For the vast majority of residents in Baton Rouge, what happens to your yard waste after you finish mowing the lawn or raking the leaves is an afterthought, at best. As long as the landscaping around your home looks well maintained, most people never think twice about the grass clippings that get blown into the road or the bagged leaves that get taken to the nearest landfill. The different sources of yard waste, however, contribute to serious environmental and public health issues across the State of Louisiana. 

In this short article, we will take a quick look at the negative consequences that come with improper disposal of yard waste in Baton Rouge. We´ll then explain why Junk King of Baton Rouge is the best company to help you with all of your yard waste removal needs. 

The Negative Consequences of Improper Yard Waste Disposal in Baton Rouge 

Most experts agree that the best way to deal with your different sources of yard waste is to keep them from being discarded into the street in front of businesses, residences and other buildings. Unfortunately, many lawnmowers, wood chippers, and other landscaping equipment blows grass clippings, fallen leaves, and other types of yard waste into the streets where it eventually gets swept into storm drains. 

This yard waste eventually ends up in local rivers, lakes, bayous, and other bodies of water. One recent report found that waterways in Louisiana are already among the most polluted in the nation. In 2012 alone, industrial facilities released more than 12.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into rivers, bayous and other waters. Given this reality, we need to be doing everything we can to keep our water as clean and uncontaminated as possible. 

Instead of having your yard waste swept into the sewer, homeowners, business owners, and other residents of Baton Rouge might consider investing in recycling lawnmowers. This type of mower can help to prevent grass clippings and tree leaves from being blown into the roads and eventually being swept into the storm water drainage system. 

A recycling lawnmower has special blades that will cut the grass blades into small pieces and carefully return them to the lawn. The grass then slowly decomposes, and works as a natural source of fertilizer for the lawn. If you don’t have a recycling lawn mower, it is also possible to collect your grass clippings after mowing and put them into a compost pile or compost bin with other sources of yard waste such as fallen leaves. You can also compost your yard waste together with leftover food scraps and other organic waste items. 

Fallen tree leaves are another major source of yard waste that often ends up getting washed into Baton Rouge´s waterways. According to the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter, “tree leaves can be mulched directly under the tree eliminating the need for any labor. This landscape practice will benefit tree growth by conserving soil moisture, impeding weed growth, reducing soil compaction, and providing nutrition for the tree. They can be vacuumed or raked and added as a mulch to flower beds and vegetable gardens or they can be composted.” 

How Junk King of Baton Rouge Can Help You with Your Yard Waste Removal 

Here at Junk King of Baton Rouge, we understand that not every resident of our city will be able to purchase a recycling lawnmower or set up a backyard composting operation for your different sources of yard waste. Though it is possible to simply bag your yard waste and put it out to the curb for the regular trash service to take it away, this is certainly not the most environmentally friendly way to deal with your yard waste. 

When leaves, grass clippings, and other sources of organic waste are sent to the landfill, they decompose in an unnatural way and often contribute an enormous amount of methane gas emissions. Methane gas is one of the most potent greenhouse gasses that is driving global climate change.

Instead of sending your yard waste to the landfill, Junk King of Baton Rouge is here to offer a more sustainable (and easier) alternative for your yard waste removal needs. We are proud to be one of the greenest and most sustainable junk haulers in the Baton Rouge area. Our team maintains relationships with local recycling centers in Baton Rouge, donation shops and nonprofit organizations accepting furniture and other household goods. With us, all items either get recycled, repurposed or donated giving them a chance to have another life. In the specific case of yard waste and other sources of organic waste, we work with composting facilities and organizations to help keep your yard waste out of our already overburdened landfill system. 

We provide our professional and environmentally friendly yard waste removal services to the Baton Rouge area, including the communities of Addis, Arnaudville, Baker, Baton Rouge, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Brusly, Carencro, Carville, Denham Springs, Donaldsonville, Erwinville, Fordoche, Geismar, Glynn, Gonzales, Grosse Tete, and Lafayette. 

How to Hire Junk King of Baton Rouge?

When you choose Junk King of Baton Rouge for your yard waste removal needs, you will be getting a company that is dedicated to transparent pricing mechanisms, a commitment to recycling, composting, donating, and diverting waste from the landfill, and the absolute best customer service. 

Junk King is proud to be one of the few junk removal companies around the country that has an environmental ethic as a foundational element of our business model. We are proud to say that all of our franchises across the country are committed to recycling, donating, repurposing, or “upcycling” at least 60 percent of the junk that we pick up. We also understand that getting rid of bulky yard waste can be a difficult, especially for people who cannot do any sort of heavy lifting. Thus, we are also committed to making it extremely easy and efficient for you to clean up your yard. Once you have hired us, we will do all the heavy lifting and towing. You simply have to let us know what items you want hauled away and where they are located on your property. Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, we also offer no-contact service, meaning that you never have to physically interact with our junk removal technicians. 

Lastly, here at Junk King, we guarantee to offer fair and transparent cost estimates in writing. We also are confident that we can beat any written estimate, and offer the absolute best service in our industry. We truly believe that it is a combination of excellent customer service and a commitment to recycling, reusing, or donating more than half of the junk we pick up that has allowed our family business to continue to grow and expand. Our company is also fully insured, bonded, and licensed so that you can rest assured that you will never have to deal with unforeseen liabilities. 

No matter what type of yard waste you need to get rid of, we are here to help you efficiently and easily free up space in your home. Give us a call at 1-888-888-JUNK, text a photo to 1-737-888-5865, or book an appointment online to save $20 on orders totaling more than $99. Junk King continues to offer free, on-site written estimates, which is still the best way for us to give you our lowest pricing possible.