Advantage Price Guarantee
Common Questions About The Burns & McBride Advantage Price Guarantee True Price Tracker and Rate Comparisons
When you enroll into our Advantage Price program for waste collection, we GUARANTEE that you will be paying at least 10% less for your weekly residential waste & recyclables collection service than what you would've paid the following full service waste collection companies using their standard residential rate: Waste Management, Allied Waste Services/Republic, and Waste Industries, USA (formerly Independent Disposal Services). Here's an inside look at how we're able to compare with other companies - and why we do it.
How do you determine comparison rates?
Step 1:
Each time a new customer enrolls with Burns & McBride as a trash collection customer, we immediately credit them $5 to provide us with a copy of their most recent trash collection bill from their previous full service supplier. (These suppliers include: Waste Management, Allied Waste Services/Republic, and Waste Industries, USA.)
Click here to download the Advantage price guarantee claim form.
We verify with the customer the date of the invoice and that that the price charged was for residential weekly trash & recyclables pick-up services - and that it was not a discounted, promotional or special price that they had negotiated with their previous full service supplier. Once this information is verified, it is recorded into our True Price Tracker database.
If the previous supplier itemized charges (i.e., fuel recovery fee, environmental compliance fee, etc.) on the invoice, these charges are included in our calculation of the competitor’s total price of service.
As additional customers from this same supplier are enrolled by Burns & McBride, we capture similar information and add it to the database.
Step 2:
Using the customer reported pricing data; we establish a quarterly comparison rate for each named competitor.
How do you determine if I have saved at least 10% on my trash collection services?
Automatically each spring, we compare the total amount you were charged by Burns & McBride during the prior year for your weekly waste & recyclables collection services (including any FRF’s), to the amount you would have been charged by your previous full service competitor using our comparison rates to verify that you have saved at least 10% on your purchases. If you have saved less than 10% over the year, we will automatically credit your account the difference - GUARANTEED.
Why does Burns & McBride calculate comparison rates?
Simply put, we want to make shopping for a waste collection supplier easier for you. Rather than making you do all the work to get rates from several different companies, match-up dates and prices, and sort through all of the short-term "new customer incentive" offerings, we GUARANTEE you long-term savings along with exceptional service. We provide comparison rates to help you better understand what other companies would charge you for waste collection services.
How do I know these comparison rates are accurate?
Each day we talk to other trash collection customers just like you. As we enroll new customers, we obtain the latest competitive pricing information and update our database.
What companies are included in the comparison rates you provide?
Competitors are selected based on their share of the local or regional waste collection market and the package of services they offer to customers. We do not review rates for every company in the market. There may be waste collection companies not represented in our list of competitors that might offer you a lower rate. We encourage you to shop around for residential waste & recyclable collection services. If you are currently dealing with a supplier who is not on our list, ask us to review their offerings to see if we can provide GUARANTEED savings against their pricing as well.
- Allied Waste Services
- Waste Industries, USA (formerly Independent Disposal Services)
- Waste Management
Burns & McBride, Inc. and the Advantage price Guarantee is not affiliated or endorsed by any of the firms listed above.
Why do some companies offer more than one rate on the same day?
Waste collection companies that you know by a brand name sometimes use a different division or group of companies to provide trash collection programs. You may not be eligible for all of these programs, or you may not wish to give up certain program features (i.e., backyard pick-up and return service, senior discounts). Likewise, some companies offer short-term new customer incentive pricing offers to attract new business.
† Savings claim based on a comparison of standard charge and fuel recovery fee for comparable weekly trash and recyclable pick-up service by Waste Management, Allied Waste or Waste Industries to Burns & McBride. Additional terms and conditions apply, call us at 302.656.5110, or visit our web site at www.burnsandmcbride.com/trash for complete details
