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Civic Club Meeting on May 24th
Recycling
The City of Houston is now accepting:
- Plastics #1-#5; #7 (Please Rinse & Drain): Plastic Bottles, Jars, Jugs, Tubs & Lids: milk, water, juice, soft drink, beer, Salad dressing, condiment, cooking oil, sauces, squeezable bottles & jars; Laundry & dishwashing detergent, medicine, mouthwash, cosmetic & shampoo bottles; cat litter jugs; yogurt, butter, margarine, ice cream (tubs & lids); coffee can lids
- Plastic Items Not Accepted: All #6 plastics (including Styrofoam), plastic bags, packaging material, meat food trays, food wrap, toys and furniture.
- corrugated cardboard
- newspapers
- telephone books
- envelopes
- home and office paper
- magazines
- used motor oil
NO GLASS in the Green Curbside Recycling Program.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday the move is to help save the city money. This goes hand-in-hand with the current $160 million budget shortfall.
“The maximum cost of the recycling contract is $5.7 million,” Turner explained. “To the extent we can reduce the amount (of glass) that’s in the green bins, it will lower the cost from $5.7 million to a lower amount.”
Instead of curbside pickup, residents are asked to separate the glass then drive it to one of the 10 recycling centers across Houston shown below: