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FOXe Report: San Marcos Recycling

Published : Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009, 6:10 PM CDT

Residential Trash & Single Stream Recycling Collection Zones  Trash Tips: Please set your trash cart out by 7 a.m. on the day of collection or the night before and return it to your house by 9 p.m. If your trash doesn’t fit in your cart, you may: • Place trash bags next to your 95 gallon TDS container (do not put extra bags on top of cart) • Place trash bags in a personal trash container and set next to TDS container • Request an extra TDS cart for an additional $5.00 per month fee by calling 393-8026 • Purchase an extra TDS container for $95.00 plus tax by calling 393-8026 Trash Service Residential Single Stream Recycle Pick-up Days: Zone 1: Monday, September 6 & 20 (Sept. 6 is Labor Day Holiday but TDS will be picking up trash & recycling) Zone 2: Tuesday, September 14 & 28 Zone 3: Wednesday, September 8 & 22 Zone 4:  Thursday, September 2, 16 & 30 Zone 5:  Friday, September 10 & 24   Single Stream Recycling Items Will accept: Paper:  Newspaper, office paper, shredded paper, junk mail, magazines, boxboard, and cardboard Tin and Aluminum:  Food or beverage cans Plastic:  Rigid plastic jugs and bottles and round plastic tubs #'s 1-7 Glass:  Unbroken Glass and bottles of any color Will not accept: Disposal plastic bags, ovenable meat trays, any form of styrofoam, pizza boxes, or plastic disposable meat trays.  FREE bulky waste pickup (furniture, appliances, yard waste) may be scheduled for your collection day the first and third full weeks of the month by calling 393-8026 by 2 p.m. the previous business day.  Branches less than 5" in diameter must be cut to 4- foot lengths, tied and bundled, weighing no more than 35 pounds; branches that are not tied and bundled will not be picked up or over 5" in diameter.  Landfill Access: San Marcos customers may take up to 5 cubic yards of yard waste to TDS Landfill, (3606 FM 1327 Buda, TX 78610) each month at no additional charge. Only yard waste like branches or bags of leaves will be accepted, no other bulky items are permitted. You must take your driver's license and a copy of your utility bill showing  you pay for garbage service and make sure you cover the load with a tarp. Print version TexasRecyclesComputers.org Texas Disposal Systems Residential Service Route Map Green Guy Recycling Center Apartments and Commercial Customers TDS Web Site Household Hazardous Waste Collection Residential Solid Waste and Recycle Services

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TDS Trash Collection in San Marcos   Map of TDS Routes  Texas Disposal Systems (TDS)  provides trash collection for residential customers. The map shows the days for once-a-week pickup in five zones. The City’s trash service includes picking up large bulky items and lawn trimmings two times a month at no additional charge. You must call 393-8026 no later than 2:00 p.m. the previous business day to schedule a bulk waste or lawn trimmings pickup.  Large items are picked up on the 1st & 3rd full weeks of each month on your collection day.  Here are the next days for large item pickup: Zone 1: Monday, September 6 & 20 (Sept. 6 is Labor Day Holiday but TDS will be picking up bulk items, trash & recycling) Zone 2: Tuesday, September 7 & 21 Zone 3: Wednesday, September 8 & 22 Zone 4:  Thursday, September 9 & 23 Zone 5:  Friday, September 10 & 24 Bulk waste includes old furniture, hot water tanks, mattresses, etc. (Try to donate to a charity if your unwanted items are still usable). Trees, shrub and brush will also be picked up. Please cut branches into 4-foot lengths and tie them in bundles weighing no more than 35 pounds. Bulk items that will not be picked up: Branches that are not tied and bundled Tree stumps or branches larger than 5" in diameter or longer than 5' Tires Rocks, bricks or dirt Appliances container Freon, not tagged by a licensed technician Hazardous waste Construction debris generated from commercial remodel or demolition Back to top