Dumpster Rental in East St. Louis, IL

The Future of Housing in East St. Louis

In late 2017, Secretary Ben Cason of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) came to East St. Louis to announce that the housing authority would be returned to East St. Louis. The shift reverses about thirty years of federal control of the housing authority, which can now be managed locally and portends increasing housing projects of the residents of the city. At the same time, millions of dollars are being made available to improve housing in the city.

Improved housing and better residential facilities often lead to other projects. That is why Easy Dumpster Rental proud to be the guaranteed lowest priced provider of dumpsters in East St. Louis. If you are renovating, landscaping, building, or just cleaning your home and garage, an Easy Dumpster Rental rollaway bin is a great way to ensure a successful project. Community projects are also great for a dumpster bin. For example, communities can rent an inexpensive dumpster for given areas during a scheduled neighborhood cleanup. It is amazing how many people who participate with an easy-access dumpster are there for a weekend or a week.

The Milam Landfill

If you are renting a rollaway Dumpster, you may want to know where to self haul some waste. There are a couple of reasons for this. For example, you may run out of capacity on your rollaway and not want to pay for another bin (or larger size) and rather save money. Another way to save money is to limit your bin to only one type of waste, such as construction and demolition debris or landscaping. This enables cheaper and more environmental processing of waste and debris. If you have any additional waste, just pop by the Milam Landfill at 601 Madison Road in East St. Louis, IL 62201. They are open weekdays from six in the morning until three in the afternoon and on Saturday from six to ten in the morning. The facility does not accept hazardous waste, but will take:

• Municipal (household) waste.
• Biosolids and CERCLA Waste.
• Friable and non-friable asbestos.
• Construction and demolition debris (C&D)
• Yard waste.
• Industrialized and special waste.
• Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)

Environmental Waste Disposal at the Milam Landfill

Do you wonder what happens when landfills run out of space? This is a concern in Illinois that predicts about twenty years of remaining landfill space. But how can we more effectively use landfill space? One way is to decompose materials and use the proceeds that can produce gas that can heat homes. Accordingly, the State of Illinois has funded the Milam Landfill in East St. Louis with over two million dollars to build a gas production facility that has been backed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project has implemented a number of tubes that connect through a network of thin fiber that can filter methane gas from other gases. Some believe that it is a leading model in waste-to-energy production that is being adopted in other states and produces about enough energy to heat a few hundred homes, which is impressive given the rather cold weather in Illinois.

Electronic Waste in East St. Louis

Another way to slow the expansion of landfills it by recycling electronic waste, or e-waste. Increasingly, we use more and more electronic items that become “antiques” very fast and must to the bin. The state of Illinois has, therefore, prohibited the placement of electronics in landfills through the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, and these items must instead be processed through a recycling outfit. As a result, these items must not be placed in your dumpster bin or in a trash bin. Although the law is environmentally responsible, it means that we have to get our electronics somewhere to dispose of them. Some retailers, such as Best Buy are great resources for recycling used electronics and many recycling centers will take electric items.