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Ohio State University’s Green Initiatives

Written by Frog Hauling on July 13, 2016. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Ohio State University’s Green Initiatives

Ohio State University's green initiative The fight for a healthier, more sustainable environment for all extends far beyond the recycling bin at the curb. Individuals, cities, states, and entire countries are getting on board with the sustainability movement.

Locally, The Ohio State University is serving as a shining example for our Columbus community and the state of Ohio by embracing green initiatives to not only make the campus a better place but Columbus, Ohio, and the world a better place.

The Green Initiative

The Ohio State University made bleed red and gray, but there are hints of Michigan State green all over the campus. No matter where you go, there are sustainable actions taking place. Here are a few of the innovative ways OSU is making a difference in our environment:

Rec Center Solar Panels:

Resting above the very popular Recreation and Physical Activity Center is a collection of solar panels in the shape of a block “O.” Not only is this display a proud representation of the OSU spirit seen from the air, it produces over 115,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year, which helps to power the physical activity center below.
EnCORE House:

Nestled next to Chadwick Lake, this 2-bedroom home designed by students is fully powered by….itself! With the help of solar panels, ingenious insulation, and other techniques this home is able to completely support itself. It is used for research and can also be reserved as a unique meeting space. What an excellent example of sustainability in action!
Center for Automotive Research:

This program engages students and faculty to work together to come up with alternative fuel sources and develop methods to increase the fuel efficiency of automobiles. This education and research can then be applied to the general public to help produce cars that will be safer for the environment. Way to go Bucks!
Zero Waste At Ohio Stadium:

While a great deal of food and drinks are consumed during Buckeye football games, most of the waste does not go to a landfill. Thanks to a Zero Waste program, over 95% of waste was diverted from landfills during the 2014 season. Compost bins scattered throughout the stadium provide a dumping spot for fans, which helps to save a substantial amount of food waste from landfills and instead is used as organic compost. Genius!
Wind Power:

The Ohio State University is committed to sustainable energy, which led to the purchase of 50 megawatts of wind energy capacity from Blue Creek Wind Farm. This purchase represented one of the largest purchases of renewable energy anywhere in the country by any university. In fact, over 20% of the electricity needed by OSU is garnered through this wind energy!

We applaud The Ohio State University for their tremendous efforts to improve our community and our planet. At Frog Hauling, we do our best to make Columbus a better place by providing affordable, convenient dumpster container service to help Columbus residents make their homes cleaner and less cluttered.

We can help you improve your home!

Call Frog Hauling today for an estimate at (614) 258-3764.

Dispose Biohazardous Wastes the Right Way

Written by Frog Hauling on June 29, 2016. Posted in Dumpster Rental, Uncategorized. No Comments on Dispose Biohazardous Wastes the Right Way

Disposing Hazardous Wastes When you see a biohazard sign, it immediately signals that something bad is inside and lets you know to keep a safe distance. In fact, when most people see a biohazard sign they are instantly alerted to the danger that lies inside. What exactly is inside: potentially life-threatening and dangerous materials!

What Is Biohazardous Waste?

Any waste material that contains either infectious materials or potentially infectious materials. There are four different types of biohazardous waste including liquid, solid, sharp, and pathological.

Liquid: Blood and bodily fluids.
Solid: Non-sharp items that came in contact with human or animals specimen materials like tissue or bodily fluids. This could be gloves worn while drawing a patient’s blood or towels used to clean up vomit.
Sharp: Anything sharp enough to puncture the skin that came in contact with the potentially infectious material. This could include needles and scalpels or even broken glass that is covered in blood after an accident.
Pathological: Any organs, tissue, or body parts that have been removed from a human or animal.

Why Is Biohazardous Waste Harmful?

Each year 16 billion injections are administered, but not all of the needles are disposed of properly. The result is potentially unsafe, even life-threatening materials exposed to the public and the environment.

Biohazardous waste could contain diseases that threaten anyone who comes in contact with it.
When not disposed of properly, the entire community is at risk of being exposed to and even contracting these serious diseases and pathogens.
Furthermore, some of the practices commonly used to dispose of biohazardous waste (such as incineration) release pollutants into the air that have widespread negative consequences.

How To Safely Dispose Of Biohazard Waste

Each of the four types of biohazardous waste requires specific and meticulous disposal guidelines that must be followed to ensure the safety of not only those handling the materials but the entire community and environment.

Solid Waste: Should be collected in a designated container with a lid labeled clearly with a biohazard symbol. If decontaminated prior to disposal, it can be sent to an approved landfill as regular medical waste. Otherwise, it must be handled by an approved waste management company for decontamination and disposal.
Liquid Waste: Should be collected in a leak-proof container secured against tipping and clearly marked with a biohazard symbol. Most liquid waste is treated with bleach or autoclaving before being disposed of.
Sharp Waste: Should be collected in a designated “sharps” container that is resistant to puncture and leaks. A medical waste contractor can pick up sharps and dispose of them properly.
Pathologic Waste: Should be double-bagged and stored in a container similar to liquid waste. Incineration is the most common method to dispose of pathologic waste.

What If I Have Biohazardous Waste At Home?

There are many potential circumstances that might lead to biohazardous waste in the home. For example, a diabetic patient may require multiple insulin injections and thus have used sharps and needles. Also, a household accident leading to a serious cut could leave a significantly blood-soaked garment or towel in the home. Can you just toss these things in the household trash? NO!

Disposing Syringes/Needles At Home

Always use a sharps container that is puncture-proof and leak-proof.
Never overfill a sharps container.
When your sharps container is full, you can return it in a mail-back program, use a drop box at a doctor’s office or hospital, or bring to a local household hazardous waste collection site.

Blood-Soaked Products At Home

If there is an accident at home and you have blood-soaked garments, towels, bandages, etc., most of the time these items can be double bagged and sent to the regular household trash. Check with your local waste management company prior to disposal to be sure there are not specific instructions to follow.

We all must responsibly dispose ofbiohazardous and infectious wastes at home and be aware of the potential for improper disposal of other biohazardous wastes in the community to ensure safety for all. Irresponsible disposal of these materials can threaten the lives of humans and animals and affect the overall health of our environment. Be smart, Columbus!

5 Helpful Decluttering Tips

Written by Frog Hauling on June 22, 2016. Posted in Carpentry Mess Up, Uncategorized. No Comments on 5 Helpful Decluttering Tips

decluttering home Has clutter turned your home from a tranquil place of rest to complete chaos? You don’t have to live in disorder! The path to a neater, more organized home could be five steps away…

Five Steps Toward Decluttering

1. Get A Game Plan:

Before you can tackle a big decluttering project it’s best to have a plan of action in place. Having it in writing is even better because it will make you more accountable and likely lead to a more successful project.

2. Sort Your Items:

Organizing your home can seem overwhelming at first, but sorting into groups such as “keep”, “donate”, and “toss” can simplify the job. Have large boxes labeled accordingly in each room you tackle and sort away! At the end of the room you can then easily distribute each box where it needs to go (trash can, donation center, or stored back in your home).

3. Find A Place For Everything:

Once you decide what you are going to keep and get rid of what you don’t want, then be sure everything has a place. It is much easier to find things when you need them when they are always in the same spot. Labeling storage containers can maintain a calm and organized state in your home for a long time to come.

4. Maintain a System to Stay Organized:

Once you have gone through the often tedious process of organizing and decluttering your home, you will want to maintain all of that hard work. Create a system the whole family knows to always return things to their proper places. Have a small box in a common area like the kitchen or garage for the family to toss items that they no longer want or need rather than having those items re-clutter your home. Once a month take the box either to a donation center or dispose what cannot be donated. Also, just a quick 10 minutes or so a week patrolling your home and picking up the clutter will go a long way.

5. Purge What You Don’t Want:

A whole-house cleanout can be a huge undertaking. If you haven’t done this in a long time (or ever) it is likely to produce a LOT of junk.

Filling a roll-off dumpster container and having Frog Hauling transport the contents to another location can make this tidying step the easiest of all 5.

We can provide the appropriate size dumpster for your job, deliver it for you to fill at a time that is convenient for you, and you can then load your items and we will transport your items to a new location. Your job is to fill it and we will transport it—that includes sorting it to determine what can be donated or recycled and what can be taken to the landfill. It’s as simple as that!

Other Decluttering Tips To Consider

By following these five easy steps you can be on your way to a more orderly, tranquil home. Here are a few other helpful tips to consider when tackling a home organization project:

Set specific times to complete the project. Set aside a set amount of time for each room in your house. Building time into your busy schedule will make you more likely to complete it.
Prioritize your rooms. Maybe the kids’ bedrooms need the most work or perhaps it is the kitchen. Prioritize the rooms you want to declutter in order to be sure the worst of the worst gets done first. Also, taking it one room at a time makes the job more manageable.
Build in some time for setbacks. When you start decluttering you may find other odds and ends that need to be fixed in the process. For example, you may have never noticed the stain on the carpet because there was a pile of clothes perpetually covering it. Know that whatever time you set aside for the job will probably be extended along the way, so plan accordingly.

Frog Hauling will help you with the job of decluttering your home as simple as dialing: (614) 258-3764.

Top Rooms In Your Home In Need Of A Cleanout

Written by Frog Hauling on June 15, 2016. Posted in Green Business, Uncategorized. No Comments on Top Rooms In Your Home In Need Of A Cleanout

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If your entire home has become overrun with junk and clutterthen it’s probably time for a good cleanout. If the idea of a whole house cleanout seems too intimidating, consider picking a few areas that are sure to be loaded with plenty of unused, unwanted junk.

Top 4 Junk-Filled Areas

The Kitchen:

We spend more time in our kitchens than any other room in the house. Because we spend so much time there, it is also the place where a huge amount of junk and unwanted things can accumulate.

Tackle a few key places in your kitchen:

The “junk” drawer. You know you have one. Everyone does. It’s a hodgepodge of dried out pens, empty tape dispensers, keys to doors that don’t even exist anymore, and about a million Post-It Notes that never got posted. This is where most of last year’s school supplies end up too. Chances are you can probably get rid of about 90% of this drawer and never miss a thing.
The pantry. Without a doubt, there are a few cans of peaches hanging out in the back of your closet from 1995 that no one is ever going to eat. Go through and pick out all expired food items or things that you know you will never eat and pitch them. Make room for more of your favorites.
The refrigerator. Just like the pantry, there is probably food in your fridge that could grow legs and walk out. Look for expired dairy products, old fruit or veggies, and salad dressing that has been in there for four years. It’s time to part.

The Bathroom:

Because we use so many products in the bathroom, this is also another area that tends to collect clutter. Rather than tossing out the hairspray when it’s gone, we often just leave it under the sink….for years. Take a good inventory of the products in your medicine cabinet and vanity and get rid of expired medications or beauty products that have worn out their uses.
The Garage:

Of all of the rooms in the home, this is probably where you openly and knowingly toss your junk. It’s not a secret. When your son comes in and asks where to put his old soccer cleats you automatically say “just toss them in the garage.” It becomes a tomb for all things unwanted. Although this room might take a bit more time depending on just how cluttered it is, the results can be a much more functional and usable space. You might even be able to park your car in it again!
The Attic:

Most people are afraid of their attic. It’s dark, it’s scary, and there are spiders there. For these reasons, most people avoid their attic at all costs. The attic ends up being completely unusable space or a cemetery for old photo albums, yearbooks, and Christmas decorations. Don’t be afraid of your attic. Get in there and get rid of the things you will never need or want again. The mistletoe, box of books from your freshman year of college and stuffed animals from the county fair in 1972 can all probably go. You won’t miss them, we promise.

Frog Hauling Can Help!

A whole house cleanout does seem pretty daunting. That could require a great deal of time and effort. Take it a few rooms at a time, focusing on the most clutter-prone rooms in the home. To make the job even easier, use Frog Hauling to transport your unwanted items to a new home with a roll-off dumpster. It is affordable and handy transportation service and simplifies the job tremendously. We will take care of sorting items for you and transporting them to recycling centers and donation centers. Together we can help you to take back your house!

Call Frog Hauling today for an estimate: (614) 258-3764

Garbage Man Day

Written by Frog Hauling on June 8, 2016. Posted in Dumpster Blog, Uncategorized. No Comments on Garbage Man Day

Did You Know? National Garbage Man Day is celebrated the week of June 17th!

The world would be a disgusting place without a garbage man around. Over the years, people either burned, buried, tossed over the shoulder, or fed garbage to animals. Many cities became buried in filth and disease and it became necessary to do something about the debris. That’s when garbage men came into play! Garbage men don’t simply take care of the garbage around our homes, they keep our environment and the air we breathe healthy and clean.

National Garbage Man Day

John D. Arwood, CEO of Arwood Waste, invites everyone to celebrate all trash collectors and anyone else who does the dirty jobs that we would rather not do. He is raising awareness for the men and women who make our cities clean.

Garbage men are vital for life. Without garbage men, what would you do with all of your trash? Would you throw it in the streets, in the river, or would you burn or let your animals get into it? These aren’t questions anyone wants to come across because no one wants to deal with their own trash. Garbage men have done amazing jobs keeping the environment clean from debris and disorder. Be sure to thank yours!

Top 5 Reasons To Hire A Professional Dumpster Service

Written by Frog Hauling on June 1, 2016. Posted in Green Business, Uncategorized. No Comments on Top 5 Reasons To Hire A Professional Dumpster Service

dumpsters-columbus-ohio- When it comes to the task of cleaning out and moving unwanted junk from our homes, no one is ever standing up jumping for joy to do the job. We often just keep putting it off until there is so much junk that our homes are nearly unusable anymore. We’re here to tell you: you don’t have to do it alone, we will help! We will even give you a bunch of great reasons to hire Frog Hauling to transport your junk for you to a new location.

5 Reasons To Hire A Professional

1.) Our Price Is All-Inclusive

When you hire Frog Hauling for transportation services, we will give you a price that will include:

Drop-off of a dumpster container for you to fill
Pick-up of a loaded dumpster container of your items
Sorting of you items for recycling
Transportation of your items to your designated location

2.) Frog Hauling Is An Environmentally Responsible Company

We aim to recycle as much of your items as we can or find a way to reuse it. Anything that can be recycled such as metals, plastic, tires, and cardboard is recycled without an additional charge. We also often drop items off at local charities without an additional charge. We do all we can to recycle and reuse.

3.) Save Yourself The Trouble

You might have a bad back or weak knees or maybe just aren’t as young as you used to be. The last thing you want to add to your honey-do list is hauling a bunch of heavy items, to the recycling center or a local charity. Let us do that for you. Our roll-off dumpster containers give you one convenient easy to load shipping containers dumping site right in your own driveway. Don’t worry about it from there -will transport it.

4.) Your Car Can’t Handle It

When you are clearing out a lot of items from your home it can take up a lot of room. Attempting to move it from point A to point B in your car could take multiple trips and cost you a ton in fuel. Keep your car clean and fueled up and leave the transporting to us. We will pick up our dumpster container that you loaded with your items whenever it’s convenient for you and haul it.

5.) You’re Busy

Between working, taking kids back and forth to school and sports, and actually finding a minute for a social life, we are all super busy. Taking your unwanted items to Goodwill this Saturday isn’t at the top of your to-do list. Save yourself a lot of time and energy by using Frog Hauling. The items can be tossed into Frog Hauling’s dumpster container a lot quicker than it would take for you to distribute it to various locations around town. Buy back some of your weekend with Frog Hauling.

Frog Hauling provides a convenient, cost-effective transportation solution to your unwanted junk problem. Our prices are fair, our service is solid, and our employees are professional. Call Frog Hauling today at (614) 258-3764 to schedule loading our dumpster container for this weekend and get rid of that junk once and for all!

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