Disposing of Yard Waste

Disposing of Yard Waste

It’s nearly time for some spring cleaning, and that usually includes tidying up the yard. While winter in Southern Nevada doesn’t usually include a blanket of snow to tuck around our vegetation, there’s still work to be done once temperatures climb higher than 60...
On The Road to a New Career

On The Road to a New Career

The trucking industry is experiencing a shortage of drivers, which means now is a good time to look into Nevada driving jobs as a career. At Western Elite, you won’t find yourself long-haul driving, but you will find yourself with reliable employment driving our...
Crucial Tips For Waste Reduction

Crucial Tips For Waste Reduction

The Only Home We Get It may seem trite to say but the truth is uncompromised: our planet is the only home we get. Even if we were to all board the big SpaceX rocket to Mars, the red planet isn’t some cosmic life raft onto which we can retreat when the going gets...
Going Green For The New Year

Going Green For The New Year

A Worldwide Resolution Every year as the holiday season approaches, our minds reflect on the turning over of the calendar and what kind of year lies ahead of us. We begin to think about changes we can make and old dreams start to look shiny once again.  Ultimately,...
Western Elite is Raising the Standard

Western Elite is Raising the Standard

The Arm of the Federal Government In December of 1970, President Richard Nixon — following the lead of predecessors like Theodore Roosevelt, who established the national parks in order to celebrate and protect America’s most incredible natural landmarks — created the...
A Spotlight on our Collection Centers

A Spotlight on our Collection Centers

All For One After seeing an image of earth taken by a distant satellite, astrophysicist Carl Sagan offered a landmark message to scientists, philosophers, and students alike. Referring to the smallness of our planet within the vastness of space, he said, “on [earth,]...
A Guide to Dumpster Sizes

A Guide to Dumpster Sizes

Which Size is Best? In the world of waste dumpster rental, one size does not fit all. With projects ranging from house decluttering to full-scale construction job cleanup, choosing the right sized dumpster can be a bit of a challenge, especially if one is unsure how...
We Value Our Partners

We Value Our Partners

As a locally owned and operated business, we’ve always looked at our role at Western Elite as being more than a faceless garbage collector but rather as an integral player in the progress of the neighborhood. Each job we take on, whether we’re working with an...
Do We Have a Trash Problem?

Do We Have a Trash Problem?

One of the most famous episodes of the original series of Star Trek is called “The Trouble with Tribbles.” It shows the crew of the Enterprise coming into contact with a species of cute, furry balls called Tribbles. Unbeknownst to them, however, the tribbles reproduce...
The Science of Decomposition: Organic vs. Non-Organic

The Science of Decomposition: Organic vs. Non-Organic

One of the questions that is asked most often when people inquire about a dumpster rental is “what happens to all the trash?” For the environmentally-minded among us, they might worry about what ends up where; will the entire load be tossed onto a landfill, or are...