The Waller County Recycle Center had a record year in 2011, processing more than a quarter-million pounds of recyclable material.
Facility manager Jim Meader reported collecting 179,095 pounds of baled material consisting of mixed paper, plastic, aluminum and cardboard.
By month, the collection totals were:
Month Number of Bales Pounds of materials
- January 14 10,540
- February 11 10,495
- March 11 8,635
- April 13 12,910
- May 13 13,600
- June 20 20,125
- July 14 14,185
- August 16 15,510
- September 17 17,305
- October 18 18,035
- November 15 15,350
- December 23 22,390
In addition, the center collected more than 16,000 pounds of steel cans and steel scrap, 50,000+ pounds of glass bottles, and some 4,500 pounds of e-waste.
Meader reported most of the recycled material came from Katy’s 77493 Zip Code.
The Waller County Recycle Center is located at 32159 Morton Road.
This is a great and valuable service for the community. I have gotten rid of everything from broken equipment to boxes. I applaud the county and it’s residents for getting this done.