2024 City of Temple Recycling Calendar

SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING 2024 CALENDAR

GARBAGE & RECYCLING

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2024 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 may not be collected on scheduled day and a fee will be assessed.

We will pick up 6 cubic yards of brush and bulk per collection.

The piles cannot be combined, but the total cannot be more than 6 cubic yards. 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.

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NEW YEAR’S DAY JANUARY 1 – 6, 2024 No collection Monday, January 1 Monday collections will run Tuesday, January 2 Tuesday collections will run Wednesday, January 3 Wednesday collections will run Thursday, January 4 Thursday collections will run Friday, January 5 Friday collections will run Saturday, January 6 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY MONDAY, JANUARY 15 Regular collection schedule PRESIDENT’S DAY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Regular collection schedule GOOD FRIDAY FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Regular collection schedule MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, MAY 27 Regular collection schedule JUNETEENTH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 Regular collection schedule INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4 – 6 No collection on Thursday, July 4 Thursday collections will run Friday, July 5 Friday collections will run on Saturday, July 6

LABOR DAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Regular collection schedule COLUMBUS DAY | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Regular collection schedule VETERAN’S DAY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Regular collection schedule THANKSGIVING NOVEMBER 28 – 30 No collection Thursday, November 28 Thursday collections will run Friday, November 29 Friday collections will run on Saturday, November 30 Landfill – closed Thursday, November 27 CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 25 – 28 No collection on Wednesday, December 25 Wednesday collections on Thursday, December 26 Thursday collections on Friday, December 27 Friday collections on Saturday, December 28 Landfill – closed on Wednesday, December 25 NEW YEAR’S DAY JANUARY 1 – 3, 2025 No collection on Wednesday, January 1 Thursday collections on Friday, January 2 Friday collections on Saturday, January 3 Landfill – closed on Monday, January 1

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CURBSIDE RECYCLING KEEP ‘EM LOOSE, NOT BAGGED!

WHERE TO RECYCLE NON-ACCEPTED ITEMS Glass Glass (all colors) 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.

PAPER PRODUCTS

CARDBOARD BOXES

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

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

Please flatten cardboard boxes.

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

Hazardous Materials The City holds a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day annually in October to collect chemicals and electronics.

Year round collection of food waste, latex paint, cooking oil, motor oil, antifreeze, and tires*(with a small fee) at the Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Ave. H, Temple, TX 76501.

RECYCLE CENTER DROP OFFS RECYCLE CENTER #1 – 3015 BULLSEYE LN. RECYCLE CENTER #2 – 602 JACK BASKIN DR.

PLASTICS

METALS

All plastic bottles, detergent containers, and lids are accepted.

No plastic bags or styrofoam.

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

LEARN MORE AT TEMPLETX.GOV/RECYCLE

January 2024 SUNDAY

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A good belly laugh boosts immunity, fights stress, and burns calories.

Our favorite jokes include: • I have a joke about recycling. Unfortunately, it’s already been used.

• I refuse to work with compost. It’s degrading.

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TUESDAY’S COLLECTION

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New Year’s Day NO COLLECTION

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CUT YOUR ENERGY COST DAY

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day REGULAR COLLECTION

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GLOBAL BELLY LAUGH DAY

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BE ENERGY SMART

★ Check seals on windows and doors ★ Fix leaky faucets

★ Give your thermostat a nudge ★ Swap lightbulbs ★ Wash laundry in warm or cool

February 2024 SUNDAY

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Random acts of kindness are contagious. Something as simple as a wave or pulling up your neighbor’s bin off the curb. Cleaning up an empty lot or help at a shelter. Be human, be kind. BE BOTH!

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Groundhog Day

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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY

Valentine’s Day

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Presidents’ Day SKIP THE STRAW DAY

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In the United States alone, we use enough single use straws to wrap around the Earth’s circumference 2.5 times in one day. It takes about 200 years for a plastic straw to degrade.

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“Women’s History Month pays homage to the trailblazers before us, builds hope and inspiration to us and offers an example of pride and excellence for younger generations.” – Kron Moore

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Women’s History Month

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY

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PLANT A FLOWER DAY

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St. Patrick’s Day

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First Day of Spring

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Good Friday REGULAR COLLECTION

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Wildflowers support ecosystems and pollinators, which help the planet win! There are over 5,000 species of wildflowers in the state of Texas. TxDOT nurtures Wildflowers through their carefully planned mowing policies.

Easter Sunday

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April 2024 SUNDAY

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Earth Day Haiku We only have one As beautiful as she is Earth, we call our home

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The City of Temple has over 25 miles of trails to safely ride a bicycle, go for a walk, or enjoy nature. Choosing a bike over a car just once a day can reduce the average person’s carbon emissions from transportation by 67%.

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NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

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BICYCLE DAY

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Earth Day

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CHECK OUT THE TEMPLE PUBLIC LIBRARY!

The Temple Public Library has a seed library with vegetable, fruit, herb, and flower seeds.

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The Friends of the Temple Public Library support the library through twice a year8 book sales – the Mid-Winter and Labor Day 9 10Book Sales.

Your Temple Public Library has STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) kits for children to learn about animals, machines, the human body, robotics and coding, and more!

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May 2024 SUNDAY

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Why do your socks have to match? Make a puppet out of the lone sock. Use it as a dust cloth. Wash your car or bike with it. Don’t throw it away, be proud of the one who survived!

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LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY

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Mother’s Day

PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

ENGINEERING

FLEET SERVICES

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SOLID WASTE SERVICES

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TRAFFIC SIGNAL

DRAINAGE

TRANSPORTATION

UTILITY SERVICES

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Memorial Day REGULAR COLLECTION

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The City of Temple Public Works Department employs over 270 indispensable professionals that keep Temple a great place to work, live, and play. From the water you drink, roads that make you crazy, trucks that collect the recycling, and the lights that make you late for work; the City of Temple Public Works Department is making it possible.

June 2024 SUNDAY

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Temple Parks and Rec offers 5 free splash pads to cool off in the summer heat, 2 outdoor swimming pools at a very responsible fee, and 1 family water park to cool off in the summer heat. You could spend the day at one of the two lakes in the area also! Just remember, if you pack it in, pack it out!

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REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE

Can you go an entire day without turning on the lights? June 21st will have over 14 hours of daylight. Turning off the lights will reduce electricity. Reducing is the easiest of the 3 “R”s!

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Juneteenth

Father’s Day

DAYLIGHT APPRECIATION DAY

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SWIM A LAP DAY

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If you reduce how much electricity you use, not only do you save money, you save the planet! Cooking dinner outside on the grill, or making salads and sandwiches reduces not just the amount of electricity you use, but it doesn’t heat up the kitchen, and then the air conditioner doesn’t have to work harder to cool it off. The Texas sun works hard enough to heat us up, we don’t have to help it by heating up the kitchen!

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Did you know you can turn your food waste into compost? Bring the food waste to the Solid waste department and grab some nutrient rich soil amendment for your garden or houseplants.

Find out more at templetx.gov/reduceyourfootprint

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4th of July

INTERNATIONAL JOKE DAY

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CHEER UP THE LONELY DAY

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ICE CREAM DAY!

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380 tons of plastic is produced a year, which is nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. Single-use plastic accounts for 50%.

NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is still twice the size of Texas! How8much do you contribute 9 to that? Could you reduce that by half? Being aware is a start in the right direction. Reduce, reuse and recycle!

One thing’s for shore, I otter-ly love the ocean.

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August 2024 SUNDAY

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The City of Temple Recycle Warehouse processed 739.90 tons of recycling in August 2022 and 873.90 tons of recycling in August 2023. Can we do better in 2024? Stay tuned for next year’s calender to find out!

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LEFT-HANDER’S DAY

THRIFT SHOP DAY

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DOG APPRECIATION DAY

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Reuse is the second “R” and a thrift find is a great way to reuse and recycle. Thrift stores help reduce textile waste, safe water and reduce emissions by reducing the demand for new clothing.

Not only buying at a thrift store but donating to a thrift store reduces the amount of items that end up in the landfill. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure!

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Labor Day REGULAR COLLECTION

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SWAP IDEAS DAY

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

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Paint some rocks or use the sun to melt broken crayons and to make peace rocks. Take them on a walk in one of Temples great parks and hide the rocks for someone else to find.

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Tag #templerecycles when you hide your rocks.

Because not only does Temple recycle, but our residents rock!

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October 2024 SUNDAY

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Tossing wasted food in the landfill represents for 8% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Best practice is to waste less!

If you do have waste, or even scraps, like potato peels or apple cores, create nutrient-rich soil amendment.

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Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples’ Day REGULAR COLLECTION

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WORLD FOOD DAY

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Household Hazardous Waste Event

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Halloween

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Solid Waste collects hard to dispose of items annually. Chemicals, prescription drugs, flammables, and that can of “I don’t even know what this is because it was here when we bought the house”.

The Household Hazardous Waste event is from 9am – 2pm. Check out templetx.gov/hhw to get the full details, and we will see you there!

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STEP 1 Stuff turkey STEP 2 Stuff the belly STEP 3 Nap and leftovers STEP 4 Drop off the scraps at Solid Waste. For more details visit templetx.gov/foodwaste

Shred Event

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NATIONAL STEM DAY

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Veterans’ Day REGULAR COLLECTION

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It takes all things STEM for our future generations to find new ways to combat climate change, reduce the amount of waste we produce, and find new ways to recycle. STEM is the answer to many creative problems. Taking plastic water bottles and making clothing… STEM. Capturing methane from the landfill and using it to fuel vehicles…STEM. Encourage those outside the box creative thinkers, they will change the world!

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Christmas lights, trees, foil wrapping paper, tissue paper, ribbons, and most ornaments cannot be placed in your curbside recycle bin. Try wrapping your gifts in brown packing paper decorating it with paints or markers. All of that can be tossed in the recycle bin making clean-up easy, and the planet happy!

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NATIONAL MAKE A GIFT DAY

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NATIONAL COCOA DAY

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Don’t forget any food waste (peelings, leftovers that didn’t get eaten, and even the bread that was maybe over-baked) can be tossed in the food waste composter at Solid Waste and turned into nutrient rich soil amendment.

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This keeps your trash bin cleaner and fresher. Store the food scraps in a plastic container (whipped topping container) in the freezer to keep it from turning bad until you get a full load!

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