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Waste Management

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Waste Management Reviews Summary

Waste Management has a rating of 1.3 stars from 468 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Waste Management most frequently mention customer service, pick ups and next day. Waste Management ranks 21st among Waste Disposal sites.

service
299
value
281
shipping
114
returns
132
quality
236

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Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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This is a horrible company of employees and managers who have no concern for customers or issues. I believe they must hold class on how to be rude and deceitful to customers and others. The managers as well as sale personnel only know how to tell lies and misinformation to people solving issue's is not part of thier mission statement please do not under any circumstances have this company pick up your waste. Stay away far away they are a company where customers service is a foreign world to them. They deserve 0 stars.

Date of experience: December 17, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Billing
December 16, 2022

I wish I could give them zero stars! Our bill has gone up every single billing cycle. I don't have time to sit on hold to talk to them about it. I'm switching services.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awful
December 16, 2022

Soo I've had service with them for three weeks and two of those weeks they forgot to pick up my trash. I called them and they had taken a photo of my trash bin which was at the curb but would not pick it up because it wasn't lighted perfectly with the road. I told them no one had told me that how was I supposed to know it had to be perfect. I mean they took the time to take the photo but not let me know they couldn't touch my bin without the perfect alignment. No compassion, nothing. They didn't even apologize.
Do not recommend them. I wish I had known this before buying two bins from them!
Im pretty pissed right now

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Save yourself the time
December 15, 2022

Worst company ever. Communication? None existent. You will have to call several times to get any updates. This place is horrible managed, manager says "we don't call everyone we can't deliver too". How rude! To in-convince someone of their time and money but can't take a few seconds to call them to notify them of changes to their delivery. Worst part is for 2 days straight they gave me the same run around, let's see what bs they have to tell me tomorrow! OVER IT, just shop with someone else because this company doesn't value you're time or money. Also the text was sent hours after I did my own investigation into where the hell my dumpster was

Date of experience: December 14, 2022
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nothing but issues with this place

Doesnt pick up trash in time

Doesnt answer phone for customer service

Doesnt fix problems caused

Date of experience: December 14, 2022
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had Waste Management (WM) residential trash pickup service in Flagstaff, Arizona, for 30 years, and for many of those years I was overcharged for barely adequate service. Soon after I had negotiated a better rate I had to cancel service because I sold my house. Waste Management (always) billed me 3 months in advance, and I stopped pickup after only 2 weeks of service in October, 2022. I talked to an unhelpful and unsympathetic representative who informed me that Waste Management does not give refunds for service that was paid for by the customer but not provided by WM. This seems to be a very unethical practice and a considerable windfall of unearned income for the company. Other companies I dealt with during the moving process, such as DirecTV, gave me refunds for unused service. I recommend that consumers consider an alternative to WM if one is available.

Date of experience: December 10, 2022
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No support available
December 5, 2022

Support is only available on CST. Worst service ever. I cannot believe that we pay for this awful service. One star is too much... I wish there is an option for negative or black stars.

Date of experience: December 5, 2022
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Jackson,TN
December 2, 2022

The driver did not pick up the trash on set date and the office promised for 3 days they have the driver come back come back next day to complete the job that they are being paid to do. The video shows the driver never came back and put in the system he did, and the management does not care about the customer and collect money for service the driver dose not complete the service. With the video show the driver never came back. CSR hang up on you when you call because they know the management does not care about the customer.

Date of experience: December 2, 2022
Canada
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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CUSTOMER BEWARE!
November 26, 2022

It just cost me 7 months and $1,200 to have their dumpster picked up after 8 yrs of service! This company, and i use that term loosely, will change your rate within 3 months of dropping their dumpster and when you move they hold you hostage while the fees pile up, had to send a letter via snail mail with 3 months notice, which i did only to have it returned un-opened, they then claim i had the wrong address, an address given to me by one of their many dim-wits. In the end i just paid the ransom just to be done with them. DO NOT USE THESE CROOKS!

Date of experience: November 25, 2022
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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For years now I have been sitting all day waiting on the street corner waiting on the garbage and recycle, and mail trucks. My autistic grandchild loves them all. He calls all drivers, his friend. There have been many drivers, all very kind, generous and sweet to honk and wave and give him a hat. Today's friend was Vincent, and we really appreciate you and all the others.

Date of experience: November 22, 2022
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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WM is not trustworthy
November 18, 2022

WM once again failed to pick up our recycling. We have no choice but to use them since our HOA contracts with them. My neighbor and I e-mailed and called them and were assured that they would correct the problem and pick up the recycling bin stuff. Once again it did not happen. We have to put the full bins back in the garage or risk an HOA fine. It'll be two weeks before the recycling truck appears again, if we're lucky. WM sucks.

Date of experience: November 18, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Failed collection
November 11, 2022

We have a collection 2 weekly, Recycle and General Waste every week one or the other isnt collected General waste not collected this week, checked CCTV driver comes into road turns around and leaves dosent get out of vehicle

Date of experience: November 11, 2022
Kentucky
1 review
7 helpful votes
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After terrible service of constantly missing recycling and trash pickup but being charged full price, I have called WM 6 times in a week. On hold over a hour today and still can't get anyone to answer. Attempted 3 different phone numbers today. After on hold 33 minutes, rep answered and said would transfer me to cancellation department. Call disconnected after about 5 more minutes on hold. How many calls do I have to make to cancel?

Date of experience: November 10, 2022
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They suck $#*!
November 10, 2022

Useless can't even pick up a can. Pathetic company. They suck theysuck they suck they suck they suck

Date of experience: November 9, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Used to be good, now they suck! Missed my Friday garbage pickup two weeks in a row! And their prices keep going up even though their service is getting worse and worse!
Suzi K

Date of experience: November 3, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are terrible, I am canceling them. I waste so much of my time on them and has to show them pictures of the trashes not pickup but marked completed. I think they are robbing their clients who do auto pay, raise 20-30% percent they said in email but they charge me like 100% more.

Date of experience: October 24, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lazy, No Pickup
October 18, 2022

Rio Rancho NM - paid for 2 totes, 2 totes on the curb spaced several feet apart. Only picked up 1. Tried to get them to come back by calling, reporting, etc. but would not. Wish there was another company to go with. I now I understand why I see dumped trash on the side of the road.

Date of experience: October 18, 2022
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are never on time and always complain about their back being in pain between Broadway and Fraser to Broadway and Kingsway. Why hire someone to work for you if they can't move/ lift the recycling bin to the truck

Date of experience: October 16, 2022
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Damage to my car
October 16, 2022

Was on the highway. One of the trucks undercarriage fell out under. Causing damage to my car. They refuse to call me back to pay for the damage.

Date of experience: October 16, 2022
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Garbage pick up
October 11, 2022

Not had garbage picked up going on 3 weeks now, called and called with no help told 4 times it would be picked up next day

Date of experience: October 11, 2022