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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Comment of the Day: House Parts

May 26, 2009 – 4:59 pm
   

“I drove by the house at 701 Olive during the demolition. I was curious to see if any efforts were made to keep any of the items out of a landfill. What I saw was a house, complete with furniture, cabinets, ceiling fans, windows, clothing, etc. getting crushed by a bulldozer and scooped into a roll off. I saw 3 french doors that would have looked great in my house getting smashed to bits. Such a shame :(” [mstark, commenting on Daily Demolition Report: Bacher House Down]

4:59 pm | Add a Comment | Read more about Comments, Construction Materials, Demolitions, Quicklink, Recycling
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Recycling Houston Building Parts

May 13, 2009 – 11:18 am
   

A new city-run Reuse Warehouse that’s been open for just 2 weeks at 9003 N. Main St. (just north of Crosstimbers) is designed to reduce the amount of excess building materials dumped into landfills. The warehouse accepts donations of extra building materials, and offers them for free to nonprofit organizations. What can you donate? “Cabinets, copper, doors, electrical fixtures and equipment, fans, flooring material, glass, gutters, hardware, lighting, lumber, metal, mirrors, pipe, plumbing, plywood, roofing material, screens, sheetrock, sinks, showers, trim, tubs, wall coverings, or windows” but no paint. “More than one-third of the waste stream in the Houston area is made up of construction and demolition material.” [Green Houston, via Hair Balls]

11:18 am | 2 Comments | Read more about Construction Materials, Green Design and Development, Neighborhoods: Independence Heights, Quicklink, Recycling
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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Bankrupt Houston Recycler

April 30, 2009 – 8:03 am
   

AbitibiBowater, the Canadian paper company that runs Houston’s residential recycling operation — and which recently began a pilot single-stream program in a few Houston neighborhoods — declared bankruptcy earlier this month. “The central question is how this bankruptcy could impact the city’s already abysmal recycling rates, which city officials hoped would go up considerably after the implementation of single stream, a wood-waste program and an upcoming contract for recycling in city buildings. Gary Readore, the chief of staff for the Solid Waste Management Department, said he has spoken with Abitibi officials in Houston who said the bankruptcy would not impact their operations.” [Houston Politics]

8:03 am | 5 Comments | Read more about Bankruptcy, Quicklink, Recycling
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Automated Curbside Recycling: This Is Only a Test

March 4, 2009 – 2:26 pm
   

Now the proud caretaker of a new 96-gallon bin-on-wheels that will apparently welcome even glass, Richard Connelly spills the beans about the city’s soon-to-be announced one-year pilot recycling project: “About 10,000 homes in Meyerland, Old Sixth Ward, Pine Loch in Clear Lake and other areas will take part in the program. They will be serviced by the same kind of trash trucks with grappling arms that take the regular bins, as opposed to having workers jump off trucks, pick up the small bins and sort out plastic from paper.” [Hair Balls]

2:26 pm | 7 Comments | Read more about Neighborhoods: Westbury, Quicklink, Recycling
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