The weather has warmed up quite a bit here in Brazos Valley and outdoor activities are in full swing. While we’re outside there are some things we can all do to help Keep Texas Beautiful this summer. Litter prevention and waste reduction are at the top of the list. Let’s see some practical ways to keep our state clean.
Out in the Pacific Ocean, there’s what’s known as the Great Pacific garbage patch or the Pacific Trash vortex. It consists of mostly plastic. Sometimes it’s about the size of Texas, but it can be bigger or smaller depending on the currents and winds.
When it comes to your residential trash service you may wonder if you’re breaking the rules when you slip some dead batteries in with the rest of the trash. Well, I have some good news and some bad news. Not all batteries are the same.
You can make your home more inviting by getting rid of clutter. While you may think that this would mean putting a lot of items on the curb for your residential trash pick-up, that’s not the case. There are a lot of ways to get rid of clutter without sending it all to the College Station landfill.
If your trash bin is overflowing, you may be able to reduce, reuse, and recycle your way down to a more manageable amount of trash. If not, you may need to get an additional bin from the company that provides your trash and recycling services in College Station. Brazos Valley Trash Valet has options that can help you.
We Texans are known to be proud of our beautiful state, and rightly so. Texas may be known for bluebonnets, but it is also a leader in green energy. As of this writing, Texas generates more wind power than any other state in the United States.
Everywhere you look these days, more and more people are doing their part to help the environment. Whether it's buying organic produce or driving electric cars, environmental responsibility is catching on in a big way.
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!
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.
Reducing household waste is everyone's responsibility. By reducing waste, you'll reduce your environmental impact, influence the people around you to do the same and improve the planet as a whole. Here are a few ways you can quickly cut down your household waste.
