BV Trash Valet Blog

  • FAQs about Trash & Recycling
    February 4th, 2019

    Every day, you throw away old food wrappers, paper towels, and other waste, hopefully sorting between the regular trash and recyclables. At the end of the week, you drag your bins to the curb to be picked up. But what ...

  • How to Dispose of Unused Medications
    January 17th, 2019

    What happens to your medication when you no longer need it? Maybe you have pain relievers that are expired or a prescription that you were given when recovering from an illness that you got over before you finished it. Your ...

  • All About Hazardous Waste and What to Do With It
    January 2nd, 2019

    If you’ve taken a look at our recycling guidelines, you’ve probably noticed the last point: “no food waste or hazardous material can be accepted!!” We’re pretty adamant about it. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a trash and recycling ...

  • What To Do With Your Food Scraps This Holiday Season
    December 15th, 2018

    It happens every year: Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners come and go, leaving behind more food scraps than you know what to do with the next day. Maybe in your household there’s a matter of drawing straws to decide who does ...

  • Waste and Recycling Resolutions for 2019
    December 1st, 2018

    The time has come again to look to the year ahead, and everything we want to accomplish. There’s something about the end of the year that lends itself to reflection and a drive for self-improvement. For some, that might be ...

  • Keeping Pests Out of Your Trash Bins This Fall
    November 15th, 2018

    As temperatures drop, outdoor critters may find themselves looking for shelter — as well as free food. If you walk outside in the morning and find your trash bins tipped over, trash spilled out across the carport, there’s a good ...

  • 3 Myths About Recycling
    November 1st, 2018

    For the most part, recycling is seen as a good thing: a fairly easy thing that anyone can do to help the environment. However, there is a fair amount of discourse about the real impact of recycling, and whether it’s ...

  • 4 Green Halloween Tips
    October 15th, 2018

    Whether you’re a child, a parent, or just enjoy a chance to dress up and decorate, Halloween can be one of the most fun times of year. However, just like Christmas or Thanksgiving, Halloween isn’t without its mess. Cleaning up ...

  • The Real Impact of Recycling
    October 1st, 2018

    Recycling took off as a popular environmental movement in the 1970s, though in actuality, it had existed in some form or another for thousands of years. It was a way for every citizen to do their part in protecting the ...