Free Bulky Item Collection Week Set for April
Posted/updated on: March 11, 2015 at 11:16 am
TYLER — The City of Tyler Solid Waste Department and Keep Tyler Beautiful are sponsoring a FREE bulky item collection for City of Tyler residential customers as a part of Spring Cleanup Week. According to a press release, Solid Waste will be picking up items for one week only, Monday, April 6 through 10. They ask that residents place their bulky items on the curb by Monday, April 6.
Bulky items to be picked up at no charge include furniture, appliances, carpet, fence material, up to four non-commercial vehicle tires, old toys and other large items that would normally require a special fee. No liquid waste, limbs or brush will be picked up. Paint must be dried out with oil dry or kitty litter.
City officials said there is no need to call the Solid Waste Office when bulky items are placed at the curb. Items may be collected on a different day from regularly scheduled garbage collection.
Also, many bulky items will be accepted during regular business hours at the City of Tyler Recycling Center. The Center is open Monday through Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is located at 418 N. Bois D’Arc Ave., downtown Tyler. They will accept the following items at the Recycling Center:
· Paper (newspapers, magazines, phonebooks, ads and office paper)
· Cardboard of any type (broken down)
· Plastic (rinsed and crushed #1 and #2 HDPE, lids removed; examples- water or soda bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles)
· Glass (rinsed clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars with lids removed) NO BLUE GLASS OR MIRRORS
· Ink Cartridges
· Electronics (computers, TVs, monitors, cell phones, chargers and other portable devices)
· Metal (copper, aluminum, brass and steel)
· Aluminum cans (rinsed and crushed, no aluminum pie plates or tin)
· Household appliances including air conditioners and refrigerators DO NOT require a disposal fee this week as long as you provide a current water bill
· Motor oil/hydraulic fluid
· Automotive batteries/anti-freeze
Visit http://www.TylerSolidWaste.com for more information about the free bulky item collection.
