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Happy Hauler Appreciation Day! All of us here at WastePlace want to take this opportunity to thank YOU, our dedicated haulers, for working your asses off day in and day out.

We are excited to announce that WastePlace is officially declaring October 4th, Hauler Appreciation Day! That’s a Texas sized 10-4!

WastePlace is partnering with uShip to get rid of the junk that comes with moving.

The partnership will bring streamlined management of waste and recycling services to construction job sites across the country.

We know a lot of businesses and their employees are hurting. We won't pretend we can fix everything, but we hope we can help.

While basic necessities, such as food and medication, have certainly grown more and more expensive over the years, clothes have dramatically become cheaper. Back in the 1960s, more than 95% of the clothing Americans wore was made in America.

Clever marketing can make any company appear trustworthy. After all, when you grow up consuming yummy hot chocolate from a company with a cute bunny for its mascot, or sip on a crisp soda that makes your stomach feel better when you’re sick...

Keeping our homes clean and sanitized is important, of course. If you have a house full of kids, you know just how quickly germs spread and how easy it is to fall victim even if you’re washing your hands as often as you can. 

Many of the top household cleaners you find on the shelf at the grocery store claim to be “natural” or “green,” but knowing which products do less harm to our planet while still efficiently cleaning our spaces can be challenging.

As you search for ways to reduce your daily damage to the planet, two common buzzwords will inevitably pop up along the way: biodegradable and compostable. They both involve materials being broken down so our landfills...

The EPA estimates the United States generated approximately 267.8 million tons of trash in 2017, meaning each person tossed about 4.51lbs of trash per day. Back in 1990, that number was estimated to be was around 208 million tons...

Companies are more socially conscious of their impact on the environment now more than ever.

Food waste is the number one occupant in landfills in the US. According to a recent study, American households toss out 150,000 tons of food each day which breaks down to roughly a pound of food per person per day.

Going zero-waste doesn’t just mean finding products with more sustainable or less packaging. While that’s definitely a goal, the products we use to clean ourselves and our homes are washed down the drain and wind up in our waterways...

Take a walk around any grocery store or superstore, and you’ll find the bulk of what’s sold contains unnecessary amounts of waste, whether that waste is in the packaging of the product or the product itself or both.

Ah, recycling. It’s a great way to feel as if you’re doing your part to keep Mama Earth healthy, and when done correctly, it is. Most of us grew up being told we could recycle things such as paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and glass.

Going plastic-free or zero waste can feel a bit overwhelming when you look around your home and mentally create an ever-growing list of what inevitably ends up in the landfill. Luckily, the kitchen is one of the easiest places to make a change...

Throwing everything that seems recyclable into a bin and calling it a day needs to be a thing of the past. While it’s easier to believe you’re doing your part than to research how to recycle items properly, the truth...

Unless you plan on creating way more waste upfront and squeezing every penny from your wallet, transitioning to a zero-waste lifestyle takes some planning and is, at the end of the day, a bit of a process if you want to do it in a sustainable way.

Composting is how nature recycles, or biodegrades, organic waste. No, this doesn’t mean only the most expensive Whole Foods products end up in compost bins, and voila! We have compost gold! But rather, organic waste is comprised...

Living in a society prone to pointing fingers whenever possible, one can easily forget most of us grew up in the dark when it comes to being green and need a little help getting there. For many, out of sight always meant out of mind when it came...

When it comes to waste management, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Much like the businesses that use them, dumpsters come in many sizes and serve many different purposes. Selecting the right one for your business...

Living in the digital age sure has its perks. With just a few taps on a screen, practically anything can appear at your doorstep within hours, whether it be a large iced coffee from the cafe up the street, that toilet paper you forgot to...

Unless you’ve lived under a rock covered in plastic and graffiti for the last few years, you’ve likely seen countless articles and shocking images pertaining to our ocean’s current plastic crisis flood your news feed.

By now, you’ve likely seen the image of the sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged up its nose. If you haven’t, you either live under a rock or never, ever go on social media. Either way, sometimes all it takes is a reminder of what we’re doing...

Even in 2019, when one viral post can either make or completely break a business, many offices are still heavily lacking in their efforts to become more eco-friendly. It can seem overwhelming, changing not just the habits of a few...

Knowing how our waste is managed and recyclables processed is an important aspect of becoming part of the solution. After all, knowledge is power, and knowing how this stuff all works helps to ensure everything goes where it belongs.

It’s estimated that 63 million tons of food are wasted annually — and that’s just in the US. The restaurant industry contributes heavily to that staggering number, producing a whopping 11.4 million tons of food waste at a...