A Local Company is Ready to Give Houston What It Needs…Recycling
Houston set to receive gift for earth day...a free, weekly drop-off service.
Houston, TX, April 15, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Want to recycle but hate the hassle?
Recycling in Houston isn't easy especially since the City of Houston and City of West University closed their most popular recycling drop-off locations at the end of 2013.
"The closure of the two inner loop recycling drop-off centers left many Houstonians with no means to properly dispose of their recyclables. This means even more recyclables are sent to the landfill instead of finding a second life through recycling," said Tara Brown-Selders, owner of Recycle4U (www.recycle4u.us).
Houston has one of the lowest recycling percentages in the country, with only 9.4% (i) being recycled each year. Most cities recycle a third of their trash, while superstars like San Francisco and Seattle, recycle 69% (ii) and 60%, respectively (iii).
Houston's urban sprawl means curbside recycling is more expensive when compared to more compact cities and to its credit, the City of Houston is expanding their single-family home curbside recycling service from 272,000 to 376,820 homes by the end of 2015 (iv). Unfortunately, the city does not provide collection services to multi-unit residential buildings like apartment complexes and high rise communities plus most commercial businesses thereby excluding a large segment of the population.
“I understand the difficulty the City faces with curbside recycling,” says Brown-Selders. “Private recycling services, like ours, are here to assist the City, not replace them. Individuals and businesses too, don’t have to wait for the City to come to them. They can recycle on their own with us starting April 17th.”
Reasons people don’t recycle include believing it’s difficult to separate trash from recycling treasure, not having a place to keep recyclables between pickups and being unaware of the value of recycling to their communities. Some advantages are obvious, such as cleaner neighborhoods, but trash also has a cash value. In many communities, recycling puts money into city coffers when private companies purchase the recycled end product from the city to re-purpose it into new products and in some states, they have a bottle redemption program.
“The idea of throwing something away that could be recycled makes me sick,” says Sharon Phillips, who lives near one of the closed facilities. “I used to recycle everything but now it goes in the trash. Recycling has become much more challenging.”
“Recycle4U wants to see more Houstonians participate in recycling because it’s good for Houston and for the planet,” says Brown- Selders. “And now, we can finally help reach more residents by offering a free drop-off service in the Galleria area. We’ve partnered with one of our customers Emerson Church to offer this new service and we’ll collect sorted paper, cardboard and empty beverage bottles every Friday!”
“Wow, that’s wonderful. Now I can recycle on a regular basis without it being an inconvenience. I don’t have to feel guilty anymore...I’m going to be part of the solution and help save our planet,” said June Diamond, a Galleria area resident, upon hearing the news.
This new service is available from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm every Friday at 1900 Bering and the grand event celebrating the new drop-off service is Friday, April 17th.
And, in celebration of Earth Day, Recycle4U will also collect old electronics on April 17th too. Attendees can bring their laptops, desktops, phones, cameras, cords, devices and accessories along with their sorted recyclables to the event however; televisions, monitors, appliances and batteries will not be accepted.
To find out more information about the recycling event on Friday, April 17th and the new weekly drop-off service or Recycle4U’s additional collection services, please go to www.recycle4u.us, email info@recycle4u.us or call 832-519-8748.
About Recycle4U
Recycle4U is a locally owned recycling company providing recurring collection services to Houston and surrounding areas since 2009. This premier business provides point-to-point indoor and outdoor recycling collection services to both residential and commercial customers. Recently, Recycle4U began offering complete waste solutions and consulting services to large businesses and organizations and will soon provide a free weekly drop-off service in the Galleria area. Recycle4U is committed to making recycling easier for everyone.
(i) http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/05/recycling-curb-your-enthusiasm
(ii) http://www.cechouston.org/2008/08/01/houstons-recycling-rate-lowest-of-all-major-cities
(iii) http://www.seattle.gov/util/myservices/rates/recyclingrates
(iv) http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/letter-director-hayes
Contact
Tara Brown-Selders, Owner
Recycle4U
5773 Woodway Dr. # 113
Houston, TX 77057
832-519-8748 Phone
713-952-9256 Fax
tara@recycle4u.us
http://www.recycle4u.us
Recycling in Houston isn't easy especially since the City of Houston and City of West University closed their most popular recycling drop-off locations at the end of 2013.
"The closure of the two inner loop recycling drop-off centers left many Houstonians with no means to properly dispose of their recyclables. This means even more recyclables are sent to the landfill instead of finding a second life through recycling," said Tara Brown-Selders, owner of Recycle4U (www.recycle4u.us).
Houston has one of the lowest recycling percentages in the country, with only 9.4% (i) being recycled each year. Most cities recycle a third of their trash, while superstars like San Francisco and Seattle, recycle 69% (ii) and 60%, respectively (iii).
Houston's urban sprawl means curbside recycling is more expensive when compared to more compact cities and to its credit, the City of Houston is expanding their single-family home curbside recycling service from 272,000 to 376,820 homes by the end of 2015 (iv). Unfortunately, the city does not provide collection services to multi-unit residential buildings like apartment complexes and high rise communities plus most commercial businesses thereby excluding a large segment of the population.
“I understand the difficulty the City faces with curbside recycling,” says Brown-Selders. “Private recycling services, like ours, are here to assist the City, not replace them. Individuals and businesses too, don’t have to wait for the City to come to them. They can recycle on their own with us starting April 17th.”
Reasons people don’t recycle include believing it’s difficult to separate trash from recycling treasure, not having a place to keep recyclables between pickups and being unaware of the value of recycling to their communities. Some advantages are obvious, such as cleaner neighborhoods, but trash also has a cash value. In many communities, recycling puts money into city coffers when private companies purchase the recycled end product from the city to re-purpose it into new products and in some states, they have a bottle redemption program.
“The idea of throwing something away that could be recycled makes me sick,” says Sharon Phillips, who lives near one of the closed facilities. “I used to recycle everything but now it goes in the trash. Recycling has become much more challenging.”
“Recycle4U wants to see more Houstonians participate in recycling because it’s good for Houston and for the planet,” says Brown- Selders. “And now, we can finally help reach more residents by offering a free drop-off service in the Galleria area. We’ve partnered with one of our customers Emerson Church to offer this new service and we’ll collect sorted paper, cardboard and empty beverage bottles every Friday!”
“Wow, that’s wonderful. Now I can recycle on a regular basis without it being an inconvenience. I don’t have to feel guilty anymore...I’m going to be part of the solution and help save our planet,” said June Diamond, a Galleria area resident, upon hearing the news.
This new service is available from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm every Friday at 1900 Bering and the grand event celebrating the new drop-off service is Friday, April 17th.
And, in celebration of Earth Day, Recycle4U will also collect old electronics on April 17th too. Attendees can bring their laptops, desktops, phones, cameras, cords, devices and accessories along with their sorted recyclables to the event however; televisions, monitors, appliances and batteries will not be accepted.
To find out more information about the recycling event on Friday, April 17th and the new weekly drop-off service or Recycle4U’s additional collection services, please go to www.recycle4u.us, email info@recycle4u.us or call 832-519-8748.
About Recycle4U
Recycle4U is a locally owned recycling company providing recurring collection services to Houston and surrounding areas since 2009. This premier business provides point-to-point indoor and outdoor recycling collection services to both residential and commercial customers. Recently, Recycle4U began offering complete waste solutions and consulting services to large businesses and organizations and will soon provide a free weekly drop-off service in the Galleria area. Recycle4U is committed to making recycling easier for everyone.
(i) http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/05/recycling-curb-your-enthusiasm
(ii) http://www.cechouston.org/2008/08/01/houstons-recycling-rate-lowest-of-all-major-cities
(iii) http://www.seattle.gov/util/myservices/rates/recyclingrates
(iv) http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/letter-director-hayes
Contact
Tara Brown-Selders, Owner
Recycle4U
5773 Woodway Dr. # 113
Houston, TX 77057
832-519-8748 Phone
713-952-9256 Fax
tara@recycle4u.us
http://www.recycle4u.us
Contact
Recycle4U
Tara Brown-Selders
832-519-8748
www.recycle4u.us
Tara Brown-Selders
832-519-8748
www.recycle4u.us
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