Pay as you throw… households that generate a smaller amount of trash may request a 68-gallon refuse cart and pay $2.60 a month less for trash service, an annual savings of $31.20.  Service with a 95-gallon cart is $13.85 per month, and service with a 68-gallon cart is $11.25 per month.

Many families use a smaller trash cart if they recycle more!  Fill up the recycle cart with acceptable items, including newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, small card board boxes, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass jars and bottles, aluminum cans, metal cans, chipboard (found in cereal and cracker boxes) and telephone books.  Additionally, to encourage more recycling, the City of Plano will deliver a second recycle cart for no additional monthly charge.

Glenna Brown, Recycling Education Coordinator, announced that the City of Plano’s Sustainability and Environmental Services Department has issued a Recycling Challenge for 2007 to recycle 25,000 tons by September 30, 2007.  "Through the end of February, we are 18% below where we need to be in order to meet this goal," Ms. Brown said.  “Neighborhood associations can have a positive impact on recycling by encouraging everyone in the association to recycle as much as they can for the good of the environment and to save money,” Ms. Brown said.

To see how much your neighborhood is recycling compared to other areas in the City, visit www.livegreeninplano.com/recycling. 

Put all recyclables together in your recycle cart (green with black lid).  If you still have a divider in your recycle cart, make more room for more recyclables by calling Customer Service at 972-769-4150 for FREE divider removal. For more information about the City’s recycling program, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call on 972-769-4228.