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Keep Garland Beautiful and sanitation staff report 10,000+ tons recycled in FY24–25, list volunteer events
Summary
The city's Keep Garland Beautiful program and sanitation outreach coordinator reported more than 10,000 tons recycled in fiscal year 24–25, listed upcoming volunteer cleanups and recycling events, and said a tire-recycling grant reimbursed the city for about $8,000 in collection costs.
Representatives from Keep Garland Beautiful and the sanitation department updated the board on volunteer opportunities, recycling metrics and outreach work.
The sanitation outreach coordinator said, “We have recycled over 10,000 tons of items that is coming in through Garland residents,” averaging just over 1,000 tons per month in fiscal year 24–25. She listed outreach activities including 12 community presentations, 31 electronics drop-off events (with transfer-station appointment options), 19 special events, 16 school visits and 12 transfer-station tours; she said roughly 6,500 residents were served through these activities. Upcoming events include Butterfly Garden maintenance (this Saturday), a Composting 101 class on Sept. 27 and the Tri City Cleanup in October, which coordinates Garland, Rowlett and Dallas sites around Lake Ray Hubbard.
Sanitation staff said the city closed out a North Central Texas Council of Governments tire-collection grant in May and received reimbursement of just over $8,000 for tire recycling; staff said they are seeking information on future grant opportunities. Board members asked about contamination rates in recycling; staff said material-recovery-facility staff estimate that about 25–30% of inbound recycling is contaminated and that 99% of sorted recyclables are sold to vendors when properly separated.
