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Push-Pull Container Management
We move your containers from the enclosure to the collection point before pickup and back after, six days a week, timed to your property and hauler needs.
Containers out before the truck and back after
Push-pull is the job of getting your trash, recycling, and organics containers from the enclosure or storage area out to the collection point before the hauler comes, and bringing them back once they're emptied. We do it six days a week at multifamily properties across Northern California, timed to your hauler's schedule. Your containers are waiting when the truck pulls up, and your maintenance team gets its early mornings back.
Why push-pull services matter to you
If a container isn't at the collection point when the truck comes, you've got a missed pickup. By Wednesday, the enclosure is overflowing and a resident is calling, and the bill has a return-trip charge on it. Haulers photograph the empty spot, so it's on you unless you can prove otherwise. That's why we document every container we stage, time stamp and all.
How Green Glove Heroes runs it
Your containers go out on the morning of pickup, timed to your hauler's route, and they're back in the enclosure the same day, reset in position and labeled. We document every move. If the hauler misses, we know that day, and our customer service specialists keep you posted in real time on the delay or the missed pickup. We track all of it so your hauler gives you any credits or complimentary return service you're owed.
Crew schedule
- SunOn site
- MonOn site
- TueOn site
- WedOn site
- ThuOn site
- FriOn site
- SatOn call
Sunday through Friday, timed to your hauler's route. Saturday for trash-outs, power washing, bulk, and emergencies.
What your hauler charges to do it
When the hauler's driver has to move your containers, that work often shows up on your bill. Republic Services, in central Contra Costa County, charges commercial accounts a push/pull fee every time its crew moves a cart or dumpster more than 25 feet, and those same rules let a third-party vendor handle push/pull instead. RecycleSmart 2025 rate FAQs
When our porters stage your containers at the collection point before the truck arrives, they are already where the driver needs them. We'll look for distance and push/pull charges on your invoices during the complimentary on-site visit.
Signs push-pull is costing you
- You see return-trip or extra-pickup charges on the hauler bill.
- Containers are still in the enclosure after the truck has come and gone.
- Containers sit at the curb long after pickup.
- Your maintenance staff starts the day moving bins.
- Distance, push/pull, or roll-out lines on the invoice.
Questions
It's when we move your containers from the enclosure out to the collection point before the hauler comes and then bring them back after pickup. We do it as part of our daily porter service.
Yes, we move the trash and recycling containers, timed to your hauler's route, and we bring them back after they've been picked up.
We return the trash containers on the same day, after pickup, reset in position, and labeled.
We find out the same day and report it to you with photos. Then we keep tracking it until you get the credit or return service you're owed.
If your hauler charges push/pull or distance fees for moving containers, staging them ourselves can eliminate those charges. We check your invoices on the on-site visit.
Yes. Push-pull comes with our 6-day on-site service, so there's no separate price for it.
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