Gone are the days when it was acceptable to leave a soiled couch on a street curb just in case your trash might become another person’s treasure. Today it makes sense to pay to have someone haul away that dirty mattress instead of tossing it onto the street for free.

Leaving your garbage outside for scavengers or attempting to overstuff a dumpster is not only a hassle, but it isn’t environmentally friendly. Furniture left on roadsides can attract pests, harm children, or end up in the street creating a traffic hazard.

How many times have you had to abruptly swerve to miss driving your car into a broken armchair? Don’t allow your garbage to become someone else’s problem. What you may consider a “good deed” or method of recycling is actually a burden for others.

Overstuffing dumpsters can also become hazardous. By attempting to throw out large amounts of junk at one time, you prevent others from being able to use the same trash receptacle, as well as encourage pests such as cockroaches and rats.

In some locations, you may even receive a citation for creating a garbage overflow and causing litter to fall into the streets. By overstuffing dumpsters, you reduce the cleanliness of the local area for everyone, as well as destroy your home or apartment’s curb appeal.

So what’s the solution? If you have a large amount of garbage that needs immediate disposal, hire a junk removal service. There are many different companies that not only take your trash away, but can assist you with moving heavy loads and even recycle what can be salvaged in an environmentally-friendly manner. Junk removal services can save you time and headaches.

Trash removal services can be used for a variety of different jobs, from furniture to plant matter to old electronics. Whatever the job may be, junk removal services are often able to cleverly recycle items, such as refurbishing all furniture to donate to needy causes, or extracting usable electronic parts for placement in new equipment.

Most trash removal services charge varying fees depending on the size of the job. Some companies charge by volume, which means the more garbage the cheaper the price. Others may add charges for loading large objects such as couches or for disposing of special materials like hazardous waste products.

Compared to risking citation and the time you’ll spend attempting to cram all of your junk into a dumpster or hauling it onto the street, prices are reasonable and can often be negotiated. There is also healthy competition in larger cities, so you will have the opportunity to shop around for the best junk removal service price.

Rather than allowing your junk to build up, slowly taking over all of the useable space in your garage or just creating too much clutter in general, call a trash removal agency and check out the options that are available.

You’ll not only be helping the environment, but you’ll be supporting a clean, safe community and will set the precedence for others to properly dispose of their garbage rather than carelessly littering.

Trash removal services can make your life easier and help you clean out your home safely and efficiently. For junk removal in Philadelphia PA, contact the company that has served the area for over 27 years. Visit http://www.karrsremovalservice.net for a free estimate.

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For many years, scholars have recognized the link between a good breakfast and improved student behavior and academic performance. Boston schools see breakfast as their first tool of success.

In 2000, the Boston schools partnered with the Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a study on the impact of the federal School Breakfast Program in 16 of their elementary schools. Researchers found that a simple breakfast of milk, juice and cereal provides a fourth of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of key nutrients needed by growing children. Breakfast reduces hunger in the classroom and improves the overall nutrition of the students. They found that student behavior and grades improved, especially in mathematics. Students were able to spend more time on tasks and were more creative. Attendance improved. Students demonstrated better concentration facilities and improved emotional functioning. Trips to the nurse’s office were drastically reduced.

Breakfast is by far the least expensive program for improving academic achievement, yet less than half the children eligible for the free or reduced price meals participate nationwide. One major obstacle is perception — breakfast programs are viewed as programs for the “poor kids”, a label many students wish to avoid. The other major obstacle is timing. Most schools across the country serve breakfast before the start of school — children who arrive late due to tight morning schedules or on buses that are late, miss breakfast.

Many of the Boston schools have implemented innovative strategies to overcome the obstacles of perception and timing:

• Nearly 80 elementary schools now offer a universal breakfast — all children eat together for free. The “poor kid” stigma has been eliminated.

• Participating Boston schools make breakfast a normal and expected part of the morning schedule — no different than taking attendance.

• Boston schools serve breakfast in a variety of ways, using the method that works best for each individual school’s culture. Methods range from serving cold or hot food in the classroom from a cooler or thermal pack; grab and go, brown bag breakfasts; sending students to the cafeteria after attendance; or a combination of these approaches.

• Involving the children makes the program more successful. Children rotating being in charge of food delivery to the classroom, after-breakfast trash removal, and returning leftovers to the cafeteria instills pride and responsibility. They become part of the program, not just participants.

The Boston schools have been recognized for their efforts in the School Breakfast Program. Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization and Boston schools partner in the School Breakfast Program, awards Boston schools that have achieved an 80 percent or greater student participation — the point at which the breakfast program pays for itself with federal dollars.

In 2002, Project Bread recognized 10 elementary schools with the School Breakfast Excellence Award. Each award is $1,000 that the school’s principal can use for any school-related expense.

The Boston schools have found that when their educators make it a priority and part of the daily schedule, it is more acceptable to the students and has a better chance to succeed. Breakfast is such an inexpensive way for Boston schools to achieve substantial academic results — especially in the children who need it the most.

About The Author

Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more on Boston schools visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/Massachusetts/Boston/index.html

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