Bin There...Dump That Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Bin There...Dump That franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Bin There...Dump That discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 revenue data by truck age; 363 trucks, $104.4M total sales. Median revenue per truck $281,624; 48-56% met/exceeded average. No net income, profit margin, or expense data provided.
What a Bin There...Dump That franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $29,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8.6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10.6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $133,800 – $313,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Year 1-3 royalties escalate $600→$1,395/truck/month. Advertising $1,440→$3,347/truck/year. Lost Future Royalties penalty: 36 months max.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Bin There...Dump That system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 244 |
| Ceased operations | 4 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 17 |
| Closure rate | 1.6% of outlets |
4 ceased operations in 2025; 17 transfers suggest turnover; low terminations.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Bin There...Dump That worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10.6% of sales | steeper than 81% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $133,800 | pricier than 61% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 1.6% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Bin There...Dump That
The franchisor's framing: 2025 revenue data by truck age; 363 trucks, $104.4M total sales. Median revenue per truck … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Bin There...Dump That franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Bin There...Dump That franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $133,800–$313,000, including a $29,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Bin There...Dump That franchise owners make?
- 2025 revenue data by truck age; 363 trucks, $104.4M total sales. Median revenue per truck $281,624; 48-56% met/exceeded average. No net income, profit margin, or expense data provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Bin There...Dump That franchise fees?
- Bin There...Dump That's FDD discloses a $29,000 initial franchise fee, a 8.6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10.6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Year 1-3 royalties escalate $600→$1,395/truck/month. Advertising $1,440→$3,347/truck/year. Lost Future Royalties penalty: 36 months max.
- What is the Bin There...Dump That franchise profit margin?
- Bin There...Dump That does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 revenue data by truck age; 363 trucks, $104.4M total sales. Median revenue per truck $281,624; 48-56% met/exceeded average. No net income, profit margin, or expense data provided. Recurring fees alone take about 10.6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Bin There...Dump That franchise failure rate?
- 4 ceased operations in 2025; 17 transfers suggest turnover; low terminations.
- How many Bin There...Dump That locations are there?
- Bin There...Dump That's FDD reports 244 total outlets, with 4 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 17 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Bin There...Dump That have complaints or lawsuits?
- Bin There...Dump That discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Bin There...Dump That franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Bin There...Dump That scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10.6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Bin There...Dump That or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.