Solid Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Compost Update

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, RECYCLING, AND COMPOST UPDATE SRMA SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL NEW CONTRACT WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEM The SRMA signed a ten-years contract with Steiner Ranch’s long-term partner Texas Disposal Systems to add new services as outlined below:

• Weekly Recycling • Weekly Composting

Please note that: • Weekly recycling services will start as of February 1st . • Compost collection is scheduled to start sometime in March. Compost bins have been ordered and are expected to be delivered by March 1st (if no force majeure delays are encountered).

The SRMA will also have:

One extra Green waste Pickup - Each year the HOA selects one week in Fall and two weeks in Spring for leaf collection. Dates are to be agreed to by HOA and the contractor. Each residence is allowed to put out up to twenty 30-gallon paper bags of leaves/green waste per collection. Increased Bulk waste cubic yardage - Resident’s may call TDS to schedule two, bulky brush pickups, per year. In past years, the pickups were limited to 2 cyds. each time. With the new contract the 2 cyds. will be increased to 3 cyds. at each pickup. SRROA SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL NEW CONTRACT WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEM The SRROA Board of Directors approved a five-year contract with Texas Disposal Systems. The existing bi-weekly recycling collection has been upgraded to a weekly service and will start on February 1st. (SRROA neighborhoods include: Chaparral, The Summit at Eastridge, The Valley at Eastridge, Hancock Hill, Mesa North, Plateau, Rocky Ridge.)

The SRROA will also have:

Two Green Waste Pickups - Each year the HOA selects one week in Fall and one week in Spring for leaf collection. Dates are to be agreed to by HOA and the contractor. Each residence is allowed to put out up to twenty 30-gallon paper bags of leaves/green waste per collection. Increased Bulk Waste Cubic Yardage - Residents may call TDS to schedule two, bulky brush pickups, per year. In past years, the pickups were limited to 2 cyds. each time. With the new contract the 2 cyds. will be increased to 3 cyds. at each pickup. WHAT IS CONSIDERED RECYCLABLES? RECYCLABLES must be dry, loose (not bagged), unshredded, empty, and include ONLY the following: Glass, paper newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, mixed paper - white and colored paper (lined, copier, computer, staples are ok), mail and envelopes, receipts, paper bags, softcover books, posters, empty plastic bottles, and rigid food and non-food containers, metals cans (soup, pet food, empty aerosol), aluminum cans, metal caps, and lids, cardboard egg cartons trays, corrugated boxes, smooth cardboard (food and shoe boxes, tubes, file folders, cardboard packaging) and pizza boxes (no food or soiled liners).

WHAT IS CONSIDERED COMPOST? COMPOSTING (*Only SRMA households) are food waste, yard waste, cardboard, and paper. The new compost carts will have a QR code on them so the resident can scan and see what items can go in the cart.

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