A variety of containers and services are offered to the commercial customer.
All containers must be available for service by 5 a.m. on the scheduled pickup
day(s).
Collection trucks run Monday through Friday, including ALL holidays.
Containers are available for rent (through Tahoe Basin Container Service), ranging in sizes from 1 cubic yard up to 8 cubic yards
and may have the following features:
- Wheels
- Suggested where the container will need to be moved for loading or service by
our employees.
- For safety and serviceability, wheeled containers must be placed on a level, paved
surface.
- Skids
- Suggested where the container will be placed on a sloped surface or will not be
required to move for loading or access.
- For safety and serviceability, skidded containers must be placed on a hard, level surface.
- Lid styles range from plastic to bear-resistant.
- A "locking" bar with a quick clip are installed on almost all containers.
- If you choose to use a lock, it is your responsibility to make certain it is unlocked
and ready for service by 5 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day.
Commercial pickup services offered:
- Both can or container services are available
- Regular scheduled services up to 5 days a week (route trucks do not operate on Saturday
or Sunday)
- On-call services
- Remember that you must call before 5 p.m. on the business day prior to the requested
pickup day.
It is the customer's responsibility to make certain the container is available for
pickup.
- Do not park cars in front of, near, or in the path of the container and/or enclosures.
- Containers with wheels are sometimes unpredictable and may shift suddenly.
Our employees need room to maneuver containers without damaging nearby objects or cars.
- During the winter months, snow and ice must be removed from all sides, top, and
the path to the container.
- Collection trucks are 40 feet long and 8 feet wide.
Please try to make the access approximately 50 feet long and 12 feet wide so that
the drivers have room to maneuver into your container access without damaging anything.
- Enclosure doors / gates must be clear of cars, snow / ice and any other obstacles.
They must open beyond 90 degrees to avoid damage to them.
- Please see the suggested enclosures information page
for more detailed information.
- It is understood that these conditions are not
always within your control and
our drivers will do their best to complete your service as contracted.
However, repeated trips due to containers not being available as described above
will be subject to service charges.
Returning repeatedly increases fuel, time and maintenance costs as well as related
environmental impact.
- Be advised that when severe winter conditions are present, there are times that
our employees will not be able to move the container by hand.
It is the driver's discretion to use a tow chain to pull out the container for access.
If this is done, after emptying the container, the driver will leave your container
in a safe location on your property and return it to its normal location when the
snow and ice have been removed.
- When pickups are missed, please contact us as soon as possible for rescheduling.
If
your garbage was not picked up due to your container(s) not being available for pickup,
please resolve the issue before calling.