For Summertime Fun - City of Frisco

City of Frisco Environmental Newsletter • www.FriscoTexas.gov • 972-292-5900 • Summer 2010 Edition
In This Issue
Chunk Your
Junk
Cell Phone
Recycling
Green Your
Yard Work
Rewarded for
Recycling
Keep Frisco’s
water clean
Regularly
Scheduled
Services
Curbside trash and
recycling service
1 x per week
Yard Waste collection
every week on your
regular trash and
recycling day
Quarterly Chunk Your
Junk Events
For Summertime Fun
Frisco’s Environmental Services are the
best bargains in the metroplex. With rates
among the lowest, we provide our citizens
with the fullest range of services and
comprehensive environmental programs.
Do It Yourself Services
Two free trash disposals at the Custer Transfer
Station and 121 Regional Disposal Facility
Unlimited drop off of recyclables, plastic bags, and
Styrofoam at the Environmental Collection Center
Use of the Household Chemical Disposal (HCD)
Program at the Environmental Collection Center
Access to the Chemical Product Exchange Program,
at the Environmental Collection Center
Call in
for Serviceses
Appliance and Metal
Recycling weekly pickup
Large Item pickup service
one time per month
One-time free cardboard
recycling pickup for new
residents
Access to award winning
environmental education

It’s that time again! Before the kiddos head
back to school and the leaves start falling,
spruce up that garage, clean out those
drawers, pull out those school clothes that
don’t fit anymore, and head to Chunk Your
Junk. This is your chance to clean out your
house and bring unwanted items to be
recycled, donated, or thrown away.
Chunk Your Junk, an event for Frisco residents
only, is held at the Environmental Collection
Center located at 6616 Walnut St. Entry is
from southbound 1st Street. Other entries will
be closed. For directions to the facility, call
972-292-5900 or go to www.FriscoTexas.gov.
Commercial accounts aren’t accepted. All fees
will be billed directly to Frisco utility bill.
The following items can be brought for safe disposal, recycling, or donation. In order to
reduce idling time, the items are listed in the order which they can be unloaded at the
event. Please load your vehicle accordingly.
Metal and appliances¹; Yard waste, limbs, and untreated
wood for mulching; Fencing and other trash; Cardboard;
Refrigerators¹; Styrofoam and plastic bags; Rx and over the
counter medications; Household chemicals, paint, gasoline,
oil, batteries, pesticides; Computers², printers, cell phones,
television sets³, other e-waste; Documents for shredding;
Old clothes, furniture, books, etc. for donation
There is a four box limit per household for document shredding, with sizes not to exceed 12”W x 15.5” L x 10.5” H.
Because of time restraints, the line will be cut off at 11:30am to ensure all waiting residents are serviced.
¹There is a $40 Freon extraction fee for all appliances not tagged Freon-free.
²There is a $10 fee for computer monitors and $15 for television sets. Fees are billed directly to Frisco utility account.
This event is for Frisco Residents only, no commercial accounts.
Frisco Driver’s License and Water Bill are required for all household
chemical, paint, electronic waste, and Freon extractions.
Upgraded your cell phone recently? Don’t
leave those old cell phones sitting in a drawer or
throw them away. You can bring these phones to
Chunk Your Junk or the Environmental Collection
Center (6616 Walnut Street) during operating
hours.
Summers: Wednesdays 2pm – 6pm
Saturdays 8am – 1pm
For more information, call 972-292-5913.
Empty plastic bottles that used to contain
household cleaners, shampoos, lotions, and soaps
can be safely recycled. Be sure to empty contents
before placing in the blue recycling cart. Metal
paint cans should be taken to the Environmental
Collection Center during regular operating hours.

Community Waste Disposal (CWD), Frisco’s trash and recycling service provider, has created a new
program that rewards Frisco residents for recycling correctly. Beginning on August 19th, a CWD
representative will be checking blue recycling carts for contaminants (Trash, yard trimmings, plastic toys,
garden hoses, Styrofoam, metal, etc). If you are recycling correctly with no trash or other contaminants in
your blue recycling cart, you will receive a Green Sticker and be eligible for a Gift Certificate.
CWD will place a sticker on top of selected carts which will indicate reward eligibility.
Green stickers = all was ok with the contents
Yellow stickers = trace amounts of non-recyclable items
Red stickers = large amounts of trash and contaminants were found
On the green sticker, there will be a number on the bottom. Once you receive a Green sticker, this
number will be automatically entered into a drawing. Winners are randomly chosen every Monday and
Thursday by 10 am. Please go to CWD’s Web Site www.cwd.to and click on Recycle Reward Program for
more details on the program and how to claim your reward.
Have an item that is too large to fit into your trash cart
like an old mattress, couch, or chair? Not to worry, these
s
Yard trimmings are collected on
your regular recycling service day
These items should not be placed
in the trash or recycling carts
requests made after this deadline will be scheduled for the
following month. Before 7am on the designated Saturday,
furniture, kids
Items not collected cted by this program ram are yard waste, tree
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stumps s or roots, chemicals, c Metal Poles & fence e
Posts s
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Did You Know
We recycle
Styrofoam!
Grass and leaves should be placed
in brown paper lawn bags
Limbs and branches must be cut into
3-foot-length-pieces. Then tied and
bundled into stacks no more
than 30 lbs each.
When setting out on collection day,
place bags and bundles about
3 feet from carts
Soil, root systems, sod, rocks, and
tree trunks are not accepted.
For more information
contact Environmental Services at
EnvironmentalServices@FriscoTexas.gov.

4 simple ways to
Keep Our Water Clean
YARD
Don’t over fertilize. Consider organic fertilizers which help reduce
watering and mowing requirements.
CAR
Wash your car at a local car wash facility where the water is recycled.
Perform regular maintenance to prevent oil leaks. Recycle used
motor oil by taking it to Frisco’s Environmental Collection Center.
HOME
Use nontoxic or natural household cleaning products. Recycle or properly
dispose of household chemicals at the Environmental Collection Center.
PET
Pick up pet waste from yards, trails and sidewalks. Pet waste
contains nutrients and bacteria that washes into our waterways.
Carry a baggy to scoop the poop and toss it in the trash.
Take used motor oil, paint, anti-freeze, pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer to the
Environmental Collection Center located at 6616 Walnut St. Call (972) 292-5900 or
e-mail EnvironmentalServices@FriscoTexas.gov for questions.
DID YOU KNOW YOU
LIVE IN A WATERSHED?
A watershed is an area of land that
contributes to runoff to a lake, river,
stream, or wetland. The majority of
the water in Frisco drains into Lake
Lewisville and a smaller percentage
into Lakes Lavon and Ray Hubbard.
When pet waste, motor oil, fertilizers
and other chemicals wash down
into storm drains, they flow into
our local bodies of water untreated,
contaminating drinking water
sources. It’s called “Nonpoint Source
Pollution.”
Learn more
at www.
friscotexas.
gov/water.
CITY OF FRISCO WATER PROTECTION
DON’T FEED THE
STORM DRAIN
City of Frisco
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