{"id":454905,"date":"2026-10-03T03:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454905\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T03:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:26:08","slug":"bellaire-and-west-u-to-host-residential-recycling-events-bellaire-meyerland-west-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454905\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellaire and West U to host residential recycling events | Bellaire &#8211; Meyerland &#8211; West University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National Recycling Day, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/kab.org\/our-signature-programs\/america-recycles-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">America Recycles Day<\/a>, is coming up on Nov. 15, and the cities of Bellaire and West University Place are each hosting community events for residents looking to dispose of materials.<\/p>\n<p>The local impact<\/p>\n<p>Bellaire\u2019s Environmental Sustainability Board and Public Works Department are slated to host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellairetx.gov\/1975\/Recycling-Drive-Thru-Drop-Off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Drive-Thru Recycling Drop-Off Event <\/a>on Oct. 10, per a September news release.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the city\u2019s public works yard located at 4337 Edith St., Bellaire.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said residents are encouraged to participate by recycling a variety of materials safely and responsibly. Acceptable items include:<\/p>\n<p>Paper shredding<\/p>\n<p>Scrap metal<\/p>\n<p>Small appliances<\/p>\n<p>Computer equipment<\/p>\n<p>TVs, radios and stereos<\/p>\n<p>Residents are asked to load their materials into their vehicles and follow the on-site signage upon arrival at the event for a seamless drop-off process. For further information, residents may reach out to the Public Works Department via phone.<\/p>\n<p>If on-site collection trucks reach capacity, officials noted that the event may conclude earlier than the scheduled time.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead<\/p>\n<p>West University Place officials are holding the city\u2019s Biannual Recycling Event on Nov. 7, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/westutx.gov\/m\/newsflash\/home\/detail\/2109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sept. 30<\/a> community announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted at the city\u2019s public works facility located at 3826 Milton St., Houston, the free event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and will be open to West U residents only. Proof of residency will be required to participate, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Each household will be limited to five banker boxes of recyclable material. Business shredding is not permitted. Acceptable items include:<\/p>\n<p>Documents<\/p>\n<p>Electronics<\/p>\n<p>Mattresses<\/p>\n<p>Textiles<\/p>\n<p>Household metal items<\/p>\n<p>Officials strongly recommend that upon arrival, residents enter from the intersection of College Street and University Boulevard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Recycling Day, also known as America Recycles Day, is coming up on Nov. 15, and the cities&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6863,56,58,57,156192,5698,4989,39287,10105],"class_list":["post-454905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-bellaire","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-national-recycling-day","tag-public-works-department","tag-recycling","tag-west-u","tag-west-university-place"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454905","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=454905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}