The City of Gainesville, General Services, Solid Waste Division has re-designed the Recycling Center located 601 North Interstate 35. The new recycling center has been re-designed to better assist citizens in utilizing the facility. The recycling center is located just on the north side of the scale house. The recycling center is free to residents.
The Recycling Center is located on north side of scales house.
Help keep Gainesville beautiful. The City of Gainesville has re-designed the recycling center to better assist citizens in utilizing the facility. The new recycling center is located just on the north side of the scale house. Each container is painted a different color to help place recyclable in the proper place. The recycling center is free to residents and will accept the following items:
Acceptable items No presorting necessary!
The purple container is for E-Waste, which includes CPU’s, monitors, phone equipment, cell phones, printers, copiers and electric wire.
The blue containers are for our commingle items which include #1 & #2 plastic, glass bottles and jars (any color), aluminum, steel/tin cans (no foil or aluminum pans).
The brown container is for cardboard (flattened), cereal boxes, and cracker boxes.
The green container is for newspapers, office paper, phone books and magazines.
The tan container is for appliances, which includes washers, dryers, hot water heaters & dishwashers.
Items not accepted
- Plastic bags
- Food-soiled paper products of pizza boxes
- Kitchen waste, yard waste or trash
- Batteries of any kind
- Hardback books
- Household hazardous waste or toxic containers
- Plastic takeout containers or utensils
- Styrofoam
- Scrap aluminum or foil
Composting Tips
Mowing the lawn and cleaning up the yard is a weekend past time. What should you do with all those grass clippings and leaves? Simple – the best solution is home composting.
Why should you compost at home? – When you put your grass clippings and leaves at the curb, you are giving away a valuable resource. Compost is a natural fertilizer and the process is quick, easy and cost effective. Compost helps plants growth by loosening the soil and improving moisture retention. It also reduces your water bill.
There is a significant cost associated with the collection and composting of yard waste. By home composting you can save yourself money on lawn supplements.
Tips on how can you compost?
1. Choose a level spot about three feet square directly out of the sun.
2. Obtain a long-handled pitchfork for turning the compost.
3. Get a 5-gallon bucket for carrying water and compost materials, or
use a water hose and wheelbarrow.
4. Compost may be started any time of the year.
5. Put layer of sticks, small brush, and large pieces of bark on the
bottom, food craps, and wet paper towels, depending on available of
material. Create a way for water to drain and air to circulate.
6. Mix your yard waste and lay a one to two-inch layer on top of the
bottom layer. (The smaller the waste is chopped up, the faster it will
break down into compost.
7. Cover yard waste with one-inch layer of soil.
8. After the first week, use a yard rake and turn the pile weekly. Keep
the compost moist by misting. Odors can occur if the compost is not
well ventilated or if there is too much moisture. Crushed limestone
can be used to help eliminate odors.
9. Reload your bins as additional material become available. Stockpile
leaves to add to your pile as needed to keep the bin full. When a bin
is full, don’t continue to add material.
Compost is “done” when it is crumbly not sticky, dark in color but not black, and smells earthy but not rotten.
Recycling Center
601 N. I-35
Phone Number (940) 668-4555
Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Sundays - CLOSED
Rates are subject to change annually
For more information on any of the comments mentioned above you may contact the General Services Department, Solid Waste Division @ 940.668.4551 or e-mail questions to swfaqs@cogtx.org
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