Plastic Industry Today

Residential collection services are a reliable option for removal of household, yard and recyclable waste. These services work directly with their client base to determine a flexible service schedule based on changing needs. Customers can utilize roll off containers for convenience. Larger units can also be used for construction and municipal solid waste. These containers range from 10 to 30 cubic yards.

Commercial services are offered to local industries, construction companies and other businesses for their waste and recycling removal needs. Temporary and permanent containers are used for commercial services, and involve the transfer of industrial, construction, demolition and municipal solid waste. Services are cost effective, and clients have the opportunity to communicate with a single company representative for personalized service. Professional drivers are employed to consistently remove commercial waste in a dependable manner.

Public pay dumps are another option for disposing household and construction waste. Items such as unwanted appliances, electronics, metal, and other residential recyclables can be transferred to a public pay dump. At a typical public pay dump, an office attendant directs the customer to a scale or off-loading area depending on the items being disposed of and the amount. Customers transport their household waste to the off-loading area, or have their vehicle weighed prior to transfer of waste. Once a vehicle is empty it is weighed again to determine the cost of the service. Payment is then made once the waste is removed.

Recycling is the reprocessing of discarded materials into new, useful products. Reducing litter is an advantage of recycling. Items like disposable paper, metal, glass and plastic packaging have become abundant. The discarded packaging collects along roadsides, lakes, rivers, and oceans. Litter is unattractive and costly. Americans pay around $.32 for every piece of litter picked up by state highway crews. Recycling conserves energy and reduces air pollution. It is an excellent alternative that saves money, energy, raw materials, and land. Recycling plastic bottles saves almost 60% of the energy required to create new ones. It is interesting to note that every piece of plastic made in the United States reduces the reserve supply of petroleum and makes the country more dependent on foreign oil.

Manufacturing new steel from scrap conserves 75% of the energy required to make it. Producing aluminum from scrap metal instead of bauxite ore saves energy by 95%. Recycling paper greatly lowers the cutting down of trees for paper products.

Recycling facilities offer a sanitary and efficient location for the public to inexpensively recycle their household and construction waste. Larger items such as appliances, electronics, metal and other residential curbside items can also be transferred to a recycling facility. Some recycling processes reuse materials to recreate the same types of products, while other types of processes turn older materials into entirely new products. For example, discarded newspapers become cellulose insulation and steel cans are used to build automobiles and create construction materials.

Recycling is ensuring that as much refuse is reused as possible to reduce the burden on the environment. Recycling centers and facilities use advanced systems to assist households, industries and businesses reduce their environmental impact.