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June 2009

Who is Responsible for Residential Solid Waste Removal?

Residential solid trash, also called urban solid waste and municipal solid garbage, is refuse that normally comes from households. It is either in solid or semisolid form. There are five general categories of solid garbage that include: 1) Biodegradable waste: food and kitchen 2) Recyclable material: paper, glass, bottles, cans, metals, and certain plastics. 3) [...]

Spring Cleaning Day: Where does the Garbage go?

Every year, millions of people across the country take a day during the Spring season to clean up and get rid of all of the garbage and clutter that has accumulated in their homes over the previous year. This can include old paint cans, electronics, recreational equipment, old furniture, clothing,etc. When the bags of garbage [...]

How Inappropriate Management of Rubbish Disposal is Affecting Our Environment

Our environment is precious because it is what provides us food, gives us air to breathe, gives us water, and more or less keeps us alive. When the environment is compromised, animals become diseased and they starve, people can become sick off of the animals and the water supply, and the air that people, plants, [...]