I live on a cul-de-sac. On garbage days GFL environmental sends the one man truck to pick up the trash or recyclables. This truck is extremely to large to go around the cul-de-sac. When the driver tries to force the truck it damages the grass and curb on the cul-de-sac. We the people that live around the cul-de-sac constantly buy sod. I have called them several times, no one answers the phone. It seems like the driver would say something to a supervisor about the truck being to large, but I guess not because the large truck keep coming. read more

Superior Township awarded our community contract to GFL moving away from Republic Waste Services, touting that it saves us money and better service. Well, you get what you pay for...have had ongoing issues since it all started in Oct 2022 with missed pickups, 1/2 of recycling pickups last year and 3 out of 5 missed recycling this year already, and then when I do report it am told I am on the pick up list and it will be sometime before my next scheduled service. In the mean time what am I supposed to do with the garbage and recycling piling up in the house, not to mention when the bins get blown over and dump stuff all over the road and ditch? The bins are at the end of a 100 yard driveway. Republic was reliable and responsive, GFL has a long way to go to get to a better review rating. read more

No service for 4 out of 5 weeks. I call weekly, the reps are reasonably courteous and promise follow-up. One on-time pickup the very first week they took over and then things fell apart. Follow-up happened once so I now have 4 weeks of accumulated garbage--two crammed into the dumpster and two in my garage. On the last call, the rep tried to tell me maybe pickup just hadn't happened yet, but I told her my next door neighbor's dumpster was empty and mine (about 20 yards further down the street--visible from the neighbor's dumpster) was still there. She then said it looked like maybe my information "didn't come over correctly." I had a year's worth of successful trash collection before they took over and am a VERY unhappy customer. Allegedly someone will pick up the trash at some time but no details. All of this while paying much more for the service. read more

Unreliable! Garbage and recycling sits out for days after scheduled pickup. Our neighborhood's scheduled pickup is Monday, and today is Friday. The cans are still out there. We have made multiple calls and gotten multiple excuses. Awful. Is zero stars an option? read more

Not a great company to do business with will automatically renew your contract even with cancellation. The absolute worst. And will not pick up trash hard to get anyone on the phone read more

Absolutely WORST company ever. They took (stole) my recycling bin due to a mistake on their part. No replacement (as promised) after waiting two weeks. My recycling is piled up, with no way to have it collected. For trash pickup, they throw around the cans as if they were rubber. Broke mine. Customer service is useless - if you can get anyone, that is. AVOID at all cost. read more

I don't get this company they say they come every friday to pick our trash, but it seems it's every 2 weeks on a Friday. like cmon you guys not coming at the exact time makes trash go everywhere in our neighborhood, but when you do you can even pick up the trash that's on the floor like are you guys that lazy that you can't do your job right. it infuriates me and probably others. do better cause you guys are bad are company and I'm going to take this to the higher ups. and I have pictures and evidence to support my claim let's see how this goes in the future. read more

I don't often leave bad reviews of companies, but after the sixth time this year of my trash not being picked up (it's only February) I've had enough. They don't just pick it up the next day, instead they just tell us to put two weeks of trash out the next week. Our bin is full after one week and we have to pile it in our garage until our garbage day the next week so the racoons and stray cats don't get to it. When we call to complain they use "weather" or "the driver is just running late". But 4/6 times it's hasn't even been snowing and today our road is completely clear. They've never offered a discount on our bill even if we've asked. But God forbid we pay our bill a day late and they wouldn't pick it up that week. If the weather is severe I can understand that, but a majority of the time it's just a lame excuse for them not providing the service we pay for. If you have other options in your area for trash service I recommend going elsewhere! read more

I've had my trash missed several times, the rates have increased substantially and I just found out my neighbor pays less than I do. When contacting them about the reason I've been missed, they could care less. No offer to reimburse any of the amount I pay for the inconvenience they cause. Finally when canceling, they can only cancel at the end of the month. The service is ridiculous. They really don't care about how they treat you. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

Recently our city switched from Waste Management to GFL. Can't sign up through the website. City directed me to call to sign up for curbside recycling. What a joke!!! twice disconnected. third time now calling and I've been on hold for 20 minutes? all this to sign up, can't imagine the nightmare I will have if there's a problem. Second thought I will just save me $14.66 a month and throw my recycling in the garbage.. sorry landfill and environment, GFL SUCKS!!! read more

Terrible customer service. Every week we are never sure if our yardwaste would be picked up. They would say "we will credit your account" for the missed dates and never do. This company bought out Redcreek and ever since it has been a horrendous company. read more

The worst customer service in my 55 years on this earth don't try to cancel after 16 years of loyalty you will be treated like S....t! Was paying 160 per month never late on payment and went to 260.00 for a 6 yd can. No help no call back. But if you want to sign up they will answer on the 2nd ring lol. NEVER WILL GET MY MONEY AGAIN! I hope you see this review Bryan and Darryl in the commercial Department in Waterford Mi. Sincerely! once a very loyal customer read more

I live in Redford mi and 2 times in 3 weeks they haven't picked up yard waste and when I call they won't let me speak to a manager or give me a phone to a manager. So it's just a run around. So they won't pick up after they get paid. I'm not sure how this company stays in business. I called and was on hold for an hour and got nothing done. In Redford if you have trash out after 6 pm on the day of pickup the police can give you a ticket. Gfl if we get a ticket for you not doing your job that we pay you for are you gonna pay the tickets read more

Quite possibly the most incompetent business I've ever dealt with. They bought out a small local company and went completely downhill. Insane prices, repeatedly missed pickups ("we ran out of time, we'll pick it up next week") and now I've been waiting 3 weeks for my bins to get picked up after cancelling service ("he's behind, so we rescheduled you for next week. Just keep your bins at the end of your driveway until they're picked up"). But hey, they have cool green bins. . Do not give this company your money. read more

Horrible service. Every week they miss something in our sub, sometimes for more than a week items sit at the curb. It seems ridiculous, but this has been going on for years and we always get the same "things are running behind/slow" excuse. Forget reporting an missed pick-up... they close our the report without checking and problem not resolved. All we can do is keep pushing our township to change to a more consistent company that does what they are paid to do. read more

I cancelled my trash pickup service from GFL in June, 2021. They have not picked up their trash can in over a year! Today, a GFL truck dropped off new trash cans at my neighbor's home. I left their bright green can laying on its side at the end of my driveway. They just drove right on by. A year long enough and I now consider this trash can abandoned. Does anyone want to buy it, very cheap!! read more

The absolute worst customer service! When they can't answer your questions they hang up on you. Their website stated they were closed for Memorial Day, but they picked up on Monday. I was told because of the holiday week they couldn't come back. If they didn't honor the holiday what does the holiday week have to do with anything. I was hung up on! read more

Have called and spoken to customer service several times... my compost materials have been at the curb on the evening prior to my scheduled pickup day and still not picked up ...been there the 3 days. Even asked for a supervisor to call me about this. NOTHING! Customer Service Rep says "I will put you on the list for 1st available pickup when they can get a truck in the area", with no commitment on when pickup will occur. Is this any way to run a business? If you had a choice with your township, would you select and be satisfied with this level of service? I have no confidence it will be picked up...likely will have to wait till next week's pickup day. I finally pulled it in off the street... dont want the neighborhood to look like crap. Thanks GFL for your lack of effort and attention to customer satisfaction!!! read more

Their prices are almost 40$ more that EG... their customer service is rude and direspectful.. their service sub par.. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY...READ BBB REVIEWS... REALLY BAD!! I WISH I DID BEFORE I STARTED WORKING WITH THEM!! would have saved both money and my blood pressure from boiling over... read more

The City of Detroit charge is Resident's Trash Recycle Tax on our property taxes and every other week the people they hire don't pick up everyone's trash on the same street this has to stop so now I'm going to hire my own trash service and yes I'm not paying the City of Detroit anymore Poor Service and Company read more

Service is absolute crap, missed well over 25 pick ups over one year, they never can pick everything up they allow maggots' to spawn in your trash and say they will have somebody out only to wait 3 weeks and constant calls, plus we have had GFL for well over 10 years we worked with them through there games as they struggled because the grew to much, and they then sold off their residential contacts didn't tell us that, and has been 3 weeks since last pick up i have trash all over my house, all over my road, and to top it off GFL sold trucks to the new company and shit in the tanks put oil down the fuel tanks 200, of the 400 vehicles worked and now i still have trash, i feel like this is grounds to sue GFL for the blatant failure to uphold a service properly, i will never ever do work with GFL again or any of there sister company's, absolute crap, take this value you mind as well go and burn your trash in your back yard, because they couldn't give care at all about their customers. if their is a lawsuit i will be joining it because i feel that all the money i paid them and never got the service i was promised i want multiple months of money, back as we have dealt with this for over 3 years and was willing to give them the benefit of the dowt, absolutely furious with them! read more

This is the WORST company ever. I've had nothing but problems ever since I got them picking up my trash. The drivers make a mess and leave it, the customer service is terrible, and they don't pick up when they're supposed to. If you try to call them you'll sit on hold for an hour plus. Then when / if you get a real person they're not much help. They are sure to debit your account every three months though. I'd add less than one star if I could. read more

Been on the phone now for a total of 3hours 22. Minutes given 3 numbers to call just to get a price on service . And still waiting

This company has unresponsive customer service and often forgets to pick up my trash and recycling

If I could leave a zero star review I would. This company is just like the stuff they supposedly pick up, TRASH!!!!!!! Their customer service is horrible. They want you to sign lengthy contracts, after which they jack up the prices. Then they tell you that if you wish to cancel services, you have to pay what they call "Liquidation Damages". This works by taking an average of the last 3 months of invoices and they multiply that number by 6. So if your average of these invoices is $900, multiplied by 6 is $5,400. Plus any money owed for unpaid invoices and any removal fees they may charge you. They also claim to be the only MERF in my area. However, after a quick Google search, I found several MERFs in my area. What they won`t tell you is that Virginia law requires that 15-25% of all recyclables must go to a MERF facility. Their pricing practices are very deceptive. They charge for services even when those services are not rendered. They claim to have GPS and onboard cameras to prove that they pick up when they are scheduled. But I have a camera system in place that shows that my recycling was not picked up on either of the 2 days that it is scheduled to be picked up. Which would mean that they have violated the terms of their own contract. STAY AWAY FROM THIS TRASH COMPANY. GO WITH ANOTHER TRASH COMPANY. read more

I wanted to give a shout out to GFL. They have provided excellent service. They have picked up every time even in terrible conditions. I have personally seen them retrieving bags out of ditches and picking up around cans when stuff has fallen out (from no fault of their own). The office personnel are friendly and helpful. I have even been given a call back making sure I knew what day is pick up. Don't listen to one's who say they can not get through. Maybe for a little while in the beginning, but good grief they were just starting out. That is not the case now. I do recommend GFL. read more

We use GFL for Waste and Recycle. I needed a new trashcan. Long story really short, it took over 2 months to get a new trashcan. When the can was dropped off, they put it at my front door and never took the old broken can which was by my garage. We were told they needed a separate "pick up" request which my HOA had already put in when they put in the order for the new can. My HOA called GFL to complain stating they were to pick up the old can and never did -- that was over a month ago -- again! The broken can is still sitting on the curb waiting to be picked up. I dont care if its a 3rd party, pick it up already! The men who pick up the trash and recycle are awesome, very friendly. Customer service is awful and this pick up old can/drop off new can process is disastrous and rude. I cannot understand how it takes so long to do this. This is just ridiculous. I would write a review on BBB but I cannot find the company. I see other reviews of this nature -- the owners need to get on this. This is giving GFL a bad name. read more

Our entire subdivision uses GFL for trash removal and without notice they stopped picking up trash. Now we see they are dropping Livingston County all together. Poor communication and extremely poor service. read more

Poor customer service! They miss trash pick up on a regular basis and do a sloppy job when they actually do their job. No one responds via phone or email. Their Web site is poor. You have to dig deep to find a form to submit a problem, not that they will respond. Overall, a poor operation! read more

This company sucks! My pick up day is Wednesday. Every couple of months they somehow manage to "forget" to pick mine up , although my neighbor across the street does not have this proble. I have called 3 times since wednesday, and sent an email, and was told everytime that they would pick up my now full recycable can. Well I'm still waiting.Funny thing is, everytime this happens,I get get billed for a full month of a service I did not recieve. read more

How does someone who is handicapped get a smaller trash bin (64 size.) The company does not respond. Does the ADA law cover this request? Can someone answer...PLEASE! read more

I find it hard to believe that the city of Fenton Mi wants to change to GFL. We have them in Tyrone Township Mi and they are extremely unreliable. They have missed our trash 3 times in the last year. At least before you could contact them and they would come the next business day. I have sent them 3 emails, none of which received a reply. I called twice and was on hold for 20 mins both times. I decided to test the call center and put my pone on speaker and took it along for over 3 hours!! I was #2 in line for 1.5 hours and next in line for 1.75 hours. Even with only 1 operator they could have answered faster than that. If they miss our trash again today, our only choice is to drive up to their office on Bristol Rd. Even if short staffed, they still seem able to cash your check. read more

I'm a resident of Redford Township since 2000. I have never had issues with garbage pick up ever. Grew up in Detroit, never a problem. Hopefully Redford Township ends their contract with GFL Environmental in 2021. This is the worse company on the planet. Even before the pandemic, we had problems with them picking up garbage. I'm sure they're receiving a pay check every week, so why am I calling this company every week? The idiot vI spoke to on October 27th at 3:13 pm said they put my address on a hot list. Why am I still calling because my garage hasn't been picked up? read more

GFL missed our trash pickup 7 times in 2019. They are already up to 4 in 2020. We have called ago report it to customer service they say they will get it the next day, To date they have not followed up. We have to keep our garbage for an additional week. read more

I wrote to customer service about a blue box/green bin exchange and the problem was resolved immediately. Great service and handled as well as possible. Truly a well run company. Impressed! read more

For 6 weeks the workers have left trash without picking it up without any notice or indication as to why. Apparently they were to leave a green tag to advise the customer but did not. Poor service. read more

This business, if you want to call it that took over Waterford MI. I went online, signed up, paid for 3 months. They picked up the first week. The second week they didn't I went online, couldn't find my information. signed up again, made another payment. I did get an e-mail saying they received my payment but when I try to go into my account, again can't validate my information. so my garbage can, full, sits at the curb until next week. read more

This is the third week in a row that I watched the truck (#563) throw both my recycling and trash into the same place on the truck.  Even if these trucks can handle both trash and recycling, I'm pretty sure that they can't be placed on the same lift and be dropped into the same opening on the top of the truck.  I'd like to know that I'm paying for recycling which will really be recycled.  This is the third week in a row I watched him do this.  I've also reported it once ... nothing changed.  What's going on at GFL? I called to speak to customer service (which always seems to have an "unusual" number of calls ... I wonder why?) I was told that the trucks handle the trash and recycling in the same truck. When I told hi that the driver placed both trash and recycling on the same lift and dropped it into the same opening, he told me that the truck knows how to separate it once it's inside the truck. Seriously? read more