22 articles Tag garbage removal

How to Clean Out a Film Production Office in Los Angeles

If you are an independent film production company or independent film producer who has just wrapped his or her first feature film you are probably looking at a mini-problem. How do I wrap out my production office space?  Most film production companies only rent office space for a set period of time. A couple months to perhaps a year for larger productions. But sooner of later all production office rentals come to an end. When …

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Trash Removal for Large Parties in Malibu and Los Angeles

Los Angeles, particularly Malibu, is renowned for its fabulous parties in private homes. Star-studded parties with celebrities, movie moguls, and music producers. But large parties, whether they are private parties or corporate parties, generate a lot of trash. Think about it. All those napkins, empty bottles and cans, plastic cups and paper plates. How do you get rid of all the trash once the party is over? The easiest way to dispose of a lot …

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Do Junk Removal Services in Los Angeles Work Overnight?

In most cases, junk removal services in Los Angeles work on a 9am to 5pm or 9am to 6pm timeline for residential junk removal. But if you run a business that is dependent on customers, like a retail outlet or an office where a majority of your staff works a standard eight hour day, then you may not want a trash removal or junk removal service tromping through your space during your normal working hours. …

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How Do Junk Removal Services in Los Angeles Recycle?

Junk Removal Services in Los Angeles recycle in various ways. Many junk removal services resell useable items to thrift shops, other junk removal services take junk and unwanted items and resell them at special events for charity. Junk removal services in Los Angeles also properly dispose of junk that cannot be resold or recycled. 

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Tips for Getting Rid of Paint, Cleaners, and Pesticides in Sherman Oaks

Many common household chemicals, fluids, and cleaners are considered hazardous by dumpsites and landfills in Los Angeles county. Some of these hazardous materials include paints and paint cans, aerosol spray cans, household cleaners and shampoos, motor oil and automative fluids, and even electronics like computer monitors and televisions. So if you want to get rid of hazardous materials in Sherman Oaks you don’t have many options. Your only option to dispose of hazardous materials is …

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Tips for Finding a Junk Removal Service in Los Angeles

It’s surprising how quickly junk can accumulate. Walk into any garage, basement, or attic in Los Angeles and you will probably find piles of unsightly junk. So when it comes time get rid of junk most people call a junk removal service. But how do you find a good junk removal service in Los Angeles? Ask About Pricing … Junk removal services in Los Angeles have two basic pricing structures. A junk removal service will …

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What Will Junk Removal Services Do During the Zombie Apocalypse?

We all know that the zombie apocalypse is coming. Sooner or later we are going to wake up in a world where the living dead will rise up and walk the Earth, hungry for flesh and brains. Everyone ought to be formulating the zombie survival plan. And a critical question that everyone needs to consider is, how do you get rid of zombies once you’ve killed them? I mean, killed a lot of them. One …

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What Are Some Things I Can’t Throw Away?

You can put most types of trash in the garbage for trash pick up. However recently there are several types of household items that have been banned from normal trash pick up. Some of these items are: – Household paints (like latex paints) – Spray paints – Varnishes and stains (used in wood) – Household cleaners – Batteries – Many electronics (particularly monitors and televisions) – Motor oils – Other fluids used for cars (i.e. …

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What Can Garbage Tell Us About History?

For most of human history trash was not picked up. Garbage removal consisted mostly of either burying trash, burning trash, or leaving trash where it fell. What can this lack of garbage removal tell us about our past? Quite a bit it turns out. Archaeologists frequently sift through garbage from ancient civilizations to find out how they ate and lived day to to day. Archaeologists have even found old beer recipes from Ancient Egypt in …

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What Did Native Americans Do With Their Trash?

In modern and postmodern society it is easy to forget that trash pick up is a relatively modern invention. Organized trash pick up didn’t exist until the late 1800s. And began in cities like New York and Paris. Most of rural America didn’t have trash pick up until the 1950s.  So how did the world deal with trash before trash pick up? Trash wasn’t a huge health concern until people began living in cities. Native …

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