{"id":32940,"date":"2025-04-02T09:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/?p=32940"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:36:17","slug":"trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/02\/trash\/","title":{"rendered":"TRASH"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nWaste Management wants $2035.24 for taking away my old dumpsters. I rent the dumpsters for trash removal at my apartment buildings. I’m on a lease. (Landlords can be tenants!)<\/p>\n

I’ve used WM for 13 years. Do they still love me? No, they regularly overcharge me, assessing extra charges (“overages”) because my dumpsters are too full.<\/p>\n

I think I’ll take my dumpster needs and talents to Rumpke. Ever heard of them? Fun name. Rumpke is a regional company, out of Cincinnati. Rumpke say they won\u2019t charge me overage fees or removal fees when my lease is up.<\/p>\n

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But what to do about the $2035.24 the gonifs in Chicago (WM\u2019s HQ) want? Two grand to take away my 11 dumpsters? Should I ignore Chi? Maybe WM will forget about me. WM is huge; there are even WM dumpsters in Japan; I\u2019ve seen it in the movies.<\/p>\n

Garbage haulers and coin-op laundry guys . . . they’re\u00a0 all originally Mob-related, started decades ago. I remember a coin-op laundry operator from Chicago trying to turn me into an indentured servant. It was almost impossible to get out of the contract with them. (“Coin-op” refers to rental washers and dryers in my buildings.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not thrilled about sending $2035.24 to Carol Stream, Illinois. Is that a real town or just a Mob post office in the middle of nowhere?<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Update: WM didn’t forget about me, and I paid half, $1017.62. Matter settled.<\/p>\n

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