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……..is committed to Recycling in all areas of operations!
Mission Statement
The City of Brenham Recycling Center's mission is to promote and protect the environment for future generations by assisting citizens of Brenham and Washington County along with local businesses an alternate method of waste disposal by reusing, recycling and reducing recyclable materials from the waste stream.
Recyclables Accepted
Cardboard Aluminum Newspaper Mixed Paper Glass (Brown, Green & Clear)
Used Cooking Oil
Tin Cans Plastic (#1 thru #7) Batteries (Auto, Boat, AA, AAA, C, D, etc)
Cell Phones Motor Oil Oil Filters
AluminumTwenty years ago it took 19 cans to make one pound, today is takes 33 cans to make one pound
One aluminum can recycled today will be back on the grocery shelf in about 60 days
Americans use over 80 billion aluminum cans each year
Because so many aluminum cans are recycled, aluminum cans account for less than 1% of the total U.S. waste stream, according to EPA estimates
It takes 500 years to breakdown aluminum in landfills
In 2014 - Brenham Recycling Center recycled 9.23 TONS of aluminum
Paper ProductsMore landfill space is saved by recycled paper than any other material
Paper can not be recycled indefinitely but it can be recycled about 5 times before the fibers weaken
The average person uses 550 pounds of paper each year, if they would recycle it, each person could save about 5 average-sized trees
Recovered paper is used to make a variety of products, including copier paper, paper towels and napkins and corrugated boxes
In 2014 the Brenham Recycling Center recycled 405.58 TONS of paper
PlasticsSorted plastics are chopped, washed and converted into flakes or pellets that are then processed into new productsUsed to produce
Bakery traysCarpetsClothingLaundry product bottlesAgricultural pipesBagsMotor oil bottles
Recycling Plastics reduces air pollutionIn 2014 Brenham Recycling Center
recycled 92.52 TONS of plastics
Glass
Glass can be recycled indefinitely and made into food containersMost of the glass recovered in the U.S. is used in new glass containers. A portion is also used in fiberglass and “glassphalt” for highway construction
In 2014 Brenham Recycling Center recycled 222.32 TONS of glass products
Cardboard
90% of all products shipped in the U.S. are shipped in corrugated cardboard boxesCorrugated cardboard is often made of recycled content and almost always made of post-consumer materialRecycling 1 ton of cardboard saves over 9 cubic yards of landfill space
Brenham Recycling Center recycled 734.02 TONS of cardboard in 2014
End of Year Recycling Totals
RECYCLING END OF YEAR TOTALS (Tons)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Cardboard 503.73 587.43 587.26 581.07 593.15 571.73 615.52 746.47 676.14 698.12 685.82 734.02 7580.46Scrap Metal 475.33 397.68 383.20 423.98 414.67 357.13 341.65 300.28 179.27 155.74 124.65 122.47 3676.05Mixed Paper 368.36 222.89 223.66 220.68 202.66 219.04 157.89 264.00 201.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 2080.51Glass 84.38 90.41 89.99 113.46 105.16 138.86 111.65 212.77 169.18 169.19 178.01 222.32 1685.38ONP 112.84 243.22 313.24 255.74 256.46 230.23 256.93 264.00 201.33 343.90 431.29 405.58 3314.76Aluminum 105.53 94.88 81.51 65.94 54.33 39.05 58.48 51.27 31.89 35.21 8.68 9.23 636.00Plastic 16.10 21.59 17.75 19.42 31.83 47.76 62.68 100.24 100.53 132.94 72.41 92.52 715.77Batteries 11.38 10.38 6.40 6.55 4.66 5.45 44.82Dry Cell Batteries 2.60 2.57 1.82 1.02 2.32 10.33Used Cooking Oil 0.86 1.08 1.71 2.93 6.06 12.64Computer Components 7.12 27.50 14.57 5.86 55.05
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Recycling End of Year Totals (Tons)
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Recycling Center Activities
The City of Brenham offers a “Cardboard Recycling Route” to businesses around the Brenham area. This route provides the business with an alternate method of disposal for cardboard. It also saves space in trash receptacles at the business, ultimately saving the business money by decreasing the amount of pickups and size of containers used.
Cardboard Receptacles
Baskets are picked up based onthe amount of material that each business receives. Some are pickedup 3 times per week! (McDonalds,Dollar Stores, etc)
Brenham Recyclers ACR Supply ATS Irrigation Ace Hardware Alamo Alley All Auto Repair Appel Dodge Appel Ford Aquatic Center Auto Zone BT Longhorn Saloon Banner Press Big Daddy’s Barbeque Bluebonnet Electric Coop Bluebonnet Hills Care Center Bottles and Racks Boys and Girls Club Brenham Christian Academy Brenham Clinic Brenham Collision Center Brenham Faith Store Brenham Floral Brenham Health Food Store
Brenham Hospice Brenham Repair Center Brenham Saddle Shop Brenham Toy Store Brenham Veterinary Clinic Budweiser Carrie’s Hallmark Central Warehouse Coca Cola Computer Helpers Corner Drug Store Dairy Queen Dealers Electric Design Pro Signs Dollar Tree Plaza Dominic’s Pizza Electric Dept. Ellison’s Greenhouse Ernie’s Grill Evan’s Cabinets Family Dollar Freedom Hill
Continued Funky Art Café Germania Insurance Green Grain Feed & Seed Grimm’s Radiator Higgins Branch JC Penney Jud’s Food Stores K&M Grocery Kenjura Pharmacy Kruse Village Legend’s Bar & Grill Little Mikes Liquor Express McCoy’s McDonalds McDonalds (290 W) Medical Arts Pharmacy Medi-Care Equipment Meier’s Garage Must Be Heaven Napa Auto Parts Norman’s Pharmacy On Deck
Overhead Door PIC Palais Royal Parks Dept. Parts and More Payless Pooltex Radio Shack Rau’s Meat Center Robert’s Service Station Rob’s Fun Center Shell Station (290 W) Sherwin-Williams Paint Sonic #2 Tegeler Toyota Texas Home Health Trinity Care Center Trinity Hospital Washington County Collision WC Tractor WCT Outdoors Westwood Exxon
Community Recycling Events
Community Location Date Independence Independence Store 1st
Weekend Old Washington Old Post Office 2nd
Weekend Burton Cotton Gin 3rd Weekend Chappell Hill Old Rock Store 4th Weekend
“Municipal Mulch”The City of Brenham has opened the door to yard waste reduction and awareness by purchasing a Diamond Z tub grinder in the summer of 2002.
The City of Brenham Mulching facility is designed to recycle yard waste, wood waste, leaves, and grass clippings into a beneficial product called “Municipal Mulch” which benefits the entire community and its outlying areas.
How is “Municipal Mulch” made?
Municipal Mulch is made by combining yard waste, wood waste, and grass clippings together into large stockpiles. After stockpiling, the Diamond Z tub grinder takes over. First, the yard waste is ground through a set of 5 x 6 in. screens, which produces wood chips. These wood chips are separated and stockpiled into larger piles to allow the mulching process to complete its cycle. After 2-3 months and adding water as needed, the woodchips are then double-ground through a set of 2x2 in. screens. These screens produce quality mulch, which has a finer texture and darker appearance. Once double-ground “Municipal Mulch” is ready for its final destination.
“Mulching Up” Numbers
“Municipal Mulch” Price List
2 Cu/Ft Bags $ 2.50/BAG 1-50 TONS $22.50/TON 50 TONS + $15.00/TON
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UP TO 500 LBS FREE(SELF LOADED)
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2012 3,515 tons
2013 3,342 tons
2014 4214 tons
Biosolids in Brenham?
Biosolids are the nutrient-rich organic materials resulting from the treatment of sewage sludge. When treated and processed, sewage sludge becomes biosolids which can be safely recycled and applied as soil enhancement to sustainably improve and maintain productive soils and stimulate plant growth.
In 2005 the City of Brenham received approval from The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to market and distribute biosolids to local farmers and ranchers for land application purposes. This process allows the City of Brenham to recoup some operational costs and diverts the biosolids from landfilling.
