I live rural too and there are two or three independent trash services so I pay about $50 for 3 months. They even pick it up if you're late with the payment. The company charges extra for recycling because the county charges them to dump recycling. Yet I can take my recycling to the local center for free. They do not recycle everything, but most of what I have is what they want.

they do charge extra for certain items, unlike the city when I lived in the city.