Be a Doggy Do, not a Doggy Don’t.
One major contributor to pollution can often be found on pathways and in parks: pet waste.
We’re talking about the issue and what actions you can take to help protect our waterways in the latest article from The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department.
More than 12 million pizzas are sold on Super Bowl Sunday each year!
With the big game just around the corner, we wanted to give a refresher on how to properly dispose of those greasy, cheesy boxes.
Read the latest article from The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department for more information.
Did you know that plastic bags are the #1 contaminant in our curbside recycling program?
But wait! That doesn’t mean you should toss them in the trash.
Plastic bags and film CAN be recycled and there are multiple locations throughout The Woodlands that will accept them.
For more information on this common recycling dilemma, read the latest article from The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department.
Oh the wonders of the modern world!
How lucky are we to have our daily cup o’ joe delivered in the convenience of a small plastic pod?
No messy filters, no arguing over which brand or flavor the whole office has to share, and no waiting in line for an entire pot to finish brewing.
A perfectly measured cup of coffee in our hands almost instantly. But have you wondered what happens to all those pods? Can they be recycled or is our coffee habit creating a waste problem? Read the latest Recycling Dilemma from The Environmental Services Department to find out.
Unfortunately not everything can be recycled.
A lot of items are collected through The Woodlands curbside recycling program but many items end up in the bin that don’t belong. Those items contaminate our single stream recycling program.
Learn what that means and how you can reduce contamination in today’s article from Environmental Services.
To bag or not to bag your recyclables? The answer is simple. Leave them loose! Plastic bags, film and flexible packaging are not accepted in our curbside carts. In fact, they’re the number one contaminant of our curbside recycling. Find out why bags aren’t accepted in our single stream system, and where to take plastic film to be recycled instead.
After a finger-lickin’ kind of meal, picked up from a local restaurant, you rinse your to-go container and flip it over. There’s the tell-tale recycling symbol so it must be recyclable, right? While we wish all items could be easily recycled, most take-out containers DON’T go in the recycle bin at home. Check out the latest article for a refresher on what to do after your next drive through meal.
This New Year, while fine-tuning your list of personal resolutions, how about including a few goals to help the environment? Changing habits can take effort. One theory of behavior change is the Fogg Behavior Model (FBM). This model posits that motivation, ability, and triggers are the three key factors for any behavior change—the higher the
Look Out for Litter is in full swing and it’s not too late to join the party! The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department encourages you to get your kids and teens fired up about litter and become a part of the 30th anniversary of the Don’t Mess With Texas campaign by keeping our community trash-free and beautiful!
