Every passing minute on earth includes the use of two million new plastic bags. They clog the landfills, drift in the oceans and generally mess things up for wildlife and us. Plastic bags do not rot or break down easily. They can actually take up to 500 years to disintegrate!
Many families think they are doing a great job protecting the environment by tossing their cans and bottles in the bin and setting it at the curb every week for the recycling company to pick up. This all helps, but there might be some issues with our going-green plan.
All businesses use recyclable material every day in the office, shop, warehouse and even the cafeteria or break room. If this waste is thrown into the dumpster, it not only ends up in a landfill and contributes to the pollution of the Earth, it also wastes company money. Do I have your attention?
Every day, each of us creates over four pounds of garbage. In a year, the USA alone generates over 220 million tons of trash. Half of our trash ends up in landfills and stays there practically forever.
The average American produces over four pounds of garbage every day. Reuse common types of trash before you recycle to make a big impact on how much material gets wasted every day.
Bring your blankets, chairs and coolers to Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater for our Movies in the Park series on our 32-foot inflatable high definition screen. Admission is free! Coolers must be 48 quarts or smaller. Alcohol and glass containers are not allowed. Pets are welcome too! FRIDAY, MAY 27 -- [...]
BV Trash Valet & Recycling has been servicing the Bryan/College Station area for over 5-years and is now in a position to give back to the community. To celebrate and thank the community for their support, they started a college scholarship program for high school senior students within the B/CS area.
Even when faced with all the benefits trash and recycling services in College Station, TX could bring, there's still may be some more old-fashioned holdouts that believe recycling is a waste of time and energy.
When people talk about recycling and minimizing waste, the "green" they mean usually has to do with a healthier environment. If the business opts to use trash and recycling services in College Station, TX and Bryan, TX areas, the "green" and also mean money. The vast majority of businesses have [...]
Approximately one third of all waste in this nation's landfills consists of paper. All the most of this is post-consumer packaging, things like newspapers, loosely and books also contribute to this problem.
