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Pharr Recycling Center Home Page

Pharr Recycling Center

Welcome to the Pharr Recycling Center…

Together we can make a difference!

Get with the trend…Go Green with Pharr

Take the pledge today… reduce, reuse and recycle and re-think the future!

Click on the link to the right labeled Items Accepted or click on this link: http://www.pharr-tx.gov/departments/public-works/pharr-recycling-center/accepted-items for more detailed description or more items we accept:

Brief description of what we accept:

  • Paper
  • Cardboard (flattened)
  • Magazines

  • Plastic (coded # 1  & #2 only)
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
  • Steel
  • Ink jet/toner cartridges (no drums or ribbons)
  • Non alkaline batteries and E-waste(limited)
  • Soon we will be accepting  Christmas trees during the holidays for mulch

To download environmental education lesson plans that we use on a regular basis  go to our educators down-loadable page at:http://www.pharr-tx.gov/departments/public-works/pharr-recycling-center/fun-facts

Make a difference in your community by minimizing waste and help us prevent illegal dumping by reporting it to the police department as soon possible.For more information on going green go to: greenliving.suite101.com or Earth911.org.

To schedule an environmental presentation at your school or if you would like to know how you can save energy and money at your place of work, call us today for a free environmental education presentation  and we can show you exactly how!

Recycling Center PHOTO GALLERY, Click Here!

Recycling Center with Parade Pics

Star of Texas Alliance logoRecycling Alliance of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Chapter (Grace Segovia, President of the RGV Council)

First meeting of the year to be held, August 18th, 2010 at the TCEQ headquarters in Harlingen

For membership interest for the RGV chapter email us or call us at: 223-2580 or you may go to:

http://recyclingstar.org/ and click on membership and select RGV council.