School Waste Management
Schools and educational facilities form an essential part of America’s backbone. There are more than 115,000 schools in the USA (including all K-12 public and private schools) and around 50 million students. With so many staff, students, and activities it’s no surprise that schools produce lots of types and high volumes of waste.
Effective school waste management helps minimize the amount of trash produced, improve recycling rates, and run a greener educational establishment. It provides a practical way to teach the importance of environmental responsibility. At Business Waste, we offer school waste solutions that dispose of all garbage away from landfills for a sustainable future.
Discover school waste solutions for kindergartens and elementary schools to college campuses with a range of services that include dumpster rental, recycling, and reliable trash collection. Get a free no-obligation quote for school waste collection today – call XXXX or contact us online.
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Types of school trash
Trash at school is produced everywhere from the cafeteria to the classroom, gym, and in the hallways. Many materials make up waste in schools and generally, 40% is paper while 15% is glass and plastic bottles. The good news is that lots of these materials are recyclable with the proper trash cans and processes in place.
Separating garbage in a school or college helps ensure as much as possible is recycled and disposed of properly. Common types of school trash include:
- Solid waste – chip packets, snack wrappers, and garbage thrown in classroom and hallway trash cans
- Food waste – lunch leftovers in the cafeteria and spoiled ingredients or preparation waste
- Single stream recycling – soda cans, pop bottles, and recyclable food packaging
- Paper recycling – used worksheets from classrooms, posters, and scrap paper
- Cardboard recycling – boxes for deliveries of food, textbooks, and other items
- Plastic recycling – packaging for textbooks, food, and other products
- Sanitary waste – sanitary waste from school bathrooms
- Hazardous waste – chemicals and dangerous waste from science labs
School food waste
Schools in the US produce 530,000 tons of food waste every year, according to a report by the WWF. Most of this is food waste in school cafeterias, which includes leftovers from students who bring their own packed lunches as well as those who buy meals and snacks in the canteen.
Another source of school food waste is the preparation. Inefficient processes such as improper storage, stock management, and cooking can lead to spoilage of ingredients and meals. Regularly reviewing the popularity of certain meals, rotating stock, and ensuring staff are trained can help reduce school cafeteria food waste.
Creating some level of food waste at school is unavoidable as accidents happen, some students will be picky eaters, and things may go out of date. It’s important that waste food is managed responsibly and doesn’t go to landfills. At Business Waste we use alternative disposal methods such as composting and anaerobic digestion to manage school food waste sustainably.
School waste collection
Regular trash collection prevents dumpsters and garbage cans from overflowing in your school and creating a hazardous environment. Arrange daily, weekly, or fortnightly pickups of waste from your school. You can combine different collection frequencies for specific waste streams and dumpsters for cost-effective and efficient school waste management.
For example, you might need daily food waste collections but only require the likes of cardboard recycling to be removed once a week. This prevents you from paying for half-empty dumpster removal and rental while ensuring waste food doesn’t start to rot, smell, and attract vermin with regular removals.
Collections can be made at convenient times around school opening hours. Flexibility is also available for the school holidays and at other times when your waste production levels fluctuate. Fully licensed professionals will collect your dumpsters and trash cans and transport the waste materials to a local materials recovery facility (MRF) or recycling center.
Garbage disposal and
recycling for schools
Recycling trash in schools helps protect the environment and teaches students about sustainability. Schools generate lots of waste paper and recycling one ton of paper is the equivalent of saving 17 trees. Therefore, having a range of garbage cans to separate materials at the point of production (in classrooms and cafeterias) is vital.
At Business Waste, we aim to dispose of all school garbage away from landfills. This involves transporting paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal, and single stream recycling to recycling centers. The different waste streams are sorted by type, processed, and converted into recycled materials and products.
The likes of food, sanitary, and hazardous waste that aren’t recyclable are disposed of via methods away from landfilling. These include composting, anaerobic digestion (generating energy from waste), and incineration. All school trash is managed and disposed of safely, legally, and as sustainably as possible with our reliable services.
School dumpsters and trash cans
A wide range of school garbage cans and dumpsters make separating trash types easy and convenient. School trash bins inside and outside improve the chance of students throwing away garbage in the correct receptacle. These can then be emptied into bigger dumpsters that are collected regularly.
School dumpsters in various sizes are available to suit the volume of trash produced and the space on your premises. You can use small dumpsters and arrange regular collections or have large dumpsters in place with less frequent yet cost-effective removals. We offer school dumpster rentals to suit all kinds of educational facilities.
Find the best school dumpster for your needs:
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2 yard dumpsters
These small school dumpsters suit regular collections and compact spaces.
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6 yard dumpsters
A larger dumpster to accommodate greater volumes of trash from school.
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Compactors
Reduce the volume of paper, cardboard, and dry waste for fewer collections.
Why use Business Waste for
waste management in schools?
Streamline waste management in your school with our services and solutions. We’re a leading waste broker with a wide network, which means we can offer competitive and bespoke prices that meet your needs. All your waste management services are in one place with a single point of contact too.
Partner with Business Waste for your school trash collections and benefit from:
- Competitive prices – save money with highly competitive prices from local suppliers tailored to your specific needs.
- School recycling services – all school trash is disposed of away from landfills with much of it recycled where possible.
- Bespoke solutions – every school is unique, so create a custom service based on the dumpster rental and collection frequencies you need.
- Reliable trash collection – daily, weekly, and fortnightly waste collections are possible at convenient times with flexibility.
- Dumpster rental – arrange the use of as many types and sizes of dumpsters as you need to manage your school waste effectively.
Get your free no-obligation quote for school waste collection today – call XXXX or contact us online.
Get a fast and free quote
Get a fast FREE quote for school waste disposal
- Free quote within 1 hr
- Any type of school waste
- Save up to 20%
- We cover all of the USA