Side-by-Side Comparison
Trash valet is nightly, staffed, bagged-waste doorstep collection — bags collected from unit doors between 8PM and midnight, five to seven nights per week, priced per unit per month, billed to the community. Can-to-curb is weekly, single-family-focused, bin service — trash and recycling cans rolled from garage or side-yard storage to the curb and back, priced monthly to the homeowner. Trash valet is a community amenity; can-to-curb is a homeowner subscription. Both include photo documentation, COI where relevant, and same-crew consistency.
Who Each Service Is For
Trash valet is designed for multi-unit properties: apartment communities, condominium buildings, mid-rise and high-rise HOAs, and Century Village campuses. It solves the dumpster-trip problem for hundreds of residents at once. Can-to-curb is designed for single-family homes: gated golf communities, luxury estates, standard suburban HOAs, and snowbird properties. It solves the bin-timing problem for individual homeowners. A property manager evaluating a 300-unit high-rise will want trash valet; a homeowner in Admirals Cove or Olympia will want can-to-curb.
Property Type Matching Guide
Match by property type. Apartments (any size): trash valet. Mid-rise and high-rise condos: trash valet. Century Village campuses (WPB, Boca, Deerfield): trash valet. Garden-style HOAs with clustered dumpsters: usually trash valet, sometimes can-to-curb depending on layout. Single-family gated communities: can-to-curb. Standard suburban HOA neighborhoods with individual bins: can-to-curb. Luxury estate communities (Admirals Cove, Old Palm, Boca West): can-to-curb. Mixed-use properties (townhome-plus-single-family HOAs like Aberdeen and Hunters Run): both, sometimes on the same route.
Cost Comparison
Trash valet is billed to the community per unit per month and the community typically charges residents a resident amenity fee that generates ancillary NOI. The resident's net cost is often invisible — folded into rent or HOA dues. Can-to-curb is billed directly to the homeowner from $49/month for up to two cans. On a per-household basis, can-to-curb is straightforward: what you see is what you pay. Trash valet at scale delivers value not just to residents but to the community's balance sheet, which changes the ROI conversation entirely.
When to Use Both Services
Some Palm Beach County communities need both. A townhome-plus-single-family HOA like Aberdeen in Boynton Beach, or a hybrid community like Hunters Run, has townhome sections best served by nightly trash valet and single-family sections best served by weekly can-to-curb. Trash Caddy runs mixed routes for exactly these communities, allowing management to offer both services under one vendor, one insurance certificate, one monthly report, and one point of contact.
How Mixed Communities Handle It
Mixed communities typically negotiate one vendor contract with two service lines. Trash valet operates on the townhome/multi-family sections nightly; can-to-curb operates on the single-family sections weekly. Residents in each section see the service appropriate to their home type. Management gets consolidated reporting: total unit count served, breakdown by service type, missed-collection resolutions, and any resident notes — all in one monthly PDF. That consolidation is much easier than running two separate vendors.
Decision Guide for Property Managers
Property managers should default to trash valet for any property with a shared dumpster or compactor, then evaluate can-to-curb only if a specific section of the property is single-family. Ask three questions: Does this property have shared waste infrastructure? Would nightly bagged collection reduce dumpster overflow and common-area cleanliness complaints? Would the resident amenity fee minus vendor cost meaningfully improve NOI? If yes to any two, trash valet is the right choice — and Trash Caddy will provide the proposal on request.
Decision Guide for Homeowners
Homeowners should default to can-to-curb for any property with a strict HOA bin ordinance, an elderly resident, a snowbird schedule, or a busy weekly routine. Ask three questions: Does my HOA fine bin violations? Am I sometimes away on my pickup day? Would ten weekly minutes back matter to me? If yes to any one, can-to-curb pays for itself. Sign up by calling 561-913-2023 or submitting the form on this site.
FAQ
What is the difference between trash valet and can-to-curb?+
Trash valet is nightly bagged doorstep collection for multi-unit communities. Can-to-curb is weekly bin roll-out for single-family homes. Both include photo documentation and same-crew service.
Can a community use both?+
Yes. Mixed communities with townhome and single-family sections often use trash valet on the multi-family side and can-to-curb on the single-family side, under one vendor contract.
Which is better for a condo building?+
Trash valet. Condos have shared waste infrastructure and benefit from nightly bagged collection to unit doors.
Which is better for a gated single-family community?+
Can-to-curb. Gated golf and estate communities have individual bins and benefit from weekly roll-out service.