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Recycling at Community Events
Did you you see our recycling bins at the 4th of July celebration at Town Center?
KKG volunteers placed eight bins at the event and collected a record amount of plastic bottles, aluminum cans and glass bottles.
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors Remax Associates Northeast, Local Print Solutions and Kingwood Mulch.
We believe that the vast majority of Kingwood residents like to recycle and given the opportunity, they will.
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Mattress Recycling
Do you notice mattress dumping in your neighborhood?
A lot of people do not know what to do with their old worn out mattress, so they dump the mattress at the side of the street, put it out with the trash or dump it at a charity trailer like Purple Heart.
Each year in Houston’s metropolitan area, hundreds of thousands of mattresses are dumped to create millions of cubic feet of landfill, enough to fill two (2) Reliant Stadiums, every year!! In response to this the Houston Furniture Bank initiated the Mattress Recycling Program.
Almost 600,000 mattresses are discarded each year in Houston alone, creating over 15 million cubic feet of landfill in our community. And 90% of these mattresses can be recycled! Only if a mattress is NOT in reusable condition, the Houston Furniture Bank recycle will it.
They prepare, sort, bale, and sell used mattress components and other recyclable items to build sustainable revenue for their operating costs, avoid millions of cubic feet of landfill trash and create job opportunities for people with limited skills. They recycle mattresses that have stains, tears, odor, pet hair on it, are sagging or have been treated for bed bugs.
The HFB Mattress Recycling Center recycles used mattresses at their warehouse located at 8220 Mosley Rd., Houston, TX 77075. Mattresses require a donation that is tax deductible and collected at the time the items are received. $10 per piece if dropped off or $25 per piece if picked up.
To schedule a pick up or for more information or questions please call (713) 842-9771.
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City of Houston as your Trash Hauler
Much of Kingwood and the surrounding area is served by private waste services companies.
If you live in the City of Houston, the Houston Solid Waste Department is responsible for trash service at your home. In Kingwood though, your home owner's associations (HOA) gets to choose which services you get!
The City of Houston Solid Waste Department only picks up trash once a week and they also only pick it up at the curb. No back door pick up and they unfortunately no longer accept glass. They do give each customer two large roll out dumpsters, one for trash and one for recycling. In addition The City picks up green waste (grass, leaves, branches, dead plants) in a separate truck for composting. While the City does not charge for trash services, it is paid for by your City taxes.
No matter who picks up your trash, the City or a private company, they all should offer curbside recycling services.
Recently the City and the Mayor have been considering a new contract with FCC Environmental, a Spanish firm that would re-institute the collection of glass within the City. Few details are available about that contract and about the company that proposes to build a new recycling sorting facility in Houston.
Since Waste Management, a locally headquartered company, currently handles most of the City's recycled products, this new company would become a significant competitor for Waste Management. Competition is often good in bringing down costs and increasing service options. (Waste Management's latest contract with the City does not include glass). So, from the standpoint of recycling more materials we at Keep Kingwood Green like the idea.
As more information becomes available, we will do our best to keep you informed.
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Next Electronics Recycling on August 5th
Every 1st Saturday of the month, from 9am to 3pm you can bring your broken or outdated electronics to the Kingwood Metro Park & Ride.
CompuCycle is a major electronics recycler with their headquarters and de-manufacturing facility right here in Houston. They recycle responsibly various electronics.
While the event is sponsored by the City of Houston, CompuCycle will take most items from non-residents. The only restrictions are on TV’s and monitors. These items do not have enough recoverable components to make it worth their effort. Since the City does not want these units going to the landfill or dumped in a back alley somewhere, they do pay a supplement to CompuCycle to responsibly recycle these two pieces of electronics. So, only City residents can drop off these items and there is a limit to the size of TVs and monitors they accept in Kingwood: They do not accept monitors larger than 27 inches.
CompuCycle will take any other electronics listed on their website from everyone. For those large monitors and TVs residents have to drive to CompuCycle's headquarters in Houston.
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Meet us at the Library
Keep Kingwood Green is going to have a community meeting and presentation "Why Recycling Matters" at the Kingwood library on Saturday, August 5th from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Come and bring your recycling questions. For more information go to our Facebook page our call us at 713-206-0558.
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Support us while shopping
Amazon Smile is the same Amazon website you know and love so why not take advantage of its amazing cause? Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Keep Kingwood Green whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. By shopping within the Amazon Smile browser you are still able to buy all of your favorite products while simultaneously supporting your favorite non profit, Keep Kingwood Green! Click this link, log on, and donate today!
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How Can You Give Feedback or Ask Questions?
Visit our web site! Contact us via email. We also maintain a Facebook page. Like us or Follow us!
Call us 713-206-0558 and leave a message. One of our volunteers will get back to you as fast as possible.
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