Frequently Asked Questions
- Where Can I Take All Of My Plastic Grocery Bags?
- What type of paper products can I recycle?
- Where can I take my recyclables to be recycled?
- Why don't we have our recyclables picked up curbside?
- Who can recycle?
- What is recycling?
- Why should I recycle?
- What kind of everyday products can I recycle?
- Where Can I Take All Of My Plastic Grocery Bags?
You can take all of those used grocery bags to Brookshire's in Willow Park, Albertson's on I-30 in Fort Worth or Central Market in Fort Worth.
- What type of paper products can I recycle?
YES
• Mail, office and school papers
• Magazines and catalogs (Abitibi bins behind Middle School in Aledo)
• Newspapers and inserts
• Phone books (Abitibi bins behind Middle School in Aledo)
• Shredded paper in closed paper bags
• Cardboard boxes
• Cereal boxes, cracker boxes,
pasta boxes, cake mix boxes
• Shoe boxes, gift boxes
and electronics boxes
• Boxes from toothpaste,
medications and other
toiletriesNO
• Pizza boxes, egg cartons or
boxes soiled with food
• Paper towels, napkins, cups and plates
• Gift wrap- Where can I take my recyclables to be recycled?
Right now the closest place, to Aledo, would be Precinct Barn 4. Please click here to view the items that they will accept and a map to their location.
- Why don't we have our recyclables picked up curbside?
That is a really good question! Many other city have it, why not us? Hopefully this is a question that we can all answer together.
- Who can recycle?
Everyone can recycle. There are items to recycle at school, home and work.
- What is recycling?
Recycling is the process of taking a product that you are finished using and making it new again. We use products everyday that can be recycled.
- Why should I recycle?
Making new products from recycled products uses less money, less energy and reduces the amount of the resources we use from the earth. This in-turn reduces the amount of pollutants released into the air and also reduces the amount of waste that is dumped into landfills every day.
- What kind of everyday products can I recycle?
There are so many…aluminum cans, cardboard boxes, chipboard boxes (thinner type of box. ex. cereal boxes), many plastic bottles/containers, newspaper, mixed paper, and glass.
