4 Household Junk You Can Take To A Recycling Yard For Cash

Posted on 16 August 2022

When you are cleaning out your basement or garage, you may have piles of household junk. The first thing that may come to your mind is to load it on your pick-up and take it to the landfill. But before doing that, did you know you can make money from that junk by taking it to the scrap yard? However, scrap yards do not accept all materials. In most cases, they will be looking for junk with ferrous or non-ferrous metal. [Read More]

Grease Collection and Recycling Strategies

Posted on 28 March 2022

If you deal with grease collection needs on a routine basis and have been disposing of the grease in a non-environmentally friendly manner, changes in how you collect and dispose of the liquid and solid waste should be made. Grease is a product that can be stored within a designated receptacle and picked up by a business that provides a recycling service. Grease That Is Added to Sewers and the Environment [Read More]

Storing Water Safely So It Can Be Used Later

Posted on 14 January 2022

Storing drinking water to use later needs to be done correctly to ensure the water is safe to use when you are ready for it. If you are storing a large amount of water, you should consider one of many portable water storage tanks available to hold the water you need.  Storing Drinking Water There are many reasons to store water in your home or on your property. If a storm comes through and there is no drinking water available, the water you stored could be vital for several weeks to come. [Read More]

Scrap Copper Collecting

Posted on 24 August 2021

Copper is a non-ferrous metal that is found in many appliances, lighting components, and household decor. If you would like to collect copper scrap and exchange the metal items for cash, create a workstation that can be used for disassembly and storage purposes. Ferrous Versus Non-Ferrous Metals Non-ferrous metals do not contain iron and are not magnetic. Using a magnet when identifying metals can help you determine which parts are made of copper. [Read More]

About Me

Taking the Guesswork Out Of Recycling

After traveling abroad and seeing what a severely cluttered beach looked like, I decided that it might be in my best interest to learn how to recycle. I contacted my city center and figured out my options, and the next day they delivered a few recycling trashcans. Although it worked well for what I needed, I realized that it might be smart to recycle in other ways too. We started using plastic bags as trashcan liners, reusing plastic containers, and trying to minimize the amount of waste that we created. I want to help you to learn the same types of recycling habits, which is why I started this blog.