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From glass vegetable jars to soda and beer bottles—glass is a remarkably adaptable material. And recycled glass offers exciting benefits to both consumers and the manufacturing industry. Concerned consumers as well as glass manufacturers are using more and more recycled glass to improve sustainability and lower costs.
Recycling Cans with the Sioux Falls Recycling Experts at Novak is Easy!
Over 34 million tons of food gets wasted in the United States annually, but canned food cuts back on that waste. Canned food keeps longer in the pantry and the steel and aluminum cans used to store food are 100% recyclable over and over again, making it highly economical (Source: CanCentral). As your Sioux Falls recycling experts, we accept all steel and aluminum cans in all residential recycling containers.
Residential Recycling & Prescription Bottles: What You Should Know
At one time or another, you’ve probably received a prescription bottle from the doctor. After you’ve finished with the prescribed medication, what do you do with the empty prescription bottles? As a Novak customer, you can place your empty prescription bottles in your residential recycling cart. However, before you send them off to be recycled, there are some things you should know.
Reduce E-Waste by Following This CD/DVD Recycling Guide
Technology is always changing. Always evolving. What becomes the standard medium evolves into something completely different and typically requires a new set of hardware. From vinyl to cassettes, CDs to MP3s and now, streaming music services, we find ourselves upgrading to the latest, greatest technology. But, what happens to the old stuff? E-waste is a growing problem and much of the hardware, as well as the discs and drives that we use with that hardware contain hazardous chemicals that can harm our landfills. Because these discs from yesteryear can’t be put in your Novak single-stream recycling bin, let’s show you how to reduce your e-waste through CD recycling.
Recycling Batteries: Everything You Need to Know About Safe & Proper Battery Disposal
Batteries provide us with a portable and convenient power source. They come in all shapes and sizes, and they supply us with power for everyday electronics like toys and cellphones, to power tools and laptops. Batteries do more than just power our everyday items, they also keep things running during emergencies. They help control power fluctuations, run commuter trains, and provide back-up power for critical needs like hospitals and military operations. The versatility of batteries is reflected in the different sizes and shapes, but all batteries have two common elements that combine to make power: an electrolyte and a heavy metal.
Safely Disposing Your CFL Lights: What to do When You Break a CFL Bulb
With traditional incandescent lights being phased out, and compact flourescent lights (CFL) being the most affordable alternative (next to halogen incandescents), it’s important to know how to properly dispose of a CFL bulb once it has burned out or is broken. CFL lights aren’t made out of the same materials that regular incandescent or LED bulbs are made of. In fact, a CFL bulb contains some of the following materials:
Recyclable Items: Single-Stream Recycling Dos and Do Nots
Single-stream recycling is one of the easiest ways for families to recycle. Novak Sanitary Service provides residential recycling at no additional cost for customers who have residential garbage service. With our EnviroPerks program, customers can actually earn rewards by recycling. Single-stream recycling is very simple. We provide a bin, and your family places recyclables in the bin. While most items may be recyclable, some items might not necessarily be fit for single-stream recycling (i.e. to-go containers, electronics, scrap metal etc.) and should be taken to a place that’s certified for the proper disposal of those recyclable items.
Many of our summer and fall projects can only be done because the weather allows it, and one of the biggest summer projects that we take on is painting. Whether you’re painting the outside of your house, or you’re painting individual rooms, summer is the perfect time to do it. With plenty of sunshine outside, the time it takes for your paint to dry is drastically cut down. If you’re painting indoors, leaving windows open so a fresh breeze can circulate through your house is essential. Once you’ve finished – your tools all packed up and your house looking brand new – you’ll need to dispose of the excess paint properly.
Novak Residential Recycling Program Accepts Empty Aerosol Cans
Did you know you that the residential recycling program at Novak Sanitary Services will accept your empty aerosol cans? In fact, in Sioux Falls, it’s mandatory that aerosol cans be recycled to keep them from taking up space in our landfills.
Aerosol cans are a very convenient dispersion tool that help us with everything from painting and lubricating to insect repellent. By signing up for our Recyclebank program, you get free rewards and gifts by taking advantage of our residential recycling program.
Recycle Your Empty Cartons with Novak’s Residential Recycling Service
Did you know that in addition to your plastic and glass waste, you can also use Novak’s residential recycling services to recycle milk and juice cartons? By signing up for residential recycling services, Novak Sanitary Services customers can earn points through the Recyclebank program. RecycleBank gives customers points for the amount of recyclable materials collected from their recycling bin. Help the planet and earn rewards while you recycle your milk and juice cartons with Novak’s residential recycling services.
Recycled lawn décor has enjoyed steady growth recently thanks to websites where people can share great ideas to dress up the yard with unique and creative recycled items. Using recycled materials as yard art is not only fun to do, it’s environmentally friendly by reducing waste and consumption.
In a growing digital age of iPhones and Xboxes, we as consumers LOVE our gadgets! And the electronics industry loves our love of the latest and greatest toys on the market.
After Novak picks up your recyclables, we deliver them to Millennium Recycling, Inc. They separate the materials and ship it to companies that use the material to remanufacture items like cereal boxes, paper towels, polar fleece and countless other products. Recycling is an important way you can positively impact the environment.
Aluminum Recycling: Important Key to Sioux Falls Recycling
Tossing your empty soda can into the trash after lunch may not seem like an important part of the day to most people, but what if your soda can could directly help save the environment if you took the time to recycle it? While you may not think one aluminum can would have a great effect, what about all the cans of soda you consume yearly?
The average American generates a whopping 4.5 lbs of trash every day! Only about 30% of recyclable items are actually recycled, so it is important to teach our kids how to take care of the world we live in and how to leave positive footprints on it.
Recycle Your Old Items: Tips to Organize a Successful Yard Sale
We are living in a world where the concept of recycling is becoming more important. We have previously given you tips on up cycling; now it is time to share our advice on how to organize a successful yard sale in order to recycle old items.
Going Green is Good for Business - Novak Commercial Recycling
At Novak Sanitary Service, we are dedicated to doing our part to help contribute to a cleaner environment. We work hard to make recycling easier and more convenient for everyone in the Sioux Falls area including our residents, small businesses, and construction sites.
Over 34 million tons of food gets wasted in the United States annually, but canned food cuts back on that waste. Canned food keeps longer in the pantry and the steel and aluminum cans used to store food are 100% recyclable over and over again, making it highly economical (Source: 
cassettes, CDs to MP3s and now, streaming music services, we find ourselves upgrading to the latest, greatest technology. But, what happens to the old stuff? E-waste is a growing problem and much of the hardware, as well as the discs and drives that we use with that hardware contain hazardous chemicals that can harm our landfills. Because these discs from yesteryear can’t be put in your Novak single-stream recycling bin, let’s show you how to reduce your e-waste through CD recycling.
Batteries provide us with a portable and convenient power source. They come in all shapes and sizes, and they supply us with power for everyday electronics like toys and cellphones, to power tools and laptops. Batteries do more than just power our everyday items, they also keep things running during emergencies. They help control power fluctuations, run commuter trains, and provide back-up power for critical needs like hospitals and military operations. The versatility of batteries is reflected in the different sizes and shapes, but all batteries have two common elements that combine to make power: an electrolyte and a heavy metal.
With traditional incandescent lights being phased out, and compact flourescent lights (CFL) being the most affordable alternative (next to halogen incandescents), it’s important to know how to properly dispose of a CFL bulb once it has burned out or is broken. CFL lights aren’t made out of the same materials that regular incandescent or LED bulbs are made of. In fact, a CFL bulb contains some of the following materials:
Single-stream recycling is one of the easiest ways for families to recycle. Novak Sanitary Service provides residential recycling at no additional cost for customers who have residential garbage service. With our 