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After much public concern from Tomball residents, recycling =
bins to=20
remain at H-E-B stores
Updated: =
06.19.09
When Pat Baranski dropped off items for =
recycling=20
at the bins outside of the H-E-B grocery store a few weeks ago, =
she was=20
disheartened by what she saw.
The providers of the bins in=20
partnership with the grocery store, AbitibiBowater, had posted =
signs=20
saying they would be removing the bins due to misuse- people had =
been=20
dumping trash and non-recyclables into the bins, and it was =
costing the=20
company money to dispose of the items correctly.
Baranski, =
who said=20
she considers herself more eco-conscious than most, began =
immediately=20
looking for answers and places where she could recycle glass and =
other=20
goods. What she found was a suggestion that seemed to work: if =
enough=20
people got involved and tried to keep the bins in Tomball, the =
company=20
might reconsider removing the bins.
Christina Kirk, brand =
manager=20
for AbitibiBowater, said people from Tomball were so adamant about =
having=20
their recycling bins that the company has extended the time period =
that=20
they will remain at the H-E-B stores at 7310 Louetta and 28520 =
Tomball=20
Pkwy.--provided the quality of what is dumped in the bins=20
improves.The=20
company=E2=80=99s area manager, Darryl Lambert, said they are =
going to try to=20
educate people about what can be recycled in the bins so the =
recycling=20
program can continue. The public outcry when the program showed =
signs of=20
ending, he said in a news release, was both shocking and=20
encouraging.
=E2=80=9CWe will continue with the H-E-B =
recycling drop-off=20
location in your area on a 90 day trial,=E2=80=9D he said. =
=E2=80=9CHopefully, through=20
communication and consumer awareness we can improve the quality of =
the=20
materials collected and secure the future of this recycling =
drop-off=20
location. We are counting on the residents in the area to utilize =
the=20
containers for recyclable materials only.=E2=80=9D
The blue =
and=20
green-colored bins take aluminum, metal and plastic. The green and =
yellow=20
bins take newspapers, catalogs, unwanted mail, magazines, and =
office and=20
school papers.
People who live inside the city limits of =
Tomball=20
are provided with curbside recycling service through Waste =
Management at=20
no cost, according to the city=E2=80=99s web site. On the first =
regularly=20
scheduled garbage pick-up day of each week, residents can place =
Type 1 and=20
2 plastic containers, as well as newspapers and aluminum, in their =
bins.
Plastic types are indicated by a number on the =
product label;=20
acceptable curbside recycling plastics include water and drink =
bottles,=20
milk bottles, cleaner bottles and most shampoo bottles. All =
bottles should=20
be cleaned before being placed in bins. Anyone not currently using =
the=20
service is encouraged to call the city at (281) 290-1400 to get a=20
bin.
Baranski said though she is proud to live in a place =
where=20
recycling is available, she thinks the city should do more about =
educating=20
the public on how they can recycle, what the city will do, and =
where to go=20
to recycle other materials. It is obvious to her through the =
near-loss of=20
the H-E-B bins that many people in the area are very interested in =
recycling.
=E2=80=9CObviously there=E2=80=99s a huge =
interest in (recycling),=E2=80=9D she=20
said. =E2=80=9CThat=E2=80=99s apparent from both the bins always =
being full and from the=20
people who called to say they want the bins. People usually =
don=E2=80=99t take the=20
time to call about something unless they really =
care.=E2=80=9D
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