Waste Reduction Successes And Resources
Successes
- In 2018, household hazardous waste (HHW) permanent collection programs and collection events reported 8,208 tons of waste collected, nearly 4 percent of which was diverted for reuse.
- Through the Texas Recycles Computers and the Texas Recycles TVs programs, more than 19 million pounds of electronics were collected from consumers in 2019.
- In 2018, approximately 1.7 million tons of materials were diverted for recycling or reuse from landfills and processing facilities in Texas.
- A total of 845,011 tons of waste was composted from 10 landfills, and 19 composting facilities around the state in 2018.
- From 1986 to the mid-1990s, the state’s reserve capacity for disposal (the time it would take landfills to fill up if they continued operating normally) was less than 22 years. Thanks to changes in technology, processes, and waste diversion, the current reserve capacity for disposal is about 51 years.
- From 2013 to 2018, companies and facilities reported having reduced more than 8.7 million tons of hazardous waste.
Publications
Put Waste in Its Place |
School Recycling |
What Do I Do with It Now |
Electronics Recycling |
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VideosYou can order these free publications and more through our Publications page.
These links will take you to various Texas waste reduction resources and related issues:
- Residential Recycling Programs
- Household Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Texans
- Contacts for Local Household Hazardous Waste Programs
- Electronics Recycling
- Texas Recycles Computers Program
- Texas Recycles TVs Program
- About Pollution Prevention (P2) Planning
- Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW)
- Remediation: Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites
- Waste Management Permits and Registrations
- What Do I Do with it Now PDF