How to Profit by Recycling Food Waste

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) food waste is second only to paper waste in the amount generated each year. In 2010, more than 34 million tons of food waste was generated, accounting for 14 percent of municipal solid waste. Less than three percent of this waste was recycled, a figure that the agency…

Glass: What is and isn’t Recyclable?

 

Tips On Managing the Waste of a Construction Project

Construction projects produce a lot of waste and debris that the company needs to dispose of properly. If the waste materials are non-hazardous such as concrete, wood, drywall, bricks, plaster and piping, there are a few ways to dispose of this waste. While landfills were often the first choice for getting rid of construction waste,…

How is the Cost of My Company’s Trash Removal Determined?

When it comes to trash removal, costs depend on two major factors – the volume of trash that will be removed and the contents of the trash. While general costs are usually determined by free market competition by competing waste removal services, there are areas where the local government puts caps on profit margins for…

How Can My Company Lower its Dependence on Plastics?

Do you know it takes plastic at least 1,000 years to start decomposing in a landfill? Consider that 2.5 million plastic water bottles get tossed in the trash every single hour, and it quickly becomes clear that we have a plastic waste removal problem. If you are trying to reduce plastic waste in your office,…

How Do I Dispose of Bulk Trash Items?

These days, recycling is the watch word of waste disposal. Most households separate their trash. This includes placing it in separate trash cans depending on whether the waste is plastic, glass, paper or organic.

How Sustainability Can Save Your Company Money

Sustainability helps the environment with renewal energy, recycling and other methods of reducing a company’s carbon footprint. Being greener or environmentally friendly also helps a company to save money. By cutting costs on utility bills and trash removal, a company has fewer expenses so profits are bigger. There are a few methods staff and management…

Sustainability: How Can My Family Lower its Dependence on Plastics?

Every year, Americans throw away enough plastic cups, forks and spoons to circle the globe about 300 times. Imagine how much total plastic your family uses each year. Between plastic packaging, grocery bags and disposable kitchen items, your family may be using hundreds of pounds of plastic every year that can be replaced with reuseable…

Sustainability: Reduce & Reuse to start Saving Your Company Money

The environmental and financial benefits of recycling business waste are widely known. Reducing and reusing are just as effective at reducing overheads and carbon footprint. Simple changes can have a dramatically positive effect, stating today.

How to Determine What Size Garbage Container Rentals You Need

Whether you’re doing a relatively small residential project or large scale construction, odds are you will accumulate a considerable amount of trash that needs to be removed. To ensure that all waste is removed both safely and efficiently, it’s important to rent an adequately sized waste container for trash removal.