Recycling and Proper Disposal Made Easy With Junk Removal

Not everyone remembers the days when the beaches seemed to be covered with garbage and trash as much as sand, but it wasn’t that long ago that the New Jersey shoreline was a showcase for litter. Driving on the highway, you didn’t have to go far to find massive landfills —of course, you’d smell them first. Something had to give if the state wasn’t going to become one giant trash heap, so the government began tightening up on waste disposal. Cities got in on the act as well, since garbage collection was becoming a budgetary concern. Today, we have much more stringent rules about trash collection: what can and can’t be put out at the curb, how it has to be packaged, extra costs for excessive garbage and disposal facilities to take specialized waste such as expired medicines and electronics.

The new rules are a win for the environment and residents of New jersey as a whole. The beaches are cleaner, trash is being diverted from landfills and recycled (or even reused) and neighborhoods are cleaner too. The downside to these “green” efforts has been an increased complexity in trash disposal. Residents sometimes find the rules a little overwhelming. Instead of simply being able to toss everything into garbage bags and leave those at the curb, there’s a lot of sorting and trips to different disposal facilities. Here are a few tips for those who find garbage day a bit of a chore:

1. If you don’t have a copy already, download the official recycling guide and post a copy in your kitchen. That way, as you clean up after meals you can easily see what is garbage and what is recyclable.

2. Keep separate bins in your kitchen so you can keep garbage and recyclables apart before collection. This makes the job of putting out the trash much easier.

3. Shop with disposal in mind —avoid products with excessive packaging.

4. Team up with your neighbors for disposal runs. Instead of everyone making separate trips, organize neighborhood electronics disposal trips. This saves gas too, which is also good for the environment.

Another option —especially during spring cleaning, emptying out the garage, yard cleanup or other big projects— is to take advantage of the junk removal New Jersey residents can easily book. Instead of having to sort through mounds of trash to sort it out, then having to deal with disposal, one call can get a crew with a truck who will remove everything for a reasonable fee, haul it away and properly dispose of all items. It’s environmentally friendly, but also easier on the back (and often the wallet) than trying to manage large scale collection and disposal on your own.

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About the Author:
Mary Brown recently began blogging about her experiences as a new step-mom. She contends that it’s the role modeling that frightens her the most. In a recent effort to role model the importance of recycling, Brown relied on the services of the leading Roswell junk removal service, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. When possible, the team recycles, and donates items to charity.