What Are Some Waste Reduction Strategies at Home?
Whether you pay for trash removal, it’s already included in your tax payment, so reducing the amount of waste your family creates is beneficial to the environment. Between the daily mail, food containers, items printed at home and waste from products you purchased, the amount can add up quickly. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency…
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…
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…
How to Recycle Your Old Electronics
The electronics industry has made so much progress that there are new models of computers, mobile phones, Smartphone’s, tablet devices and video games released almost every other month.
Decrease Your Environmental Impact at Work
Measuring your environmental impact at work does not require rocket science or a lot of time, just the willingness to take a long hard look at yourself and your habits. Calculating your personal impact, starts before you even get to the office, with your commute. Understanding how you impact the environment can help you decrease…
Waste Management in CT: 4 Items You Need to Stop Throwing Out Now!
Think about the trash you throw away on a daily basis. Much of it really is trash, but how much of what you throw away could be recycled, reused or otherwise kept out of the landfill? How about those items that are simply too dangerous /hazardous to send to your local landfill?
The Importance of Being a Zero Waste Company
Environmentally conscious; eco-friendly; going green—no matter what you call it, the practice of trying to limit our impact on the planet is one of the most important concepts for the future of humanity. While there are many different ways that individuals and businesses in Connecticut can help reduce pollution and shrink their carbon footprint, the…