When you choose proper recycling services, you’re not just clearing space. You’re keeping materials out of landfills and putting them back into the supply chain where they belong.
Your cardboard boxes become new packaging. Your office paper gets turned into notebooks. Your metal containers become part of new products. That’s the difference between real recycling and just moving trash from one place to another.
We’ve built relationships with recycling centers throughout Nassau County specifically so your materials actually get processed instead of dumped. It’s what residents in Plandome Heights expect, and it’s what the environment deserves.
We’ve been handling recycling in Nassau County since 2000. We’re not some national chain that treats your community like just another stop on the route.
We’re family-owned, fully licensed, and we actually live here. That means we understand Plandome Heights’ environmental priorities and mandatory recycling requirements. We know which materials go where, how to prepare them properly, and which local facilities will actually process them.
Twenty-plus years of doing this right means we’ve seen every recycling challenge Nassau County can throw at us. More importantly, we’ve figured out how to solve them.
First, we bring you the right size container for your recycling needs. Whether it’s a small cleanup or a major commercial job, we match the container to your project.
You fill it with your recyclable materials – cardboard, paper, metals, whatever you’ve got. No need to sort everything perfectly; that’s our job. Just keep the obvious non-recyclables out.
When you’re ready, we pick everything up and transport it to our network of recycling facilities throughout Nassau County. Here’s the part that matters: we actually go through your materials to make sure they end up in the right place. Paper goes to paper recycling, metals go to scrap processing, cardboard gets properly prepared for reuse.
You get confirmation that your materials were recycled properly, not just hauled to the nearest landfill.
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We handle all the standard recyclables: cardboard, office paper, newspapers, magazines, metal containers, and glass. But we also take the stuff that gives other companies headaches – mixed loads, construction materials that can be salvaged, and business cleanouts where everything’s jumbled together.
In Plandome Heights, we see a lot of home renovation projects and office cleanouts. These generate mixed materials that need someone who knows how to separate what’s recyclable from what isn’t. We’ve got relationships with specialty recyclers who handle everything from old electronics to construction debris.
The key is knowing Nassau County’s recycling requirements and having connections with facilities that will actually process your materials. We’ve spent two decades building these relationships so you don’t have to figure out where everything goes.
We recycle all standard cardboard – shipping boxes, moving boxes, appliance packaging, and food packaging. The cardboard needs to be reasonably clean, but we’ll handle breaking it down and removing tape or staples.
For paper, we take office paper, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and junk mail. We can’t recycle paper that’s heavily contaminated with food or grease, but normal office waste and household paper is fine. You don’t need to remove staples or paper clips – our processing partners handle that.
Mixed loads are actually easier for us than perfectly sorted materials. We’re set up to go through everything and route it to the right recycling facility.
We work directly with recycling facilities throughout Nassau County, not middlemen who might just send everything to landfills. Each facility specializes in specific materials – paper, cardboard, metals, or glass.
Before we pick up your container, we already know where each type of material is going. Our drivers sort loads at pickup and route materials to the appropriate facilities. We’re not just hauling everything to one place and hoping it gets handled properly.
You can ask for documentation showing where your materials went. Most of our commercial clients require this for their sustainability reporting, and we’re happy to provide it for residential customers too.
For typical household cleanouts or small office projects, a 10-yard container usually works well. That’s roughly equivalent to three pickup truck loads of materials.
Home renovations or larger commercial cleanouts typically need a 20 or 30-yard container. If you’re clearing out an entire office building or doing major construction cleanup, you might need a 40-yard container or multiple containers.
We’d rather bring you a container that’s slightly too big than have you run out of space halfway through your project. There’s no penalty for not filling a container completely, and having extra room makes the job easier.
Yes, and commercial recycling is actually a big part of what we do in Nassau County. Businesses generate consistent volumes of recyclable materials – cardboard from shipments, office paper, packaging materials, and metal containers.
We can set up regular pickup schedules or handle one-time cleanouts. Many businesses need help with document destruction too, and we work with certified facilities that handle confidential paper recycling properly.
Commercial clients like our reporting capabilities. We provide documentation showing exactly what materials were recycled and where they went, which helps with sustainability reporting and regulatory compliance.
We can’t recycle hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, batteries, or electronics. These need special handling and disposal at designated facilities. We can recommend where to take these items in Nassau County.
Food waste, heavily soiled materials, and anything contaminated with oil or grease typically can’t be recycled either. When in doubt, it’s better to ask us before putting questionable items in the container.
Plastic bags are a big problem for recycling equipment – they jam up sorting machines. If you have plastic bags to recycle, most grocery stores have collection bins specifically for them.
We typically deliver containers within 24-48 hours of your call, sometimes same day if you call early enough. Plandome Heights is right in our service area, so scheduling is usually pretty flexible.
For pickup, you can keep the container as long as you need it within reason. Most residential projects are done within a week, but we’re not going to charge you extra if you need a few extra days. Just call us when you’re ready for pickup.
Business customers often need predictable scheduling, and we can work around your operating hours. Early morning or late afternoon pickups are no problem if that works better for your business.
