Solid Waste Services shares tips on what belongs in recycling bins and where to drop off holiday items.<\/p>\n
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Corpus Christi Solid Waste Services is asking residents to take a few extra minutes during post-holiday cleanup to recycle properly.<\/p>\n
City officials say the weeks\u00a0after\u00a0the holidays bring a\u00a0big jump\u00a0in cardboard, packaging, and other materials that can be recycled if sorted properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe holiday season creates a lot more waste, which makes this a really important time for recycling,\u201d said Philip Aldridge, director of Solid Waste Services. \u201cBreaking down boxes and recycling items like gift packaging can make a big difference. When residents stay consistent now, it helps us meet our sustainability goals all year long.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWhat can be recycled? <\/p>\n
Put these items in blue carts:<\/p>\n
Flattened cardboard boxesPaper items like catalogs, mail, magazines, newspapers\u00a0and\u00a0greeting cards without glitter or foilEmpty, clean\u00a0and\u00a0dry cans and plastic containersPlastic bottles (remove caps and lids) <\/p>\n
These items do not belong in blue carts:<\/p>\n
Holiday decorations like ribbons, bows, garland, lights\u00a0and\u00a0ornamentsWrapping paper or cards with glitter or foilStyrofoam, bubble wrap\u00a0and\u00a0padded envelopesPlastic bagsDisposable batteries <\/p>\n
Residents are also reminded not to overfill their carts.<\/p>\n
\nDrop-off options <\/p>\n
Some items should be taken\u00a0to the J.C. Elliott Transfer Station at 7001 Ayers Street.<\/p>\n
Live Christmas trees: Bare trees can\u00a0be dropped off\u00a0from December 26 through January 31, 2026. A drop-off container is available near the main gate\u00a024\/7. Trees with artificial snow\u00a0are not accepted\u00a0in the recycling container, and\u00a0artificial trees must be taken\u00a0inside the station. Trees can also\u00a0be set out\u00a0during approved bulky item pickup days.Household hazardous waste: Motor oil, cooking grease, pesticides, paint\u00a0and\u00a0cleanersElectronics and appliances: Computers, printers\u00a0and\u00a0large appliancesOther items: Glass bottles, lithium batteries\u00a0and\u00a0up to four tires per visit <\/p>\n
City officials say recycling efforts are already off to a strong start, with more than 10,700 tons of materials collected during the last fiscal year.<\/p>\n
Residents can also download the CC Recycles app to check collection schedules, search for recyclable items and find community cleanup events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Solid Waste Services shares tips on what belongs in recycling bins and where to drop off holiday items.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-88854","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"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88854","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=88854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}