Green Opportunities in Katy Texas

Green Opportunities in Katy Texas

On Saturday January 28, 2012 there are two Green opportunities in Katy Texas. The first is a recycling “Drive Through” event being held at McMeans Junior High School. The McMeans Student Council wants to get more community involvement in the whole avenue of saving the planet and using recycling as a start. They are looking for anything type of paper product be brought to the school’s teacher parking lot from 9:00 A. M. until 11: 00 A. M. Student Council members will be in attendance to take all the papers goods you bring with you and hey promise you will not have to even get out of your car. McMeans Junior High School is located at 21000 Westheimer Parkway Katy, Texas 77450. If you want more information about McMeans go to their web site.

An electronics recycling drive will take place also on Saturday January 28, 2012 which is being sponsored by the group Keep Katy Beautiful which is an imitative of the City of Katy. The event will be held at Harvest Plaza in Old Katy located at 5701 Third Street Katy Texas. CompuCycle will be running the electronics collection. CompuCycle is Houston’s first R2 certified electronics recycling company and is also recognized by the EPA. Items listed for collecting include but are not limited to old computers, hard drives, printers, LCD screens, memory chips, old phones and cell phones, fax machines, small kitchen appliances and batteries. However, CompuCycle will not take vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washing machines, weed eaters, TV’s larger than 27 in.

Here we are Katy a golden opportunity to clean out the garage and get rid of a bunch of junk that is collecting dirt and help to recycle unused items. All of this recycling efforts help to keep our neighborhoods clean and are Green activities.