Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Kansas

How many solid waste collection companies operate in Kansas

Kansas had 126 solid waste collection companies in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111, Solid Waste Collection). They employed 2,023 people in mid-March and reported $143.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 32nd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.17% of the 76,139 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Kansas has 4.2 solid waste collection companies, 31.4% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 16.1 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $70,712, in line with the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Solid waste collection companies by metro area in Kansas

Census published waste collection company counts for 10 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Kansas. The largest is Kansas City, MO-KS, with 73 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 39% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Kansas

51.2% of Kansas's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 72.4% 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 Kansas 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 Kansas as much as anywhere.

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

• A customer calls about a billing question.
• A business calls about adding service.
• The company calls customers about a holiday schedule.

Texting customers

Haulers text schedule changes and delivery confirmations.

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

Phone system pricing for a 16-person waste collection company

Solid waste collection companies in Kansas average 16.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 16-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $480.00 a month and 16 on Ooma Office Pro cost $399.20. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,932 less than RingCentral for a waste collection company in Kansas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Kansas

Kansas has 4 geographic area codes 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 Kansas

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Kansas 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.