Safety – Company Priority, Community Effort Safety – A Company Priority Safety is a top priority at Homewood Disposal and all of our sister companies. We strive to provide a safe work environment for our employees, as well as our customers and the general public. Several people within our organization monitor safety-related regulations and [...]
Plastic Bags and Recycling – Setting the Record Straight Recently, a news program featured a story regarding recycling programs and plastic bags that may have caused some confusion. We’re here to set the record straight. The story indicated that if plastic bags were found in recycle carts, all contents of the cart would [...]
3 Floyds Brewery Event – Munster Indiana The anticipation is about to bubble over this week at 3 Floyds Brewery as preparations are under way for their annual Dark Lord Day beer festival. This one-day event attracts thousands of beer lovers from around the world to the small town of Munster, Indiana. They flock [...]
Wendell Yonker Wendell (Wendy) E. Yonker is the original founder of Homewood Disposal, a refuse and recycling hauler located in Homewood, Illinois. He founded Homewood Disposal in 1956 as a one truck operation and hasn’t looked back since. Wendy made a commitment to build the company on family values, [...]
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7 Easy Tips For Your Winter Garbage Pickup Just like everyone else, winter weather often makes our average day a lot more difficult. In order to help make things more efficient for both the customer and our drivers, we have put together a list of tips to ensure you get the [...]
Frozen Dumpster Fixes No one at home wants to take the trash out when the wind is blowing and the snow is flying. This is true for businesses too. Employees skip putting on a coat, toss the trash, and hurry back inside. Winter weather can be problematic for your garbage service as well. [...]
