Shocking Amount of Trash in Landfill Every Hour ⏰ 🚜

Ever wonder how much trash ends up in the landfill in just one hour? Watch this eye-opening video to see the impact of our waste on the environment. We sure hope to continue our recycling efforts and help put a stop to all of the waste! Come spend an hour with me in the landfill and see what all waste comes in!
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[@user-fz6vs4de9m]

I'm with you. I am a recycling nut. We need to get everyone recycling as a fact of life.

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

I'm not a hoarder, but I could definitely see myself being one if I worked their. 👍👍👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

You and me both!

[@TomGuimond]

​@@TheRealMrDigg At 22:45 I imagine that the barrels did not contain HAZMAT products (toxic product) and if it would have been the case how do you manage hazardous materials that could involuntarily be found in a load of waste

[@angus4202]

yeah id be opening a giant tent to sell some of the reusable stuff theres alot of good stuff that gets junked

[@zaecoe2234]

I'm with Waste management and we are not allowed to get out and pick up anything stay in dozer and push

[@OG1160]

Places like yours are going to set the example for the changes we need to reduce waste in landfills. Some of these landfills are ticking time bombs for future generations to deal with.

[@NotmeGK123]

Employee’s can respect a BOSS that has done it all and not afraid to help out when needed ❤😊

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@peteschiavoni]

Mike is the kind of employee that keeps a business growing. I’d say that load was 70% recyclable.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

I say 90

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@TheRealMrDigg It all could be if we could just afford to get that serious with it but people will never do it..

[@colinofay7237]

​@@lewiemcneely9143it's extremely difficult to recycle various plastics, and doing it multiple times is hard as well, very cost prohibitive. So it's not always about effort or "getting serious" about it, if the material is bad and cannot be recycled, it's not about having the will to do it. Ideally, companies just wouldn't make materials that cannot be recycled, and there'd be materials that can easily recycled over and over made.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@colinofay7237 RIGHT!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@colinofay7237 All the landfill here is concerned amout is the tonnage. They have conex boxes there for recycling but you have to go there to do it and it's a long gravel road there and back. The local collectors don't have the rigs to haul seperate items. It's all bagged and weighed as a load. No coloection points so we do what we do and throw it all in and it goes away and that's it. Until someone invests money in a rig to carry seperate kinds of stuff for recycling it'll never happen.

[@pepperboys9572]

The best boss/business owner is one that has done the job BUT still "gets their hands dirty" and mucks in when needed. Hat off to you, Mr Digg!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Pepperboys!! How y’all doing?! 👋

[@NathanaelNewton]

Holy crap this is horrifying.. We got a lot of work to do as a society to be more responsible with waste

[@duaneayers6117]

Boy, I bet those environmental tree huggers are going crazy seeing all of that cardboard going in the landfill. They'll live. Great Video 👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Hey now, I love trees lol We actually recycle a significant amount of cardboard, everyone can live in harmony

[@drewdanielson8582]

Your connection and attitude towards the employees are spot on. I spent 25 years with Southwest Airlines because the employees were looked at as the most valuable asset and treated with respect. Companies who recognize the importance of great employees have much greater success.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Totally agree!

[@BUFORD-T]

Mike the driver deserves a little "undercover boss" reward. However, you blew your cover at @18:50.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍

[@shelfridges]

I've always been off the mindset that i would never ask an employee to do something i wouldn't be prepared to do myself. Earning respect builds a good team culture.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@spankywagner7740]

Recently when we hired a crew of five for a property maintenance project, we brought them lunch, provided snacks, and beverages every day. One of the men thanked us and said "'Most people just look through us as if we aren't really there." Thank you for recognizing your employee family. Family isn't just the ones you grow up with but also the ones you grow better with. Until next time...just do the next thing.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

thanks!

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Never thought I'd be watching a dump channel. But I find it interesting.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

lol thanks!

[@steveminton8329]

Same 😂

[@Richard-C]

i guess what they say is true one man's trash is an other man's treasure, great video Ryan 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

You got that right!

[@eddyedwards]

Man I’m glad I found your channel, I really enjoy it. Say hey to your pops, glad he’s coming along well. 👍🏻

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MattsMadnessOfficial]

I have been running the landfill here in town for 14 years I am the one and only operator and with machines mostly older than I am or complete junk lol watching your videos really makes me want to make a video of my landfill , its pretty much the opposite of what you got going on you would prolly get a kick out of watchin it

[@TheRealMrDigg]

You should do it!

[@kanenmoffett9539]

YES! More landfill videos

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@kellyharper7751]

You are in my top 5 you tubers tp watch including both of your channels. On the 29th of April I under go back surgery and I look forward to you videos during recovery. God Bless.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Good luck on your surgery friend!

[@derrickpettit86]

Man Ryan that video was awesome, super informative, really enjoyed that, something extremely interesting about seeing the different things coming in to landfill, just seeing the the trucks an talking to everyone, thank you for sharing an have a good weekend and I look forward to seeing the next video 🇺🇲✊👌🤙💪

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Awesome, thank you!

[@donnajkelleyphotography]

Here in Alabama wooden pallets are used again and some are recycled into building things. Cardboard in our larger towns and cities recycle cardboard. They have wire trailers stationed at certain area and businesses break it down and place it in trailers where it is picked up and bailed. That might be an interesting research and idea for your company .

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Cool idea

[@noahwebb6179]

Gotta give Mike a raise. Seems like a great guy

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Busy day, Mr Digg I reckon with the sorting line up and running 85% could've been recycled from that load With the added bonus that some trash that's not worth sorting on the tipping floor becomes worth saving cos it's getting sorted out anyway Good plan sir And I hope you remember to tell Zak what a good guy Mike is 👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My guess was ninety

[@coreydavis5552]

Here in North Queensland Australia we are all but 100% recycling all waste. Looking at what you are putting in we would be recycling at least 60-70% of your 800t a day. Even our domestic kerbside waste we have 2 bins 1 for general waste and the other is recycling and that goes to a dedicated facility where it’s sorted manually and some automated for processing. All our building waste is recycled and the same for commercial waste.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@jackyoung42]

pallets 99% wood 1% nails recyclable 😁

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍

[@williamatkinson4324]

How many metal dumpsters do you go through in a week?

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Probably 3

[@silverrossgroup642]

Mr Digg a important message Why dont you place 2 bins at the tipping area Use the Hyuandai with the Demo magnet grapple to pick threw Wood Pallets and Metals It will save you space at the landfill In the long rung you can activate the soarting line For now that grapple excavator with the demo magnet can fill 2 bins One with metals and the other with Wood pallets that end up for compaction You can send one bin to Green go recycling for mulch production One to the scrap yard Hope you will consider and will take this method to save mother earth by saving the wood from the landfill area With that graple excavator it can do 2 jobs Filling up one bin with wood and other with metals.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Still not enough time before the next loads show up. Not worth the time

[@mischef18]

That sure made for great viewing bro but yes it's sad to see recyclable stuff in a land fill. Safe travels. Kn.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@jamesfitzgerald2855]

I enjoy your KZbin channel. Could some of the cardboard be shredded and mixed with soil for top cover of the land fill ? Great channel. 👋👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Possibly

[@brianayre8794]

Nice work Ryan!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@mikewild5367]

Great video, very interesting and informative, in a friendly and clear way. Mike UK

[@bryanb5413]

Thanks Mike... Thanks for sharing!

[@bryanb5413]

The driver.....

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonhovey815]

Id say about 60% of that load love these videos

[@jennyoreilly5980]

I am amazed at how much stuff is dumped. Your crew are very efficient, lucky you.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

I know employees respect their boss, and the boss respects them. You're more than a number. You're a human being, and sometimes managers or bosses forget, and I think you're just disposable

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Awesome video.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@jccorder1]

I started out with nothing 56 years ago, I still have most of left. I have seen way to many people move up at a place and forget what it was like at the bottom. Keep up the good work.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Good stuff

[@fredpitts9382]

Very good video

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks

[@Marialyse]

No truer words were spoken. Admire your work ethics.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thank you so much!!

[@ianmckay1780]

70%+? That load got bigger the more I looked. Ryan, I have nothing but admiration for you and what you do. I hope you can get the sorting line up and running ASAP, 'cos you're loosing money as it stands, just in this load alone, and there were several loads that were, as you say 100%.So much wood, plastic, metal etc. Best wishes from UK

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching!!

[@tomtrees58]

nice one thanks

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@lennyfitzgerald4714]

The landfill I dump at has 4100 gradall to to clean those compactor containers. They add a 5 foot extension on the gradall boom. Good luck

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Cool!

[@TheCarhartt1]

The main thing wrong with some business management is they have people like you a your position that can’t do the jobs they manage… we need more leaders like you sir!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@pilot9122]

Love it! Great job on explaining this! Thank you again!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My pleasure!

[@jeffgray2954]

Depending upon whether you use tons or cubic yards. Tonnage is 80% and cubic yards would be 6 75%

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My guess was ninety

[@debcamp2359]

❤ the video. We learn a lot. We all through trash away, but rarely anyone has a single thaught after.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks!

[@ttgk8506]

I used to haul dirt and mulch to my local landfill. It's crazy what some people throw away

[@TheRealMrDigg]

it really is!

[@funnyent]

great video - thanks for sharing!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching!

[@DMWBN3]

When you think this has to happen in every town, city, and village all around the world, it's really depressing to think how we all waste way too much. Even recycling ♻️ doesn't cover what it really needs to. I work with a one man & a van & just the amount we collect really makes you think.

[@alanrichman1867]

love watching the videos

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thank you!!

[@Jamieclarke88]

Thanks for sharing Ryan its wide open at c&c landfill buddy after seeing all the pallets and cardboard be good to see your sorting line when it’s ready 🍻🍻👍👍👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching!

[@ClaytonHartin]

Ever thought about buying a Skip Loader to replace your backhoe? If you don’t know what a skip loader is there backhoes but without the backhoe in the back. So it will have a loader bucket in the front and a box blade in the rear. Could be handy grading your land fill. Cat, John Deere and Case make skip loaders

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Cool idea!

[@kennethney4260]

Bollards.... and the big black plastic square was the base to the plastic storage building

[@TheRealMrDigg]

That’s the word I was looking for!

[@LKN117]

As someone who works on the heavy equipment that runs in these landfills. It sounds like you are trying to do exactly what I've been saying landfills should have been doing long ago. Recycling. Especially these large outfits out there that have the headroom to get an operation going to sort and recycle.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

exactly

[@VicsYard]

My area we have transfer stations. Lowest per ton tipping fee for me is $105. Upstate NY

[@VicsYard]

PS: I’ve hauled thousands of dumpsters!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Wow!! Thanks for sharing

[@silverrossgroup642]

Mr digg You say saving cardbord its just waste of time and placing a extra person for cardbord colection wont help because cardbord prices are low Come on Mr Digg Hyuandai with grapple with demo magnet can save all wood cardbord mettals from getting barried under land fill space The graple is a life saver Remember even if you have to give some cash to take that cardbord it will help mother earth in the long run You will save plunty of space of that landfill area Recycling should be a must. I feal sad for all the wood and cardbord that ends up under dirt land fill space. SAQIB FROM SILVER ROSS GROUP OF COMPANIES We support you from Toronto Ontario Canada

[@TheRealMrDigg]

There’s just not enough time to go after the wood and cardboard on the tipping floor. Not worth it, in fact you’d lose money

[@jays106]

current issue with recycling is that most of the plastic gets shipped to 3rd world countries and just sits there or "accidentally" catches fire creating more of a hazard but we turn a blind eye to the reality of it as it isn't happening in our back yard and there simply isn't yet enough demand for the recycled material

[@patrickjordan7670]

It's amazing the amount of waste going to landfill I don't mind cardboard or timber but plastic should be stored it should be burnt it will be in the ground for ever I worked on landfill in uk back in the 70ts there wasn't much plastic back then I'm old enough to remember growing up without plastic in the 50ts now everything plastic and its everywhere its in the streets hedges people don't seem to be bothered where it goes it would be interesting to see in an other 60 years what Towns and cities will be like. Interesting videos 👍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks

[@chrislindquist2003]

Good stuff Ryan!! I'd love to work there but it would be a bad idea because I'd want to bring crap home everyday!!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Lol

[@danielpullum1907]

Ah the day at the "dump". I live in a community that has single source recycleables which is nice for the homeowner. It is collected here then hauled 50m to a sorting center. There is a CAT plant here and they are assembling some compactors in the 980 class. Good show. I'm sure it wouldn't take long to cure ya of "hoarding"..... LOL

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

[@tomblanton4726]

That floor looks like the 9 rat holes I was talking about the other day. Stay safe and have a cold Lite!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Lol

[@MrSonny57]

Great video!! I think those yellow plastic things are bollard covers.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

I think so too!

[@perryroberts3792]

Mr.Digg must be sleeping on the job, METAL PALLETS are great for BIG rocks!!!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Dang it! You’re so right!!

[@christianorrsr]

good watch thank you

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching!

[@christianalvarez7799]

Every owner or boss should work from the bottom up, so they see the reality of how the business works.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@mikeingeorgia1]

I took my old mattress to the scrapyard. I took off all the padding material first, but all the springs got recycled

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍

[@AllstarVentures]

Hey Ryan, how about come over here and teach Berkeley county how a landfill should be ran. Our road in and out is terrible, tipping floor is unacceptable and trash scattered from the hill to the scale

[@AllstarVentures]

I’d say at least 50% on recyclables in that one roll off. I remember when I was young. My mom worked at a grocery store. They had an incinerator and cardboard compactor

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@brian7327]

Hey Ryan I can agree with you on temps coming humidity got to 97 here today we screwed for the summer on the load you ask about I'm going to say around 87% of load would be recycled and you never said a More truer statement than if a business has a good manager you will have great employees and with your employees seeing you out there working and doing what they do rather than just jumping down there throat this will gain you more respect from your employees than anyone can ever imagine good job brother stay cool we catch you on your next video

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My guess was ninety

[@tararaboy11]

great walk around .and 45 %

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks. My guess was 90

[@davidbofin2658]

I always enjoy your videos, viewing from County SLIGO Ireland 🇮🇪 😎🤠🚲📷✍

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks buddy!

[@BZ1340]

Our waste price for building materials is 90 bucks a ton at the landfill …55 a ton for concrete

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Wow!

[@BZ1340]

@@TheRealMrDigg Cardboard has to be separated also

[@johncolasanto605]

awesome work.. just curious.. would it pay to have the excavator with the thumb pile the pallets & wood off to the side, like they do the scrap metal & when it piles up bring in the haul truck & move it to the chipper?.. another thing, not sure if your recycle place takes them, but some places take mattresses as scrap..metal keep up the great work!!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Not enough time

[@mannymccray424]

My local MRF has a 30 pole with a hook on it. It’s basically a 4x8 steel box beam with fish hook barb looking end. They attach it to the tipping floor loader to help pull loads out of the trucks when they get stuck. Gets a lot of use in the winter when our loads freeze in the box. Would be interesting to hear from the Scale house what tonnage the recorded in the hour

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@shannonm2689]

New to the channel im from Ontario Canada here we recycle everything cardboard and wood pellets do not go to our landfills or any plastic

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@GhettoWagon]

Ya this is why I trash pick on a small scale. I save so much stuff that can be reused that is thrown out. Really what I throw away is pure junk. Everything else gets recycled. OR even scrapped for a few bucks

[@TheRealMrDigg]

It’s hard not to want to save stuff!

[@Suzuki1776]

Another great video sir!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

I appreciate that

[@ColeMacjewski]

Up here in the northeast (New England) a lot of the landfills are ash only now but they sort threw all the ash from the incinerators where they burn the trash and pull out all the metals then the ash goes in the landfill always wondered about this kind of landfill though because there are lot of old quarrys where you could set up something like this sorting lines sort out metal and wood make mulch like you do and sell the scrap metal out of it turn in all the other plastics and cardboard to sell in bails where you are so close to ports or rail lines / yards be good use of the land instead of just being a big open pit and would supply jobs for a long time before it fills up say someone opened a quarry mined it all out then swap over to something like this even on a small scale thats jobs for 50 to 100 years maybe even more

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Cool info, thanks for sharing!

[@tommyhayworth887]

Mr. Digg if you take care of your employees they will take care of you.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@thingamageorge]

I think we would want some wood and cardboard in the mix to help some of the landfill content to return to the earth. You think?? Anyway, good work, guys, keep it up!!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Yes it does help on a small scale. Thanks for watching!

[@sebastiana7252]

love the landfill videos

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks

[@hydroaxop73]

The yellow plastic is for bollards

[@TheRealMrDigg]

That’s the word I was looking for!!! Had a brain fart like I usually do when Im filming

[@hydroaxop73]

@@TheRealMrDigg lol you were close. We all get brain farts the older you get

[@MattsMadnessOfficial]

I would love to have that mag bucket I didn't even know that was a thing

[@TheRealMrDigg]

It’s awesome

[@alanm3438]

It is to bad that things like the cardboard and pallets were not taken to the right spot. Landfill space runs out quicker when putting the wrong things in it. I know it cost a lot of money but a sorting plant will help. I know it is not practical but it would nice if all the trash was ground up. I do not know if that would help it break down any quicker. Plastic and cardboard are such huge problems. Thanks for the video.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks for watching, hopefully we will recycle more soon

[@paulhammond7489]

It used to normal in my past for not tasking any worker to do a job that you're not fully capable and experienced in doing yourself. Sadly many modern industries have moved away from that style of management and as a result their workers eventually lost most / all the respect for the management in those industries. Stand in their shoes and know how tough it is, then task and reward accordingly if you want to develop a good working relationship that benefits the company and its staff...

[@TheRealMrDigg]

100% agree! Thanks for taking the time to comment!!

[@mirage4014]

Good morning from Germany i think 75 - 80 % of that load could have been recycled! could you not use ground up cardboard in your composting soil !?

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My guess was ninety

[@zoomafew]

Love it , live cam would be nice, lol

[@TheRealMrDigg]

That would be cool

[@westernreservelandcareinc.5331]

60% all those pallets are premium wood for dyed mulch

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@guygfm4243]

Has to be recycled here in uk very few land fill sites now

[@user-dl9wo4tn2b]

I love your videos. Clay is the worst. Got my tractor stuck two times in one week.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Oh no!

[@BUFORD-T]

Question sir.... Your guys on the tipping floor, Do you allow them to keep the tools and or any item they can use (not sell) that is not ready to be "trashed"?

[@TheRealMrDigg]

They keep them for use at landfill. Can’t take home

[@williammurfin6354]

I'm amazed you have a shredder type crushing machine with a conveyor belt shoot on it to break all the materials for a better packing ability.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍👍

[@jermainewyatt1995]

Landfill videos like this are cool thanks for sharing wat was your favorite job on the landfill drving the compactor looks like fun

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My favorite is the compactor

[@jermainewyatt1995]

@@TheRealMrDigg gotcha

[@ramtuff2007]

good landfill video

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Thanks 👍

[@bradencoleman7109]

Would like to see videos of the recycling center.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

I’ll try

[@raymondgochenour8725]

Probably 70 to 80% enjoy the video as always

[@TheRealMrDigg]

I say ninety

[@Failandy]

I wonder if you put a spotter camera over your scales if you could redirect the wood heavy loads to a separate tipping floor. Give it a quick pick out with an excavator.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

we have cameras but soooo many trucks coming through and you never know if trash is on the bottom

[@Failandy]

@@TheRealMrDigg I'll definitely be waiting with anticipation for you to get your picking line set up. Looking from the outside in, I feel your pain watching everything thst could be recycled getting buried. But I also understand the infrastructure to divert it is very costly and the commodities won't give you a good ROI yet.

[@udo5479]

Landfills are like Stone Age Wasting Resources

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Yup

[@madelinelambert605]

Oh wow!

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍

[@billblock8090]

50 percent Hello from Texas

[@TheRealMrDigg]

My guess was ninety

[@rubywarrior1]

hmm, take them metal pallets and weld them to the old metal wheels and make a new set for the compacter. just a thought, might have to harden them first tho.

[@TheRealMrDigg]

👍

[@brianshakesby9826]

About 70% recyclable in that load

[@DMWBN3]

Blame the people who put it in wrong bins, not the people who have to deal with the bins at the sharp end.

[@ProjectsWithPaul]

Always a good time at the landfill

[@TheRealMrDigg]

Hey paul!!!