Let’s face it, waste accumulation is inevitable. You can’t keep it around, nor would you want to, but where does it go? Is it sitting in a landfill, leading to an increase in greenhouse gases? Or is it disposed of responsibly?
A waste management plan allows a Facilities Manager to keep track of the waste in their building and decide on a means of removal before it begins piling up. Need some help with that? Call on these 20 waste management and removal companies across the midwest.
Michigan
Granger
Contractors, commercial businesses and residential customers choose Granger in Lansing when they want to go green. Trash and other waste, including boxboards, some plastics (tubs and jugs), aluminum, tin, magazines and newspapers can all be disposed of. If an FM has print shop leftovers and plastic packaging, they can also ask to get this recycled.
Michiana Recycling and Disposal
Never let waste accumulate again with a dumpster from Michiana Recycling and Disposal in Niles. These are available in various sizes. If the dumpsters fill up quick, don’t stress. You can arrange a pickup agreement with Michiana, opting for pickup six days a week, weekly or bi-weekly.
Synergy Environmental
Synergy Environmental is another reliable waste management service for FMs near Brighton. They have their own wastewater treatment plant for the collection and testing of sludge and other contaminants. Synergy also offers waste stream management services, compactor and dumpster rentals and waste removal.
Modern Waste Systems
Just look for the yellow truck and you’ll know Modern Waste Systems is there! This Jackson-based company was founded in 1955. They can schedule dumpster pickup times for FMs and other commercial customers, who get to choose the size of their dumpster. Modern Waste Systems also has on-site compactor systems for easier waste handling.
Emterra Environmental USA
Emterra Environmental USA is associated with various Michigan and national recycling groups, among them Coast Waste Management Association, National Solid Waste Management Association and the Solid Waste Association of North America. They try to recycle as much collected waste as possible, including unsaleable items, old tires, glass bottles, plastic and paper fibers.
Minnesota
ACE Solid Waste
ACE Solid Waste has served Minnesotans, specifically those in the Ramsey area, for 55 years and counting. Their waste management and removal services for companies include food waste recycling (including organic food waste), roll-off services like demolition and removal of industrial waste, fluorescent tubes and computers.
West Central Sanitation
Since 1979, Willmar residents and businesses have relied on West Central Sanitation to clear their homes and businesses of waste. The company provides temporary dumpsters to contain massive amounts of the stuff. They then recycle what they collect.
Minnesota Waste Processing Company
In Mankato, Minnesota Waste Processing Company provides resource recovery. This is a system that “captures and removes recyclables from the waste stream. After recyclables are removed, the waste is further processed into a fuel that is burned to generate electricity.” Ecofriendly FMs will certainly be interested in working with this company.
Elite Waste Disposal
A family-run business based in Jordan, call on Elite Waste Disposal for commercial waste collection and removal. They provide small project dumpsters or roll-off dumpsters for bigger waste removal undertakings. Elite Waste also has a Trash to Cash referral program, so if an FM gets others to sign up, they could potentially put some money in their pocket.
Republic Services
With recycling services in nearly every city and town across the state, FMs should keep Republic Services in mind. They will remove medical waste, bulk waste (like old furniture), needles, organic food waste, landscape debris, hazardous waste and solid waste. They’ll recycle almost all of it, including unwanted electronics.
Illinois
Millennium Waste Incorporated
Millennium Waste Incorporated, a Quad Cities favorite, is also in charge of the Quad Cities Landfill. That said, the company prefers “clean and safe waste management,” meaning they obey federal and state compliance regulations, have a stormwater pollution prevention plan, leachate and gas management systems and environmental monitoring systems. FMs can feel better about where their waste goes with this company.
Flood Brothers Disposal
Family-owned and operated, Flood Brothers Disposal in Oakbrook Terrace specializes in institutional waste services, industrial waste management and commercial waste management. That means no matter what type of building an FM manages, they can get rid of their waste here.
Groot Industries
Calling itself “the largest independent solid waste management services provider in the state of Illinois,” Groot Industries started in 1914. The Elk Grove Village company serves most of the state and even some of Wisconsin. While they do have dumpsters for easier waste collection and removal, they also have what’s called custom waste collection, which “addresses the unique needs of each business to craft a solution that fits its individual needs.”
Roy Strom Refuse and Recycling
A Chicagoland company, Roy Strom Refuse and Recycling does more than just what’s in its name, including landscape waste material transfers, demolition and construction debris runoff collection and commercial grading and excavation. Want to recycle that waste? Request a dumpster in various sizes, from 96 gallons to 10 yards. You can also get a compactor.
Tri-State Disposal
Another great place to get dumpsters is Tri-State Disposal, which is named such because it covers some of Indiana and Chicago. Industrial dumpsters can hold up to 40 yards of garbage, making them perfect for large buildings. What happens to all that junk? It gets moved to Tri-State’s Riverdale waste transfer station, where it’s recycled and reused.
Wisconsin
Badger Disposal
With a fleet of trucks always at the ready, Milwaukee’s Badger Disposal gets the job done quickly. They send waste to their facility, where they’ll either safely dump it or recycle it. They deal in more than waste transport and disposal, though. Badger also does consultations and has an oil absorbents program.
Express Disposal, Inc.
Got a lot of trash? At Express Disposal, Inc. in Thorp, it can all be contained. The company regularly rents out two- to eight-yard commercial dumpsters. Just fill it with waste, and an Express staff member will come by weekly or biweekly to remove it.
Pellitteri Waste Systems
Pellitteri Waste Systems in Monona was founded in 1939 and counts among its clients local office complexes, insurance companies, schools, malls and hospitals. With temporary dumpsters, confidential paper shredding and compactors, no matter what kind of waste an FM has sitting around, they can finally get rid of it.
Eagle Disposal, Inc.
Need a dumpster? Try Eagle Disposal, Inc., a Milwaukee company with a history dating back more than 60 years. They have single-sort recycling dumpsters for fast recycling, trash service containers of various sizes and roll-off containers that an FM can buy and keep on their premises.
Hazardous Waste Experts
A Pegasus Sustainability Solutions, Inc. branch, Hazardous Waste Experts focuses on green removal. They even generate sustainability metrics so an FM can see how well they’re doing responsibly recycling their waste. The company deals in almost all kinds of waste, including hazardous waste, old electronics, automotive waste, used oils, chemical solvents and medical waste.
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