Why does Blue Environmental require a credit card to place a bin ?
• Each Blue Environmental bin comes with a maximum weight allowance which is built into the cost shown on our website. • Before the contents of a bin are disposed of, they are weighed – and Blue Environmental pays a fixed amount per ton for disposal (currently approximately $95). • In the event a bin is over the maximum weight, we must be able to charge our customers for the extra weight, because we are billed for it ourselves. • Unfortunately, certain unscrupulous contractors will try to conceal heavy items in the bottom of a bin (such as roof shingles), with lighter rubbish on the top. We have seen our 14 yard bins (which come with 4,000 pounds maximum weight) loaded with as much as 17,000 pounds. • Unfortunately, to protect ourselves from a few unscrupulous contractors who try to get away with severely overloading bins, we have been forced to put in place our existing credit card policy.
