Commercial Compactor Safety Tips

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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So, you decided to buy a commercial trash compactor to help you save money and the environment  Bravo!  Your foresight will help save you time and money as well as keeping your property cleaner and pest-free.  Now let’s take the time to cover what you need to do to make sure your employees are out of harm’s way in the operation of your compactor. 
by requiring fewer trips to the local landfill.

Talking Trash - Why buy a commercial compactor?

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Let’s say you own a business.   It can be anything from a retail establishment to a warehouse distribution business, to a restaurant. You have to pay the waste management/waste hauling company every time they come by to haul away your garbage. But your business ebbs and flows, which means sometimes your dumpster is overflowing and sometimes it’s only half full. Like it or not, you’re going to have to pay the same amount either way. You know that compactors can help reduce the number of pickups and in the end it can save you money.  But what you might not know is that with an internet connection and a few smart sensors, you can save even more money by scheduling a pickup only when your dumpster is actually full. How much can this save your business from a trash hauling standpoint; 10% 20%? 30%? With this kind of technology, you could cut your trash bill by as much as half.

The Trouble with Trash

By Kenzo Kawasaki

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Nobody likes trash.  It’s messy.  It’s smelly.  It can also be quite expensive to deal with if you own a business that produces it in quantity.  If you’re lucky, your landlord provides a dumpster and pays to have the trash hauled away.  If not, then the onus is on you to deal with who’s going to haul away your trash for you.  The blog below will explain some of the factors that you need to be aware if you’re forced to take out the trash.