A well-oiled event will offer Burnet County residents a chance to dispose of hazardous items to help keep the water table clean and safe.
Burnet County Reuse and Recycle Center has scheduled a collection event to recycle household waste for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2411 FM 963 (2 miles east of U.S. 281).
Only residential items will be accepted; no industrial, commercial or business waste is acceptable.
Please bring: Automobile tires (24” or less, no rims); first 10 tires are free, $3 per tire after; lead-acid and rechargeable batteries; cell phones and telephones; computer components and parts; televisions (no wooden consoles); used motor oil and filters; latex painting; petroleum-based paints, stains and varnishes; antifreeze; household hazardous chemicals; compressed gas cylinders; aerosols and camp stove propane; fluorescent lamp bulbs; transmission and brake fluid; pool chemicals; lawn and garden chemicals; scrap metal.
Do not bring: Lawnmowers or appliances; tires with rims; containers larger than 5 gallons; agricultural pesticides/ chemicals; dioxins; ex- plosives; medical and pharmaceutical items; large propane cylinders over 30 lbs; wooden TV consoles; appliances.
Safety Guidelines
• Bring products in original containers only.
• Do not mix or consolidate products.
• Properly seal containers to prevent leaking.
• Haul containers and materials in the trunk or back of vehicle, away from passengers.
This event receives funding from: Burnet County, Green Planet, Inc. the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District, Reliable Tire Disposal, Goodwill of Central Texas, Hill Country Recycling, Waste Management, Inc, Burnet County Restitution Services, 33rd/424 Judicial District Intermediate Sanction Facility and the cities and communities of Burnet, Bertram, Marble Falls, Meadowlakes, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoals, Highland Haven and Horseshoe Bay.
