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The dumpster story

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:46 AM

In my meeting with the caterer June 1st, I told him he would need to take his trash with him as Wisconsin state parks do not provide trash recepticals for guests (that aren't camping).  He seemed a little thrown off, but agreed.  So that got me thinking, (and a little worried we'd be charged extra for it...) thus I began researching dumpsters.

I called the company I know does waste removal for the park... they told me their cost would be $650.  I was like, "uh, I'll consider that..." and hung up quickly.  I found a place in my home city and asked them about their prices.  The guy e-mailed me right back and said they could do, it would be $390 but he also gave me the name and contact information of a company closer to the park and said they might be cheaper.

The company near the park asked if the park's contract with their trash removal company allowed other trash removal services to proivde services in the park.  So I got in touch with the park, they said yes, but the longest the dumpster could be in the park would be Friday-Monday, and of course when I got back to the local company he said they couldn't pick it up until Tuesday.  I e-mailed the park again (although at this point I'm getting worried they are going to be annoyed by me...) and they said Tuesday would be fine. 

So, the local company is only charging me $150!  Which he said was high because they had to travel a ways to get to the park... hey $150 is WAY better than $650. 

And that's the dumpster story.