Discount Dumpster recently took part in the cleanup of the Arvada, CO, trail network. Many of our staff have also taken part and led their own community cleanup efforts, encouraged by the company. Discount Dumpster is always interested in participating in new cleanup efforts. If there is a cleanup event you would like us to partake in, please call us at 855-573-DUMP.
You can visit the NFF website at nationalforests.org/tree-planting-programs. The NFF has a variety of outlets for business partnerships, as well as individual volunteers. We highly recommend reaching out to the NFF to see how your business or individual efforts can aid their tree planting campaign.
We absolutely do! Not only do we provide assistance for customers who need to recycle certain materials not accepted in landfills, we also recycle products in our offices! Every station has recycle bins, and the company incentivizes its staff to recycle at any chance they get.
This program matters to us due to the fact our company emits a lot of greenhouse gases. Waste hauling trucks are gas guzzlers and release a ton of emissions. However, believe it or not, planting a single tree for each hauling trip helps neutralize the effects of our emissions. This is crucial for our mission of becoming a net-zero carbon company.
“The main objective of composting is to transform organic materials into a stable usable product.” Elliot Epstein, Author of “The Science of Composting” The practice of composting is on the rise. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there is about a 13% increase in the amount of household and yard waste composted by Americans […]
Table of Contents Ancient Waste Management The First "Garbage Truck" 14th Century Europe/18th Century America The Dempster Dumpster George Dempster The Dinosaur Dumpster Final Thoughts We take refuse management for granted. We throw our candy wrappers in a trashcan without thinking twice about where it goes, what the wrapper is made of, and who put […]
Have you еvеr tаkеn the time tо dіg thrоugh your trаѕh саn? Alrіght, thаt wаѕ kind оf grоѕѕ. Thеrе is a роіnt thоugh. Wе mаkе аll kinds of trаѕh daily, аnd that's juѕt dоіng оur regular day tо dау thіngѕ. Whеn wе tackle nеw аnd еxсіtіng рrоjесtѕ (lіkе hаulіng аll of the junk оut оf […]
On average, Americans throw away 150,000 tons of food each day! What happens to all that food and is there a best way on how to reduce food waste in America? Here are some solutions to food waste at home. 1. Make Your List and Check It Twice First, take an inventory of your grocery […]
It is estimated 40 pounds of CO2 is released into the air, per one pound of household trash. Most people produce 2.2 pounds of waste that ends up going to a landfill per day. The United States generates about 250 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year and is transported by over 150,000 […]
By: Aaron Miller @lunarfifth The implications of the Trump administration to leave the Paris Agreement may have prolonged effects on the overall disposition of global commitments. How are these decisions going to influence the perspectives of other countries? Especially other major contributors to global carbon emissions? Find out contrasting viewpoints and reflect on the issues facing […]
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