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Plastic Bottles

labelle — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:51:31 +0000

Only about 50% of people actually recycle their plastic beverage bottles….did you know that? It may seem harmless to throw a few in the trash can when its not convenient to find a recycling bin, but those really add up. Additionally, of all the plastic that heads for recycling through various outlets, only 60% actually [...]

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Remodeling Season

labelle — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:19:55 +0000

So this is what builders and contractors officially call “Remodeling Season” and here at Labelle Waste, we definitely can confirm that! We are getting calls everyday from homeowners telling us about their project – cabinets ripped out and replaced, floors, new windows installed – all asking how large of a dumpster do they need (which by [...]

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Converting Methane into Natural Gas

labelle — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:10:19 +0000

Why would that be beneficial? Well, considering that rotting garbage in landfills produce a large amount of methane gas, this really has the potential to allow landfill owners to produce something usable from those seemingly useless heaps of trash! Truck companies like Mack and AB Volvo have been working for years now, partnering with some large [...]

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Sad Recycling Stats for Mass

labelle — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:11:44 +0000

Did you know that in the last decade, the percentage of material that is recycled in our state has basically remained stagnant? I know that in every neighborhood that I have lived in here in MA for the last 5 yrs, I have been surprised by the lackof recycling bins out on the sidewalk on [...]

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Recycling Tidbit

labelle — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:26:06 +0000

Did you know that only a little over 50% of aluminums cans, on average actually get recycled? I was really surprised that this number was so low. After reading a short article, we learned that the number was about 54% in 2008 up from 2007. The all time high was actually in 2000 at only [...]

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Weekend Warriors

labelle — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:33:08 +0000

Are you the type of person that schedules project upon project for you and your spouse/significant other’s free weekends? While it may not leave much time for rest and relaxation, it certainly can make for some serious productivity around your home! We thought we would give you all some ideas and tips to make your [...]

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Importance of Recycling

labelle — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:49:57 +0000

Although technologies of the machines used at our waste facilities have emproved vastly over the years as far as sorting and so forth, recycling is still as important as it ever was. Space for landfills is still such a difficulty to come by and even though the methods to maximize the lifespans of the current [...]

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How Did My Dumpster Go Overweight?

labelle — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:38:46 +0000

We get this question quite often when having to call customers and tell them that they owe a balance for an overage. Generally speaking, the weight limits we set for the included cost of our rentals are pretty generous. The average person, throwing regular old household items in a 10 your dumpster will not usually [...]

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Resolutions for 2010

labelle — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:32:51 +0000

Everyone has their typical New Years Resolutions each year, most they forget by the end of the month of January but some people really take these seriously. Each year various websites come out with a Top 10 New Years Resolution list and usually part of that list is either simplifying your life, getting rid of [...]

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Getting Snow in your Dumpster

labelle — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:49:46 +0000

This is the time of year that we frequently get calls of people asking us if we charge them for the snow that has fallen into their dumpster…. Well the answer to this question is yes and no. If you have read our terms and faqs and other pages you will see that your dumpster [...]

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