Garbage
Information
Pecan Grove MUD garbage
pick-up days are Monday and Thursday.
Garbage should be out no later than 7:00am.
The Recyclables pick up day
depends on where you live in Pecan Grove. If
you live north of Plantation Dr. your
recycle day is Monday. If you live on or
South of Plantation Dr. your recycle day is
Thursday.
Garbage will not be
collected on the following Holidays. Trash
service will resume on the next regularly
scheduled pick up day following a Holiday
that falls on a Monday or Thursday.
-
New Years Day (January
1st)
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day (July 4th)
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Labor Day
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Thanksgiving Day
-
Christmas Day (December 25)
TRASH
COLLECTION TIPS
With spring just around the corner and
yard work beginning soon we wanted to send
some reminders regarding you trash
collection service.
- Recycle bins are now available
of the Customer Service Office at no
charge
12-18-2009.
- The maximum size allowable container
is 50 gallons.
- The maximum weight per container,
bag or bundle is 50 pounds.
- Containers larger than 50 gallons
and or items exceeding 50 pounds will
have a notice placed on them indicating
the need to use a smaller container or
to remove some of the content on
overweight containers or items for
collection the next scheduled day.
- Tree trimmings need to be cut into 4
foot lengths, tied and bundled not to
exceed 50 pounds.
- Dirt, rocks, brick and concrete are
not part of normal trash collection.
WCA does have a special pick-up
service available at a nominal fee to
collect many overweight items or other
items not covered as part of the normal
service. Please call their office in
advance at 281/368-8397 to arrange
collection of this type of material.
PGMUD TOPS IN
RECYCLING Congratulations!
According to WCA, our community has one of
the highest recycle participation rates in
the metro area. It takes time to recycle,
and it takes extra time to get the most out
of the program. Education is critical in
understanding what is and is not recyclable.
Pecan Grove MUD picks up traditional
recyclables once a week. If you live north
of Plantation Dr. your recycle day is
Monday. If you live on or south of
Plantation Dr. your recycle day is Thursday.
MATERIALS ACCEPTED Paper– Dry &
Clean; loose (not in plastic bags)
- Newspaper & inserts
- Magazines & catalogs
- Junk mail, envelopes, file folders
- Office white, colored and computer
paper (staples & paper clips ok)
- Corrugated cardboard boxes
- Cereal & gift boxes, etc. that are
brown or grey (remove liners)
- Paper bags & phone books
- Wrapping paper (remove metallic
paper, bows etc.)
Containers– Empty & Clean; loose
(not in plastic bags)
- Aluminum cans (beer & soda)
- Aluminum foil & foil plates,
etc.
- Type 1 through 7 plastic
bottles, jars, tubs and buckets
(such as soda, water, milk, juice,
liquor, shampoo, detergent,
condiments, salad dressing, yogurt,
margarine, pet food, etc.)
- Metal food cans (tin/steel);
metal lids
- Metal pots and pans
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED
- Ceramics, dishes, coffee
cups, drinking glasses
- Glass cookware/bake ware
(Pyrex, Vision Ware, etc.)
- Window glass, mirrors, light
bulbs
- Plastic bags, Styrofoam
containers, packaging peanuts
- Take-out containers, plastic
cups, and plastic table ware
- Containers of hazardous or
toxic materials
- Tissue or paper towels,
books
- Tyvek envelopes, carbon
paper
- Paper cartons for milk or
juice
- Wax coated boxes
- Toys, household appliances,
coat hangers
The Fort Bend County
Recycling Center, located at
1200 Blume Road in Rosenberg,
accepts many recyclable items,
including:
- paper products
- tires
- oil
- plastics / Styrofoam
- electronics
- cans
- latex paint
- household appliances
- antifreeze
- glass
- batteries
- scrap metal
Fort Bend
County Recycling Center
Hours of Operation:
Recycling: Monday-Saturday,
8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
(Closed Wednesdays and
Holidays)
Household Hazardous Waste:
Mondays, 9:00 A.M. – 6:00
P.M.,
and the first Saturday of
each month, 8:00 A.M. – 2:00
P.M.
(Closed Wednesdays and
Holidays) For
more information please call
281-633-7581 or visit the
Fort Bend Recycling Center
website at
http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getsitepage.asp?sitepage=5693
If unacceptable items get
processed with the regular
recycling, it could cause
the load quality to decline.
When this happens, the load
may be refused by the
recycling vendor. If so, the
load is treated as regular
trash ---- defeating the
whole purpose of recycling!
If you are uncertain whether
an item can be recycled,
call WCA at 281/368-8397 for
assistance.
PHONE BOOK RECYCLING
SERVICE AT THE PECAN GROVE
VFD! The Pecan Grove
VFD has agreed to host a
Phone Book Recycling Bin at
the Fire Station. Please put
your outdated phone books to
good use by dropping them by
this dedicated phone book
recycling bin. Since phone
books require special
handling during the
recycling process, they
cannot be included with your
curbside recycling
materials. |
