Good Afternoon Harris County MUDs 354, 396, 397, and 322
During this challenging time, our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees and communities we serve. Given the pace and magnitude of the changes we are experiencing as a business and as a society, we understand it is important for Waste Management (WM) to keep you informed of the status of the essential services we provide. Included below is our operational update for today, as changes occur WM will keep you informed.
WM’s Operational Update:
Waste Management Encourages Continued Recycling
Recyclable Materials Needed for Manufacturing Supply
Chain to Produce Packaging for Grocery and
Medical Supplies
Facial tissues, toilet paper, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes have been flying off store shelves, while families are spending more hours at home to stay healthy and safe during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Waste Management (WM) is calling on everyone to Recycle Right during this time when recyclables are needed more than ever. Recycling is vitally important to our environment, and it has come to play a critical role in certain manufacturing supply chains. Without recyclable materials collected from homes and businesses, our customers, who produce products such as tissue, toweling and packaging boxes for grocery and medical supplies, would not have the raw materials that they need to manufacture these important items.Recycling is an essential service for manufacturing companies delivering these key products.
Most recyclers don’t think about the importance of placing their clean recyclable materials in their bins, but now it is more important than ever, as recyclable products are playing a critical role for manufacturing businesses. Across Texas, people are generating more household garbage and recyclable materials than usual, and manufacturers are in need of more clean recyclable materials to meet their demands for making basic goods and emergency supplies. We can all do our part by recycling right during these challenging times.
To learn more information about Waste Management Recycle Right tips, please visit https://wm.com/us/en/inside-wm/recycle-right
RECYCLE ONLY CLEAN, DRY AND LOOSE:
- Cardboard (without inside packing materials)
- Paper products including newspapers, junk mail, office/school paper
- Paperboard, such as cereal and cracker boxes
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Steel, tin and aluminum cans
THROW AWAY:
- Plastic, latex and cloth disposable gloves, disposable masks
- Liquid soap and hand sanitizer bottles that contain residue
- Disinfectant wipes
- Facial tissues, napkins and paper towels
- Disposable plates, cups and cutlery
- Takeout containers
- Leftover food and liquids
- Plastic bags and plastic film wrap
- Hoses, cords, polystyrene foam and other packaging