2015

How To Reduce Trash Inefficiency At Schools

If you want to make your school more eco-friendly and efficient, you have options as far as recycling equipment goes. Here are some methods of using recycling equipment to reduce the amount of inefficiency your school has when it comes to trash. Smart Trash Compactor for Student Use While it’s true that you can compress trash after students dump their trash into cans and those cans are emptied into a compactor later on, you can increase efficacy by compacting at the source.…

Fun Ways To Encourage Young Students To Recycle

Children take up a large part of the population. As a teacher, you have a responsibility and a desire to help your students be responsible citizens. One easy way they can do that is by learning to recycle at a young age. Habits learned in youth often stay with children as they become adults. But sometimes it seems difficult to get a group of children excited about something so invisibly rewarding as recycling.…

Eliminate Waste Efficiently And Easily - Tips For Maintaining Your Commercial Dumpster

Whether you have a series of large containers at a commercial manufacturing site or one small dumpster for your office, commercial trash removal is a vital service that helps keep the wheels of commerce turning. However, as a customer of a commercial trash company, such as E.L. Harvey & Sons, you have a variety of responsibilities that will help assist your trash removal company in clearing away the waste which plagues you on a daily basis.…

Got A Roll Off Dumpster You Are Not Using? 3 Ways You Can Upcycle It

Many people today are recycling to help the environment, and you can upcycle a roll off dumpster you are no longer using. Upcycling means turning it into something that will be useful for you. This keeps it out of the landfills and gives you something completely free that you need or want. Swimming Pool If you would love to have a swimming pool this summer but cannot afford one, you can turn your roll off dumpster into one.…

Which Items Can't Be Placed In A Roll Off Dumpster?

A roll off dumpster may be rented for construction or business use, or may be used to get rid of clutter from a private home. However, not every kind of trash can be thrown into a dumpster.  Environmental factors are the main reason why some items are forbidden to be tossed into dumpsters. Although there are local ordinances that mandate additional restrictions, some limitations are more universal. Because dumpsters are emptied into landfills, soil and underground water contamination at landfill sites will occur if toxic materials are dumped and accumulate at the sites.…

Learn How To Recycle Properly

Just about everyone knows that recycling is good for the environment, but not everyone knows how to recycle properly. There are key factors that you need to know in order to be able to make the most of your recycling experience. Use the following guide to learn how to recycle well. Clean Items to be Recycled When you recycle items, it is best to rinse cans and bottles before placing them in the recycling bin.…

Safe And Legal Disposal Of Metal Items You Cannot Sell For Scrap

Recycling metal is the right thing to do for the earth, and it is a good thing for your pocketbook as well because scrap metal companies will pay you for your unwanted metal. There are some metal items which require special handling in the secondary metal processing system, they are: Fuel Cylinders, Kegs, and Aerosol Cans While fuel cylinders, kegs, and aerosol cans can be recycled for their metal, they need to be completely empty before you can take them to your local recycling center.…

Three Ways To Start 'Greenifying' Your Home

There seems to be no way to escape it– the green revolution is still in full swing! Now, more than ever, Americans are making more and more eco-conscious choices for their homes and for their lives. An incredible effort is being placed on the “three Rs” of conservation: reducing, reusing, and recycling. It’s an exciting concept, but where does one even start? “Greenifying” your home can seem like a daunting project, but, in reality, a few small tweaks can go a long way.…

4 Recyclable Materials Following Demolition

If you are planning on completing a demolition project at home, whether you are pulling up carpets to lay down hardwood flooring, or taking down a wall to create a larger living room, you should be aware of how you get rid of the materials. A lot of materials that are tore down during demolition can actually be recycled. Instead of filling your local landfills with these materials, consider having a recycling company pick it up, or deliver it to your local recycling plant.…

Copy Machine Leasing Vs. Buying: Which One Is Right For Your Office?

The decision to lease or buy a copy machine is a difficult one for many business owners. Both options represent a commitment of sorts. Before you can decide whether or not to buy or lease a copy machine, you’ll need to understand the differences between the two options.  Leasing: Pros and Cons A copy machine lease is a binding contract that may last for one, two or more years. During that time, the company that owns the copy machine will be responsible for office copier services and maintenance of the machine.…