Smash My Trash franchise
A Smash My Trash franchisee provides mobile waste compaction and related services for commercial customers. At the end of 2025 there were 523 Smash My Trash locations in the US, 507 franchised and 16 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $372K–$492K
- Franchise fee
- $49,500
- Royalty
- 8% + per-truck minimum
- Locations, 2025
- 523−16 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From Smash Franchise Partners, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Smash My Trash franchise costs
Opening one territory costs an estimated $372,050 to $492,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Smash Franchise Partners, LLC, 2026 filing, page 26
Smash My Trash franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Smash Franchise Partners, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 8% of trash-compaction gross sales plus 8% of net ancillary-service revenue; after month 9, minimum royalties are $2,600 per required truck monthly. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Smash Franchise Partners, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Smash My Trash publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: Reporting businesses may hold multiple territories under different agreement models.. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Smash Franchise Partners, LLC, 2026 filing, page 61
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 496 (−27) | 23 | 56 |
| 2024 | 504 (+8) | 16 | 26 |
| 2025 | 507 (+3) | 16 | 7 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Smash Franchise Partners, LLC, 2026 filing, page 73
How Smash My Trash compares
Of the 143 home service franchises on this site, Smash My Trash is the 138th cheapest to open and the 10th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Smash My Trash | Typical home service |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $372K | $134K |
| Royalty | 8% | 7% |
| Closed or left per year | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | −3.1% | +15.6% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 123 of 143 |
Typical is the median across the 143 brands in home service franchises.
