Garbage Collection reviews in Meridian, Idaho

I moved from Nampa where the home I was in didn't have a trash bin. I was able to buy one and used it for years. Moved to Meridian and they refused to pick up my trash. I called the office and was told that I had to use their bin. However, the one I had was full, so they said they would send the driver out to empty it. When he got here he wrote a note telling me he would not pick it up because it was not their bin leaving it full again. (DUH) I suppose he wants me to dump it in the street. Where did customer service go. It most certainly is not with this company.

The Meridian transfer station used to be a fast, convenient place to get rid of trash. The slightly higher prices were worth the extra convenience. In the last few months it’s turned into a nightmare. Hour+ wait times, inefficient, and expensive. It’s faster and cheaper for me to just drive the landfill now.

They will over charge you no matter what. If you can go to ada county landfill or timbercreek recycling. They charged me $86 for a truck of leaves

Don’t publically place their pricing any where for the transfer station. If you call and can manage to get the actual site they will help but general line can only tell you what a fridge would cost. Just bring it buy and they will tell you at the gate how much.

Post your pricing- not worth my time to go there just find out it’s going to be cheaper to drive the extra 40 minutes to the dump.

A visit 6 months ago for trash and some wood- 58$. The dump charged 11$.

They flat out refuse to pick up anything outside of the bin, so if you have a large box for recycling, even broken down, they just leave it there. Really do the bare minimum.

Don't go here, skip the middle man and visit the main dump. I recommend just using the Ada County Landfill. This place is overpriced in my opinion. Meridian Transfer Station charges by the yard instead of by weight like they're supposed to or like the Ada County Landfill does. The attendant at the gate just guesses what volume and what kind of garbage you're carrying and charges you based on his opinion. Then to make matter worse all the employees there are just plain unpleasant. They're short with you and will yell at you. Sounds petty but it's just not worth the headache of sitting in a long line at this place, getting over charged, and then dealing with an over crowded facility.

Why do they insist on putting the garbage bins in front of our driveway? After parking in the street and getting my crutches out of my vehicle, was able to move them a few feet back to where they will stay all week till next Tuesday, when I'll have to move them out of the driveway.
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I've always had luck coming here. It can get chaotic on Saturdays, so I'd recommend going on weekdays. Staff are usually super friendly, and I've found that price is often negotiable depending on what you are bringing in - esp if it's organic yard waste. I no longer bag leaves. I rake them onto tarps and haul them to the transfer station. Works out great and saves me time and money. Great location! Right off Ten Mile exit.

Arrive at 4:53 pm Saturday (5pm close) and the worker long hair grey dude wouldn’t left me dump the two things I had in my truck. He also made the three people behind me true and leave. He said his phone is linked to the time clock and it was 5pm but gates were still open and he tufted to show me what time it was on his “linked phone to time clock”. Very disappointed how rude he was and very unprofessional.

The people here are always nice and friendly. The lady who often works at the desk/register is always pleasant and happy. She is a great asset. Please acknowledge her for me.

I’ve used the transfer station regularly for years as they are close to home. We took my little 5 X 8 trailer with a loose load of limbs in and was charged $34 for 2 yards. Way too much. I think from now on I’ll do something else.

Hmm, a review for a landfill transfer station. Ok. Been here a few times now. Good place to bring construction waste. Or anything worthless obviously. Well, it's easy and absolutely no dumb bureaucracy. Tell them what you have and how much and they determine the price. It's always fair and accurate. Back in to the stall and unload your waste. The people that work there are friendly and direct well. It's easy to figure out and intuitive. And the giant bulldozers pushing trash into the building are loud and fun to watch..

I have lived in Meridian for almost 20 years and have used the transfer station many times. I have always thought they were a little expensive, but my last trip through will be literally my last time using their services. I took a few old fence slats a rusted out old wheelbarrow and 5 buckets from planting some trees in my yard. 3 of the buckets were 5 gallon tree buckets and a couple of 2-3 gallon buckets. I had filled the buckets with weeds rocks, bark, and sod from reworking my flower beds. The attendant said he would need to charge me $41 due to the sod and rock in the buckets. The minimum was a one yard charge. $41 DOLLARS FOR A FEW BUCKETS OF BARK AND ROCKS!!!! What ripoff!! My truck can only hold a half a yard of rock if I fill the whole truck bed. How do I know? Because I just bought 1/2 yard of compost for my flower beds, and it only cost me $13. So I could buy almost 3 truck loads of compost for the cost of disposing a few buckets of yard waste.😳 What a Joke!

I use a lot of services from Republic. Curb Side service, transfer station, and household hazardous waste. The employees are always friendly and provide good customer service. The garbage truck drivers spread trash all over the neighborhood and don't bother to pick anything up. The transfer station is so inconsistent with their charges I never know if I am going to pay 5.00, 11.00, or 9.00 or more. I know they eyeball my load and guess how much I have but a scale system would be more fair and consistent. The hazardous waste collection is amazing and I absolutely appreciate this service available on Mondays.

Just tried to dump a bunch of of cardboard boxes but they were going to charge me because I was in a vehicle with a logo on it. None of the boxes were from my small business. They were all from wedding gifts and from moving to the area. Have some common sense and courtesy republic non-services.

Trash pickup is terrible. Don't expect them to pickup the trash if the lids are not fully closed. Apparently they are considered overfilled even with an empty tote on top of the bags. Never seen a trash company that is incapable and so incapacitated to do their actual job. Terrible! Thier excuse is they don't want trash to fall out when picked up. Well I have seen enough times where trash flies out of people cans even with the lid closed. It not about the damn lid. It's about the proper bagging. Get outta here with your lame excuses and do your job.

Great service by a very considerate driver! I live in South Meridian, ID and had forgotten to put my trash and recycling out last night. I remembered this morning when I heard one of the trucks. I was hurriedly getting things ready and had just opened my garage door when the recycling truck was passing by my house. I thought "oh well - will just have to wait until next time". But, he saw me, stopped, backed up and got out of his truck and even helped me get my recycling to the truck! I didn't expect that and he certainly did not need to do that. Wish I would've gotten his name so I could mention him specifically. Kudos to Republic and to this specific gentleman!

Had to do a large cleanout this weekend with the very very firm deadline of Sunday....Dumpster wasnt delivered until amost the end of the day, and when we went to see where they had dropped it, it wasnt anywhere NEAR the VERY SPECIFIC instructions we gave them to drop it. 75 freaking yards and on the wrong side of the property. We should not have to pay full price when youve made MY job 5x harder and were doing it by HAND without equipment

Horrible customer service. The pick up guys kept breaking my trash bins and then would write me a note telling me they couldn’t pick up the trash because it was broken from the previous week. I called Republic Services no less than five times and it still took a month to receive a new bin. The transfer station is even worse. They tried to charge me for 5 cubic yards of waste. I’m not sure how 5 cubic yards of waste fits into a 5.5 ft bed? I’ve never been able to accomplish that feat before.

Took our truck with a couch, vacuum, about 6 cardboard empty boxes and a very small tote to the transfer station and they charged us basically for 2 full truck loads. Over $40 bucks when it should have been $22. The women their are complete idiots. Pretty much stealing money from you... Next time we'll go up the hill to the landfill!!!!

They come to my apartments on different days but always around 6-7 in the morning! Isn't there a better way to route your trucks so you don't wake up entire communities? You can't tell me there isn't stores and businesses that are closed that can be taken care of before you wake everybody up! Do better