In the News
August 2011--Asheville, NC: Mountain XPress
...Danny Keaton, owner of Danny's Dumpster, also cites employee morale as a
key factor in deciding to join the program and pay higher wages than his
competitors. The company hauls the compost and recyclable materials of about
65 restaurants in Hendersonville and Asheville, including The Green Sage, Posana
Cafe and the Lexington Avenue Brewery
June 2011--Asheville, NC: Carolina Public Press
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Recycling is a real hot place for entrepreneurs now, and a lot of big
manufacturers are looking at recycled materials instead of raw, virgin materials.
Some small companies are creating a business around collecting recycling
materials. Danny's Dumpster in Buncombe County is one such company. Danny
Keaton started the business as a residential garbage pick-up service in Madison
County. His Leicester-based company has evolved to focus on collecting food
waste, recyclables and trash from restaurants.
May 2011--Asheville, NC: Asheville Citizen-Times
HomeTrust Bank’s Small Business Leader of the Year Awards are presented each
year to an individual who reflects quality and dedication in their business
operations and who has exhibited leadership accomplishments in the areas of
innovation, initiative and civic responsiveness. Danny Keaton, owner of Danny’s
Dumpster, received the award for Small Business Leader of the Year in the
category.
May 2011--Asheville, NC: Green Opportunities
Danny Keaton recieves the 2011 GO Outstanding Business Partner of the
Year Award. Green Opportunities (GO) is an Asheville-based, community-
based development organization dedicated to improving lives, communities
and the health of the planet through innovative green collar job training and
placement programs.
April 2011--Raleigh, NC: Recycling Business Assistance Center web site
www.p2pays.org/rbac/2011grantsummary.html
Danny’s Dumpster, Inc. ($22,000) – Danny’s Dumpster (Leicester) will
purchase a recycling collection truck and approximately 100 64-gallon roll-
carts to enable expansion of its commercial food waste and recycling
collection service.
December 2010--Asheville, NC: The Revolution 880 AM
Danny Keaton is "the Man of Magic" because he moves all of our
(Posana Cafe) waste. The thing that excites me most about his service is
that we can now put dairy and meat into our compost, which means we
don't have to sort through everything.
July 2010--Charlotte, NC: UNC-TV
www.unctv.org/ncnow/features/june_1_03/html
From table scraps to takeout containers the average restaurant in America
produces 50,000 pounds of waste per year, according to the Green
Restaurant Association, and the agency says that sky high number presents
a host of problems including overcrowded landfills and excessive pollution.
May 2010--Swannanoa, NC: Swannanoa Journal Radio
www.warren-wilson.edu/~ELC/SwannanoaJournal/TheSwannanoaJournalmakailahdannysdumpsters.mp3
In 2007 an unknown hero began doing what no one else wanted to do but
desperately needed to get done. He began hauling trash and recyclables in
the back of a 1985 van for his collegues and neighbors in Madison County.
April 2010--Raleigh, NC: Recycling Business Assistance Center web site
www.p2pays.org/rbac/2010grantsummary.html
Danny’s Dumpster Inc. ($12,000) – Danny’s Dumpster (Leicester) will
purchase a trailer with a candy-cane lift to improve the efficiency of their
existing food-waste, and recycling collection operations.
November 2009-- Asheville, NC: Holiday Parade
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOm-zmgKmk
Danny's Dumpster participates in the 2009 Asheville Christmas Parade -
tractor, trash cans and all!
October 2009--Marshall, NC: News-Record & Sentinel newspaper
News Record Sentinel Oct 2009.RTF
A local business man was recently featured on WLOS-13 news for his efforts
to help restaurants and other businesses reduce their waste through
composting.
September 2009-- Emmaus, PA: Biocycle blog
www.thecompostpile.info/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=14 Innovative haulers all over are beginning to collect organic waste
from businesses. These haulers not only help businesses reduce their
waste bills, and give compost facilities necessary feedstocks, they
also demonstrate the need for organics collection -- communities want
to make more environmentally sound choices, and these haulers are giving
more options.
September 2009-- Emmaus, PA: Biocycle magazine www.jgpress.com/archives/_free/001933.html#more
Danny's Dumpster of Leciester (near Asheville) began operations in 2007
with a 1985 Toyota can, servinc residents in Madison County as the only
trash and recycling hauler in the area. Expanding services to include
organics, Danny's Dumpster now picks up trash, recyclables and organics
from over 40 customers, including Park Ridge Hospital and the Univeristy
of North Carolina Asheville.
September 2009-- Asheville, NC: WLOS-13 news
http://youtu.be/OV8a-QYCkHI
A new service allows restaurant owners to help the environment and save
money. Danny's Dumpster takes every day table scraps and other
compostable material and turns it into rich top soil. One restaurant owner
tells us he's saving $75 a month because he needs the garbage
dumpster less and less.
August 2009--Raleigh, NC: Recycling Works newsletter
Grant press release.pdf
The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
awarded 29 Recycling Business Development Grants, totaling $600,000 -
one of which went to Danny's Dumpster.