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Residents urge Comal County to keep remote recycling sites in 2025 budget
Summary
Multiple residents and a retired deputy told the Comal County Commissioners Court Aug. 15 they oppose cutting remote recycling drop-off sites, saying curbside options are limited and closure would send recyclable materials to landfills and increase illegal dumping.
Comal County residents told commissioners Aug. 15 they strongly oppose removing remote recycling drop-off sites from the 2025 budget, saying many households and rural addresses lack curbside recycling options.
Ron De Meyer, a resident of Cougar Ridge, said he contacted local haulers and found most do not offer curbside recycling at his address. “We are totally against the discontinuing of the remote cycling program,” he told the court, adding that closing the sites would likely send recyclables to landfills. Multiple other speakers — including Joanne Duffy and Pat and Linda McQuinn — backed that view, describing long lines at current sites and household recycling volumes that exceed trash.
