Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Alaska

How many solid waste collection companies operate in Alaska

The Census Bureau counted 33 solid waste collection companies in Alaska in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111). That is the 48th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.15% of the 22,178 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Alaska has 4.5 solid waste collection companies, 38.1% above the national rate of 3.2.

Where solid waste collection companies in Alaska are concentrated

Census published waste collection company counts for 2 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Alaska. The largest is Anchorage, AK, with 14 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 55% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Alaska

40.6% of Alaska's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 65.6% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Calls a waste collection company in Alaska has to catch

Waste haulers take calls about missed pickups, dumpster rentals and billing. Customers want quick answers when a pickup is missed. That holds for solid waste collection companies in Alaska as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to solid waste collection companies in Alaska:

• A customer calls about a missed pickup.
• A contractor calls to rent a roll-off dumpster.
• A customer calls about a billing question.

What solid waste collection companies text about

Haulers text schedule changes and delivery confirmations.

Texting from a local number in Alaska requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

What a phone system costs a waste collection company in Alaska

The comparison uses a 22-person team, the rounded U.S. average for solid waste collection companies. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 22 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $660.00 a month and 22 on Ooma Office Pro cost $548.90. Callata comes to $439.00 a month for 22 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,652 less than RingCentral for a waste collection company in Alaska of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Alaska

Alaska has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a waste collection company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for solid waste collection companies in Alaska

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Alaska is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.