Commercial and Industrial businesses generate a substantial amount of waste in Atlanta on a daily basis, and landfills are starting to reach their capacities; since waste disposal must inevitably continue, it will have to be done in new and creative ways in order to reduce environmental impact. Keep reading if you are interested in learning about a few tips for waste reduction.

While most products that businesses buy are consumed, ingested, or otherwise used for their particular purpose, the packaging they come in is typically thrown directly into the garbage. While recycling has become a partial solution to the growing trash problem, other efforts will be needed in order to see a noticeable effect. Material recovery facilities have also furthered the cause, and repurposing materials has been an important missing piece. Before throwing out a piece of garbage, think about whether or not someone else could use it for a productive purpose.

Waste management in Atlanta has always been a tricky process; many seemingly unusable trash items are stored in landfills, but landfills are running out of room and the rate of waste disposal is not slowing down to nearly a sufficient degree. Fortunately, recycling has been a saving grace and a prominent method of diverting waste away from landfills. Here is a quick look at just a few amazing facts about recycling.

Recycling can make a significant impact on society’s ability to preserve the environment and make the most of garbage. Fortunately, the recycling process is simple. A task as easy as throwing aluminum cans away in a special bin can prevent these reusable resources from finding their way into the depths of landfills, never to be seen again. Billions of dollars worth of aluminum has been landfilled instead of working its way back into the market to be reused and repurposed. In addition to small items like aluminum cans, larger materials and pieces of machinery can provide a substantial return when they are scrapped. Tires and oil can both be salvaged off of and out of junkyard cars to be returned to the market.

· Build more sustainable products

· Adopt more sustainable processes for packaging & distribution

· Develop a materials management program

· Involve your people

· Measure progress

Each month, we will take a deeper look into each of these components. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you at any time about our commitment to be good stewards of the environment and how we can help you with your own sustainability initiatives. Call us at 866-228-3668 .

Cleaning up all of your leftover materials after a large commercial project or managing the waste you have accrued on your industrial site can be tedious tasks, but they are necessary nonetheless. If you do not have the time or energy to do this on your own, consider professional junk removal in Atlanta. If you are considering your waste disposal options, read on to find out why you should hire a junk removal company.

Take Your Space Back
When you begin your business and look for suitable buildings and office spaces, you will typically be presented with certain information about the building, including the square footage of the space. As your business does its work, you may see this number appear to shrink as clutter and waste grow and take up more and more space. Clutter can make the workplace uncomfortable and even provoke anxiety, which can distract you from efficiently completing your daily tasks. Hiring a junk removal company can go a long way in removing this clutter, maximizing the use of the space you paid for, and alleviating your anxiety—and that of your employees—in the workplace.

Save Yourself the Stress
One thing to keep in mind with clutter is that it can cause anxiety while it exists, and yet it can also be stressful to get rid of. Running a business is a full-time job that requires your constant attention, and there are many different tasks to complete; removing clutter tends to fall to the bottom of the list in favor of other projects. You can save yourself the time, energy, and stress of waste management while still watching the job get done when you hire a junk removal company. This allows you to focus on the primary concerns of your job.

Do Your Part to Help the Environment
Part of the waste management process is going through your junk and clutter to determine what can be recycled. A junk removal company will do this for you, and they will make sure that the recyclable materials found will be recycled or donated appropriately to reduce your environmental impact.

Large construction and demolition projects typically result in a great deal of scraps and waste in Atlanta at the conclusion of the task. Fortunately, this presents the opportunity for cardboard, plastic, and metal recycling, which can put these materials back into circulation rather than sending them to a landfill. Watch this video to find out how to separate these materials.

Separating out reusable materials from waste and debris is an important process, and it tends to be most successful when it is done on site because the materials are cleaner. Separating and recycling cardboard, plastic, and metal are typically easier tasks with construction projects, as demolition debris is sometimes contaminated. Qualified waste specialists can go through the waste products left over at the end of a project and sort out any useable lumber, aluminum, concrete, or other valuable materials that can be repurposed for new products, packaging, or projects.

Your commercial or industrial business may see all different kinds of garbage, and hopefully you have an efficient system of recycling in Atlanta. Keep reading if you are interested in learning about how to dispose of electronic waste.

While recycling anything that can be recycled is a positive step for the environment, electronics tend to be very reusable. Old computers, printers, and cell phones often contain a substantial amount of materials that can be reused or repurposed for other applications. In addition to keeping these kinds of resources out of landfills, properly disposing of an electronic helps to ensure that fewer materials must be collected and used to manufacture new units, helping to conserve resources and minimize pollution. Larger, bulky appliances like desktop computers and televisions as well as smaller, mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones may all be recycled efficiently. The manufacturers of these devices typically offer specific recycling opportunities where you can dispose of your electronic waste, and retailers tend to provide opportunities as well. Look online for your next opportunity to donate or recycle your electronic waste.

A dump truck is similar to other large, industrial vehicles in many ways, but it also features a few unique components of its own; while they may not all look exactly the same, dump trucks tend to share these specific components. Much like a flatbed truck, a dump truck features one axle underneath the cab and one, two, or three axles underneath the dump box, depending on the truck itself. A dump truck utilizes an internal combustion engine that is either powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, and the dump box is powered by hydraulics and features a tailgate that usually opens automatically during the dumping process.

Hydraulic Dumping
A dump truck can relinquish its load in one of two ways: lifting or pushing. Although it requires more vertical clearance, lifting is the more popular method of dumping. In this case, the end of the dump box that is closest to the cab of the truck will be lifted using hydraulic pistons, which creates an angle and allows the contents of the dump truck to fall out. Dump trucks that use the pushing mechanism, on the other hand, rely on a vertical panel inside the dump box to push the contents of the box out through the tailgate.

Dump Truck Power
While the dump truck itself is powered in the same way as other gas or diesel trucks, the truck and the dumping mechanism both rely on the internal combustion engine. The transmission connects to the power take off, which powers the hydraulics; if the truck is off, the dumping mechanism cannot be used.

Increasingly, our clients and prospective clients are interested in sustainability and operating in a way that is supportive of the environment as well as the communities in which they operate for the long term. With increasing focus from both the public and private sector as well as pressure from end-user consumers to be “more green,” forward-thinking organizations of all shapes and sizes are looking not only for mechanisms to help them be more environmentally sensitive but to follow a model for sustainability that affords them livelihood into the next century. Southern Waste & Recycling clients are interested
in how their policies and operations affect:

· The environment

· Financial performance

· People, locally and globally

Organizations that embrace sustainability find that their efforts yield stronger financial performance and profitability, improved investment from stakeholders and enhanced employee commitment. They also enjoy an improved reputation and increased brand awareness for their products and services because of their sustainability initiatives.

The concept of sustainability is easy to grasp at a high level. But as you get into the nuts and bolts and put theory into practice, this concept becomes more complex. What is the impact on a business’ strategy and day-to-day operations? How will the organization’s stakeholders be affected? How can you measure the impact of your operations, products and services on the environment? How can you improve on a continual basis?

While the specific metrics in what is often called the “sustainability index” ultimately adopted by each organization will be unique, at Southern Waste & Recycling we’ve identified five key factors that we believe are not just worthy of evaluation but merit clear definition and critical assessment (at regular intervals) in order to implement and maintain an effective sustainability program focused on reusing, repurposing and recycling.