Recycling / Reuse

Support multi-family (apartment) recycling by attending the meeting of the Quality of Life Committee or send an email to Dallas officials urging this improvement. 

The Welman Project is a small, woman-run nonprofit that takes waste generated by businesses and funnels it to classrooms, where it can be repurposed.

$35

We will be collecting clean Styrofoam food containers (clamshells, cups, meat trays, egg containers) and packing material (no packing peanuts) the first Saturday of each month at the Lucas Starbucks.

Info: Victoria Howard, musical.mama@yahoo.com 

Teams of elementary and middle school students at 65 FWISD campuses have created works of art out of materials that would otherwise be trash. Vote for your favorite piece!

Art will be on display April 17-19, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Reception and viewing, April 19, 5:30 p.m. Awards, 6:30 p.m.

Free.

Texas Campaign for the Environment is taking on a new campaign in the city of Arlington to help reduce waste and boost recycling.

Most Arlington residents in apartments and condos do not have convenient options to recycle where they live. Many businesses lack these services as well. In single-family neighborhoods, only a portion of compostable brush material is being used to create mulch and compost. There are so many more opportunities to reduce waste and we want to hear from you about your priorities!

This is a tour of the Pratt Recycling Center. Once the City of Denton has collected the recyclables it with then sort the materials at the Materials Recovery Facility operated by Pratt. This tour will show you just how Pratt is able to streamline the sorting process. Space is limited to 20 attendees. RSVP.

9th annual event features:

Trashionista Trash Fashion Show at 12:30 p.m.

Goodwill Industries – drop off clothing, textiles and e-waste 

AARP-sponsored shred truck in front of T Bldg.  (11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Please organize paper in paper bags, boxes or storage bins. Binders and clips cannot go through shredder. Limit 3 boxes per vehicle. RSVP not required but helpful: 877-926-8300)

Environmental and sustainable living info tables

$2 veggie dogs (cash only).  All proceeds go to Windmill Garden. (donations accepted too)

Music

Trash Bash. Drop off books, clothing, residential cooking oil. Free compost. One bag per vehicle.

After Party will feature a butterfly release, nature walk, live music, plant giveaway, kids' activities.

E-Waste Drop Off and Document Shredding: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Richardson Square Mall.

Tour the Dallas Materials Recycling Center – McCommas Bluff Landfill Thursday to see artificial vision, optical and gravimetric machines sort thousands of tons of paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metals. Free event but you must sign up with Corey Troiani ((972) 658-3617 or corey@texasenvironment.org) because space is limited. 

Presenters: David Hilbreth and Vince Hrabal of Republic services

Info: Donna Ressl, donnarus@usa.net