BV Trash Valet Blog

  • How Clean Should Your Recyclables Be?
    April 1st, 2021

    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 ...

  • What To Do With Your Trash On a Windy Day
    March 24th, 2021

    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, ...

  • How Has Recycling Changed Over the Pandemic?
    March 12th, 2021

    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 ...

  • Why You Should Appreciate Your Trash Pickup Crew
    February 24th, 2021

    As a society, we try to be appreciative of the people who provide us services. We tip wait staff at restaurants as well as delivery drivers and coffee baristas. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve celebrated first responders ...

  • 4 Ways to Recycle Smarter This Year
    February 12th, 2021

    Even though we’re already in February, 2021 still feels fresh and new, especially after all of the turbulence of 2020. It’s a chance to start fresh, to change or improve your habits, and that can include recycling. This is also ...

  • 4 Ways to Live More Sustainably (That You Might Not Have Heard Before)
    January 16th, 2021

    At our cores, most of us want to make the world a better place. Very few people would ever wake up thinking, “I’d like to use up the planet’s resources today.” But we are also used to certain comforts. It ...

  • 3 Reasons to Recycle Cardboard This Year
    January 2nd, 2021

    Want to start recycling and unsure where to start? Plastic can come in a wide variety of numbers, and there’s always a question of what to do with a recyclable material if it has food or chemical waste on it. ...

  • The Best Ways To Dispose of a Mattress
    December 18th, 2020

    There are some items that are easy to throw away. Food scraps can be composted. Cardboard boxes can be recycled. Used paper towels can be thrown in the trash. But there are some items that have to be thrown out ...

  • How To Keep Raccoons Out Of Your Trash
    December 5th, 2020

    You try to be responsible with your waste management. You have a regular trash pickup, and you take your trash out as soon as it’s full. You even recycle, and maybe compost. But still, you find some mornings that when ...