Does this exist? Why don't we have recycle bins @ each resaurant, gas station, store, home, etc...?
2007-06-25 16:03:25 · 7 answers · asked by Cal-Tex 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Houston
Yes, Houston does have recycling. I live in Houston myself and we've had weekly recycling pick up at from our home in the city for more than 10 years now, they even come by once a month and pick up yard trimmings, etc.
Most stores and schools do have recycling bins and entire dumpster for recycling alone (it's teal and yellow with a cartoon dog photo.) I'm not sure why you wouldn't have recycling pick-up in your neighborhood, but you can request it from the city (see 1st link below.) You also can dial 311 and request a recycling bin and find out about recycling in your area.
Also the link below is for a frequently asked question page and goes into more detail about any questions you may still have.
2007-06-25 17:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by Than 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amazing , if it doesn't . (Texas IS different, eh?) If there is none , maybe YOU can get it rolling . There's links off the link below . We 're approaching recycling ~ 80% of the wastestream . Might have gone past that, since I last heard . Implementing single-stream recycling made a big difference .The places I've read about, that have trouble, meet resistance because of very particular rules about separation. Eliminate the need for those , & almost everybody is glad to do it .
The upcoming need for a new landfill, or incinerator , prompted much of it. The recycling has extended the life of the county landfill almost indefinitely , & therefore saved a lot of money , and the contentious process of finding a new site . A private company ultimately receives the waste , so there is some profit to be made from recycling .
Btw , the family that has their garbage in the Smithsonian ,( ~2 yrs' worth in a grocery bag!) is that of a former County Legislator, who was chairman of the Solid Waste Committee . It helps to have somebody in authority that wants to solve a problem. ;D
http://media.cce.cornell.edu/hosts/counties/broome/environment/Solidwaste.cfm
2007-06-25 23:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by mikeinportc 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It does in The Woodlands. Waste Management provides us with recycle bins and we set them out each trash day for pick up.
Waste Management provides:
Bulky Waste
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Recycling
Dumpster
Yard Waste
Customer Service at: (936) 441-8017
We also have:
Woodlands Community Associations Recycling Center located on Research Forest Drive next to the Recreation Center.
2007-06-26 10:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Happy Horn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recycling plant is located in southwest houston...right off of hwy 59s & Fountain View...if you're coming from downtown, exit chimney rock..pass chimney r. and on the next light make a left go underbridge...next light left & its on your left hand side.
You can ask the city for a recycling bin...or hoa.
2007-06-27 19:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Robert R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For quick information on recycling call phone # 311.
2007-06-26 23:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some neighborhoods (like my mom & dad's) have it. Check out Penn & Teller's piece about recycling on youtube.
2007-06-26 11:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by mikehunt29 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends where u live...katy, sugar land, woodlands, clear lake, and i think pearland have weekly recycling pick ups...u can look for 1 in katy...thats where the main 1 is
2007-06-28 04:00:15 · answer #7 · answered by cool_magon 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋