After 33 years with this ripoff company, I was moving so cancelled services. Their billing system is a pay ahead system. Pay 3 months ahead. I paid for 3 months of service I won't get and their policy is to not refund a dime. How is this legal? I do not recommend. Scammers. read more

if I could give 0 stars I would for a million reasons. 1. outrageous increases every year 2. when they miss a pickup they offer to come back to get it for a $120 charge. 3. when I called to cancel it was never canceled & I was charged for another month. from there when I called they REFUSED to refund me the money on top of sending me a bill "anywhere from $80-$120 for a cancelation fee" & wouldn't transfer the payment from the month that was supposed to be CANCELLED as payment for their "fee". NEVER go through them, they are a SCAM & their online chat is useless, it will kick you off mid conversation & if you somehow get anyone on the phone they will keep transferring you. I refuse to ever work with this company again. go F yourselves waste management. read more

Absolutely horrible service! This company has gone downhill dramatically over the past few months. I can't get my garbage or recycling picked up on time. When I try calling I'm waiting on hold forever then I get nothing but ridiculous excuses why they are not doing their job. A couple weeks back I had 3 lousy extra garbage bags leaning on the bin and they had the nerve to move the bags, empty the garbage can and then proceeded to put the 3 extra bags in the garbage can and not pick them up. The price keeps going up and the service is in the toilet. This company is beyond unreliable and disrespectful!! read more

We used to love WM for many years! Their service was always reliable and on time. When you called to schedule a bulk pickup, they arrived in a timely manner, and everything was collected. Now the company is AWFUL! We scheduled a bulk pick up only for the driver to refuse the pick up due to the nature of the components. When we spoke to the customer service representative to see if they would collect cut up shed pieces, the representative spoke with her manager to verify if they could do it. After being on hold for a bit, she returned to share that they can pick it up, and would schedule the service. It's been 3 weeks now dealing with issues with getting this service taken care of. The items are still sitting at my crub after we were told they would be back to collect the items due to the fact that they customer service representative shared they could pick it up. My husband and I spent a who day cutting the pieces into 4x4 sections because we were advised they could not be bigger than that size. We also bundled the piles per the customer services request. I want my items picked up, however it's impossible to get this company to do anything correct or in a timely fashion! If you need waste services, I would look elsewhere. You don't want to deal with all of the headaches that this company is causing its current customers due to lack of staff and care for their customers. read more

Terrible customer service. Have had to drag my garbabge back and forth down my driveway in 90 degree temps b/c they keep missing my pick up day. Its like, thats their one job, picking up the garbage and they cant do it. Shopping for another company today. read more

they are billing machines. raise prices, extra pick up charge equal to whole month of billing. find a small local guy that actually understands customer service. rude and nasty to deal with. we switched to casella, great people read more

We've been trying to get them to pick up our barrels for 3 weeks with no luck. And they've gone ahead and billed us for the next cycle even though we cancelled our account. Neighbors have had to look at our barrels going on a month...very difficult to find anybody to talk or chat with. Maddening..... read more

Ending service after 4 years and these guys can't get their people to do their jobs and pick their cans up in last service date. Watch the guy drive down my dead end street only to back out instead of doing their job. Called and had to wait 1 week for them to pickup recycling, only to have them not take my garage. I leave town and have to place the bins in the backyard and they won't come out before to pick them up. What a joke! Do your job I pay you for!! read more

Waste Management picked up my trash late three weeks in a row (I got a call confirming that it was delayed each time) and when I spoke to a representative about it they told me it was because my container wasn't out, which was wrong, and then ended the conversation before there was any resolution. Very poor service. read more

My bill from Waste Management went up from $369.89 to $491.48. I tried to call customer service and all I get is recordings on the many times I have tried calling. I am a Senior citizen living on a fixed income with my husband who has a lot of medical problems. I wanted to get the cost lowered. I usually get the senior discount and 10% for paying ahead of time. I may have to change this company, because I can not afford this. Each year I would call up and they would change the price, but this year I can not get a hold of a live human being. This price is too much for me to afford. It makes me wonder if you have anyone that answers the phones anymore. read more

The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Houston Texas. It is the largest garbage and recycling company in North America, Canada and Porto Rico. They handle complete garbage and recycling from garbage pickup to roll-off. In their portfolio they have 346 transfer stations, 293 landfills and 146 recycling plants. They have almost 21 million accounts from residential, commercial, industrial, as well as municipalities. Their truck-collection vehicles consist of approximately 26,000 vehicles. Check front end roll-off pickup video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsOQs1NwS0 read more

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Waste Management customer service is a joke. Three weeks my trash hasn't been picked up because of a billing error made by THEM. I've been a customer for 15 years. Yestserday after 5 attempts to reach a human and being on hold for 45 minutes a piece I tried to use the chat feature. I was met with rudeness and snark. Immediately I called and signed up with their competitor in the area. This morning I am trying to cancel my WM service and have been transferred to 4 different people in another 35 minute phone call. They have left me backed up with trash and maggots and a huge mess. No service whatsoever. I've hired an ARG dumpster to clean up the mess they made. read more

the garbage has been sitting out for a month now. they say someone will be by within 24 hours. it has been sitting out for a month. complete trash customer service. you have been warned. LOOK AT THE RECENT REVIEWS!!!!! read more

One star is too good for this company - seriously, who is running customer service over there? Absolutely terrible! I tried to make a payment on the website - didn't work. So, I called, sat on the phone forever, hung up. Tried their chat. The virtual assistant is horrible. Finally got to a person, they made me wait on chat before responding each time for at least 1-2 minutes. Then told me they were really busy at the moment so I had to wait until whenever for them to get to me. Seriously, how many people do you have working there, 2? Get with it WM. Your pick up service is great but if a customer (of 15+ years!) has a question, forget it. I'll never get help. I think I need to consider leaving and going with a company that actually cares about helping their customers. read more

In Knoxville, Waste Management has always been good. The guys went the extra mile for customers, and always waved as they drove by. I moved, and it's a different story. It took 3 days and many hours to get through to them on the phone to set up service. And then I find out they offer no recycle service. Throwing recyclables in the garbage can makes it fill up in a hurry, but they insist not to overfill the can. Their website talks about their concern for the environment and recycling, but that's not the case here. They talk a good talk, but that's about all. read more

After being with them for more than 15 years I have had enough. They keep changing their pick up times with zero notice!! Found another company that is MUCH cheaper and actually answer their phones. Called multiple times to try and cancel the service only to be kept on hold for hours. When you don't want to wait, and request the "call back" service they never return the call. FINALLY got through to a human. Had paid for 3 months in advance because that is what they require, only to be told they don't issue refunds!! That cannot be legal. Then she told me that there is a $75 to come get the bin!! But she would waive that. Never again will I deal with this company. read more

I left a scathing review on WM and WM called me to find out the issue. Multiple missed pickups was first issue. Most annoying issue - you can't ever contact them by phone and that's by design. Service was OK for a couple weeks after that first Complaint. My pick up day is Monday. Guess what I found that afternoon MY GARBAGE . Reason was alley way was blocked. So what!! It's an alley that happens to be a public thoroughfare and it can't be blocked for more than a few minutes. THE CLUELESS DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW ENOUGH TO CHECK AGAIN BEFORE ENDING HIS ROUTE. In the 18 years the previous trash company that I had never used that as an excuse to pick up my trash. I could go on and on with all the lousy features of WM but rethinking it makes me sick,really read more

Horrible company. In February they missed 3 weeks of pickups. Last week they didn't pick up again. They tried to say the garbage wasn't in the bin they left the prior week, but like picking up the garbage, they also don't drop off new bins. WM, don't bother posting a reply to this review asking us to contact you. My husband is on the phone constantly with you and you do less than nothing to fix the problems. These reviews are deplorable, but you don't care. So don't waste (no pun intended) your time pretending like you want to help any of your customers. There is a law of sowing and reaping. Whatever evil you will sow will be multiplied on your company. You have no protection from the Lord because of these wicked things. "Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be rescued." Proverbs 11:21 (Bible) My suggestion, turnaround and change your ways. read more

After finding another service that was more than a hundred dollars a year cheaper, I cancelled my service. They informed me that it was a $75 charge to pick up the bins (The WM hub is a mile from my front door. $75 really?). Never been charged by any other refuse company when changing service companies. Then they said they would be by on the 3rd to pick up our bins. We brought them to the curb only to never have them picked up. Went on their website and found that the service was delayed by a day. No phone call or notification from them. There are cheaper options, without the ridiculous fees for cancelling their service, and an actual full size tote for your recycling instead of the little bin WM gives. Do yourself a favor and shop around read more

Has the worst service. Never use them. If I could give them 0 stars, I would. They were suppose to drop off my waste bin Wednesday. Never did. Then I called to reschedule for Friday... Never came. Now they're about to close in an hour and it's still not here. read more

WM is very inconsistent with pick up. WM also makes a mess 1/2 the time...leaving garbage, full garage bags and cardboard on the side of the road. I live in a multi-family home, so there are 2 garbage bins and 2 recycling bins. At least once a month, WM will only pick up one of each and/or leave one of either the garage or recycling untouched. At first, I ignored it, but then began to become a weekly to bi-weekly fiasco. I've called WM regarding the missed pickups and half the time someone would come out, but the other half I was stuck with either an already full garbage bin or recycling bin, leaving me to leave trash on the side of the bins come next pickup, which they don't pick up anyways. I DO NOT RECOMMEND WM. IF THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE OTHER. I now use MODERN and I've had nothing but a great experience. They pick up both garbage and recycling weekly. WM picks up recycling only bi-weekly. IF YOU HAVE WM, MAKE THE CHANGE. read more

worst company I've ever dealt with. Just reported them to the Better Business Bureau. Took four weeks of me calling and arguing with them to get them to come the first time and pick up the trash. Meanwhile I had prepaid for the service. now it's several weeks later and they only pick up the trash or the recycling. Never both. Going on three weeks where only one can has been emptied. I have called this company more than 20 times. It's always I'm so sorry. I'll take care of it. I'll get someone out there today and then another and nothing happens, and I have garbage all over my street having to keep it in my kitchen. And my invoice was incorrect. They were supposed to credit me back for the month were they did not pick up my trash and they didn't me for two recycling containers when I only have one and they don't even empty the one that I already paying for. Just awful and fraudulent! read more

As a current customer I waited for 1hr 20min just to talk to a rep and get no help or referral to help dispose of my broken TV. Recommended Best Buy or Salvation Army when it is broken. I thought a company who's business is waste disposal would at least know this info if they were not able to dispose of it. read more

On hold as a possible new customer for 36 minutes . I had one question as to yearly rate. Hung up and called Suburban Disposal less then minute wait. So I renewed with them. read more

WM is over priced and terrible. They missed my trash pick up three weeks in a row. I've never dealt with a company this terrible. When I call customer service about my missed trash pick up, they said it was picked up. Well over filled trash cans at the end of the driveway says that's not true. So happy to be switching and to a company half the price! read more

we have used waste management for close to ten years. the last few years our bill has gone up close to $20-$25 each billing cycle to the point where our last bill was $280. I was finally able to get through and cancel our service. $125 to cancel our garbage, this is the price that we pay for our new garbage service. I will say waste management is reliable and always picked up our trash as scheduled. we left for the cost and the coat to cancel our service just reinforces why we canceled. read more

Billing/customer service is ridiculous. They will charge you for anything and everything. You will get different answers depending who you talk to. Even after proving with bank statements that my bill had been paid they refused to accept it and continued to charge for it. Finally cancelled and they are still HARASSING me about a bill that has been paid.. read more

Shear incompetence in the billing department. Scheduling a payment for tomorrow and the dumb bitch put it through right now and just screwed us out of plans we had for this evening. Thanks a lot dumbass!!!! read more

I've been a Waste Management customer for a long time and they are the absolute best garbage disposal company with friendly and professional employees, along with dependable service. read more

I have been with WM for over 20+ years. Our neighborhood decided to go with one trash company. It is not WM because of cost, because MW is almost twice as much on a yearly basis. So, I'm trying to cancel my service contract. Four hours and counting. This is a JOKE. I've been given five different phone numbers from the various chat sessions and been online HOLDING for over three hours. Twice using their call back numbers which did happen BUT only to be put on hold... I did speak to a real person today, using a "special" priority number to again be sent to a different department which I am on hold again for over 25 minutes. No one has answered the phone and I'm really frustrated with WM. IF you are planning on cancelling your account you better start weeks before your stop date. Joe in Rochester NY read more

Terrible company. Complete crooks. Started off with a promotional rate. I asked them when I started, how much the bill would go up after the 1 yr promotion was over. They said it would not significantly go up. During the first year my bill ranged from $25 to $32. After the first year they over doubled my bill to $57. After calling and complaining they lowered it to $52. This year they raised the bill to $70 and when I complained they would lower it to $62. All amounts are per month. They charge each month an administration fee of $8.50 if you do not have automatic payment and an additional $8.50 fuel surcharge. I had at one point had automatic payment, but they took out the amount when they were not supposed to so I stopped it. BUYER BEWARE. No customer service and rude on the phone. read more

WM's service use to be good for a reasonable price, but in the last 3-4 few years they have increased prices about 15-20% annually while at the same time, the services has gotten worse. Sometimes, they don't even show up at all. Will be switching to another service. read more

I canceled my service with waste management. it cost 90$ for them to come get the containers. I paid on 07/21, i was charged another 90$ on 08/09. I canceled in june, it took them 2 extra weeks to come get their containers. Good luck trying to call and get ahold of a human, they have the worst robot caller i have ever experienced. This company is intentionally made it very hard to cancel and obviously still tries to sneak money from you months after youve gotten rid of them. The company is legit trash. read more

I use to be a big supporter of WM until they changed the rules here in perinton. Weekly recycle went to 2 weeks with a bin. All is still good. Today I'm told by a note hung on my bin that they can't take any card board outside the bins. Sorry everyone had tons of cardboard due to online purchases. When I called to complain she told me sorry they can't pick anything up outside the bin with the automated trucks. Sorry our driver physically hooks our bin to the truck. More rules rate increases less service. Awesome. read more

The dumbest most incompetent company I have ever dealt with. So bad they refunded my money, after I spent over an hour on hold. A month later they tried to restart the service and collect the money they had refunded to me. They are literally calling me, harassing me to pay them money that at one point they had in hand, and then refunded. Worst company ever. read more

Absolutely the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Waited 5 weeks for a garbage tote to be dropped off. Every week I would be told that it would be dropped off on Friday. Friday would come and go and no tote. I called to cancel and they couldn't care less. Stay away. read more

The absolute worst. Service was unreliable when we used them and dealing with customer service is a nightmare. They seem to all be on speakerphones with incredibly poor reception. You can't understand a word they are saying. read more

Crazy that I have to spend nearly $200 just to not renew a contract with them. I was going to consider using their service again when I moved, but this stunt will put them on my do not use list forever. I will also be telling all of my friends and family NOT to use this company. Seriously, even if the competitor is a little bit more expensive, you can rest easy knowing that your money is not going to this greedy company. read more

Starated service as we moved from a new city. they only got the bin and threw the boxes around just to leave them. Trash people instead of trash service. Hard to get cancelled after one week but that's what these fools just did. Losers. Go work at a McDonalds where people expect your incompetence. read more

waste management is the worst company by far that I've ever had to deal with. For the last two years I have struggled trying to get consistent pick up my trash. I signed up for two days a week and if I'm lucky they come once a week, I have repeatedly called to complain to have them come back out at first I was able to report a missed pick up online which was very effective. They would come the next day over six months ago. They changed their website so you can't actually report a missed pick up and when you call them often times you can't speak with a person and the system disconnects you , I have been hung up on. I have been talked down to and most recently I was given a whole lot of baloney. My garbage was missed on Tuesday. I called to report that my garbage was not picked up on Friday. I call to report that and was told they would be out to my residence that day. I waited until five and nobody came. When I looked on the website today I saw that it was an alert in my garbage would be picked up today at 2 o'clock. It's still has not picked up so I called. I was told that there would be no way to have pick up today. The service representative was very reluctant to give me a supervisor. The supervisor then informed me that because of my complaint, I would have my garbage picked up tomorrow, which is Tuesday my normal schedule today. I have never experienced such atrocious behavior from a company before I have never seen such a poor caliber workers employees And disregard. I will never recommend waste management as a company that anybody should do business with. They are insulting they are. Unresponsive and they're irresponsible. They need to work on doing better as a company and that starts the top clearly. read more