NEW NEIGHBORHOOD DEPOSITORY OPENS IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON
February 15, 2008 - The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department will dedicate its new Southeast Neighborhood Depository and Recycling Center on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 2:00 pm at 2240 Central Street, (Key Map 535 L).
This state-of-the-art facility replaces the 9200 Lawndale location. It consists of a concrete ramp for unloading heavy trash into 40 cubic yard roll-off boxes ("dumpsters") and a concrete block service building, as well as a drop-off for recycling. Solid Waste Management Department Director Harry Hayes said, "We are excited about the opening of this site. At the old southeast site (Lawndale) we were only able to accommodate 1-2 vehicles at a time. Now we will be able to accommodate 10 vehicles at a time plus we offer Houstonians additional opportunities to recycle."
Neighborhood depositories provide citizens with a drop-off point to discard heavy trash before their scheduled once-per-month heavy trash pick up day. This service is provided at no additional cost to the citizen. The three other neighborhood depositories (and webpage links) are:
Each user must provide two forms of identification including a Texas Driver's license or ID and proof of residency (utility bill or city property tax receipt) and may use this service up to four times per month. The neighborhood depositories accept furniture, tree limbs, stoves and other large appliances. Appliances containing refrigerant must have a tag attached to them certifying that a qualified technician has removed the refrigerant. Depositories will also accept up to 10 automobile tires per trip per residential unit.
A maximum of four cubic yards of building material (not to include roofing shingles, brick, plaster or concrete) will be accepted. However, household garbage, dead animals, flammable substances, acid waste, hazardous or toxic substances, explosives, hot ashes, or liquids of any kind will not be accepted.
All neighborhood depositories also accept recyclables. Materials accepted include aluminum and tin cans, plastic bottles and jugs (#1 and #2), newspapers and magazines, glass bottles and jars, and used motor oil. For more information, please call 311, the City of Houston 's Customer Service Hotline.
