Office Space Expenses

$0

$7,000

Employee & Freelancer Expenses

$151

$352

Website Costs

$223

$7,215

Business Formation Fees

$600

$4,700

Equipment & Supply Expenses

$66

$1,200

Vehicle Expenses

$2

$10,004

Software Expenses

$150

$2,470

Advertising & Marketing Costs

$75

$3,786

Total Startup Costs

$1,267

$36,727

1-800-Got-Junk

1800gotjunk.com

80,344

RUBICON

rubicon.com

239,286

Waste Today

wastetodaymagazine.com

432,211

Tiger Sanitation

tigersanitation.com

498,636

Petal

petalclean.com

546,009

County Waste

county-recycling.com

802,947

Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver

wcdenver.com

901,438

Heritage®

heritage-enviro.com

1,247,340

RecycleWhere

recyclewhere.org

1,527,375

Texas Disposal Systems

texasdisposal.com

1,561,392

Valley Vista Services – Dependable Waste Disposal and Recycling by Professionals

valleyvistaservices.com

1,719,247

Flexibility

You can put as much time into the business as you'd like. If you like the work and have some initial experience, you can start small and manage all aspects of the business on your own.

Meaningful business connections

You never know who you will meet as a waste disposal business. This could be the start of an incredible business opportunity!

High customer retention rates

Once a customer invests in your product, they've invested their time and energy to utilize your product/service which is highly valuable to them. Typically, your product or service becomes indispensable to your customer.

Control of workload

With starting a waste disposal business, you have the unique ability to choose how little or how much you want to work. You also have the freedom to decide which projects you want to work on, and can turn down the ones that do not interest you.

Gain exposure and experience

This career allows you to gain experience working for multiple different businesses - which will benefit your resume and also keep things interesting for you!

Unlimited income potential

With starting a waste disposal business there is no cap as to how much income you can make. The stronger your business skills and the more energy/time you put into your career, the more you'll make.

Motivation of employees

If you plan to have a sales/content team on board, finding creative ways to motivate them can be a challenge. It's important that you're able to offer great incentives and a good work environment for your employees.

Low margins

The gross margins for your waste disposal business are typically around 17%, which can make it more challenging to incur new expenses and maintain profitability.

High employee turnover

In the waste disposal business, employee turnover is often high, which can be quite costly and time consuming for your business. It's important to try and avoid this as much as possible by offering competitive pay, benefits, and a positive work environment.

Stressful work

This line of work can be stressful for both you and your clients. This type of transaction is a significant financial decision for your client, so expectations are very high for you. Although this career path can be very rewarding, it also comes with its challenges and stressful moments.

Niche Market

A niche business is not necessarily a bad thing, in fact, it can be the key to your success. However, it can be more challenging and time consuming to find the perfect niche market and target audience.

High overhead expenses

With starting a waste disposal business, there are overhead expenses that come with selling a physical product. You will want to make sure you strategically budget for these overhead costs. We discuss this more in the startup costs section below.