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RECYCLING IN BURNET

DOING OUR PART TO PROTECT THE EARTH

The City of Burnet now offers residential citizens and small businesses the opportunity to participate in single-stream curbside recycling.  This page provides important information on how single-stream curbside recycling works.  On May 2, 2012, IESI (the City's solid waste provider) began collecting recyclable materials in a special blue cart.  The cart should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m.   (Recyclables should not be sorted into types.)  IESI will then empty the cart every other week either on Wednesday or Thursday, depending upon where you live in the city.  Generally, customers north of highway 29 will be picked up on Wednesday and those south of 29 will be picked up on Thursday, however, neighborhoods along highway 29 west, and the area just north of 29 and west of 281 from highway 29 to Kerr Street will also be picked up on Thursday.  Click here for a pdf version of the pick-up map. (You will need to download a free version of Adobe Reader to view this file.) Citizens should place all eligible recyclable products into the blue cart without bundling or bagging them.  Businesses who wish to use the recycling system should contact the City at (512) 756-6093 to see if they are eligible to participate in the recycling program.  Eligible recyclable products are listed below.

What you can place in your blue recycling cart

Plastics 

 

Plastics No. 1, 2,3, 4, 5 and 7 only (The symbol will be stamped on the bottom of plastic containers).  Water, soda and juice bottles, milk jugs, shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap bottles, detergent bottles, bleach and all-purpose cleaner bottles, margarine tubs, yogurt containers, empty medicine bottles, clean frozen food trays, plastic lids from bottles, plastic takeout containers, plastic produce containers, plastic disposable plates, cups and utensils (check the recycling number on the product).

 

	Metal Containers
		Aluminum cans, such as soda cans; tin and steel cans, such as soup cans and tuna cans; empty aerosol cans; metal lids from glass jars.
	Paper
		Newspapers and inserts, magazines, catalogs, junk mail and envelopes (No product samples; envelope labels and windows are OK), boxboard (thin cardboard like cereal boxes, shoe boxes, soda cartons, etc.), holiday and greeting cards, phone books, home office paper (stickies, manilla envelopes and file folders and paper ream wrappers are OK), paper bags except for gift bags.
	Corrugated Cardboard
		Corrugated cardboard is thick and has a wavy middle layer.  Moving and mailing boxes are usually made from corrugated cardboard.
	Glass
		Clear, green and amber glass.  Put the glass containers in your recycling cart with all your recyclables.  There is no need to remove labels.  Metal lids from glass jars may also go in your recycling cart.

How to prepare your recyclables

• Recyclables must fit in the container.
• It is not necessary to sort or bag your recyclables. They will be sorted at the recycling station.
• Remember that recycling containers will only be picked up every other week.  You may want to rinse cans or plastics that have contained food in order to keep the recycling container fresh.
• PLASTIC BAGS ARE NOT RECYCLABLE. Do not place your recyclables in plastic bags before putting them in the container.

What NOT to recycle

Car tires Plastic bags such as grocery bags Styrofoam Motor oil bottles Pool chemical containers Batteries

Leaves or trimmings Tires Paint Hazardous household waste, chemicals or pesticides Clothing or household items

Other options for recycling

Household Debris

The City offers two City-Wide Cleanup events each year; one in the spring and one in the fall.  Household debris, leaves, trimmings, tires and many other items can be taken to these events.  Watch the website calendar for dates and times.

Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous waste such as paint or stain, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, batteries, and televisions and computer monitors must be disposed of appropriately.

Burnet County, the City of Burnet, the City of Marble Falls, and others sponsor household hazardous waste disposal events each year.  Watch the web page for scheduling. 

Drop off locations for motor oil in the City include:

     Hill Country Tire and Auto Services - 605 S. Water

     NAPA Auto Parts - 410 S. Water

     O'Reilly Auto Parts - 508 S. Water

How you can help prevent ILLEGAL DUMPING

Illegal dumping is a serious issue in Texas and across the country. Not only is it a blight on the countryside but it is also carries a fine and possible jail time if convicted. Dumpsites are dangerous. They can contain broken glass, exposed metal, hazardous wastes and other unsafe materials. Also, rats, snakes, mosquitoes and other pests are attracted to dumpsites, creating serious health hazards.

Stopping illegal dumping makes good environmental and economic sense. To learn more about the state statute addressing litter and illegal dumping crimes in Texas, go to http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/ and click on Health & Safety Code, paragraph 365.012. For local ordinances go to the main page of the City of Burnet website and click on Code of Ordinances then go to Chapter 54.


What you can do.

• Dispose of your litter properly and encourage others to do the same
• Spread the word to friends and neighbors that illegal dumping is a crime
• Organize volunteer cleanups of illegal dumpsites
• Report illegal dumping to the Burnet Police Department at 512.756.4243 or the Code Enforcement Office at 512.756.6093

EDUCATORS

The City of Burnet has posters, flyers and activities that you can use in your classroom regarding the benefits of recycling.  Contact Crista Bromley at 512.715.3217 for copies.

 

City of Burnet
P.O. Box 1369 | 1001 Buchanan Drive, Suite 4
Burnet, TX 78611
(512) 756-6093 | Fax (512) 756-8560

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