Yes, completely free. There's no catch — but there is a business reason behind it.

We've found that the businesses that benefit most from PRT's services are the ones that clearly understand what they're paying for today. The audit is our way of demonstrating expertise and earning a conversation. If our proposal makes financial sense for you afterward, we'll have earned the opportunity. If not, you walk away with a useful report, and we part friends.

Yes — sometimes more so. Most national hauler contracts include automatic renewal clauses with 30–90 day cancellation windows. If you don't have a clear picture of your costs and alternatives before that window opens, you'll auto-renew at a higher rate by default.

An audit done 4–6 months before your renewal window gives you negotiating leverage with your existing hauler or a clear off-ramp to a better program.

Typically 60–90 minutes for a single-location facility. Larger campuses, multi-site portfolios, or complex industrial operations may require half a day or split visits. We confirm scope on the discovery call so there are no surprises.

No. Standard audits use visual characterization — our auditors are trained to estimate composition by sight, supplemented by your operational data and historical hauler reports.

If you specifically want a physical waste sort (called a "characterization study"), we can scope and quote that as a separate engagement. It's typically only requested for major sustainability initiatives or zero-waste certifications.

We handle multi-site portfolios all the time. We'll start with a representative location or two to establish your baseline, then scale the methodology across your portfolio. Larger portfolios receive a consolidated report with site-by-site detail and aggregated savings totals.

Not unless you tell them. We don't contact your hauler, and we sign NDAs covering your invoices and operational data when requested. The audit is yours.

No. Some clients use the audit purely for negotiating leverage with their existing hauler — and that's a perfectly valid outcome. Others use it for ESG reporting or internal sustainability initiatives. The audit stands on its own.

The audit produces meaningful savings for any commercial or industrial operation generating more than 2 cubic yards of waste or recyclables per week. That covers most retail, office, manufacturing, warehouse, healthcare, hospitality, and institutional facilities.

Smaller operations — say, a single-location small business with one 2-yard dumpster — may benefit from a lighter "rate review" rather than a full audit. We'll let you know on the discovery call which makes more sense.

San Antonio, Austin, and the I-35 Corridor — covering most of South Texas. If you're outside that footprint, call us anyway: we have a referral network of trusted regional partners and can often help you find the right fit even when we can't service you directly.