CITY OF MANSFIELD STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
RECYCLING
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
For information about the City's residential recycling program, please use this recycling brochure.
This has been a slogan for sustainable growth for many years. It is a cornerstone of nearly all pollution prevention programs. The 3 R's highlight ways we can decrease our impact on the environment.
Reduce
We can reduce the amount of wastes from our households by:
- Purchasing durable, long-lasting products
- Seeking products and packaging that are as free of toxics as possible
- Purchasing products that have been redesigned to use less raw material, or more recycled material, have a longer life, or be used again after its original use
Reducing the amount of waste you produce actually helps to improve water quality on a very large scale. The manufacturing processes associated with the amount of waste you produce is reduced, the amount of exhaust from vehicles shipping the products, and the list goes on and on in a very broad domino effect.
Reuse
Products that can be reused usually save money in the long run. Using linen napkins, instead of paper, durable coffee mugs, instead of Styrofoam or paper are examples of reusable products.
Repairing items also falls under the category of reusing. Replacing spark plugs on lawn mower engines, patching clothing and patching flat tires are all examples of repairing products that are easy to do. Repairing these products allows them to be useful, keeps them from being prematurely landfilled, and saves you money because repair parts are generally less than a new product.
Donating working and functioning items to charitable organizations is another way to reuse items. This allows you to get rid of the item, and someone else is able to get a product they really need, but otherwise may not have been able to get.
Recycle
Many products today can be recycled. Recycling involves energy to convert the product from its current form like aluminum cans, or plastic bottles, for use as a raw product in the production process.
This limits the need for new raw materials to be taken from the environment, which helps reduce some of the demand for the product and keeps prices down.
Often, only certain portions of the product can truly be recycled. Many items are cannibalized for working parts, or recyclable materials, and the remaining parts are landfilled.
Many more items can be recycled than the traditional cardboard, glass, aluminum and metal cans, plastics, and paper. Air conditioning units, lawn mowers and many other household items contain metals that can be recycled, but there are fewer facilities where these items can be taken to be recycled.
RECYCLING COLLECTION
Recycling Pick Up Schedule
Recycling is collected once a week.
Check the map to learn your pick up schedule.
Getting a Recycling Bin
Recycle boxes are available at the City Hall, 1200 E. Broad St. Please be sure all bottles, jars and cans are rinsed and lids removed before putting in your "recycle box" and set by the curb by 7 am on your assigned day.
Collected Items
METAL CANS: Rinse your metal food cans and place loose in your box.
ALUMINUM: Recycling Aluminum drink cans saves precious energy.
GLASS: Glass never disintegrates in a landfill. Place glass jars and bottles loose in your box. (No mirrors, window glass, plate glass, etc) COLORED glass is accepted.
PLASTIC: Only plastic bottles with recycling symbols of #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7 can be recycled. Examples of these bottles include: milk jugs, soft drink liter bottles, cleaning bottles and shampoo bottles. Please rinse and remove all lids.
NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, AND CATALOGS: Place DRY newspaper, magazines and catalogs in the bottom of your box. Slick or glossy inserts should be included with newspaper. Do not put out on a rainy day. Be sure that the newspaper is secured so that it does not fly away. Telephone books will only be accepted when the new books are distributed by Southwestern Bell Telephone.
JUNK MAIL, CARDBOARD, AND MIXED HOUSEHOLD PAPER: Place all junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, chipboard and any other household paper product in a brown paper grocery bag and put beside or inside your bins. These loose paper products need to be separate from other materials in your bin. No tissues, wet paper or paper contaminated with food products are accepted. All card- board must be broken down to a size that will fit in the bin.
OVERFLOW: Place overflow in a bag or box beside your box and be sure all of your recyclables are set at the curb by 7:00am on your collection day. For more information, contact Duncan Disposal at 817-317-2000.
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