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CURBSIDE RECYCLING RESUMES AFTER IKE
October 20, 2008 -- The City of Houston will resume its Curbside Recycling Program beginning Monday, October 27, 2008. The program was temporarily suspended after Hurricane Ike as the curbside recycling crews were assisting the yard trimmings staff with storm debris cleanup in the “Sweep and Bag” Program.
Curbside Recycling services are provided on alternating weeks to 162,000 Houstonians.
- Week of October 27th: Residents on the “B” week will begin receiving normal collection on their regular pickup day.
- Week of November 3rd: Residents on the “A” week will begin receiving normal collection on their regular pickup day.
To find out your collection day, please log onto www.houstonsolidwaste.org and click on “Schedules Via Zip Codes” (or directly at www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/schedule.html).
“We thank our Curbside Recycling customers for their patience as we worked to clear Houston neighborhoods of the massive volume of storm debris. In addition to resuming our Curbside Recycling Program, our recycling drop-offs will remain open to give all Houston residents the opportunity to recycle,” said Solid Waste Management Department Director Harry J. Hayes.
Hayes added, “The ‘Sweep and Bag’ debris removal program has been very successful in remedying the amount of material which could have potentially clogged our storm drains and exacerbated flooding in highly prone areas. With next week's efforts of ‘sweeping’ the city by quadrant, rear loader crews will have made three (3) complete passes throughout the city picking up bagged and light storm debris. Early reports indicate that our rearloader load volume is significantly higher for the same period last year.”
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