If you live in The Woodlands you will know how this Master Planned Community prides itself in maintaining GREEN space. If you are considering moving here, it is most likely because of the trees. Green is a popular color in The Woodlands.
However, The Woodlands is much more GREEN than just the trees. You will also see an extensive Recycling Program here as well. There are two locations in the area that can take nearly everything. I visited both centers today and saw everything from Cardboard to Televisions. It was quite impressive.
The center off of Research Forest Dr. is one street past the Bear Branch Sports Fields. This center can accept:
- Aluminum
- Steel Cans
- Glass
- Cardboard and Paperboard
- Plastic #1 and 2
- Yard Trimmings
- Paper--The Recycled Paper is actually a Fundraiser for Students in the Area.
The other center is off of Pruitt Rd. If you take Sawdust Rd. and head South on Budde, you will follow for a little over a mile and it will be on your left. This Center can accept many other items. Here is the list:
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Cans
- Scrap Metal (not green)
- Glass Jars and Bottles (not green)
- Glass drinking mugs & glasses, window panes, plate glass, vases and light fixtures
- Paper
- Cardboard and Paperboard
- Plastic #1 and #2
- Residential Home Improvement Materials
- Tires
- Automobile Batteries
- Used Motor Oil
- Appliances
- Bulky Household Appliances
- Yard Trimmings
- Household Garbage
- Paper
As a Real Estate Agent with an EcoBroker Designation I am always looking for GREEN aspects in the community. This is just one of the ways that The Woodlands is striving for GREEN Standards. For more information on the Recycling program in The Woodlands or how you can schedule some items to be picked up at your home, please feel free to visit The Woodlands GREEN Website.
For more information on what other Communities are doing to be GREEN around the Nation please visit some of these articles:
- Keeping Clearwater Beach FL Clean and Beautiful by Jack Haydon
- Clearwater Beach FL Goes Green | Blue Wave Protects Beaches - by Cyndee Haydon
- Eco Friendly Pest Control Soluton for Tampa Bay Homes by Leah Ross
- Our ski resorts are now 100% wind powered (almost) by Joanne Hanson
- The Woodlands Recycling Program by Stephanie Edwards-Musa
- Ventura County Leads the Way in Green Waste Recycling by Mana Tulberg
- Albuquerque Eco-Friendly living by Ashley Drake Gephart
- Going Green in Brea ~ Or You Call,...They Haul! by Lynda Eisenmann
- Tankless Water Heaters, an Eco-friendly Solution! by Chris Tesch
Stephanie - You have helped me focus and be a resource for Eco-Friendly living in my own community - thanks for setting the bar so high - The Woodlands are lucky to have you as their local Green Real Estate Agent
Posted by: Cyndee Haydon | August 25, 2007 at 09:28 PM
Great job on recycling in Woodland, TX.
Posted by: Missy Caulk | August 16, 2007 at 07:26 AM