Cleaning up your space and are in need a dumpster? redbox+ Dumpsters offers high-efficiency dumpster rental services in Montgomery County, PA. Using a dumpster can be helpful and help clear out a lot of waste, but if you put in materials that shouldn’t go into a dumpster, then you can have repercussions.
To ensure proper disposal and compliance with local laws, it is essential to familiarize yourself with your area’s waste guidelines. A reputable dumpster rental company can help you determine which items are accepted in a roll-off container and provide viable solutions for prohibited products.
Here is a list of the top 8 items that individuals frequently throw in their trash that you cannot put in a dumpster, as well as an explanation of how to properly dispose of them:
- To ensure your safety and the environment’s health, hazardous materials are not to be disposed of in regular household or commercial waste containers. Flammable, toxic, corrosive items have no place among our everyday trash!
- Even though 250 million scrap tires are created every year, tires should never be sent to landfills in the United States. They must go through a specific tire recycling technique in order to be disposed of as a result of environmental concerns.
- Many household items, including lacquers and paints, may contain potentially dangerous chemicals like lead or mercury. Latex paints can be an exception to this rule but must often be combined with something absorbent prior to disposal in a garbage can.
- The oil used in engines, such as those found in automobiles and industrial equipment, is considered hazardous. You cannot simply discard it into any bin or trash can; this applies even to oil from home machinery like lawnmowers and chainsaws.
- From ceilings to insulation, asbestos was common in buildings constructed before the late 1970s. Its dangers are now known and recognized as severe health risks including lung diseases. Because of this significant risk factor, it is important that professional home contractors closely evaluate any materials suspected of containing asbestos and take precautions for safe removal from your living space.
- Batteries of all shapes and sizes pose environmental risks due to the corrosive materials they contain, particularly car batteries with their lead-acid composition. While a small battery might seem harmless enough on its own, together these chemicals can create hazardous conditions when not disposed of properly!
- With their highly combustible nature, petroleum and gasoline are hazardous materials that should be disposed of with care. If you have unusable fuels in your home, take them safely to a local hazardous waste facility – never put these items into landfills or dumpsters where they can cause fires!
- Put your old appliances to use! Donating them to a local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store is not only an environmentally conscious choice, but it also provides access of recycled items to low-income households. Be sure that any refrigerators are first emptied of their Freon by professional technicians before disposal in the rental dumpster helping you save money while going green at the same time!
With any of these waste products, keeping dumpster disposal regulations and guidelines in mind not only protects garbage collectors from harm and avoids major headaches when dumpsters are returned, but it also promotes environmental responsibility. Let’s all do our part to protect our environment!
Please contact redbox+ Dumpsters of Montgomery County to learn more at (610) 634-8322.