beyond the bin: all things vegas!
Go behind the scenes of Las Vegas’ leading waste and recycling company for construction and demolition debris. From job site insights to sustainability wins, this is where we share how Western Elite helps build a cleaner, faster, and more responsible future — one dumpster at a time.
4 Items to Stop Using to Reduce Your Waste
Trying to live a waste free life can be really hard, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. There are so many items that we only use once, throw away, and then those items end up in landfills. That isn’t what we want. If you ever have to use a disposable item, you can...
4 DIY Projects to Make Your Home More Efficient
We all want to save a little money, and we all want to do just a little bit more for the environment, right? And when those two goals lineup, it’s even better. Because is there anything better than helping the environment and being more eco conscious and saving money,...
Recycled Insulation Materials For Your Home
Have you ever seen the insulation of your home? Or a photo of insulation? It’s not pretty, and it’s also not great for the environment. You don’t need the huge rolls of pink or blue insulation that wreaks havoc on the environment in order to keep your home insulated...
A Breakdown of Plastic Recycling Numbers
What do you do when you’re done with plastic goods? You should be recycling them. A lot of people get overwhelmed with the rules and regulations surrounding recycling, and give up before they even get started. Don’t let recycling intimidate you! One thing that...
Three Steps for Sustainable Grocery Shopping
If you want to be more eco-conscious, there are lots of things that you can do. In order to have the most impact, though, you might want to start with one of the activities that you do the most often: grocery shopping! Most of us go to the grocery store once or twice...
Dealing with an Old Mattress
Curbside trash pickup is one of the most wonderful inventions of modern society. However, there are some items that don’t qualify for curbside pickup. These bulky items can quickly become the bane of our existence, if we don’t find a good way to take care of it. King...
The Psychology of Clutter
Not all of us are good at making a habit out of cleanliness. Often, we assume that having clutter around is just a matter of laziness, or not knowing how to organize. But a recent wave of research shows that there’s a lot more to it. There are layers of psychological...
What to Do With Furniture Waste
Waste from your kitchen and bathroom, from cleaning up your home and bringing home pizza... all of this is pretty easy to know how to get rid of. However, when it comes to getting rid of bigger things, most of us are at at bit of a loss, especially when it comes to...
Why Plastic Bags Are a Problem
Worldwide, people dispose between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags every year, according to a 2008 report by Waste Management. Plastic bags are everywhere; under our sink, jammed into compartments in our cars, lining our bathroom trash bins… and caught in trees...
4 Tips for Winter Composting
A lot of people wonder, once Autumn hits, whether or not they should abandon their composting efforts when the ground freezes. This would, initially, make sense. Your garden doesn’t really grow during the winter, so why would you need to create quality compost during...