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Cit of College Stat Sanitation Division 979 764 - 3690
Residential Automated • Reduce brush amounts by using Curbside Recycling
Garbage Collection the "Don't Bag It” lawn care • Provided once a week to single
Here are some reminders about your program - leave grass clippings family homes, duplexes and
service: on the lawn. some four- plexes.
• Service provided once a week. • No additional cost for recycling.
• Use only the 70 gallon automated • Must be out by 8:00 am.
garbage cart provided.
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Materials collected: aluminum
• Have your cart on the edge of the ' ® � Q and tin cans, #1 and #2 plastic
curb by 8 am. containers, clear and brown
• Place containers at least 4 feet from
glass, teephone books,
any obstruction. J1I
newspapers, magazines, and
• Make sure that the container lid will lead acid batteries.
remain fully closed. • To request a recycling
• For an increased fee, you may Residential Bulky Item startup kit or to order more
Collection bags you can call 764 -3690
request an additional container.
• Carts must be removed from the College Station also provides weekly or pick them up at the Public
bulky item pick up. Works Office.
C urb within 12 hours of collection. • Bulky Items Include: items
esidential container roll- out \roll too large or heavy to place into
back services are provided to the automated garbage cart;
customers with disabilities. such as kitchen appliances,
• If you have problems with your furniture and flattened card- Recycling Makes $ense
container please call 764 -3690. board.
• Bulky Items DO NOT Include: To increase our residential recycling
�� waste generated by contractors, efforts the city is offering an award
���J Ci tires, liquid paints, oil, and oil of $250 a month. Starting
filters. October 1st, one street and two
Reminders about your bulky alternates will be randomly selected
collection service: each month. Only residents partici-
• Consider donating any pating in our curbside program that
recyclable, working or reusabl have their recycling out by 8 am
P will be eligible. On every recycling
items to local charities. pick -up day for that month ad-
• Follow the same precautions for dresses that have recycling out will
Residential Clean Green setting out bulky material as the be put into a drawing. At the end of
Brush Collection clean green brush. the month one address will be
When placing out brush for your • Appliances containing drawn and receive the $250 prize
weekly collection please remember: refrigerant must have a tag and their picture in the Eagle for
• Place by the curb in an area attached to them certifying their efforts. So let us catch you re-
that is easily accessible. that a qualified technician cycling!
• Stack separately from other has removed the refrigerant.
collected material. The landfill will remove the
• DO NOT stack under low refrigerant and dispose of the
overhead wires or cabling. appliance for a $10 charge
DO NOT stack next to or on • A contractor hired by a resident
to of posts or utility meters, is responsible for removing any a te'/,
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Commercial Collections Apartment Recycling Compost Bins
The Sanitation Division provides a An apartment recycling pilot program is Compost is one of nature's
variable rate collection system for currently underway at two complexes. mulches and soil amendments
commercial customers. This means Sterling University and Walden Pond can be used instead of commercia
that the rate each individual business or Apartments volunteered to participate fertilizers. To help you start
customer pays for garbage depends on in the program. The program will composting you can pick up a
the actual amount of garbage collected continue until February 2002 and final compost bin at the Public Works
and disposed. College Station provides results will be used to make recommen- Office during office hours for $15
this service to local businesses and dations for future multi - family/ while supplies last. These bins are
apartments up to 6 days a week. apartment recycling programs. If you durable, easy to set up and will fit in
live in these apartments and would like any backyard. They also come with
• Garbage collection options— four more information how you can a Composting 101 guide that
and eight yard Front End Load participate see your apartment office or explains the process and how you
containers in various combinations call the Public Works Office. can easily maintain your compost
and frequencies of collection are bin.
offered. For larger, high volume
businesses, four to six yard or lar- Moving In and Moving Out
ger compactors and services are If
you are moving, please consider
available.
� cATI0+ all recycling your cardboard and dona all working or reusable items to looal cal • Special (Roll- offs)- The charities. You can find a collection site
Sanitation Division offers a special for many items in our Recycling
collection roll -off container service Directory. The directory has a list of N../ illAik for apartments during student businesses and non-profit organizations
move -in and move -out, for the in Brazos County that accept recyclable,
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do -it- yourself home construction reusable or working items. It can be
project and other special needs. J '{ found on our web page under Viewable
& Printable Information Sheets, at the
Dead Animal Collection Public Works Office or in your Recyc'
Dead animals can be picked up by O Kit. Do your part and reduce
calling 764 -3690. Please put in a J I .4f waste!
plastic bag and place near curb. Do not ,
place dead animals with the household Junk Mail
or heavy trash collection. Junk mail lists come from companies
that buy and sell Y our address. To
reduce your junk mail, request by
Used Motor Oil and Filter phone or letter to those you donate
For more infor- Recycling money, order a product or service, or
mation about any fill out a warranty card to not sell your
Y Used motor oil and filters can be name or address. Or you can check out
0 of our services recycled at the Used Oil Recycling the website www.world.orq and they
please contact Center located at Public Works will contact certain companies that sell
Public Works at Center, 2613 Texas Avenue S. and buy addresses for
(behind the Police Department). y you. Reducing
764 -3690 and we will be your mail will help save energy, trees,
There is also a site at the landfill off
happy to assist you. and landfill space.
PPY Y of Rock Prairie Road. Disposal at
these sites is free. The Public
Other Helpful Contacts: Works site is open 24 hours.
• Household Hazardous Waste: Recycling is the only proper and .64k..
764 -3809 legal method of disposal for used ` f
• Brazos Valley Solid Waste motor oil and filters. Please do s-----_
Management Agency: 764 -3832 not mix other wastes with us _ ,'` l J '
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oil. These mixtures are sometimes
• Animal Control: 822-9102 ... hazardous and make recycling t .
• Texas Commercial Waste: difficult. Also when buying motor 1d - • 775 -7171 oil, look for re- refined motor oil to '11�
• Code Enforcement: 764 -6363 help close the loop. Buying recycled • j , I 1 � '
products is an important part of
recycling.
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