What does your waste contract actually say?
Paste the terms and conditions of your hauling agreement. The reader marks the sentences that renew it, set the notice window, allow price increases, add fees, charge for leaving early, or restrict who else you can use, pulls out the numbers, and links each to a plain explanation.
8 of 14 clause types found in 12 sentences
Automatic renewal
This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive twelve (12) month terms unless either party gives written notice of termination not more than 180 days and not less than 90 days before the end of the then-current term.
- 180 days
- 90 days
- twelve (12) month
Ask: How long is each renewal term, and does it renew at the current rates or at new ones?
Notice window for ending the agreement
This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive twelve (12) month terms unless either party gives written notice of termination not more than 180 days and not less than 90 days before the end of the then-current term.
- 180 days
- 90 days
- twelve (12) month
Ask: What are the earliest and latest dates notice counts, how must it be delivered, and to which address?
Price increases and rate adjustments
Contractor may increase the charges to reflect increases in disposal costs, fuel costs or the Consumer Price Index.
Ask: What can trigger an increase, is there a cap, and how much notice comes first?
Consent by conduct (paying the invoice counts as agreeing)
Customer shall be deemed to have consented to an increase if Customer continues to receive and pay for the services.
Ask: Can we agree that any increase needs written consent, not payment of an invoice?
Fuel, environmental and administrative fees
Customer shall pay a fuel recovery fee, an environmental recovery fee and an administrative fee in the amounts shown on each invoice, which Contractor may change from time to time.
Ask: Which fees apply, what is each one a percentage of, and are they fixed or capped for the term?
Liquidated damages (early-termination charge)
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
If Customer terminates this Agreement before its expiration, Customer shall pay liquidated damages equal to the average of Customer's last six monthly invoices multiplied by six (6).
- six month
Ask: What is the formula, and is it waived if the hauler raises prices or misses service?
Right of first refusal or right to match
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
Before accepting any offer from another hauler, Customer shall give Contractor the opportunity to match the offer.
Ask: Can this be removed? Maine bars it for small-container contracts.
Service changes that may restart the term
The parties may change the type, size or amount of equipment by mutual agreement, which may be evidenced verbally or by payment of the invoice.
Ask: Does adding a container or changing frequency start a new term? Ask for the term to stay unchanged.
Not found
No sentence matched: exclusive right to your waste, equipment, access and damage, non-conforming waste and contamination, extra charges: overages, extra pickups, minimums, trips, arbitration, class-action waiver and attorneys' fees, brokers, consultants and third-party agents. They may be worded differently, or sit in a document you didn't paste, such as the service details page.
This is pattern matching, not legal review: it can miss clauses worded unusually and flag sentences that only mention a term. Read every marked sentence in context in your agreement.
What the reader looks for
| Clause type | The question to ask |
|---|---|
| Automatic renewal | How long is each renewal term, and does it renew at the current rates or at new ones? |
| Notice window for ending the agreement | What are the earliest and latest dates notice counts, how must it be delivered, and to which address? |
| Price increases and rate adjustments | What can trigger an increase, is there a cap, and how much notice comes first? |
| Consent by conduct (paying the invoice counts as agreeing) | Can we agree that any increase needs written consent, not payment of an invoice? |
| Fuel, environmental and administrative fees | Which fees apply, what is each one a percentage of, and are they fixed or capped for the term? |
| Liquidated damages (early-termination charge) | What is the formula, and is it waived if the hauler raises prices or misses service? |
| Exclusive right to your waste | Does exclusivity cover every waste stream and every site, or only the services listed? |
| Right of first refusal or right to match | Can this be removed? Maine bars it for small-container contracts. |
| Service changes that may restart the term | Does adding a container or changing frequency start a new term? Ask for the term to stay unchanged. |
| Equipment, access and damage | Who pays for pavement damage and container repairs, and what is the charge if a container is moved? |
| Non-conforming waste and contamination | What counts as contamination, who decides, and what is the charge per occurrence? |
| Extra charges: overages, extra pickups, minimums, trips | Get a written schedule of every extra charge, with the amount, for the whole term. |
| Arbitration, class-action waiver and attorneys' fees | Are billing disputes carved out of arbitration for the hauler but not for you? |
| Brokers, consultants and third-party agents | Will the hauler accept notices and requests from someone acting for you? |
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