The Benefits of Using Living Mulch in Your Garden and Landscape
Mulching is a time-tested practice for maintaining soil health, conserving moisture, and keeping weeds at bay. While traditional mulches like wood chips and straw are effective, living mulch—a ground-covering plant that acts as a natural mulch—offers even more advantages. By integrating living mulch into your landscape, you can create a more self-sustaining, low-maintenance, and eco-friendly […]
How to Reduce Waste During The Holidays
The holiday season is a great time to spend with loved ones, celebrate, and eat delicious food. It’s also, however, a time when waste can pile up—think, decorations, food waste, and wrapping paper. Americans produce more trash during the holiday season than at any other part of the year. Fortunately, with some good-to-know tips and […]
Where Does Trash Go After You Throw It Away?
Tens of thousands of pounds of trash get thrown away every day. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States generated nearly 5 pounds of trash per person each day in 2018 (the most recent data available). That resulted in a total of 292.4 million tons of solid waste that year. You might […]
5 Explosive Trash Terrors
One man’s trash is another man’s…. explosive, fire-causing, lethal hazard?! Not all waste that reaches its end of life cycle can be easily directed into your trash or recycling cart. Certain items, materials, and substances can be hazardous if not properly disposed of — resulting in fires, explosions, or even fatalities. At TDS, protecting the […]
How to Dispose of Tree Branches & Stumps
If you’re a homeowner, renter, or business owner wondering how to dispose of tree branches, there are numerous options available to you. Whether you’re dealing with the fallout from an unexpected storm, freeze, or an older tree has simply reached the end of its life, the debris from such an event can overtake your yard. […]
How to Dispose of Large Items the Right Way
If you’re spring cleaning, redecorating, or clearing away the clutter after a move, you may find yourself wondering how to dispose of large items like appliances, furniture, or mattresses. One thing’s for sure: you certainly shouldn’t just dump bulky items on the curb and hope for the best. With this guide, Texas Disposal Systems teaches […]
How to Reduce Waste During The Holidays
The holiday season is a great time to spend with loved ones, celebrate, and eat delicious food. It’s also, however, a time when waste can pile up—think, decorations, food waste, and wrapping paper. Americans produce more trash during the holiday season than at any other part of the year. Fortunately, with some good-to-know tips and […]
5 Waste Processing Partnership Business Benefits
Why do we do things the right way when it comes to waste? A whole list of reasons probably comes to mind – to make our surrounding areas clean and pleasant; to take care of the environment; to keep people and our communities healthy, the list goes on. Did you know that choosing the right […]
How Our Drivers Keep TDS Moving
Children love them. Families, neighborhoods, businesses and municipalities need them. We’re proud to work with them. We’re talking about our TDS truck drivers. These men and women work hard on a daily basis to ensure we all have access to waste processing services. More than 3.5 million have jobs driving trucks throughout the US, and […]
7 Commercial Waste Resource Management Strategies
All businesses generate waste. Depending on the industry and size of the company, the waste produced can be substantial. Disposing of commercial waste in an efficient and safe manner is important for the company, its employees, and the public. Efficient waste diversion strategies promote sustainability and help reduce commercial waste, which can even save the […]
