Keep Nacogdoches  Beautiful

 

 

2516 North Street
P O Box 633030
Nacogdoches, TX 75963
ph: 936-560-5624
fax: 936-560-5624

Nacogdoches  

Recycling

 

 

Nacogdoches

 

Recycles

 

The Blue Bag Recycling Program is offered to Nacogdoches city residents who wish to participate in a residential recycling program. With the easy blue bag system, all recyclables are placed within one bag. There is no sorting or compacting needed.  All of the acceptable recyclable materials may be put in the blue bag. Please remember to place your blue recycling bags on the curb on your scheduled garbage pick up day. Your combined efforts with our city will help reduce the inflow of waste into the city landfill. Any translucent bag may be used. Blue bags are available at the

City Water Office

209 S. Pecan St.

Open M-F

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

559-2593

To RECYCLE    

Simply place the recyclable items listed

below in your blue bag. Make sure the products are prepared correctly.

 

Aluminum

Empty and rinse cans. Crushed cans are

accepted but not required. No aluminum foil or cooking pans.

 

Cardboard

  Flatten and place clean corrugated cardboard inor beside blue bags

Steel & Tin

  Empty, rinse and remove lids from cans. 

Grocery Bags

   Brown paper or plastic bags are also accepted at area   grocery stores.

Plastic 

Rinse thoroughly and remove caps. Only #1 and #2. 

Yard Waste

Leave grass clippings on the lawn and allow them to work their way back into the soil to porduce a greener lawn-saving time, energy and money. Start a compost pile or bring grass clippings and leaves to the compost drop-off.

Newspaper, Computer Paper, Magazines and Phone Books

All can be placed in the blue bag.

 

Cereal Boxes (Paste Board)

Remove plastic liner and throw away. Recycle the box ONLY.

Car Batteries

Take to a battery retailer. Batteries are not accepted at the landfill.    

 

Motor Oil

Must be pure motor oil with no other types of oil combined. Drain the oil into a clean container and take to one of the used-oil locations listed below:

·   Central Drop-off Point & Landfill

4602 NW Stallings Dr

Loop 224 & Westward Drive exit

Mon– Sat, 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

· Fire Station # 3

408 SW Stallings Dr.

Loop 224 & Old Lufkin Rd.

7 days a week—24 hours a day

· University Drive @ East Starr

1417 E. Starr Ave.

7 days a week—24 hours a day

      4602 NW Stallings Dr

Loop 224 & Westward Drive exit

Mon– Sat, 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

· Fire Station # 3

408 SW Stallings Dr.

Loop 224 & Old Lufkin Rd.

7 days a week—24 hours a day

· University Drive @ East Starr

1417 E. Starr Ave.

7 days a week—24 hours a day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycling Continued..

 

 

 

Nacogdoches county residents that do not have city garbage pick-up can take recyclables to the Central

Drop-off Point at the Landfill,

free of charge

 

These Items are NOT Accepted

 

Paint cans

Glass (of any kind)

Paper plates

Ceramics

Styrofoam plates & cups

Light bulbs

Waxed cartons/boxes

Paper towels

Ovenware glass

Oil containers

China

Pesticide containers

Mirrors

Aerosol cans

Glass

The recycling program is run by the city of

Nacogdoches. All recyclables are taken to the Regional Recycling Center in Lufkin. For more

 information, please call the Nacogdoches Public Works Department 559-2583 or the Lufkin

Recycling Center  936-633-0340.

 

WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY USED ELECTRONICS?

          Electronic Waste Recycling options:

Teaming up with Waste Management, Sony Electronics Company has built a recycling program that makes it easy to dispose of electronics in an environmentally-safe way. Bring your unwanted Sony product to any participating Waste Management e-cycling drop-off center and recycle it for free. In Texas you can take your electronics to the following locations:

CompuCycle, Inc. (Service Partner)
7700 Kempwood Drive, Houston, TX 77055

Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
3920 Gattis School Road, Ste 112, Round Rock, TX 78664

For more information go to Sony Recycling web-site and to the computer notebook trade-in program

For more information about responsible electronic recycling go to www.computertakeback.com and to send a e-mail letter to  television manufacturers to encouage them to take back their products, visit: http://takebackmytv.com/page/invite/TakeBackMyTv

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2516 North Street
P O Box 633030
Nacogdoches, TX 75963
ph: 936-560-5624
fax: 936-560-5624