What Your Hauler Contract Says About Your Trash Bags

Your carting agreement quietly dictates bag size, color, weight and set-out method. Here is how to read it before you buy another case, and what to renegotiate.

Most facilities managers choose trash bags the way they choose printer paper. They pick a size that fits the can, a thickness that feels sturdy, and a price that fits the budget. Then they sign a carting agreement that quietly overrides all three decisions, and never connect the two. Your hauler contract is a procurement document. It sets constraints on what you put at the curb, how it is presented, how it is measured, and what happens when you get it wrong. Those constraints determine the corre...

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