Is this a coincidence or what? I had the same experience with Republic as Michael from Zeeland. I cancelled my service because their rate has been up going up. I found another company that charges a lot less for the same service. When I told them this they said they will match the price. That upset me even more. If they were willing to lower their price now why did they not lower it before? Does that mean I was over-charged all along? Should I be asking for a refund for all the years we were "over-charged"? A few weeks after I cancelled I got a bill for around $17. I called them and asked them what it was for. They said it was for picking up the cart. After I ranted at them for not informing me at the time of cancellation about this fee they removed it. I am very disappointed at Republic for their rates. I do not understand how they could charge so much ($100) when other companies with the same service charge much less. read more

Stay Away! There are so many good local companies. Pick literally ANY other one. They misbilled use and charged....$16,000 to add a trash and recycling containers to one house in our HOA. Been a month of leaving voicemails and being promised a call back. read more

Absolutely awful business. Generally two to three times the cost of other services in the area and frequently miss service dates for unknown reasons. Upon leaving we were charged a bin pickup fee and 4 months later they are charging it again. When we contacted them to say it was already paid they filled collections against us. Under no circumstances should you ever consider using this business. read more

NO RESPONSE TO PROBLEMS. A republic waste driver in Grandville michigan hit my mailbox and this occurrence was witnessed by my neighbor. The driver's name was Jessy, per the neighbor. I called and made a report of damage and was told they would be in contact in 3-5 days. it is now 12 days later and i have not heard from the Jenison office. I have called several times in followup to their cotporate customer service but have not gotten anywhere. I finally spoke a call rep named Divine who has called me back 3 days in a row to see if anyone has reached out me. Each time she says she has escalated the complaint one step higher. Still no call back. I switched services to a different waste carrier 6 months prior to this occurrence and do not have Republic waste service as a resident. I do have them as a coommercial waste fisposal but now will be exploring other option. Pay for a new mailbox. This is bull. read more

I've paid in Full What Republic Charged me for the year and last year too. Both years I've gotten An Additional Charge AFTER Paying in Full that charges have gone up so they're charging me more. read more

This is my first review, which if you read, you'll see why I'm writing it. On 4/15/2026 I updated my auto-pay method for my waste/recycling services, and, following the explicit instructions on the site, paid in the moment my service balance of $197.57. Then, the next day, my previous method of payment, which was removed from my account online, was also charged $197.57. I called Republic Services requesting a refund for the double payment. Initially they suggested I keep the amount on my account for my next bill, in 3 months. I politely declined. They noted needing to send me a check as a refund, since I paid via bank account, and that it would take 2 weeks to receive my check. Not ideal, and if I wasn't fortunate enough to not need the amount immediately, it would have been a big deal. It wasn't, until I received a check for the amount of $148.00. I've since called 4 times. Initially I was told to expect a check of the difference the next day. Needless to say, it did not arrive. Yesterday I called and asked to speak to a supervisor, was told they were all in a meeting and that I would be called back in an hour. I received no such call. I called today, was able to speak to a supervisor after a lengthy wait, and still, no one is able to tell me where the owed difference is, or why I was not refunded in entirety. Attempts at "this fee or that fee" were met with my ability to do simple math, and not being talked over or around as I reviewed the invoices live. I was now told to wait 3 more days while they look into it, and that I would need to call them back. Additionally, I am still being asked to pay the upcoming invoice for a yard waste container removal (which I cancelled and they still tried to charge me for), even though they have nearly the full amount of that fee "somewhere." I was told I cannot cancel immediately, that I would have to wait until the end of the month. I've filed a complaint with the BBB, as likely many others have, and rightfully so. read more

Worst customer service ever. You can't even cancel online. Been on hold for hours, still not cancelled. Now I literally have to drive to my local office to try to cancel in person. Plus they are 3X's as much as their competitors. Do yourself a favor DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY...!! read more

I want to preface this review by saying this is entirely about Republic Services' underhanded business practices and does not reflect on their route drivers who have generally been reliable. I know this list is long, but in three years they've accumulated a lot of reasons to avoid doing business with them, such as: 1. Your rates will significantly increase every year on the anniversary of setting up service, but you won't find out until you get the "annual" invoice. 2. They claim to give you the absolute best price they can, but if you attempt cancellation they offer you a reduced rate. In other words, they are absolutely NOT giving you the best rate they can, so therefor are lying about their pricing. As an example, after my second yearly price increase they gave me a reduced rate that was lower than the first yearly price increase. 3. If you get a reduced rate you have to pay up front to get it, and if you decide to cancel anyway they revoke that reduction even if it's a few weeks later. If you have autopay you will still be charged for the prior increased rate anyway because: 4. When you set up autopay, the minute your invoice posts your payment is "automatically approved", so if you pay your bill prior to the scheduled autopay, you get charged again anyway (see #6). This in turn becomes a credit on your account because they don't reverse online transactions and you have to call and request a refund, which they only do by check. Also, they apply the reduced amount as the credit, not the increased charge. 5. They still charge you when they can't pick up due to adverse weather conditions. They also still charge you if they fail to pick up under normal conditions, and it's up to you to call to reschedule a pick up or get a credit on your account, though that takes threat of cancellation, and they will try to use the bad weather excuse whenever they can. (see #8) 6. They claim their system takes 2-3 weeks to update, so changes to your account won't occur until then and won't be reflected on your invoices, and things like a cancelled autopay will still be active for that period. They also claim they can't make changes to their automated systems, which is another lie since they definitely will update invoices and contact you immediately if you owe them money. 7. They mislead, retain, and "weaponize" information in order to counter complaints and/or shirk responsibility. There's absolutely nothing on their website regarding any of the information outlined in this list. The only way to get this info is gradually through a series of attempted issue resolutions (see #8). Or by reading this entire review LOL! 8. During calls they implement psychological manipulation tactics, primarily in two ways: Fast, unrelenting speech with constant interruptions when you are trying to talk (steamrolling), or attempted sympathy for their daily business struggles to make it seem "personal" so you forget they are a huge, faceless corporation that banks on their customers' ignorance and/or aversions to confounding CSR encounters. Also, it should be assumed you'll be on hold for at least 20 minutes any time you call in. Republic Services' ethics are negligible at best. They are petty, deceitful, and it's quite clear they have little regard for their customers. In my own experience, it took getting the Better Business Bureau involved to get things sorted out because they won't work with you to resolve issues that negatively impact them financially and believe me, they cherish their money right down to the last penny. Thankfully, my bank and the BBB did the job Republic Services outright refused to do, and I was able to recover all funds owed to me. I hope if you made it through this entire diatribe it helps you in making your decision on whether or not to do business with them, to which I'd simply say, just don't! The End. read more

We have been lied to about our termination. We were told by Jeremey and Carson we cannot cancel. However, we can cancel if we are unhappy. All you have to do is write a certified letter to the Jenison facility. read more

They are the very best and they have the best price around about half of what other companies want. They gave me a brand new garbage can when the old one had a crack in it. The drivers always friendly and courteous and he pulls up every Monday around 9:00 a.m. like clockwork read more

If you are looking for a waste removal service, please DO NOT choose REPUBLIC. You will be sorry. I decided to switch services, because I found one that was half price of Republic!! When you cancel your service, you cannot do it online, you have to call them. That is so they can try to talk you into keeping your service. When I made my call, between being on hold, talking to two different people, and getting disconnected, having to redial, my process took a total of 25 minutes. I was told I'd be charged $40 for the pick up of the trashcan! I thought that was ridiculous. My service was all paid up for the usage at the time I cancelled. I received a bill for the next three months of service. I called them again, and I was told I would have to pay the three months and then get reimbursed!! I told the rep how can I trust you to give me my money back, you still haven't picked up your trashcan. After three calls, and 28 days the trashcan is still sitting here! Please save yourself some grief and choose another service. read more

Worst company ever. Been trying to cancel my service for month. I spend 45 minutes a week on hold to be discontented before someone picks up every time. You can't cancel service online only pay your bill. There is always extra fees added to my bill. I've paid over $1200 for my last 12 months of service. I just want my service canceled but can't even speak to someone when I call read more

Absolutely the WORST garbage collection service. Haven't picked my trash up in a month. Driver apparently reports that they're unable to get to the container. Pretty hard to do when you don't even drive down my side of the road read more

Republic Services Jenison - Dumpster Rental Near Me - Jenison, Michigan

My bill goes up Everytime they invoice me. I called to cancel and they said I had to pay for August even though I did not use the service for August. They want me to pay to have them pick up there container. Then offered me a discount on my next three months not this three months after I decide to cancel. This is ridiculous. read more

I wish I could give them 0 stars! This company is a bunch of scammers. My bill was raised every single pay period without warning. They regularly missed or delayed my pickup due to staffing issue. Tons of hidden fees. It cost me over $95 just to cancel their services. DO NOT USE THEM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!! Edit: This company has 0 interest in making things right, despite their response to save face. On two separate occasions, I called to complain about bill increases. I got an apology and they lowered my bill slightly, only to raise it again a few months later. I switch providers and pay less than half of what I paid Republic. Shop around and DO NOT use Republic!! read more

Worst company to work with! Called up before my yearly bill was due, to cancel. They tell me at the time they are sorry to hear that, but there will be $100 fee to collect my bins (that we rent from them!)! They tell me my service is good through the end of the month, no mention of any other fees.... Then at the end of that month, they send me another bill for my service for the month! When I call and question it, they say that's how they work, nothing they can do about it, since I didn't call before the start of the month. I cancelled 8 days before my bill was due, but they will tell you it doesn't matter when your bill is due, they only bill monthly. They didn't send out the old bill until the end of the previous month! I was a customer for 12 years, never again. They ended up being $300 more/yr than their nearest competitor, don't get sucked in!! Go anywhere else! read more

They tipped over my recycling bucket, left it scattered all over. I called customer service what a joke, they lied said my container was not at the end of my driveway. We will send you pictures, excuse me I will send you pictures I wish I had taken a video because I saw the whole thing happen. Watched them they tipped it over all over my driveway and drove away. Worst company ever won't come back and pick up the recycling for a month and called the customer a liar. read more

I had a horrible experience with Republic Services (based out of Muskegon). We called and ordered a 20-yard dumpster for $385 for it to be delivered on 8/14/2025. From our understanding, you have the dumpster for 9 business days. We filled the dumpster by 8/17/2025 and asked them to pickup the dumpster on 8/18/2025. We then ordered another dumpster to be delivered on 8/18/2025 for another $385. They picked up the first dumpster and forgot to drop off the second dumpster. Luckily, they were on it quickly and dropped off the second dumpster that evening. However, this second dumpster was picked up on 8/27/2025, rather than the 9 business day period, so pickup should've been 8/28/2025. We had a whole bathroom gutted that we planned on putting into the dumpster but were never able to. We called Republic Services, and they hung up on us once. We called back again and the lady deactivated our account! We called back yet again and she tried telling us it was part of the paperwork we signed (we didnt sign any paperwork!) and there was nothing she could do. We told her we did not pay an additional $385 for it to be picked up early. She just kept saying there was nothing she could do. All in all, we will not be using Republic Services again after the terrible customer service, the early dumpster pick up, and lack of communication with us. read more

This company is a rip off. Got sick of their bills going up and up so finally switched. New company is much cheaper. Charged me $96 to pick up my containers. I cancelled on 10-4-23, had one pick up on 10-3, and they charged me for the whole month of October, $128. ANY OTHER COMPANY OUT THERE WOULD BE BETTER! STAY AWAY! read more

Web site doesn't work keep raising price after said would lower 3 days on phone website trying to cancel keep giving us the runaround if you want him Blood pressure use them lol read more

Avoid at all costs! Missed pick ups, mistakes on their end that require you to call in and sit on hold. I've held up to 35 minutes just to speak to rep to fix their mistake. $145 3 months! Only giving 1 star so I can post review. read more

I don't want to give them any stars!! They are too expensive. Even being a long time customer they do not reach out to offer you any deals and charge you $45 to pick up there own container. Save your money and look at other carriers. read more

I have been with Republic for years and I have finally made the decision to discontinue my service with them. I call to say I would no longer need their services because the bill has went up entirely too high. Mind you I had tried to negotiate a lower fee but they said that they wouldn't be able to go lower so I found some another service. Republic says now they would negotiate and asked me to call my new company and cancel with the. I said too late you should have worked with me in the first place , so I am done. read more

Republic Waste is at it again. I pay by the year. I negotiate a price. Today I got an invoice for $30+ more for a price increase for the next three months. This is BS! You do not/can not do this! If I sell a customer a product/service, you can't send them a bill later and charge them a back charge for the "new prices increase". They try this every year. I am sick of their sorry reply's (see all below) I understand that the cost will go up....at the end of my agreement but before. Stuck here for a few months. But will leave for sure. read more

I should do more research about Republic Service before I signed and used the service! Price started as good, but will increase crazily every year. Even we paid for yearly service, they still sent the additional bill due to service price increasing. I called to cancel their service, the lady told my removal cart fee is $40.70, but they added the administrative fee and total fuel recovery fee on top of it which brings it to $57. So many hidden fee! I called back for billing verifying and other lady tried to cut me off many times! Very very unhappy with their service and customer service! read more

Ok here's my rant. I've had republic services as my garbage people for 7 years. The last couple have been questionable for there yard waste service. I've called to complain it falls on deaf ears. So I cancel. They tell me I'll be getting a credit for my unused yard waste. Then I get a call saying I owe them $30. I've been arguing with them for weeks finally the third girl I talk to tells me they are charging me $30 to pick up each of my cans so $90. Never was told this until last week. Supervisors won't call me back and there's no local number. #republicservices are the worst. The pictures will explain why they were fired read more

Republic Services Jenison - Dumpster Rental Near Me - Jenison, Michigan

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Horrible company...pls never use them...they tripled my bill and to get to stop service u have to talk to a representative...who never calls u bk...run from these people read more

They are the worst . I have 2 trash containers and in July ordered a yard waste container, they charged me 279.00 and not once picked up my yard waste , called and emailed and as of 10/11/2024 same yard waste in there . Paid up to date on my regular trash service but because I refused to pay almost 300.00 for a container that was never emptied , they suspended my regular trash service so I called them and said to cancel all together and pick up their containers and said won't till November, when I told them my regular trash bins are full , the lady informed me I would have to pay the balance , no I don't , I won't pay 300 for yard waste never picked up and an additional 133.00 for regular trash pickup for the months of October , November and December when I am cancelling , that's when the polite customer service went out the window and the expected rudeness started . Don't ever go through them , they're horrible and they raise the prices are it out a word . Went somewhere else for 89.00 quarterly for 2 . Never would I recommend them ! read more

1/15/24 Update to original review on 12/28/23. I was scheduled for recycle cart return pick-up on 1/15/24. I realized that day was MLK holiday so i assumed they would not pick up the cart until the 16th because of holiday. I am very concerned about our environment and that's why i recycle. So after thinking about returning the cart i rethought about just continuing to recycle because it was too important to me. So i called today (1/15/24) to explain i would just like to continue to go ahead with recycling. So i explained to representative that i would rather just continue to recycle and that i didn't put out the cart on the 15th because of the scheduled 15th being MLK holiday. The representative i spoke with (Tamara) said they still do service on the 15th so i would now have to call back tomorrow (1/16/24) to reschedule a NEW pick up date. She also said that because of the scheduled cart pick-up (1/15/24 MLK holiday) that if i decided to continue service for recycling they could NOT give me the same rate now and i would now be charged with a NEW HIGHER rate! She also told me after having to reschedule recycle cart pick up date i could be charged for TWO RECYCLE CART PICK-UP dates!!! But she told me to call back tomorrow (1/16/24) to reschedule for a new pick up date if deciding to just go ahead and discontinue recycling service because i didn't put out recycle cart, thinking because of MLK Holiday (1/15/24), they would have to re-schedule a new pick up date for the recycle cart. So after she told me they would be raising my current recycling cart charge to an even NEW HIGHER rate amount than my current rate i told her then i will just go ahead and discontinue recycling services anyway. All they would have to have done is cancel the recycle cart pick up date and i could just continue on with the same current rate before i decided to cancel recycling!!! If they would have just continued to charge at my current rate i would have just decided to continue to recycle AND gave a higher * review rate! ( Update: 1/15/24) I just called back to Republic and spoke with a girl Shundria because they had already sent a voice message the other day saying if they didn't pick up the cart today, because of weather etc. that they would pick it up tomorrow. She said it did not show that they had been in my area yet today and i could just go ahead and put out the cart again today and if they once again were not able to make it today they would pick it up tomorrow as stated per the message they had previously sent out to customers. Will update if they pick up cart today. 1/15/24 - MLK holiday. Update 1/15/24: They picked up the recycle cart later today. Seems as though Republic cares more about charging for recycle cart/rentals than being environmentally conscience. read more

I scheduled services online, paid the deposit, and received a confirmation email. The day after we were scheduled to have our bins dropped off we called to figure out the problem. After talking to 3 different people, the representative said we would have to schedule services over the phone. They wanted to charge us over $60 more to do it that way. We decided to just have my boyfriend schedule services online instead. Drop-off day comes around and nothing. He calls and is told bins can be dropped up until 8 pm AND they inform us that they will not take the bins from the previous home owner UNLESS WE PAY THEM TO. Ok, we're scheduling a dumpster service from a better company in the next couple weeks. We'll throw the current bins in there I guess. Ope, would you look at that? 8:00pm and still no containers. read more

I had been a customer for 7 years, each year dealing with another $20-30 increase in cost. This year was an additional $60 and enough was enough. Especially after finding out my neighbors were paying almost half and doing so monthly. So a called, dealt with the normal attempts to try and keep me as a customer, and finally cancelled my services. I was told despite my annual services ending within the month, I was told I would have to pay for an additional month because they couldn't come get the cart that month, but that would be my final bill. Loan behold, the customer service flat out lied and now I have another $60 bill because they picked up the bin. $80 later and I am finally done with Republic Waste, and I'm never going back. Other than consistent trash pickup (which all services in my area are), they are a horrible business service to use. read more

Price started out good, but would get raised every year. On year 5, my bill had increased from $105 the year prior to $191.. for residential trash and recycle! When I called to inquire, they said they could lower to $145 but that was the lowest. Called around and found another company that's only $89.88. Called republic back to cancel and now they could lower to $135. Still cancelled, and then was told it will be $131 to pick up my 3 bins.. $30/bin, plus a gas fee of $25, and "gas and environmental fee" of 18%. When I asked why it's $30 to pick up, I was told it goes toward gas and refurbing the bins.. so 3 different charges for gas? The rep told me I could drop them off myself and it's free. Luckily the drop off is only a couple miles away so I can do that.. but this company just rakes its customers over the coals! Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

My complaint about Republic Services is more about their business practices than service. Republic services on the last bull Doubled their prices without any notice. They also have a very high Environmental service fee. There have been many class action suits against the company for illegal fees. My bill included a late fee, even though I cancelled service and they require a pre-pay for all services. I would not recommend this company to anyone, and write as many reviews as I can to help avoid the same issues I have seen with my time with them. I will say that the service side of this company is just as good as other companies, but not worth the hassle of paying 200% more than others and extraordinary fees. BBB complaints filed against them with similar issues that can be verified. read more

The service for pickup is great but the billing department is the worst. I've had this service for years and every year I have to call and talked to someone about my invoice and somehow it always have show a late fee and fee increase. I even tried to pay for the year. We receive reduced rates because of our neighborhood association but I will be making calls to see if someone else would like to provide a better service and customer support. read more

We have been charged for two cans for months that we returned and Republic still will not take responsibility. Setup multiple accounts for the same can so we got doubled billed on others because they setup two accounts by accident costing us over 600 dollars, and not only will they not refund it they won't allow us out of contract on other carts because they cannot sort out our accounts. Would rather pay double to go with another company. read more

PSA for all consumers and contractors: Never rent a dumpster from these guys. You'll be waiting for days after the expected delivery date and still not have your dumpster on-site. My roofing company has called them multiple times and we still don't have a dumpster in my driveway two days later. Do yourself a favor and get a dumpster elsewhere if you want to get your job finished on time. read more

HORRIBLE!! Company is trying to make me pay for my cancelled service and charging me to pick up THEIR container!! will NOT be paying that LOL. All the little "fees" is why we quit in the first place. I would keep looking for a better company if I were you. What in the world is a "fuel recovery fee" LOL read more

Every couple of weeks they miss a pick-up. They changed our day if the week from Tuesday to Wednesday. Since then they miss it more than they pick it up. We call and they say they will pick it up in the next day or two. This past week we put it out on Tuesday night for Wednesday pick up but no service. A call Thursday and Friday, you got it no pick up. Now it's Monday and once again a phone call in which they say it will be picked up by the end of the day.... I get it things happen but it happens all the time with Republic... The worst part is no customer service. They don't work to make it right. They don't expedite service. They don't credit your bill. Just a sorry but nothing changes.... Time to tell them goodbye. read more

We just had our yearly business review with our Customer Service Rep, Amy. What a breath of fresh air. Her personality and knowledge are an absolute blessing. Not only was she fully prepared and up to date on our accounts, but she was able to research and provide us some cost savings. Thank-you for taking the time to meet with us and thank-you for understanding our needs for the service that your company provides. read more

RIDICULOUS, I've been with this company for years, when I cancelled the service they charge a 43 dollar pickup fee. I'm advising everyone I know to stay away from this company.. A COMPLETE RIPOFF, Stay away from them read more