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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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Post by nbclark »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #36
pmalynin wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://www.filld.com/

Filld customers pay the lowest price of the three gas stations closest to their location plus a small delivery fee. For example, if the three gas stations closest to you charge $2.62, $2.55 and $2.67 per gallon, you will pay $2.55. We purchase this pricing data from the Oil Price Indexing Service (OPIS), and we update it regularly. How do they make money? I wonder how high the delivery fee is.

It says the delivery fee is typically $3. Not sure how they make money...

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

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Post by sillysaurus3 »

pdelbarba wrote: post #38
sillysaurus3 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Filld customers pay the lowest price of the three gas stations closest to their location plus a small delivery fee. For example, if the three gas stations closest to you charge $2.62, $2.55 and $2.67 per gallon, you will pay $2.55. We purchase this pricing data from the Oil Price Indexing Service (OPIS), and we update it regularly. How do they make money? I wonder how high the delivery fee is.

They're not paying the gas station price. They're likely paying bulk prices then just using the local prices as your price. Edit: $3 for delivery generally and they're using F250 trucks. Call it 1.5t in the bed or about 400 gallons plus tank. They probably have a contract with the local bulk terminal so if you're paying 2.55, they might be paying 30% (no idea what this margin is) less or so. @400 us-gal if they make…

Could anyone run the numbers on whether this model is profitable, or whether it's another "use VC money to acquire users" type deal?

EDIT: Looks like they pay anywhere from $18/hr to $22/hr for their delivery people: https://www.comeet.co/jobs/filld/42.00E

Also health, dental, and vision benefits + PTO, FSA, and free lunches. Wow.

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

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Post by kevinmchugh »

santaclaus wrote: post #27
sputknick wrote: post #11

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.

No need for a button -- add pressure sensors inside the trash can and it can signal the garbage person for you.

Now the trash can needs to be powered on, connected to my wifi network - does my wifi reach to the curb where I leave my cans? - and I'm locked in to the cans provided by the trash company.

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

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Post by s73ver »

tartuffe78 wrote: post #13
ben_jones wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Right, but I'm also guessing that they have an arrangement with the local waste disposal company to have it emptied more often.

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

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Post by lenley »

t0mbstone wrote: post #10

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…

YC's own https://www.startyoshi.com/

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

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Post by ben_jones »

diafygi wrote: post #40
santaclaus wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No need for a button -- add pressure sensors inside the trash can and it can signal the garbage person for you.

Oh man, I can't wait to hear about a botnet of garbage bins.

Hey, wordpress blogs aren't that bad.

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

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Post by d0lph »

tssva wrote: post #31

Yearly contracts with a price set based upon an audit of the waste a business produces. Doesn't sound very "Uber" like.

Thinking the same, this is not really an on-demand consumer focused service.

> "A high-tech garbage service may sound ridiculous to the uninitiated. But it’s no joke to customers like WeWork, Whole Foods and SoulCycle that have signed multi-year contracts ..."

> "TC: How do you charge? One fee for an unlimited number of on-demand pick-ups per month?

GL: We establish yearly contracts, charging so much per month for an office space after we do an audit on the business and establish that it generates, say, 50 bags of garbage in a set amount of time. Everything above that then is extra."

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

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Post by sp332 »

acdha wrote: post #33
duncan_bayne wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't it be better if we were allowed to interact voluntarily? Pay for what we wanted and used, and support people and causes through charity instead of under duress?

Do you want to live next to the guy who either cannot or is unwilling to pay? Nobody else does either.

And that's why the government puts them in jail.

Seems harsh actually.

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

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Post by sotojuan »

t0mbstone wrote: post #10

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…

The Trash Man is back!
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