How Illegal Dumping Can Cost Your Company Big Time
With trash removal taking up an ever-increasing proportion of Connecticut business budgets, illegal dumping might seem like an attractive option. Do not be tempted to try it! Illegally dumping your waste will almost certainly come back to haunt you, and could lead to large fines, lawsuits, and a massive reputation that will hurt your business.
Finding the Right Trash Removal Service for Your Company
Most cities have a variety of trash removal services to choose from. Before finding the right one for your company, you need to first determine the amount and type of trash you will have. A commercial trash removal company can come in handy if you continuously find yourself exceeding the weekly trash limit provided by…
What is Made From Recycled Materials?
Recycling is a process of converting waste or used materials into new products. Recycling reduces energy usage, wastage of potentially useful materials, water pollution (from landfilling), air pollution (from incineration), and emission of greenhouse gases. Recycling therefore helps to preserve the environment and increase the quality of life. Manufacturing companies can also reduce their costs…
How Your Business is Losing Money By Not Recycling
Recycling is seen by many to be an ethical practice to be applied to all aspects of our life. Recycling used materials will allow for the reuse of certain products as well as assist in the production of new materials. However, recycling also has more immediate and practical benefits for businesses.
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 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…
Why Organic Recycling is the Future
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2010 more that two-thirds of the total municipal waste generated in the U.S. was organic material such as food scraps, wood and plant materials. As the price of waste disposal continues to increase along with public pressure to eliminate landfills and garbage incinerators, recycling organic waste is…
How Do I Know If My Waste is Hazardous?
If your company is having difficulty deciding what is and what isn’t hazardous waste, there are ways to determine this. Even homeowner’s with their own private environmental waste will need to know if what they are disposing of is hazardous or not. The RCRA, or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, determines first if it is…