Sometimes, everything has to go. And while it may seem like just dropping everything into a dumpster or roll-off is the solution, you need to handle your office cleanout properly. Not only do you need to get rid of everything properly and responsibly, you also want to do everything you can to ensure you're saving as much time and money as possible.
Here are some handy tips to follow for when you need to clean out your office space.
1. Take an Inventory
Knowing exactly what you have and what you're getting rid of can help you in a number of ways. It can help you choose the proper size of dumpster to rent. It can help to make sure you don't forget something. It can help you avoid throwing away something you intended to keep.
You should make your inventory as detailed as you comfortably can. This applies to large and small offices alike. Knowing what you have will also help you to pack a dumpster faster and more efficiently.
2. Group Together the Recyclables
In New Jersey, recycling is the law. What you must recycle varies by county. It can help to peruse your county's recycling policy.
Of course, you can leave it up to the trash removal service to dispose of your recyclable content responsibly as well. Even if you go that route, it will still help them, and you, to have your recyclables separated out ahead of time.
3. Group Together Your Electronics and Appliances
An office of any size is more than likely to have a few electronics and appliances. A trash removal service can likely deal with them. However, you may want to determine if there's more you can do.
If you have working computers, laptops, televisions or other electronics, you can sell or donate them. The same goes for things like refrigerators and air conditioners. Sometimes, if you recycle these things yourself through an e-waste or e-cycle program, you can receive incentives and rebates.
4. Group Together the Large Items
Organizing everything by size can help you a lot, especially since you will likely put the larger items in the dumpster first. If nothing else, you should at least group the larger items together.
Put them closer to where you will bring them out. That way, you won't waste time bringing them to the dumpster. This will also help ensure you won't have to dodge or maneuver around large obstacles while carrying out other large pieces of furniture.
5. Look Out for Chemicals and Toxic Products
Many trash removal services and dumpster rental companies will not accept chemicals and toxins. Even when they do, the responsible thing to do is keep them separated from everything else. If it's flammable, corrosive, poisonous or dangerous in any way, make note of it.
6. Break Down the Big Stuff
To get the most out your rented dumpster, you should break larger things down. If it can come apart, take it apart. Otherwise, these things can take up far more space than you would want them to. Once you've broken down what you can, you'll have a far better idea of how large of a dumpster you will need to rent.
7. Contact a Dumpster Rental Service
After you have everything sorted and ready to go, it's time to contact a reliable local
dumpster rental
or trash removal service.
If you simply don't have the time for any of this, or would rather not have to deal with it, then contact a full-service trash removal service. You can call on Total Trash Removal to handle some or all of your office cleanout project.
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