2023 City of Temple Recycle Calendar

BULK & BRUSH SERVICES

The City of Temple offers bulk collection twice a month in our residential services.

Not Accepted – Rocks and appliances containing Freon.

Brush piles must be free of all other trash, bulk items, bags, or boxes as they are all handled separately. Trash and bulk items must be placed in a separate pile. Mixed piles will be collected and a fee assessed.

We will pick up 6 cubic yards of brush per collection. 6 cubic yards is equal to a full-size truck bed. Any amount over 6 cubic yards will be charged for. The charge will be added to your City of Temple Utility bill.

BRUSH ROUTE PICKUP DATES

GARBAGE & RECYCLING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2023

NEW YEAR’S DAY • SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

Regular collection schedule

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY • MONDAY, JANUARY 16

Regular collection schedule

PRESIDENT’S DAY • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Regular collection schedule

GOOD FRIDAY • FRIDAY, APRIL 7

Regular collection schedule

MEMORIAL DAY • MONDAY, MAY 29

Regular collection schedule

Landfill – 2:00pm early closure

JUNETEENTH • MONDAY, JUNE 19

Regular collection schedule

INDEPENDENCE DAY • TUESDAY, JULY 4

No collection on Tuesday, July 4

Tuesday collections will run Wednesday, July 5

Regular collection on Monday, July 3

Landfill closed Tuesday, July 4

LABOR DAY • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Regular collection schedule

Landfill – 2:00pm early closure

COLUMBUS DAY • MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

Regular collection schedule

VETERAN’S DAY • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Regular collection schedule

THANKSGIVING • NOVEMBER 20 - 24

No collections Thursday, November 23

Thursday collection will run Wednesday, November 22

Regular collection schedule on Friday, November 24

Landfill – closed Thursday, November 24

CHRISTMAS • DECEMBER 25 - 28

No collection on Monday, December 25

Monday collection on Tuesday, December 26

Tuesday collection on Wednesday, December 27

Regular collection schedule on Thursday, December 28

Landfill – closed on Monday, December 25

NEW YEAR’S DAY • SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024

No collection on Monday, January 1

Monday collection on Tuesday, January 2

Tuesday collection on Wednesday, January 3

Landfill – closed on Monday, January 1

CURBSIDE RECYCLING KEEP ‘EM LOOSE, NOT BAGGED!

HOW TO RECYCLE ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED

Glass – Glass can be taken to either recycle center.

Yard Waste – 6 cubic yards of brush can be placed at the front curb to be picked up for bulk pickup collection. You can also recycle grass and leaves on your yard for fertilizer.

Plastic Bags – These can be recycled at many grocery stores around the city.

PAPER PRODUCTS

Items like newspapers, magazines, junk mail, and office paper are accepted. Please remove any plastic liners, wrappers, and packaging peanuts.

CARDBOARD BOXES

Please remove all plastic liners and packaging materials. Pizza boxes are now accepted! Please flatten cardboard boxes.

Hazardous Materials – The City holds a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day annually in October.

Electronics – Usually accepted during the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Or, can be recycled at donation centers.

Automobile Parts – Tires, antifreeze, oil filters, and oil are collected yearround by the Solid Waste Department. These items are also accepted at the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

RECYCLE CENTER DROP OFFS

RECYCLE CENTER #1 – 3015 BULLSEYE LN.

RECYCLE CENTER #2 – 602 JACK BASKIN DR.

PLASTICS

All plastic bottles, detergent containers, and lids are accepted. No plastic bags or styrofoam.

METALS

All non-hazardous product containers made of aluminum, tin, or steel. No aluminum foil.

January 2023

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, the 3 “R”s of recycling. Using a reusable straw covers all 3. Reduce the amount of plastic that is not recyclable, reuse a reusable straw and most reusable straws are made from material that can be recycled!

★ 500 million straws are used in a day, but you can get a reusable straw and reduce that number!

★ Plastic straws are not recyclable, or biodegradable. They pollute our waterways.

★ Making the switch to glass, silicone or metal straws, or skip it altogether!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

DRINKING STRAW DAY

BACKWARDS DAY NUF, THGIR?

February 2023

Every act of kindness has a ripple effect. Be Human. Be Kind. Be Both.

Valentine’s Day

Groundhog Day

Presidents’ Day

REGULAR

COLLECTION

★ “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is wasted.” -Aesop

★ Pull someone’s trash/recycle bin up from the curb after collection

★ Wave to a stranger

March 2023

It’s time for spring cleaning! Clear out old items and take them to a thrift store. While you’re there, celebrate the 203nd anniversary of secondhand shopping in America and pick up a few new treasures.

Daylight Saving Time Begins

St. Patrick’s Day

First Day of Spring

★ Scan the QR code to learn how to make seed bombs.

★ Wildflowers support ecosystems and pollinators which help the planet win!

April 2023

Earth Day is a time for environmental consciousness and awareness.

★ Small steps lead to big change

★ Get a group together and clean up an area of your neighborhood

Easter Sunday

★ Taking something old and making it new is a form of recycling. Upcycling items can bring new life into something you already love. AN

Keeping the Earth clean Is a commitment everyday and worth the effort

May 2023

There are more than 4 million miles of roads in the United States: 2,678,000 miles paved and 1,394,000 miles unpaved.

★ The Department of Public Works consists of many separate divisions that are responsible for providing quality maintenance and operation services for the City of Temple’s infrastructure.

June 2023

Held annually since 1973, World Environment Day has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people from across the world engaging to protect the planet.

Father’s Day

Juneteenth

First Day of Summer REGULAR COLLECTION

★ How can you improve the environment at home? Bike more and drive less. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Plant a tree. Shop wisely by buying less plastic and bring your own bags. Protect waterways and conserve water. What do you do at home to protect and improve the environment?

July 2023

July is plastic free month. Keep your recycle bin free of plastic bags, shrink wrap or any other flexible plastics. Try going the entire day, or month, without having any plastic waste.

★ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is around 1.6 million square kilometers – bigger than Texas.

August 2023

A RECYCLE JOKE: If you recycle rubber enough times it eventually gets retired.

A RECYCLING HAIKU: Plastic bags are trash Keep them out of your green bin

Thank you very much

September 2023

Take September 21 to find your peace in one of the many beautiful spaces offered by the City of Temple.

★ Take a walk in one of Temple’s 66 parks

★ Sit and reflect at the water feature at City Hall

★ Fish at Lake Belton

DAY OF PEACE

October 2023

Bring your expired pumpkins to be converted to a soil amendment that can be used as compost in home gardens. Find out more at templetx.gov/solidwaste.

NATIONAL TACO DAY

NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT

FRIGHT FEST

★ Stop at one of the many taco trucks throughout town, or even down at The Yard to celebrate National Taco Day.

★ Kindness can go a long way, and is often paid forward. So turn that frown upside down. It could really change the world.

The brush and bulk subdivision of Solid Waste recycles brush collected at the curb at the Brazos River Authority.

December 2023

Christmas lights, artificial trees, ornaments, foil paper, and tissue paper are not accepted in the curbside recycle program.

★ City of Temple residents can take food waste to the Solid Waste offices and have it converted to a soil amendment that can be used as compost in home gardens. For more information call 254.298.5725 or visit templetx.gov/ solidwaste for more info.

NATIONAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DAY