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An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding

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Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding

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Don't most cities already provide garbage pick-up?

That's what I was thinking. I'm assuming they go above and beyond what the city may offer. if you are a company like whole foods - you probably don't want trash sitting around until a city assigned garbage is ready to pick it up in a week. same with hotels, etc.

Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding

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Don't most cities already provide garbage pick-up?

That's what I was thinking. I'm assuming they go above and beyond what the city may offer. if you are a company like whole foods - you probably don't want trash sitting around until a city assigned garbage is ready to pick it up in a week. same with hotels, etc.

They don't already have an arrangement? I've never noticed this problem at a grocery outlet.

Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding

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Startup ideas inspired by Always Sunny in Philadelphia?

http://itsalwayssunny.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gang_Recycles_Their...

What's next? An Uber-like service that will deliver gasoline directly to your car that is parked in your driveway?

Hmm... Come to think of it, that would actually be pretty sweet. I would never have to stop and fill up my gas tank! It would just always be full! A gas delivery truck would come in the middle of the night (according to a schedule I define using the mobile app), and it would fill up my car's tank and automatically bill my credit card!

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