Recycle center free#
Recycling in KilleenĪ special one-time free pickup of move-in cardboard boxes is offered to newcomers (within 6 months of arrival) on Wednesdays only. Learn more about the recyclability of pizza boxes at. recycling capacity is evidence for how important recycling is to the paper and paper-based packaging supply chain. Our industry's $4.1 billion dollar investment in U.S. each year - that's about 600,000 tons of corrugated that could be collected for recycling.īy updating local municipality programs to accept corrugated pizza boxes, we're adding another feedstock to help produce the essential products we rely on like boxes for shipping, food and medicine as well as toilet paper and paper towels. About 3 billion pizza boxes are used in the U.S. Pizza boxes are already being recycled at paper mills across the country and the industry wants more of these boxes back to recycle them.
Recycle center update#
We encourage communities to update their residential recycling programs' guidelines to explicitly accept pizza boxes that are free of food. Simply remove leftover pizza and place the box in the recycling bin. Grease and cheese are not an issue for the recycling process.
The concept of recycling is simple: It turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources and produces long-term benefits. Note: All trailers will be located at the Killeen Rodeo Grounds, 3301 S. Rancier Avenue ( NEW! Opening November 1) Killeen Recycling Trailer, 6520 Clear Creek Road.Accepted materials include all types of paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastics, glass bottles and jars and steel, tin and aluminum cans. Mountain View residents may drop off all e-waste items at no charge.The City of Killeen accepts recyclables FREE. Electronic and universal waste, such as consumer batteries, cell phones, and TVs are prohibited from the trash and recycling carts because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that can pollute groundwater and pose harmful effects to public health.The Buy-Back Center is open to the public, and buys materials marked with the following:įor more information on acceptable materials, click here! Electronic Waste & Universal Waste Drop Off Clean wood & lumber (not painted or treated).Furniture (couches, tables, dressers, etc).
Recycle center full size#
Appliances (no full size refrigerators, freezers, or air conditioners).Mountain View residents may call Recology make an appointment to drop off additional items: Textiles (unusable clothes, sheets, blankets, towels).Scrap metal (pots/pans, trays, utensils).The following hard-to-recycle materials are not accepted in residential recycling carts, but are accepted for drop off from Mountain View residents only: Additional recyclables accepted at no charge from