Ordering a bin is the easy part. Getting the truck close enough to actually deliver or retrieve it is where most access problems start, and the obstacle is seldom something dramatic — it’s a car left in the driveway, a gate that wasn’t unlocked, or a hedge that grew a foot taller since spring. None of it looks like a big deal from the sidewalk. To a truck that needs a straight, clear approach to lift or place a [...]
Most people assume a price increase requires their agreement. In some waste disposal contracts, it doesn’t happen in the way you’d expect. Some agreements are written so that staying silent for a set number of days after a rate-increase notice may count as accepting it, whether you actually noticed the notice or not. How a “Consensual” Price Increase Can Happen Without Your Consent Contracts in this industry sometimes include language that lets the provider raise your rate and treat your lack of response [...]
If you’ve ever signed a waste disposal agreement without reading every clause, you’re not careless. You’re normal. Decades of research on contract behaviour consistently show that almost nobody reads the fine print before agreeing to it, and the people this catches aren’t reckless. They’re just busy, like everyone else. The Numbers Behind Why We Skip the Fine Print A widely cited 2017 Deloitte survey found that roughly 91 percent of people accept legal terms and conditions without reading a single word [...]
Most people don’t think of a bin rental agreement as the kind of paperwork that ends up in front of a judge. It feels far too small for that—a few lines about pickup schedules, a monthly rate, and a quick signature at the bottom. For a surprising number of Metro Vancouver business owners, that simple assumption has turned out to be extraordinarily expensive. Across British Columbia, small claims courtrooms have become a fairly regular stop for disputes between customers and [...]
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