All other holidays are regular work days for all collections and the landfill.

When any of the above listed holidays fall on a collection day, the collection schedule will shift to the following day. This will result in the last collection day being on the Friday of that holiday week. For instance, there will be no collection Thanksgiving Day (Thursday), therefore, the regular Thursday collection day will be moved to Friday.

The Clean Community Department consists of two major activities:

SOLID WASTE COLLECTIONS

The Solid Waste Management Division provides an integrated collection plan which includes the following services:

Garbage containers must be placed curb side by 7 a.m. on collection day and removed from the curb by 8 p.m. on the same day. Residents should not leave garbage containers at the curb overnight following collection day.

Recycling
Due to budget considerations, the curbside recycling program was discontinued on September 30, 2001.

Recycling has been an expensive program that has cost the city an average of $300,000 per year for the past nine years. Many people have thought that the recycling was a money making program, but this has never been the case.

Citizens that wish to recycle may take their materials to Gulf Coast Recycling at 1995 Cedar Street. They are located at the corner of Fourth and Cedar streets in Beaumont. Gulf Coast Recycling accepts all grades of paper, #1 & #2 plastic containers and aluminum cans. They have a 24-hour, 7 days a week, recycling drop off center at the front of the plant for your convenience.

The City recycles yard waste through our composting program. Approximately 25% of all materials collected at the curb by city trucks is composted and a significant amount of the finished compost is returned to citizens at no cost to them. To compost, yard waste must be separated from all other trash. Please bag your small yard waste (grass, leaves, and small branches) for weekly collection on your garbage collection day. Do not put small yard waste in your garbage can. Separate large yard waste from all other trash for collection twice a month. Separate yard waste and other heavy trash into two different piles. The separation of these materials will allow us to collect yard waste for recycling through the compost program. See sections on Small Yard Waste and Heave Trash/Large Yard Waste for details.

The collection and recycling of used motor oil is a service provided by the City. The following section explains the program.

Please follow these guidelines to ensure that your used motor oil is collected and recycled:

• Drain used motor oil into plastic clear or opaque white containers with screw on caps.

• Never mix oil with other fluids. Any substance other than used motor oil will contaminate the oil.

• Make sure the cap is screwed on tightly and lid is taped shut to prevent spillage.

• Place gallon jugs at the curb on your collection day (place jugs approximately three feet from the garbage can and/or small yard waste)

• Empty used jugs will be left on the curb to be used for future oil changes.

• IN ADDITION, used oil filters will also be collected curbside. Place oil filter in a plastic bag next to the oil for curbside collection.

Heavy Trash/Large Yard Waste Collection
Heavy trash is collected twice monthly, according to zip codes. Heavy trash includes large yard waste, furniture, appliances/white goods, and miscellaneous heavy debris.

Heavy trash is not collected by city crews from businesses (i.e. churches, offices, stores, apartment building, etc.). This service is only provided to single family residential customers. Heavy trash from any other entity must be transported to the landfill by the generator.

Heavy trash collection is not provided for clearing vacant property (i.e. lots, acreage), construction, demolition or renovation/remodeling construction debris. These items must be transported to the landfill by the generator. Citizens with proof of Beaumont residency (i.e. utility bill, driver's license, etc.) will not be charged for landfill disposal if they haul the debris themselves from their single family residences. Contractors such as roofers, lawn services, tree trimmers, etc., will be charged for disposal. There is also a charge for disposal of trash from businesses regardless of who the hauler is.

Please place all material at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection day (see schedule below). Please note that two days are allowed for each area. All material must be stacked neatly in separate piles and not under low overhead utility lines or trees.

Separation of Waste Placed on the Curb

Citizens can help control the cost of Solid Waste Management by separating waste when placing it on the curb. Appliances and tires are recycled and yard waste that is not mixed with general trash and paper is composted. The cost of recycling and composting is considerably less than burying those items in the landfill. Approximately 25% of all waste collected by the city is yard waste. If it is mixed with other materials, it cannot be composted and is therefore buried in the landfill at approximately twice the cost of composting. Citizens are asked to separate waste on the curb in accordance with the following diagram to help us in our efforts to provide efficient and cost-effective services: