BV Trash Valet Blog

  • How Should I Dispose of Used Batteries?
    October 30th, 2021

    Batteries may be a common household item, but that doesn’t mean they are fully understood. There are many misconceptions about batteries, especially when it comes to battery disposal. Many consumers don’t realize that the proper disposal of batteries varies depending ...

  • Where Do I Take My Scrap Brass Shells To Be Recycled Safely?
    October 27th, 2021

    There are many everyday items that consumers tend to be unsure about regarding proper disposal. For example, those that spend time on public or private gun ranges have almost certainly wondered at some point whether or not you can recycle ...

  • How Many People Actually Recycle?
    September 4th, 2021

    For many people today, recycling is common sense. At BV Trash Valet & Recycling, we agree! We have found that even people who don’t necessarily care about environmental change will recycle if there are convenient ways to do it in ...

  • 4 Reasons Why You Should Recycle Old Paint
    August 5th, 2021

    At one time or another most of us have had a handful of half-empty, paint cans stored in the garage from previous paint projects. While storing unused paint is a great practice, at some point, you may need to dispose ...

  • Support Your Community Environment With Park Cleanups
    July 10th, 2021

    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. ...

  • 3 Ways to Root Out Recycling Contamination
    July 2nd, 2021

    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 ...

  • What Are the Three Types of Recycling?
    June 15th, 2021

    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 ...

  • 4 Things You Can’t Recycle (And What To Do With Them)
    June 10th, 2021

    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 ...

  • Reducing Waste At Your Restaurant
    May 28th, 2021

    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 ...