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What Not to Use Your Dumpster For

While dumpsters can be used for multiple waste and recycling projects, whether big or small, there are certain things for which a dumpster cannot be used. Most of the things for which dumpsters cannot be used pertain to any sort of toxic or hazardous waste. The types of waste listed below cannot be put into dumpsters as waste. There are alternate ways to dispose of those types of wasteWhat Cannot Go Into a Roll-Off DumpsterElectronicsThis includes mainly all televisions, radios,…

7 Ways To Save On Your Apartment Building Trash Compactor Fees

Here are a few useful waste management tips for property managers and other residential property professionals. You can save money on your apartment building trash compactor expenses by following our seven strategies.

How to Sort Scrap Metal

Selling scrap metal can be a great way to supplement your income, or you can do it full time. Before you can sell your scrap metal to a scrap yard, you need to separate the different metals in your scrap. A scrap magnet will help you...

Quick Tips for Scrapping

If you are looking for money-making quick tips for scrapping, you have come to the right place. The iScrap App team shows you some tips for your metals.

Here's How to Price Scrap Metal

Learn about the steps necessary to price scrap metal properly, including tips on identification and market resources.

How Is Scrap Metal Consumed?

Scrap metal can serve a variety of purposes for both public and private sectors. Reusing this versatile material is a great way to do your part for the environment while helping someone else get new use out of an old material. Keep reading to learn more about how scrap metal is used and how it …

Solving the recycling puzzle

Setting up successful recycling systems in apartment buildings is like a puzzle. You can have all the pieces right in front of you, but they don’t work together until every piece is in the right place.

The Basics of Recycling Scrap Metal

Metals like aluminum, copper and iron are recyclable, but they're tossed in the garbage due to lack of knowledge and resources for proper metal recycling.

Benefits of Using Scrap Metal

The benefits of recycling metal are endless for both the economy and environment — because scrap metal can be used, reused and dispersed again and again.

The recycling mistakes you're likely making

Some items that may seem right for your recycling bin actually aren't, and it's doing more harm than you might realize. CNN's Allison Chinchar explains.

Phoenix program aims to change businesses' recycling habits

A new program in Phoenix aims to encourage businesses to recycle, as some residents are pushing to repeal a city recycling-service ban.

TOMRA Sorting Recycling enables the production of Low Magnesium…

TOMRA has developed X-TRACT units for magnesium removal, a ground-breaking x-ray-based solution which can separate magnesium from aluminium in products such as Zorba and Twitch.

The Facts on Copper Recycling

European recyclers see room to improve calculation method to measure rates

Brussels -- The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) sees substantial room for improvement in the method chosen by the European Parliament to measure recycling rates.

Why choosing recycled paper is more important than ever

Sponsored: Rolland celebrates Arbor Day every day with partnerships and education to support closed-loop paper value chains.

Many common household items can be recycled

Start the new year out right by letting Elgin Recycling help you declutterThe company accepts a wide range of materials at its recycling facilities, including common household items such as pots and pans, toaster ovens, aluminum window frames, and stainless steel sinksBy taking that unwanted clutter to one of Elgin Recycling’s several full-service scrap metal facilities rather than throwing it in the trash, you…