2011 TIRE AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DAY

Saturday September the 17^th 2011 was our latest Tire Day and Electronics Recycling Day.  Look for our next recycling day around September 2012.

Lufkin, Texas – “Tire & Recycling Day” is a convenient way for City of Lufkin residents to properly dispose of unwanted tires and electronics.

City of Lufkin Solid Waste Services and Regional Recycling Center provide the service each year in an effort to cut down on illegal dumping and minimize health risks to the public.

“The Regional Recycling Center collects around 4000 tires each year we host the event. To date we have collected about 13,000 tires and 30 tons of Electronics from past Tire and Electronic recycling day events. This keeps unwanted electronics out of the landfill and old tires out of our ditches. This year we have STS Electronic Recycling handling our electronic recycling. According to STS President Steve Norton, they can handle just about any kind of electronic device. “Thanks to the community and a great group of sponsors, we’re looking forward to another successful event this year.”

“Tire and Electronic Recycling Day” is usually held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, in September, at the Regional Recycling Center, located at 500 South Park Drive. Local residents will be able to dispose of up to eight tires at no charge.

Additional car and light truck tires will cost $2.00 for each tire, and semi-truck tires will cost $6.00 each. Off-road tires will not be accepted, and the event is open to citizens only, no businesses.

TV’s and other household electronics (No Appliances) can be disposed of at no charge.
Car and small engine batteries can also be disposed of at this year’s event. There is no charge for this service.

Community sponsors of this year’s event include: STS Electronic Recycling; Herman Power Tire Service; Lufkin Daily News; and radio stations KICKS 105, Q107, and KFOX 95.5.

Call (936) 633-0281for more information.


 

The City of Lufkin is beginning a campaign to deter people and businesses from littering.

Purple signs reading "Purple Pride Do Not Litter," will be placed around Lufkin, warning people they can receive fines up to $500 if they are caught littering.

"With all of the positive things happening in Lufkin, we don't want to get bogged down with unsightly trash blowing along our roadways and clogging up our drainage ditches,."

Deputy City Manager Keith Wright, who had the idea for the campaign, said that "we have a real litter problem in the community," and says he sees these signs, along with substantial fines, as a way to keep the city of Lufkin litter-free. Read more about it in the Lufkin Daily News.

CHOOSE TO RECYCLE!

All you have to do is call the City at 633-0281 or click on Select Your Carts and let us know you want to recycle. 

After signing up, all you have to do is continue placing your blue cart curbside by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day. If you requested a larger blue cart, crews will switch out the carts after they have been emptied, so please leave your cart curbside until 5 p.m.

 We’re calling this campaign GO GREEN and GET BLUE. “Go green” by choosing to recycle, which not only helps the environment but also has an economic impact on the community. “Go blue” by contacting us to make sure you have a blue cart.

 Recycling is easy. All you have to do is place cardboard, paper, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastic bottles and jugs inside your blue cart. The material doesn’t have to be separated, but we do ask you to rinse out bottles and cans and make sure there’s no food or other contaminates on any of the material. Then just roll the cart to the curb on collection day... and we’ll do the rest.

The GO GREEN and GET BLUE campaign is designed to eliminate contamination from the recycling stream. Too many households in the past have used their blue carts for regular household garbage. Dirty diapers, rotten food, dead animals and other nasty stuff contaminate the recycling stream. The good work of thousands of households can be ruined by those who don’t recycle correctly.  Read the editorial in the Lufkin Daily News.

So make the switch today! Call 633-0281 or click the link above and CHOOSE TO RECYCLE!

We appreciate the support of our community partners!