Walnut Creek Makes Floating Plastic Islands
When someone takes a bunch of plastic bottles and tosses them into a lake, we call that pollution. But Walnut Creek is doing just that, and they’re doing it for the environment. There’s a man-made lake...
View ArticleSan Rafael Students Make Colorful Change
I’m always excited to hear about situations where big ideas started locally and created meaningful change. That’s why I’m so proud of the students of Sun Valley Middle School here in San Rafael. They...
View ArticleWaste Hauling And Recycling Fee Increases In El Cerrito
Beginning of 2013, residents in El Cerrito will see a 5%-10% increase in trash and green waste hauling rates and recycling fees, following City Council approval of a new contract with East Bay...
View ArticleCupertino Considering Ordinance To Ban Plastic Bags
A hearing took place on January 15th to consider whether Cupertino will join 25 other California cities in prohibiting the distribution of free single-use plastic carryout bags. The meeting will debate...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of Bottled Water
We were recently approached about featuring a video about the hidden costs of bottled water. As a trash hauling and junk removal company in the San Francisco Bay Area, we see more thank our fair share...
View ArticleA Zero-Waste City: SF’s Ambitious Goal
Trash, recycling and compostable material bins sit in front of homes in San Francisco in this file photo. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) In a recent article on USAToday.com by Michelle Lodge, a...
View ArticleInteresting Recycling facts! [INFOGRAPHIC]
Here are a few recycling facts we gathered here are Fast Haul, presented in Infographic format. This is our first ever attempt at an Infographic and I am not sure if this is a popular format, so please...
View ArticleRecycling Rates Breakdown In San Rafael
Recycling at Marin Sanitary Service. Credit: Lori Tompkins On Feb. 4, 2013, the San Rafael Council approved an additional added cost of 55 cents to their recycling rates. Households will incur a...
View ArticleTurning Trash into Treasure [Infographic]
Earth Day is coming up in just ten days on Monday, April 22nd, 2013. 2013 will mark the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, a global effort through which individuals and communities from around the world...
View ArticlePetaluma’s Garbage Hauling Cycle
In the city of Petaluma, most residents are unaware of where their trash goes to. According to Rob Repetto, route manager at Petaluma Refuse and Recycling, details the process of how trash is picked up...
View ArticleThe Plastic Water Bottle Effect [Infographic]
As a GREEN junk hauling company, we make every effort to recycle as high of a percentage of the junk, dirt, concrete, and electronics that we pick up as possible. Additionally, we try to provide...
View ArticleBerkeley Schools Recycling & Composting Initiative
Green School Initiative, a local non-profit in Berkeley, has taken on the commitment to foster recycling and composting in public schools from elementary to high schools. With in-house recycling and...
View ArticleUpdate: San Jose Passed Foam Container Ban
In regards to our previous blog post, South Bay Cities Consider Banning Foam Containers, San Jose will be the largest city in the nation to pass a ban on expanded polystyrene (ESP) foam containers from...
View ArticleSF State Effort To Help San Francisco Achieve Zero Waste
To help further advance San Francisco’s zero waste goal, San Francisco State University started the Office of Sustainability that will work to reduce SF State’s landfill waste by educating as well as...
View ArticleWasted in America [Infographic]
An Inside Look at Waste, Consumption, and Recycling Trends in America… As a junk hauling company, Fast Haul loads and unloads tons and tons (literally) of consumer waste every month. As a...
View ArticleSan Francisco Artist Turns Trash Into Treasures
A few months back, Fast Haul created an infographic, Turning Trash Into Treasure, where they highlighted eight different examples of turning household “trash” into “treasure” by exercising just a bit...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Junk Pile? Recognizing the Pests That Collect When It Goes...
Maybe it’s in your yard, maybe it’s under the deck, or maybe it’s in the garage where only those you trust can see it. The junky pile of scraps or firewood is every homeowner’s dirty little secret they...
View ArticlePotential Garbage Rate Increase For The City Of Danville
Residents and commercial properties owners in the city of Danville may see a 3.3-3.7% hike in their trash and recycling service rates. The Town Council along with the Contra Costa County Solid Waste...
View ArticleNo More Bottles!: SF’s Plastic Bottled Water Ban
San Francisco continues to stake out new territory as the leader in waste diversion by proposing a ban on the sale of water bottles on public property. If enacted, this would be among the strictest...
View ArticleHow Cities are Combating Waste
Smart cities, or sustainable cities, are the product of multi-layered programs that seek to reduce the environmental agents that threaten quality of life for succeeding generations. These initiatives...
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