BV Trash Valet Blog

  • 3 Ways to Root Out Recycling Contamination
    July 2nd, 2021

    Recycling is one easy way that you can help take care of your community and environment, cutting down on waste and reducing the need for the production of raw materials. But that doesn’t mean that everything technically recyclable can be ...

  • What Are the Three Types of Recycling?
    June 15th, 2021

    At BV Trash Valet & Recycling, we talk frequently about single-stream recycling, a method of recycling that allows all different types of recyclable materials to be collected together and sorted at the recycling facility. But what happens after your recycling ...

  • 4 Things You Can’t Recycle (And What To Do With Them)
    June 10th, 2021

    It would be lovely, of course, if we could truly live with zero waste and just recycle everything that we used. But recycling facilities and methods are still limited at this point, even with single stream recycling able to accept ...

  • Reducing Waste At Your Restaurant
    May 28th, 2021

    It’s great to start to go green at your home, but you shouldn’t stop there. In fact, you’re more likely to generate waste at the workplace, especially when you work in the food service industry. Whether you’re an employee at ...

  • Instilling Waste Reduction Habits In Your Kids
    May 8th, 2021

    Waste reduction is important to all of us. We all have a duty to be responsible with the planet, and it’s a duty that applies to the next generation, as well. This leaves many families wondering how they can get ...

  • Trash Disposal In the Midst Of a Snowstorm
    April 14th, 2021

    This year saw unexpected snowstorms for many parts of Texas, some of which shut down cities for days. Many major cities were without power and water, and many roads were too covered in snow or ice to drive much. Snow ...

  • 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 ...