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Invoicing & Payments · updated 2026-08-15

How to connect Stripe and get paid online in Dumpster Controls

Connecting a Stripe account lets your company accept credit card and ACH payments from Online Booking, invoices, and payment links, with payouts going directly to your bank account.

Before you start

  • You must be the company owner to complete Stripe onboarding.
  • Your business details and bank account information for verification.
  1. ## Open the payouts settings
    Go to your account settings and open the "Configure Payouts" tab. The page is titled "Set Up Your Payouts" and shows your current status: "Connected", "Onboarding Pending", or "Not Connected".
  2. ## Start onboarding
    Click "Connect Stripe Account". If you started before and did not finish, the button reads "Continue Onboarding" instead. This opens the "Complete Your Stripe Setup" page with Stripe's own onboarding form embedded.
  3. ## Complete the Stripe form
    Fill in your business details, identity verification, and bank account. Stripe may open a new tab for identity verification or bank account connection, so make sure your browser allows pop-ups for this site. Setup takes about 2 minutes.
  4. ## Verify your status
    Back on the "Configure Payouts" tab, a fully connected account shows "Status: Connected" with "Charges" and "Payouts" both marked "Enabled".

What happens next

  • The "Payment Link" and "Card by Phone" options unlock on the new order page.
  • Customer payments are automatically routed to your connected bank account.

Troubleshooting

The Stripe onboarding form will not load.

This is almost always the browser or an ad-blocker. Turn off ad-blockers and privacy extensions for this site, use Chrome or Safari (ideally on a computer), and if you opened the link from inside an app such as Gmail or WhatsApp, open it in a real browser instead. There is also a way out that works everywhere: the "Open Stripe onboarding in your browser" option under the form takes you straight to Stripe's own secure page, and your progress is saved.

The form loads but then shows "An error occurred while authenticating your account".

That message comes from Stripe's embedded form when your browser blocks part of its connection (common in in-app browsers and strict privacy modes). Use the "Open Stripe onboarding in your browser" option shown under the form: it continues on Stripe's own page, your progress is saved, and it works in every browser.

Stripe opened a new tab and it is blank.

Stripe sometimes opens a new tab for identity verification, and some browsers open it blank. Allow pop-ups for this site, or skip the embedded form entirely with "Open Stripe onboarding in your browser", which does everything in one normal page. On the mobile app, that option opens your phone's real browser, where you may need to log in again.

My status says "Onboarding Pending".

Your onboarding is almost complete. Click "Continue Onboarding" and finish the remaining steps to start receiving payments.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The software is free: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. An optional Unlimited plan at $169 per month lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional Unlimited plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.