With the holidays fast approaching it is important to remember that you can still do your part and recycle this holiday season. Gift boxes, wrapping paper, old electronics, and Christmas trees are just a few of the items you may have laying around your house after Santa returns to the North Pole. You can help make the world’s holiday season brighter by taking your recyclable materials from the holidays to any of these locations:
• Christmas wrapping paper, plastic and cardboard boxes from your gifts can be taken to recycling bins located behind the CL Simon Recreation Center.
• Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful will be hosting their E-Cycle event behind the Recreation Center/Nacogdoches Public Library, 1112 North Street. This e-cycle drop off location is open every Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and on the second Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to noon. All old electronics, except televisions will be accepted.
• Christmas trees, with all of the decorations removed, can be left on the curb in front of your house and the City’s Brush truck will pick it up along its normal route.
Remember that Recycling is Easy in Nacogdoches, here are a few tips for additional materials you may have:
• Clean number 1 and number 2 plastics can be taken to recycling bins behind the Recreation Center and at the landfill.
• Paper and cardboard can be taken to recycling bins located behind the CL Simon Recreation Center and at the landfill.
• Clean aluminum cans can be donated to the Animal Shelter or the Senior Center to help raise funds for their programs
• The Staples store will help you recycle household batteries and ink cartridges
• You can take plastic grocery bags back to the store to be recycled. Look for the bins or ask a customer service representative.
• Glass, metals, and building materials can be taken to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore to be reused for a good cause.
For details on recycling and information on other resources in Nacogdoches visit http://www.keepnacbeautiful.org/landfillrecycling.
