City plan targets litter with UH study and community action
Mayor Stephen Don Carlos leads a Baytown program to curb litter in 2014. The city partners with the University of Houston anthropology program to study litter and its human factors before changing ordinances. Nick Woolery notes durable, community driven solutions require engagement and contractor cooperation. David Berkowitz.
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Baytown
University of Houston
Nick Woolery
Woolery
David Berkowitz
Baytown Trash-Off draws 62 youth and 78 volunteers
At the April 5 cleanup, 359 vehicles were unloaded across four sites. About 42,000 pounds of rubbish and five full trailers of scrap metal were collected, with Liberty Tire Recycling handling more than 500 discarded tires. The event, co-hosted by the Health Department and Keep Baytown Beautiful, drew hundreds of volunteers and supported by Partners Against Litter groups.
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Wendy Vola
Baytown
Health Department
Keep Baytown Beautiful Inc
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Waste Management crews in Baytown curbside rules and recycling gains
Waste Management serves about 19 000 homes across 33 square miles in Baytown with roughly a dozen trucks. Curbside etiquette requires trash cans under 30 gallons and bags under 60 pounds placed within three feet of the curb for twice weekly pickups. Recycling volumes have doubled since upsizing to 96 gallon carts in 2012 with 3 000 tons collected annually and transported to a Houston facility.
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Baytown
Tri-City Beach
Thane Harrison
Harris County
Harrison
Gasmer Road
Houston
Green Center expands recycling options at 1601 W Main St
The Green Center in Baytown offers drop off for bulky debris and recyclables including plastics paper glass cans and cardboard now adding brush and e waste. Heavy trash rose 8.4 percent to 2014 tons in 2013 while curbside recycling rises. Residents and small businesses are urged to use curbside or bring recyclables to the center during listed hours. A CLEAN team handles litter removal graffiti and street maintenance.
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Jill Matzig
Public Works
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City brush pickup rules and mulch use guidance
Homeowners should place brush curbside by 7 30 a.m. on the assigned weekly zone. Brush must be under 8 feet long and kept away from fences meters gas meters mail boxes or sign posts. Collected debris is chipped into wood fuel used for biomass energy and should remain in natural raw state with no added lumber plastics or other materials.
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Matzig
Baytown Police Beat: Robbery and theft incidents reported
Police investigated a Thursday aggravated robbery on North Wood Drive where a purse and personal items including money and bank cards were taken. Separate thefts included $800 of entertainment gear from a Decker Drive location and multiple vehicle-related crimes across North Alexander Drive Ward Road Garth Road and Decker Drive, including a burgled vehicle and a stolen 2006 red Chevrolet Silverado valued at $11,000.
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Baytown Man Arrested on Drug Possession Charges
Police stopped a Baytown man at 8:42 a.m. Thursday seizing 5 grams of cocaine. A second Baytown man was stopped at 2:48 p.m. Thursday near North Alexander Drive and East Texas Avenue, with 1.35 grams of amphetamines seized. A separate incident at 2:48 a.m. Friday at Highway 146 and Interstate 10 led to an arrest for driving while intoxicated.
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