Dumpster Rental in Benbrook, TX

Benbrook Recycling Drop Off & Other interesting Facts

Benbrook is a city located in the south-western corner of Tarrant County in Texas. The City itself offers a wide range of programs to responsibly manage waste and trash within the community. As a Keep Texas Beautiful Affiliate, the City of Benbrook hosts volunteer projects to remove trash/debris/litter from roadways, parks and encourages recycling throughout the city along with solutions for stand-alone electronic waste/document shredding events throughout the year. View the city’s official website events page for upcoming event details.

Residential and commercial waste hauling is provided through a contract with Republic Services/Allied Waste. All businesses and residents within city limits must utilize this waste hauling company according to the city ordinance. Allied Waste/Republic Services is located at the:

• Allied Waste/Republic Services – 6100 Elliott Reeder Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76117 – Phone: 817-953-7214.

Residents that are in need to drop off additional trash and debris to their regular curbside service can use Southeast Landfill with proof of their residency and their utility bill. Southeast Landfill is located at the Salt Road in Forth Worth at the:

• Southeast Landfill – 6288 Salt Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76140 – Phone: 817-478-6462.
• Opening Hours Monday to Friday – 8 am to 4:30 pm & Saturday – 8 am to 4:15 pm.

Other Interesting Facts About Benbrook

Benbrook is just outside Fort Worth and was founded in 1857, and has a population of 21,000 residents. The top employers are Walmart, Weatherford International, LTD Oil and Gas, and Western Hills High School. Every October, the city has the Heritage Fest “Cowboy Roundup” and an annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks display. Right after this event is month long Winter Wonderland Festival. There is also an Easter Egg Hunt held every year. Benbrook Lake provides residents with water and other recreational activities such as boating, fishing, hunting, and hiking. Some famous people from the area include singer Jay Boy Adams, Oscar-winning songwriter T-Bone Burnett, and actress Kate Capshaw.

Our Country Needs To Take Recycling more Seriously

Recycling is the easiest way for us to keep our water looking beautiful and clean. Our landfills are becoming overwhelmed with materials that can actually be recycled. This is a wake-up call to all of us:

• Over 70% of all trash sent to landfills could actually be recycled.

Ponder this stat for a moment. Just think if we would take recycling to heart, we could actually get to the point where we would not have to erect new landfills.  And who really wants a landfill in their backyard. The financial burden on us and our local governments could be lifted, and money could be spent on more important things such as education.
Many many people are blissfully unaware that it can cost a city or county up to 1 million dollars just for application and design engineering fees. And the cost to build the landfill can easily run into millions of dollars. The average cost of a new landfill can run between $300,00 to $800,00 per acre! They are not cheap to build.
There are approximately  250 million tons of consumer solid waste generated every year. 32% is recycled, 12% is burned and the remaining 55% is sent to landfills to be buried. We can greatly reduce these numbers by recycling. Would you rather have a park than an eyesore of a landfill? I believe most people would answer YES.

Seas Of Plastic

Another huge burden facing the world is the huge plastic patches in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These giant patches are having a negative impact not only on water quality but on the fish we need to sustain life. Scientists are finding petrol-chemicals in the fish that we eat. And some plastics can take up to 500 years to completely break down.
Next time you are at your local beach, just take a look around and see all the plastic bottles lying on the coastline. The tide will eventually suck these bottles into the ocean.

A few recycling tips:

• Most office supply stores will happily accept your old toner cartridges.
• The majority of cities have single-stream recycling. This concept makes it easier to recycle by forgoing the separation of all of your recyclables. It’s is done at the recycling center for you.

If you do a Google search, you will find tons of recycling ideas.
Easy Dumpster Rental is a “Green” company, and we can help you with your recycling needs. We have a wide range of bin units at affordable prices. So if you need to haul some junk to the recycling center, we have the bins to help you get it there.