{"id":111567,"date":"2026-01-05T18:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111567\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:17:08","slug":"litter-critter-returns-to-padre-island-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111567\/","title":{"rendered":"Litter Critter returns to Padre Island Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City will kick off its first Litter Critter community cleanup of the year on Saturday, January 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning at the 14800 Block of Whitecap Boulevard on Padre Island.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic control measures will be in place to guide participants through the drop-off site along the entire length of Windward Drive, south of Whitecap Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>Cardboard recycling will not be offered at this event. However, oversized cardboard is accepted for recycling at the J.C. Elliott Transfer Station during regular business hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Litter Critter initiative provides residents with a convenient way to dispose of unwanted items outside of scheduled pickup dates. Residents should prepare to offload their items, as commercial hauling is not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>Items accepted include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Heavy brush<br \/>\u2022 Bulky items<br \/>\u2022 Household trash<br \/>\u2022 Up to 4 standard tires<br \/>\u2022 Metal items and household appliances<\/p>\n<p>Items NOT accepted include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hazardous waste<br \/>\u2022 Asbestos, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, batteries, cleaning solvents<br \/>\u2022 Concrete<\/p>\n<p>Please take these items directly to:<br \/>J.C. Elliott Transfer Station<br \/>7001 Ayers Street<br \/>Corpus Christi, Texas 78415<br \/>Open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, residents should refer to the City\u2019s Solid Waste Department website at<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.corpuschristitx.gov\/department-directory\/solid-waste-services__;!!FJkDyvWmnr4!cg5KDLS7ASFYGvGRTWjJ2WkRYhXc2XIZXTsRk7UaTpoRyyLwZF3SCj2mrKn4xvLSgYMQAiJTGvfPhN1n4pdEYE6nTOUhuEEC-3o$\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.corpuschristitx.gov\/department-directory\/solid-waste-services [corpuschristitx.gov]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>For the latest local news updates, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/local-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>, or download the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/about-us\/kris-6-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News App.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catch all the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KRIS6News\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KRIS 6 News stories and more on our YouTube page<\/a>. Subscribe today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City will kick off its first Litter Critter community cleanup of the year on Saturday, January 11,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156,3873],"class_list":{"0":"post-111567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news","11":"tag-padre-island"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}