Date: August 20th 2010

Recycling & Lower Trash Rates coming to Southampton!!!

Dear Southampton Neighbors,

Great news! After extensive research on behalf of the SHCC trash and recycling committees and an open bid review, our trash-hauling fee is going down and recycling service is included in the new price!  The Southampton Civic Club has signed a new three year contract with WCA and our solid waste service costs are going down to $46.79 per quarter starting with this current billing.  This is $3.44 less than our previous quarterly rate of $50.23 and includes alley collection “no-sort” recycling services. The lower rate will take effect on September 1 and is reflected in your current WCA invoice. Recycling collection will begin Friday, November 5, 2010. 

WCA will be delivering a new 48-gallon grey wheeled and lidded recycling cart (pictured above) to each home during the month of October. Every Friday, a separate truck designated for recycling will service your recycling carts in the alley behind your home.  Instructions for requesting the smaller, 18-gallon plastic bins (pictured above in blue) and for returning unwanted carts, will also be delivered in the coming weeks. 

Our Trash Collection Committee Chairperson, Margaret Justus, made a video of a WCA recycling truck and crew in action in another neighborhood.  If you have any questions, comments, or complaints regarding your garbage or recycling services, please contact WCA at (281) 368-8397, or visit http://www.wcawaste.com/Houston.

Recyclable Materials

When you receive your new recycling cart, you may place the following materials in it for collection (no sorting required).     

Paper:  Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs, Junk Mail and Envelopes, Office Paper, Construction Paper, Colored Paper, Folders, Paper Bags, Phone Books, Holiday & Greeting Cards
Cardboard:  Corrugated Cardboard Boxes, Paperboard Boxes (cereal boxes, soda/beer boxes, shoe boxes, etc.)
Containers:
*Aluminum Cans, Tin Cans, Steel Cans, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Empty Aerosol Cans, Aluminum Foil
*Plastics #1-#7 (milk, soda, water, juice, liquor, shampoo, detergent, pool supplies, pet food, etc.)
* Metal Pots and Pans, Copper, Scrap Metal (nails, screws, gutters, etc.)

The Following Items are NOT Recyclable:  Plastic Bags,  Styrofoam, Pizza Boxes, Coat Hangers, Paint and Solvent Containers, Light Bulbs, Mirrors, Windows, Dishes and Cups, Wet or Soiled Paper, Paper Towels, Facial and Toilet Tissue, Disposable Plates and Cups, Milk and Juice Cartons (wax-board containers), Wrapping Paper

Southampton Trash Collection Schedule
Household and yard waste - Tuesdays & Fridays
Heavy Trash (furniture, appliances, etc.) - Tuesdays & Fridays
Recycling - every Friday beginning November 5, 2010
(Place trash and recycling along alley by 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day)

For future reference, Southampton trash collection information is posted online at http://www.southamptoncivicclub.org/waste.html.