Simplify Waste Management with an Apartment Building Trash Compactor

When you own a property management company, one of the challenges is finding effective ways for your tenants to dispose of their trash. While dumpsters are quite common, they can quickly fill up and overflow. To prevent this from happening, you must schedule more frequent trash collection pickups with your trash hauler that increase your waste management expenses.

A better alternative to solving the problem of waste management for your apartment complex is investing in a commercial trash compactor. An apartment building trash compactor is a powerful unit that has benefits that you may not have realized.

Having a Trash Compactor at Your Apartment Complex Benefits Everyone

While you weigh the pros and cons of buying or renting an apartment complex trash compactor, consider the benefits of this piece of equipment:

1. Stop unsightly dumpster overflows.

Installing a waste compactor eliminates the unsightly dumpster overflows that happen in larger apartment complexes. Rather than having trash sticking out of the top and around the sides of the dumpster, it is all neatly compacted inside. This saves money on overflow fees from your dumpster company.

2. Fewer pickups are needed.

An apartment building trash compactor reduces the amount of waste, so you won’t need your dumpsters emptied as often. Imagine if you could reduce your weekly pickups from 4 down to just 1! You would save a lot of money and be able to accommodate much more trash between scheduled pickups.

3. Improve safety and reduce liability risks.

Using a trash compactor stops people from dumpster diving looking for free stuff that others tossed out. You don’t have to worry about people potentially getting injured climbing in and out of dumpsters. Our commercial waste compactor models have safety features that prevent access to the inside.

4. Stop rodents and other animals from getting into the trash.

Another benefit of getting a trash compactor for your rental property is it makes it harder for raccoons, possums, rats, and mice to get into your apartment complex’s waste and recycling. Insects and rodents can’t feed on household garbage when it is compacted tightly, which reduces the amount of pest problems in and around your rental property.

5. Make your apartment complex look nice.

You can install a commercial trash compactor in an enclosed space, so you don’t distract from the natural beauty of your rental property. When giving tours to prospective tenants, they will not be put off by visions of trash bags overflowing from the dumpster and the smell of garbage wafting through the air.

6. There are trash compactors for every space and type of building.

There are many types of apartment building trash compactors designed for indoor or outdoor use. Additionally, there are models to accommodate a chute-fed system for multi-story buildings, saving tenants the hassle of carrying trash down the stairwells or elevators.

7. Save money on waste management expenses.

We’ve already touched on how using a compactor can save you money with fewer trash pickups since the trash is compacted. If you also collect recycled materials at your apartment complex, you can have multiple compactors and balers for different waste and recycled materials. You can then sell your recycled materials and use the proceeds to keep your rental property looking great.

8. You can rent or lease a trash compactor for your apartment building.

If you buy a trash compactor or recycling baler for your complex, it will start paying for itself almost immediately. However, many property management companies choose trash compactor rentals, especially across multiple locations. By using rental services for waste management equipment, you can keep your costs fixed and your profits up all year long.

Upgrade Your Apartment Complex with a Trash Compactor

Global Trash Solutions offers financing, leasing, sales, and servicing of the commercial waste management equipment your facility needs to realize these benefits and build a reputation as an efficient and eco-friendly residence.

For more information on how to cut your waste management costs at your apartment complex by getting a commercial trash compactor or recycling baler, please contact Global Trash Solutions at 866-463-7076 today!