BV Trash Valet Blog

  • Everything You Need to Know About Glass Recycling
    October 1st, 2019

    Not all recycling is plastic and cardboard. What do you do when it comes to tossing out glass? This is not a common problem for most homeowners, since glass is easily washable and not often used as a container or ...

  • How to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly, Room By Room
    September 14th, 2019

    Eco-friendly living has never been more necessary than now. Fortunately, with new advancements every day, it’s never been easier to have a comfortable and eco-friendly home. Whether it comes to your waste management or your energy efficiency, anyone can make ...

  • 4 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles
    September 9th, 2019

    When it comes to waste management, plastic bottles are a notorious problem. Over 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away every year, and most of those end up in landfills or incinerators. While some might swear off bottled water completely, ...

  • 5 Interesting Facts About Recycling
    August 14th, 2019

    According to Recycling Across America, recycling is collapsing in the United States, despite the environmental crisis becoming more and more urgent. 25% of recycling plants from the largest recycling hauler have been closed, and over 1,000 recycling centers and processing ...

  • The Dos and Don’ts of Recycling
    August 1st, 2019

    Single stream recycling has made recycling easier than ever for residents of Brazos Valley. Through our single stream collection and processing system, we’re able to accept more recyclable materials than ever before, including plastics 1-7 rather than simply plastics 1 ...

  • 3 Ways to Recycle After 4th of July Festivities
    July 17th, 2019

    4th of July is an exciting celebration, full of fireworks, music, and time spent running around the yard with family. It’s a time to celebrate freedom, and in the moment, few of us are thinking about our waste. But like ...

  • 5 Facts About Landfills
    July 4th, 2019

      A landfill is a site, usually an otherwise vacant lot or a clearing of some kind, where solid waste materials are dropped off to be buried for disposal. For perhaps obvious reasons, they’re rather controversial when it comes to ...

  • How to Be More Environmentally Conscious at Work
    June 18th, 2019

    With the right trash and recycling service at home, like Brazos Valley Trash Valet, it’s easy to be environmentally conscious at home. Our monthly trash pickup service comes with complimentary recycling, and with our single stream system, you won’t have ...

  • Disposing of Pool Chemicals
    June 2nd, 2019

    With summer here, kids and adults alike are excited for all the opportunities to go swimming. If you have a pool at your house, you not only have the convenience of being able to swim whenever you like, but an ...