Business phone system for solid waste collection companies in Maryland

How many solid waste collection companies operate in Maryland

The Census Bureau counted 210 solid waste collection companies in Maryland in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 562111). They employed 4,429 people in mid-March and reported $266.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 20th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Solid waste collection companies make up 0.15% of the 142,967 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Maryland has 3.4 solid waste collection companies, 3.8% above the national rate of 3.2. The average establishment has 21.1 employees against 21.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $60,111, 14.6% below the U.S. figure of $70,390.

Solid waste collection companies by metro area in Maryland

Census published waste collection company counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Maryland. The largest is Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, with 199 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 54% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at solid waste collection companies in Maryland

41.1% of Maryland's solid waste collection companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 43.6% nationally. 57.9% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Why the phone matters for solid waste collection companies in Maryland

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 Maryland as much as anywhere.

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

• A customer calls about a missed pickup.
• A business calls about adding service.
• A contractor calls to rent a roll-off dumpster.

After-hours calls

After-hours calls are usually service requests for the next day.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 21-person waste collection company

Solid waste collection companies in Maryland average 21.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 21-person team. Priced per seat, 21 users would run $630.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $523.95 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,532. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Maryland

Maryland has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your customers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for solid waste collection companies in Maryland

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Maryland, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.