 30, 2021

The Situation Was Anything But Cool For The Southern Georgia Establishment...

There are many issues in the waste management industry that prevent a hauler from removing trash in their normal everyday runs. Blocked, inaccessible and overloaded dumpsters are three of the biggest factors that may prevent a hauler from effectively doing their routine job. Recently a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia took this issue to a whole new level with a broken down refrigerator in their dumpster.

While one of the restaurant managers unknowingly requested that several employees haul the broken refrigerator out to the exterior dumpster, he did not realize the consequences that would soon come to follow in the aftermath. The refrigerator inside the dumpster presented both environmental and compliance issues with the hauler who normally handles the pickups for this restaurant. Not only did the dumpster contain an item which needed to be separated and disposed of, an extraction of any Freon from inside the refrigerator also needed to occur before it was collected or disposed of - so we needed to act immediately, commented Adi Andrews, Commercial Accounts Supervisor, Waste Cost Solutions.

We promptly contacted several haulers, scrap metal companies and junk haulers in the community. One suggested sending a crane to lift the refrigerator out of the dumpster. The other suggested chaining the dumpster and hauling it on a flatbed truck. Both quotes were in the $2,000 price range for the removal of the refrigerator. Fortunately, we were able to negotiate a fee of $300 with the actual hauler, who removed the original dumpster with the refrigerator, replacing it with a new dumpster, resolving the issue for the restaurant, noted Adi Andrews.

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Waste Cost Solutions offers a wide range of waste management services, including dumpster rental in various sizes such as 2 yard dumpster and 4 yard dumpster, as well as junk removal services to meet the specific needs of your business. Whether your establishment requires pressure washing, dumpster sanitizing, window cleaning, air conditioning service and repair, bulk removal request or enclosure repair and replacement, Waste Cost Solutions is here to assist you every step of the way. Contact us today at 800-509-5399 or email us at help@WasteCostSolutions.com