Recycling Center Now Accepting More Items

The City of Fredericksburg’s Recycling Center started accepting more items on Nov. 1, 2021.

Additional items include newspaper, magazines, sorted office paper and bond paper, and mixed plastics Nos. 1 and 2.

“This change in operation has been a great success in the community,” a spokesperson with the City of Fredericksburg said.

The Recycling Center, located at 302 E. Ufer St., accepts the following: • Aluminum; • Tin cans; • Newspaper; • Old magazines; • Sorted office paper/bond paper; • Mixed plastics Nos. 1 and 2.

City officials ask that residents pre-sort items and place them into proper boxes to expedite the procedure.

Items recycled are not limited to what is brought to the center. According to the City of Fredericksburg, the city council in 1991 approved an ordinance that prohibits yard waste from going into the landfill.

As the Recycling Center is not a single stream recycling facility and space is limited, materials will only be accepted for processing if separated into these categories.

To ease your trip, city asks to keep these tips in mind:

• Cardboard should be broken down flat to insure there are no contents left inside; • Plastic bottles should be completely empty; • Paper and cardboard should not be wet or soiled; • A cardboard bailer is available for commercial customers during regular business hours; and • Large containers are placed along the drivethrough, clearly marked for each of the various items.

“This is important, as yard waste typically represents approximately 20% of all waste going into the landfill,” a spokesperson said.

City residents can place tree limbs and brush on their curbs next to the street so chipper crews can pick them up. This service occurs once a week.

Chips from the service can be picked up at the landfill at no charge to be used as flowerbed mulch.

For more information, go to www.fbgtx.org/274/Recycling-Center.