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SOLID WASTE SERVICES

 

City of Lufkin offices will be closed Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. Monday’s residential garbage routes will be collected Tuesday, and Tuesday’s residential garbage routes will be collected Wednesday. Residential recycling collection will not be affected.

The City of Lufkin is beginning a campaign to deter people and businesses from littering.

Purple signs reading "Purple Pride Do Not Litter," will be placed around Lufkin, warning people they can receive fines up to $500 if they are caught littering.

Assistant Director of Solid Waste and Recycling Lynn Winthrop says that the campaign is about community pride.

"With all of the positive things happening in Lufkin, we don't want to get bogged down with unsightly trash blowing along our roadways and clogging up our drainage ditches,."

Deputy City Manager Keith Wright, who had the idea for the campaign, said that "we have a real litter problem in the community," and says he sees these signs, along with substantial fines, as a way to keep the city of Lufkin litter-free. Read more about it in the Lufkin Daily News.

 

First Saturday in June is ‘Tire Day’ for Local Residents

 

 

Tire Day 2009 was a great success. City of Lufkin Solid Waste and Recycling crews collected 3,995 tires to make this the most successful Tire Day event ever. (That’s 666 tires per hour and 11 tires per minute!) We’ve collected a grand total of 16, 295 tires during this and past events. Thanks to the community for continuing to support this worthwhile event, and thanks to a great group of sponsors, including: Herman Power Tire Service; Lufkin Daily News; and radio stations KICKS 105, Q107, and KFOX 95.5.  View the slide show.

 

“City of Lufkin Litter Abatement Crew Keeping Streets Clean”

 

The city of Lufkin’s Litter Abatement crew is doing its part to keep local streets free of litter, trash and debris.

 

Many of our citizens are not doing their part, however. A new city ordinance means those caught littering can receive a fine of up to $500.

 

The five-man Litter Abatement team is the newest division of the city’s Solid Waste Services department. One foreman and four temporary laborers spend each weekday removing loose trash from the city’s main thoroughfares and connector roads.

 

“The city of Lufkin has never had a crew like this before,” according to Lynn Winthrop, assistant director of solid waste and recycling. “Solid Waste has always picked up residential and commercial garbage, but we’ve never had a crew dedicated solely to cleaning up Lufkin’s streets.”

 

More than 14 tons of litter has been picked up since the crew began working in mid-October. That’s an average of more than 580 pounds of trash each day.

 

Most of what we pick up consists of fast food wrappers, plastic grocery bags and similar items,” according to Eddie Pepper, the crew’s foreman. “But we’ve also found everything from handheld video games and drug paraphernalia to used tires and broken furniture. You name it and we’ve probably found it on the side of the road.”

 

The Litter Abatement crew routinely works along major streets, but also cleans connector roads that run through neighborhoods and other areas where litter is likely to be found. They also assist the Solid Waste department with special clean-ups and Inspection Services with illegal dumping cases.

 

“The crew does a great job,” Winthrop said “You can definitely tell when they’ve been working in a particular area. Our only problem is that the same streets need cleaning again only a few days later.”

 

“And while that means job security for the litter abatement team, that doesn’t speak well of our citizens who continue to litter,” he continued.

 

Winthrop said the formation of the litter abatement team stems from the city’s adoption of a Litter Abatement Ordinance last year. The ordinance is targeted at reducing litter citywide, he said, as well as debris that can accumulate in ditches and storm drains, which can contribute to flooding problems.

 

The ordinance makes it unlawful for anyone to deposit litter on streets, sidewalks and public areas – like parks, for example – as well as private property, storm drains, gutters or ditches. It is also unlawful to deposit litter in creeks, ponds or any other body of water within the city. Violators can be fined up to $500 per offense.


The Solid Waste Services Department is responsible for the collection of residential and commercial garbage, rubbish and recyclable material within the City of Lufkin.

Solid Waste Services is part of the city’s Administrative Services Department. The department’s offices are located at 500 Southpark Drive.

Household trash is collected on Monday and Tuesday, while residential recycling is collected on Thursday and Friday, depending on address.

Commercial garbage, recycling and roll-off services are also available.

Special Collection services are provided Monday through Friday.

Call Solid Waste Services to place a work order for the collection of junk items, white goods, extra trash or limbs and large yard waste. Please allow up to five business days for collection once the work order has been placed.  You may also use our online form on the sidebar.

Work orders do not have to be placed for the collection of bagged leaves, lawn clippings, straw or small brush trimmings. Bagged yard waste is collected on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on address.

Special Collection services are provided at no charge to City of Lufkin customers.

Contact Solid Waste Services at (936) 633-0281 to place a work order, learn which day’s services are available in your neighborhood or for more information about the department.