As the summer comes to a close, the back-to-school season takes over, bringing with it huge sales and advertisements for school supplies, new clothes, and so much more. Typical back-to-school supply lists with the basic necessities have expanded and stores have started to include any and everything else in these [...]
Moving residences can be a stressful time filled with chaos and frenzy as you uproot your life and belongings and head to a new place. With moving comes a lot of potential trash and recycling, but with some planning and forethought, you can make it simple to stay sustainable. Declutter [...]
Curbside recycling is a great way to keep as many items out of landfills as possible and reuse materials instead of overusing new resources. Paper, plastic, aluminum, and glass are the common materials that can be recycled at home, but what can you do to keep other items you no [...]
As temperatures rise and the sunlight stretches out into the evening, people are drawn outside to fire up the grill and enjoy a barbecue with family and friends. Traditional barbecues, especially for large groups, can create a lot of waste with trash cans and recycling bins overflowing before pickup day. [...]
Once all of your trash has gone in the bin, been put out at the curb, and taken away by the garbage truck, it is out of sight and out of mind. Though they are out of your house, the contents of your bin and those of your neighbors still [...]
There are so many benefits to choosing to purchase recyclable materials - reducing waste, helping the environment, conserving energy. More consumers are specifically searching out products made up of materials that can be recycled and taking care to clean and sort them for pickup. But what happens when you’ve been [...]
Paper is one of the most commonly used recyclable materials, that almost everyone interacts with every single day. Since paper is made from trees, huge numbers are cut down to keep up with demand, leading to deforestation and supply issues. Luckily paper recycling is an easy way to take used [...]
In today's time, everyone knows that recycling plastic is the way to go, but a lot of people still don’t know the “why” behind doing it. There are SO many benefits to recycling plastic. Recycling plastic means that we take used plastics and turn them into new products like plastic [...]
People often make the mistake of feeling like they fully understand a profession based on seeing a small portion of the job being performed. It is important to note that being on a trash pickup crew is a lot more work than simply driving a garbage truck and dumping trash [...]
It comes as no surprise that the holiday season is a time that produces a significant increase in household waste around the world. Because of this, Brazos Valley Trash Valet & Recycling would like to encourage you to dispose of your holiday waste properly. Read on to find some of [...]
