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“Residents Strongly Encouraged to Get Storm Debris to the Curb By November 19th, Heavy Trash & Tree Waste Programs Resume Regular Schedules in December”
To date Hurricane Ike has generated approximately 5 million cubic yards of storm debris. The Solid Waste Management Department worked expeditiously to get this material collected as quickly as possible. The importance of working quickly is that Houston is a key economic center for this state, nation, and the world. As the energy capital it was of significant importance to get this city back to work.
Major debris operations have diminished. As we have substantially completed debris collection operations, citizens are asked to get the remainder of their storm debris to the curb by NOVEMBER 19th to allow the Solid Waste Management Department adequate time to get the material collected prior to the holidays and for maximum FEMA reimbursement.
Heavy Trash schedules will resume on December 1st. Hurricane Ike disrupted normal operations and the “Tree Waste” Recycling Program was temporarily suspended as residents “swept and bagged their storm debris to aid in collection efforts. Now that things are getting back to normalcy, beginning in December we will continue with the “Tree Waste” Program as initially scheduled. December will be a “Junk Waste” collection month, January will be a “Tree Waste” collection month, and the schedule will alternate accordingly. See schedule below.
STORM DEBRIS DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
SWMD has opened its neighborhood depositories 7 days a week to accommodate small amounts of storm debris from Houston residents. One pickup truck load or less will be accepted. Hours of operations will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Locations are:
Some jobs around the home may require the use of products containing hazardous components. Such products include certain paints, stains and varnishes, cleaners, polishes, automotive products, pesticides and herbicides.
