When my trash stopped being picked up reliably, I appreciated the option to switch services. How would that work?
Like how you can hire private bodyguards, and not leave your safety to the police.
Or course your trash stopping being "picked up reliably" and the presence of alternative private services are often not independent events (either the government/local government decides to not put in the effort and leave it to the public to pay for third party services, or they're actively encouraged to do so with under the table bribes).