We switched to Bates a year ago after growing increasingly frustrated with our previous provider of many years. We are very happy we did! While calling around in search of a new company, we were mist impressed with our conversation with Theresa (Teri) Cunningham at Bates. She was pleasant and helpful then and has continued to be so whenever we reach out. Bates has never missed a pickup (a too common experience with our previous provider) and our driver (lEdmond) always leaves our bins closed and out of the road. He even picked up over 15 bags of leaves and yard debris yesterday! We didn't expect that. We had actually emailed Teri on Sunday night asking about the guideline for large yard debris pickup. Teri emailed Monday morning, saying usually 6 bags is the limit,but that Edmond had just picked them all up! We have been very happy we switched to Bates Trucking. We recommend you do to (as we have to several neighbors). read more

Do not do business with this company. They cannot be trusted. They lost their contract in our neighborhood and acted like petulant little babies. They came in and picked up their bins before the contract ended leaving a whole community hostage. Horrible business people. read more

After moving to a new neighborhood, I needed trash service. I walk my dog regularly and see Bates trash receptacles all over the neighborhood, so I know they service the area otherwise why would I have contacted them? I called the office and was told they don't answer pricing questions over the phone and I needed to submit the online form, which I did. It took days for them to respond and tell me they needed to check my area to see if they provide service. 0/10. Terrible customer service, went with another company that actually responded with in an hour. read more

Adding recycle and trash to the same truck. This company is not environmental friendly. How they even have a license. read more

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Update - still providing superior service - leaps and bounds better than the other companies! They have separate trucks for recycling and trash. I have never had the issue of them not providing recycling. read more

This company is garbage - literally! Week in and week out they miss service. They've failed to pick up our trash two weeks in a row now. And, I've watched these folks empty our recycling bin into the same truck as the trash. Clearly they're not recycling anything, which makes me wonder why I'm separating my trash. At any rate, like others have stated, I'm frankly surprised this company is still in business. We're changing our service tomorrow. read more

We had Bates for 3 years. During that time service was spotty at best. There were many weeks that our cans were not emptied. When a truck would come they would drop both the trash and recycling can into the same truck. Bates stopped serving our area and was supposed to pick their cans up. A month later and the cans are still on the curb. read more

They deserve a "0"... my trash service was in Northern Virginia. I cancelled the service in December, a month Before I moved in January. I'm still being billed for service. I sent an email, called , etc to cancel. Still being billed, they are about to have a lawsuit on their hands for mental distress. I'm on the phone with them right now... on hold( 2 minutes and counting)... about the same issue! read more

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THIS COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THEIR STUFF TOGETHER!!! Do not sign up with this trash company. Does not keep records of anything, does not have an online bill pay system, does not keep a record of payments you have made so they try to charge you extra for months you have already paid in full. They do not always collect your trash or recyclables on the days promised. On some days, they collect the trash and leave the trashcan in front and in the middle of my driveway so I cant pull into my own driveway. I would give this company a minus rating if I could. I dont even consider this a company with how disorganized they are. You have been warned. Do not sign up with this company. read more

We live in Annandale and have for some time. We have used multiple residential trash haulers with limited success. Through June 2022 we had American Disposal who is an unmitigated disaster. The only consistent thing they did was get everything wrong all the time. We switched to Bates and haven't looked back since. We are scheduled for two trash pickups. one recycling and one yard waste pickup per week. Since the end of June they have missed two pickups. Both times we received an email notification that day indicating the missed pickup would be made up the next day which in fact happened. Theresa C is my go to person with any questions or comments. They are a little more expensive but are worth every penny. read more

These people suck Ass. Been calling them for 2 weeks to have my freaking trash picked up and i never hey an answer til Friday, they said trash would be picked up Saturday, Saturday comes and goes and my trash is still on the curb. Mind you they are quick to deduct payment from my account. I will be looking into another company for pick up. read more

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If I could give Bates Trucking a 0 I certainly would. This is the worst travel removal company I've ever worked with. They did not pick up our trash for the entire month of April, and still continue to send us invoices for that time period. I have contacted them multiple times telling them I will not be paying due to their lack of service but they don't seem to get it. Terrible customer service and complete lack of disregard for their customers. I had to call 3 times to get my trash picked up on any regular week. I would never recommend them. STAY AWAY!! read more

Terrible trash service. They miss more scheduled pickups than they make, literally. Customer service terrible because they make promise after promise, and then break promise after promise. If you need trash and/or recycles picked up regularly so trash doesn't pile up then you don't want to use Bates. read more

I'm hoping I can update this review with a better review in future, but so far my past 6 weeks with this company has been terrible. I paid for 3 months, did not receive the large recycling bin I paid for, did not receive the trash can. My service started about 1 month ago, and my garbage and recycling have not been picked up once by the company. The only reason I don't have piles of garbage is that my former company kept picking up my trash by accident. I phoned every couple days. Their phones don't work. You press 1 for a call back and do not get a call back. You can stay on hold for hours. A few times I was lucky enough to get an actual person. I spoke to people at least 2 times a week for the past 5 weeks. The employees are very nice and are trying to be helpful, but it seems like nothing ever happens past the phone call. I was told a few times that my cans were coming, but then after a couple weeks was told that they didn't actually have any cans. I understood that sometimes issues happen, so I wrote "BATES" signs on my garbage cans and recycling, but they still didn't pick up my trash or recycling. Finally after a month, I was given a trash can, but not the large recycling bin I paid extra for. The man who dropped the trash can off told me he'd bring the other bin the next day, but didn't. I talked to a couple people during the week who all assured me that the recycling bin would be there "tomorrow". No recycling bin. No trash pick up this week, again. I've now been told that the supervisor is bringing my cans by Monday. (I've been told this a few times, I did hear them talking on the phone, but I've also heard that before). I'm hoping this is actually happening, because I'm tired of storing my garbage in the house, in hopes that I can put it out to be picked up, without an animal ripping the bags open. Again, every person I have talked to has been very nice, patient and tried to be helpful, but that's as far as the service goes. I've been told that I'll have phone calls back to confirm, no one ever calls. No replies to a Facebook message, email, and most the time I end up on hold for 20minutes-1hour, unless I give up and hang up. At this point, I'm ready to call the Better Business Bureau, I wish I had read reviews of the company before switching to them. read more

DO NOT GET BATES. Bates is trash, no pun intended. They did not pick up my trash on multiple occasions; they give you a little recycling bin for their standard fare while the competitors all have full-sized recycling bins for a LOWER fare than Bates; They forgot to set up auto pay on my account, and then said I had to pay a "reinstatement fee" to continue service. BUT to add salt on the wound, they told me a FAKE price to pay. When I replied saying the contract says this amount they told me, and I quote, "oops that was a typo, you are correct." Please, I care about your health and conscience, do not make the mentally taxing and detrimental decision of going with Bates. read more

Worst company ever... has not had recycle picked up for over 3 weeks... called everyday and they keep saying it will but hasn't. Inconsistent pick up don't pick up on days they suppose. Do not use them worst service ever!!! read more

First this review deserves a -10; however, Yelp does not have that option!!!! Let's get to the issue at hand - This is the worst trash company EVER!!!!! This is my 3rd complaint but I decided to write a review because I'm so FED up with them. The total disrespect of the trash collectors is UNREAL!!!!. Bates just picked up my trash about 15 minutes ago (1:15PM) Yes in the afternoon--I happened to be in the living room and I watched the dude throw my trash can after emptying it. He threw it so HARD the darn wheel CAME OFF. I went outside and said to him "REALLY". I said "you just broke my trash can" his reply was "that I could pop it back in myself and that was not his job". WTH!!!! I did not break the wheels of my trash can so why should I do that. He should have had the courtesy of fixing the trash can and apologizing. I just got the COUNTY TRASH CAN, that took forever, due to PG County going from twice a week to once a week (but that's another story). COME ON BATES as a company you are receiving a failing grade. Customer Service SUCKS!!!!!!! Totally disappointed with BATES and how they treat my property. Have some type of respect. read more

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I see that "Tara L" from Bates Trucking has responded to some of the reviews and says to send an email to info@batestrucking.com. After many, many phones calls to customer service in December that 1/2 of my scheduled pickups did not happen, i DID send an email to info@batestrucking.com on 1/8/19. I gave details about the issues and asked to terminate my services. I never got a response, phone call...nothing! My billing cycle is supposed to be the 10th of the month, and YES I was just billed for the month of February. I really wanted to use this family-owned company, one that says they care about their customers, but I have had enough. I tried to work with them and be understanding (most of the missed pickups were during the holidays) but no one ever contacted me from the company. They mandated in November 2019 that you had to provide them with a credit card/checking acct for payment or your service would be terminated. I did provide them with one but now they are continuing to charge me, even when I requested my service to be terminated. Looks like I will be using one of those big companies that do have a responsive customer service team. -Colleen P. read more

The Good: Price is reasonable The Bad: They will never remove your trash or recycling. Not on the days they claim they will pick up, not on the days they won't pick up, not if you call them, not even if the truck is outside of your house at 0630, and not if you call. I've been with the company since they bought out my old trash removal company. I don't produce a lot of trash and rarely require twice a week pickup, although that's what I pay for. They have one job and they can't do it, or better yet, won't do it. Their booking keeping system has proven to be ill-equipped to handle what is necessary for this industry as I have had to prove payments when 3 months after payment was made is now suddenly showing as past due. They have recently moved over to autopay by credit card and I have to tell you, I am terrified. They have already overcharged me by 2 months. I would cancel my service, but I am moving in a month and a half. I just want to get through until I move. Customer service and contact leave a lot to be desired. Sometimes you're met with a friendly voice, sometimes not. Sometimes they answer the phone during business hours and sometimes not. I sent an email on Tuesday concerning the overpayment and proof and 48 hours I still have not received any acknowledgment or action from Bates. I just want my trash to be picked up when you say it will be and not have to call you every single week. I just want to pay what I've agreed to, and not have to constantly prove that I've paid you because your back end system cannot handle your revenue. My Recommendation: RUN! Save yourself countless hours of phone calls, emails, and headaches. read more

I have had this trash services for a few years now. Several times I wanted to cancel it but I finally decided to today. I have never seen a more unprofessional company. Horrible customer service never respond to calls or emails and if they finally decide to answer they are rude. The last straw was the company switching to auto pay without notice and leaving my trash and several of my neighbors trash on the curb for almost 2 weeks with no response to my 4 emails and 3 phone calls. Do not use them. read more

I am in dale city, va 22193 and im being billed for 6 months service i didnt have and a trash can bates picked up many months ago. worst service ever truck always misses a pick up so i cancelled they came got their trash can. and now i have written 5-6 letter emailed them, 6 times, and talked to them 3 times. still not resolved on bates end. I would never use this company read more

Do not use Bates. We did for a year for our restaurant and they stopped picking up the empty bottles with no explanation. I stopped service and went with Republic instead. Bates does not answer emails and obviously does not care about the customers. The worst! read more

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I would give them zero stars if I could. I have twice a week pick up, Monday and Thursday. They are constantly missing days of the week. My trash the past two weeks has been on the curb Sunday night for Monday morning pick up. They haven't shown up until Wednesday. Then missed our Thursday pick up. When we called they said we had to email our cancelation and it could only be 30 days after our current bill. Then they tried charging us for can pick up. Just another company trying to nickel and dime people. read more

Awful, awful, awful! My trash pickup days are Tuesdays and Fridays and they have not picked up. I have made multiple calls to customer service and still...no pickup. I am constantly reassured that they are on their way but they never show. I have never been so disappointed in a service in my life. If they cannot provide a service, they should not offer it. read more

Just as others have stated stay away from this Trash company. They fail to pick up the trash from our office and we must call Bates Trucking to pick up the trash. If you try to cancel they require you to send a 30 day notice letter. Bates Trash services for commercial sites are double the price of residential and yet they provide the worst service for trash removal. Do yourself a favor pay a little more and go with a reputable trash removal Company. It amazes me how this company is still in business. read more

If I could give this company a negative score, I would. We contacted this company upon moving to a home last July 2017. They took my start up fee of $99 and never dropped off a can after repeated calls for one to be sent. Finally cancelled and it is now JUNE 20TH 2018 & I'M STILL BEING BILLED NUMBER 1 BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED A REFUND NUMBER 2!!!! They are morons. I've spoken to the same lady 4xs over the past YEAR regarding this and every single time without fail they tell me that the person who handles the billing isn't in the office ‍ wtf! Contacting BUB asap! I HAVE NEVER LEFT A YELP REVIEW BUT THAT'S HOW TRULY FED UP I AM !!! read more

On JAN 6, 2020 Bates trash ruck (license plate 57-247) used Henderson Road as a pass through road. The truck continuously road on, or over the double yellow line. Henderson Road is way to small for such a large truck. This is a single lane neighborhood with a constantly winding road. Trucks this size should never use side roads unless they are performing work there (NOT a single garbage stop was made). This is a complete disregard for everyone's safety and needs to stop immediately. read more

Think twice before signing up. This company misses trash pickup on a regular basis. There are 8 pickups in the month, they will regularly miss 2 of these. This time they missed multiple in a row and when you call them they keep saying the rounds are not done for the day and they have till the evening. Too bad their offices close at 5 and when they don't show up in the evening either you have to wait till the next day to call and hear the same thing read more

I have continued to use Bates Trucking for trash removal in my Elkridge, Maryland business location. Although we had some frustrating issues in the past (2017) their service has been quite satisfactory lately. They have been communicative, transparent in their billing, and responsive to any issues that arise. read more

Worst service ever!! Bates picks up our trash about half the time, if we are lucky! I never review companies but I made an exception this time. I cannot understand how they stay in business??? Never use them!!! Our neighborhood is switching to another trash service. (BTW, our neighborhood is only 3 miles from the dump. This should be a very easy neighborhood to service.) read more

No customer service and no service! Leave a message or talk with someone and they can't answer and never call you back!

Worst service ever. Garbage sat in yard for 2 weeks. No one answers the customer service number or the main number. Its unacceptable. Go with a different company that treats customers like customers. read more

This company is the worst, the worst. It has been almost a month since they have picked up our trash. I'm fairly certain that they are just dumping our recycling into the trash truck...not single stream recycling, just 'we don't care and it's easier to dump it in the landfill all at once. As someone else said, they are always on time with your billing invoice but not so much with the trash service. This is your fair warning review, these people are awful. read more

They miss pickups at least once a month. I will cancel the service on July 1, 2017.

Most calls get routed to voice mail and reaching a live person (usually rude) takes 15 to 20 minutes of repeated calls. If their service wasn't so affordable I would be searching for a trash service that cared enough about their customers to answer their phone. I challenge the owners of this company to call their own business and try to request new service or assistance and see if they are delivered service that exceeds their "highest expectations". read more

Bates took over my previous company which I had used for years. Upon the change the raised our prices dramatically. We went along thinking that this is part of the business (take over and raise prices). Recently we received our quarterly bill with a 30% increase without prior warning. Needless to say, we cancelled our service. read more

-12 Stars! Just moved into my home on a newly built community and this is the service we've contracted with!? Bates customer service sucks. No one answers the phone, you are constantly transferred back to the automated prompts which are all incorrect. There is no "operator". If you have contact with a live person, they are rude and not helpful. My first week in my home I watched them perform the trash pick up and they allowed glass bottles and trash to fall out of the bins. The trash was left all over the street, broken glass and all. When we ran out to try and stop the truck to let them know they were dropping trash, the driver just looked at us and kept driving. Don't ever use this company. You will regret it. My first order of business with the HOA is to fire them and get a new service immediately. read more

Bates waste pick-up is like Christ's second coming ... you never know when it will happen. It may happen eventually, you just have to stay ready at all times. Bates bought our account and alienated us within 1 month. Terrible. We switched. read more

Please do yourself a favor and never use this company. My husband and I had their private subscription for their trash services and it was the biggest headache of our life. They never came, unless we called customer service to report a missed pick-up. Even when we called customer service, sometimes they STILL would not come. We had the service for three months and got our trashed picked up only three times on their own, without us calling. When we called to cancel our subscription, we got a refund quickly (thankfully) but we had to call them repeatedly for them to pick up their own trash bins. Then today, three months later, they sent us a pro-rated bill for the last quarter even though we cancelled four months ago. Luckily we ended up getting a new credit card prior to receiving this bill, otherwise they likely would have tried to charge our card. I don't think I have ever seen a more poorly run business. Please stay far far away for your own sanity. You've been warned... read more

This is the worst trash company in history. Go to their Facebook page and read the reviews. Currently they have 121 one star reviews on Facebook vs like 9 five Star reviews. If you're on the Eastern Shore, check out Chesapeake Waste instead. read more