You recycle at home, and try to go green in your practices at work, as well. But with so many issues to tackle in the current state of the environment, some eco-conscious citizens might find themselves wanting to do more. If you have time and the will, you can volunteer [...]
Recycling is one easy way that you can help take care of your community and environment, cutting down on waste and reducing the need for the production of raw materials. But that doesn’t mean that everything technically recyclable can be thrown into your recycling bin haphazardly. Recycling contamination ruins countless [...]
At BV Trash Valet & Recycling, we talk frequently about single-stream recycling, a method of recycling that allows all different types of recyclable materials to be collected together and sorted at the recycling facility. But what happens after your recycling is collected? Even with single-stream recycling, there are three different [...]
It would be lovely, of course, if we could truly live with zero waste and just recycle everything that we used. But recycling facilities and methods are still limited at this point, even with single stream recycling able to accept more materials than ever before. If you recycle the wrong [...]
It’s great to start to go green at your home, but you shouldn’t stop there. In fact, you’re more likely to generate waste at the workplace, especially when you work in the food service industry. Whether you’re an employee at the restaurant where you work or you own your own [...]
Waste reduction is important to all of us. We all have a duty to be responsible with the planet, and it’s a duty that applies to the next generation, as well. This leaves many families wondering how they can get their kids — with their eager minds but short attention [...]
This year saw unexpected snowstorms for many parts of Texas, some of which shut down cities for days. Many major cities were without power and water, and many roads were too covered in snow or ice to drive much. Snow is not a common occurrence in Texas, but the past [...]
Sometimes you come across recyclables with a note on the container reading “empty and replace cap.” This is most often seen on drink containers and the like. But how empty does it need to be? Should you thoroughly clean your recycling before dropping it in the bin? It’s becoming common [...]
We’ve likely all experienced the frustration of cleaning up trash after a windy day. It might be safe in the garage or even a good carport, but when you drag your trash out to the curb on a windy day, or the night before a windy day, it can often [...]
The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives in so many ways. Now, a year into the pandemic, we’re still reckoning with the differences compared to 2019 when we went in to work at the office, went out for drinks with friends later, and made plans for the [...]
