I want this for residential. Instead of having a "trash day" I wait until my garbage can is full, click a button on my app, and tomorrow morning someone comes and picks up my trash.
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
#12I can see at least one consumer use for this.
When we clean out the garage, my girlfriend and I rent a uhaul truck to take everything to the dump/goodwill/storage.
If I could use this service to just have somebody show up with a truck and pick up the things we want to throw away, it would be really helpful.
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
It's called a dumpster, and it sits behind the building so customers don't see it.
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#14Don't most cities already provide garbage pick-up?
i think the "on-demand" bit is key here. sometimes you really want something taken away on your schedule, not the city's.
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Don't grocery stores just have dumpsters? What problem is this solving that a dumpster doesn't?
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#16Startup 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…
That would actually be awesome.
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#17Startup 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…
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#18Startup 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…
That would actually be awesome.
Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#19I can see at least one consumer use for this. When we clean out the garage, my girlfriend and I rent a uhaul truck to take everything to the dump/goodwill/storage. If I could use this service to just have somebody show up with a truck and pick up the things we want to throw away, it would be really helpful.
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Re: An ‘Uber for garbage’ picks up steam, and $11.7M in Series A funding
#20Startup 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…
That would actually be awesome.
It's called [filld](http://filld.com), and it's _awesome_.