Keep Midland Beautiful has issued the following press release:
Keep Midland Beautiful invites the public to drop off recyclable items at the 16th Annual Texas Recycles Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Midland College Chaparral Center parking lot.
Items to be collected include computers, cell phones, hard drives, printers, TV’s, and other electronics (limit 6 per vehicle); as well as tires (limit 4 per vehicle); #1 and #2 plastic, paper, newspaper, cardboard, and aluminum cans. Secured Document Shredding will take up to three standard size boxes of personal papers for shredding, destroyed on-site with secured personnel. Commercial Metals Company will take home appliances (limit 2 per vehicle) and Goodwill West Texas will collect reusable household items, clothing, accessories, furniture, toys, jewelry and more that day at the same site. A full list of acceptable items can be found at keepmidlandbeautiful.org. We will not collect paint and batteries. All batteries can be taken to Mid-Tex Battery Company located at 1410 W. Front.
Texas Recycles Day is an annual statewide public awareness campaign to promote the environmental and economic benefits of the Four R’s - reduce, reuse, recycle, repair. Texas Recycles Day is an offshoot of America Recycles Day. America Recycles Day educates people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being and helps to motivate occasional recyclers to become everyday recyclers.
Thanks to our event partners– Presenting sponsor Callon Petroleum. Along with Conoco Philips, Commercial Metals Company, B&K Recycling, Secured Document Shredding, Chevron, Endeavor Energy Resources, Better Business Bureau, Bill Williams Tire Center, BRI, Midland College, Goodwill of Midland, Midland County, and the City of Midland.
The mission of Keep Midland Beautiful is to educate and inspire our community to take action to create a clean, beautiful and waste-free Midland. For more information and to get a full list of items collected, see our website at www.keepmidlandbeautiful.org.
Contact: Doreen Womack, Executive Director, Keep Midland Beautiful at 432-688-7745 or 432-556-9949