Disposing of Tires the Wrong Way is Worse Than You Think The Problem When it comes to tires, it turns out that getting a flat isn’t the only hazard you should be worried about. Tires can be a serious solid waste disposal problem because they are a potential fire [...]
Protecting Your Account from Check Washing Switching to Online Billing for Added Banking Security What is Check Washing? Check washing involves criminals stealing paper checks out of the mail. The checks are then erased or "washed" using chemicals, resulting in a "blank [...]
How to Properly Dispose of Cicadas Managing the Insect Invasion in Illinois As Illinois braces itself for the emergence of cicadas in 2024, residents are gearing up for a buzzing flurry of activity. With billions of noisy insects expected to emerge from their underground homes, it's [...]
Types of Commercial Dumpsters The Difference Between Front Load and Rear Load Dumpsters The Difference Between Front Load and Rear Load Dumpsters Why is my garbage dumpster shaped differently? Many businesses with weekly scheduled garbage service are curious why the shape of [...]
How is My Commercial Garbage Container Delivered? The garbage container delivery process can be a little confusing for new business customers. Many new customers ask "How will you deliver my new garbage container to my business?". [...]
Where Does My Trash Go After It's Picked Up? Follow your trash on it's journey! Have you ever wondered where your garbage goes after it's picked up from your curb? No, it isn't magic! Your garbage makes quite the journey [...]
What to Do With Old and Unwanted Toys Are you wondering what to do with the pile of old or broken toys your kids never play with? According to the Yale School of Environment, over 80% of toys end up in a landfill, incinerated, [...]
Local Earth Day Events Focus on Education Chicagoland and NW Indiana Earth Day events in 2023 focus on education and environmental stewardship. What is Earth Day? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1970 as a way to [...]
Alternative Fuel Equals Clean Air for Indiana Valparaiso, Indiana Garbage Trucks Run on CNG Fuel Instead of Diesel Fuel On October 12, 2022, Homewood Disposal announced that it began using garbage trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in [...]
What Can I Put in My Dumpster? Construction projects can take a long time and produce many types of waste. Materials like wood, shingles, metals, plastic, drywall, trees, plumbing, rock, and dirt are often no longer needed during new construction or demolition. That’s a lot of material to dispose of. In fact, [...]
