Garland, TX – Queue the suspenseful music…
It’s Friday morning. You know you have to put those cans out. Suddenly…like a deer in headlights…you freeze!
Is this recycling week?!? The recycling trucks only come every week and if you miss a week you’re going to be completely overrun with recycling…you can’t afford to get this wrong!
Never fear, the City of Garland provides this information and the Garland Gazette is here for you, helping you find your target in the ocean of information provided by the City.
Find the 2026 recycling schedule here.
BUT WAIT! That suspenseful music is still playing…what is keeping you in suspense?
There it is! It’s that plastic fastfood cup…it’s plastic, so it recycles, right? What about the lid? What about the lid??? The pressure is mounting…how do you know for sure???
Well, once again, the City provides the information about exactly what recycles and what doesn’t and the Gazette is here to make sure you can find it. Check out this video:
Whew! That suspenseful music has finally faded away and your normal Friday morning ear bug has buzzed right back to life.
You’re welcome!
Bill Ingram is the Mayor’s Appointee and Vice-Chair of the Garland Environment and Community Advisory Board. He is a college professor, long-time journalist and contributing writer for The Garland Gazette.
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