Midland and Odessa Gearing up for TX Recycles Day
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: November 15, 2012
MIDLAND -- Keep Midland Beautiful has announced plans to participate in Texas Recycles Day on Saturday, November 17, 2012 by having a computer/electronics collection area at their annual Texas Recycles Day collection site.
Individuals and groups are encouraged to bring their old computers, printers, hard drives, TV's, cell phones, and other electronics to the Chap Center parking lot of Midland College. Volunteers will also be collecting tires (6 per vehicle), paper, newspaper, phone books, cardboard, and aluminum for recycling at that time. Secured Document Shredding will be taking up to three standard size boxes of personal papers for shredding. Salvation Army will be collecting reusable items that day at the same site. They WILL NOT COLLECT PAINT AND BATTERIES. Paint can be taken directly to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore - 305 E. Texas. Batteries can be taken to Mid -Tex Battery Company - 1410 W. Front.
Texas Recycles Day is an annual statewide public awareness campaign to promote the environmental and economic benefits of the Four R's - reduce, reuse, recycle, rebuy.
ODESSA -- Keep Odessa Beautiful also participating in Texas Recycles Day on Saturday November 17, 2012 at the Odessa Recycle Time Machine located at 816 W. 42nd St.
THEY BUY:
Aluminum Cans
Scrap Aluminum
Aluminum Rims
Aluminum Pipe
Electric Motors
Car Batteries
ITEMS RECYCLED BUT NOT PURCHASED:
Plastic Milk & Water Jugs
Plastic Soft Drink Bottles
Newspapers
Brown Paper Bags
Corrugated Cardboard
Bagged Shredded Paper
Office Paper
Junk Mail / Mixed Paper
Magazines
Catalogs
Phone Books
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME:
Glass of Any Kind
Pallets
Styrofoam
Alkaline Batteries
Hard & Soft Back books
Furniture
Mattresses
Yard Waste
Tree Limbs
*as a reminder... please do not drop these items off, as they will end up in the landfill.
Individuals and groups are encouraged to bring their old computers, printers, hard drives, TV's, cell phones, and other electronics to the Chap Center parking lot of Midland College. Volunteers will also be collecting tires (6 per vehicle), paper, newspaper, phone books, cardboard, and aluminum for recycling at that time. Secured Document Shredding will be taking up to three standard size boxes of personal papers for shredding. Salvation Army will be collecting reusable items that day at the same site. They WILL NOT COLLECT PAINT AND BATTERIES. Paint can be taken directly to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore - 305 E. Texas. Batteries can be taken to Mid -Tex Battery Company - 1410 W. Front.
Texas Recycles Day is an annual statewide public awareness campaign to promote the environmental and economic benefits of the Four R's - reduce, reuse, recycle, rebuy.
ODESSA -- Keep Odessa Beautiful also participating in Texas Recycles Day on Saturday November 17, 2012 at the Odessa Recycle Time Machine located at 816 W. 42nd St.
THEY BUY:
Aluminum Cans
Scrap Aluminum
Aluminum Rims
Aluminum Pipe
Electric Motors
Car Batteries
ITEMS RECYCLED BUT NOT PURCHASED:
Plastic Milk & Water Jugs
Plastic Soft Drink Bottles
Newspapers
Brown Paper Bags
Corrugated Cardboard
Bagged Shredded Paper
Office Paper
Junk Mail / Mixed Paper
Magazines
Catalogs
Phone Books
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME:
Glass of Any Kind
Pallets
Styrofoam
Alkaline Batteries
Hard & Soft Back books
Furniture
Mattresses
Yard Waste
Tree Limbs
*as a reminder... please do not drop these items off, as they will end up in the landfill.
