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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council May 10, 1994
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On April 30, 1994, the Department of Environmental Management joined with the Solid
Waste Division and Fort Worth Clean City, Inc. to sponsor the "Take It Personally, Clean
Up Fort Worth Day". This cleanup day combined the annual GLAD Bag-A-Thong with the
City's second household hazardous waste collection event, both of which were held at the
Tandy Center Subway Parking Lot.
As expected, the event proved to be a huge success, despite the inclement weather. The
GLAD Bag-A-ThonO utilized the services of a record 7,000 community volunteers to collect
over 40,000 pounds of trash on April 30. Several groups postponed their cleanups because
of the weather, therefore, the total amount of trash collected is yet to be determined. In
addition to the trash and debris, approximately 1,010 tires were also collected during the
event.
At the household hazardous waste collection event, waste was collected from 1,303 vehicles
representing 1,593 households. These figures represent a 3% increase over the 1993 event,
which was held over the course of a day and a half.
The following represents a summary of the recyclable materials collected during the event:
Used Oil — ProCycle Oil, Inc., the City's oil recycling contractor, collected
approximately 1,700 gallons of used oil.
Antifreeze — The City's Equipment Services Division collected approximately 275
gallons of used antifreeze which will be recycled in-house for use in City vehicles.
Batteries — Exide Corporation, the City's supplier of automotive batteries, collected
490 lead acid batteries. The firm will recycle any usable plastic and lead.
Usable Paint — The Parks and Community Services Department collected 840 one-
gallon cans and 6 five-gallon containers of usable paint. This paint will be used in
the anti-graffiti program.
Fertilizer and Herbicides — The Parks and Community Services Department also
collected approximately 1,500 pounds of fertilizer and 300 pounds of herbicide. The
fertilizer has already been spread on park land, and the herbicide will be stored for
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All remaining waste that could not be recycled or reused was collected for disposal by the
City's hazardous waste disposal contractor, Laidlaw Environmental Services (TES), Inc.
Laidlaw's preliminary report shows 238 drums and 96 cubic yard boxes of waste going for
disposal, at a total cost of $153,086.
The City has been awarded a $135,000 grant from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission to fund a portion of the April 30 household hazardous waste collection event
and a second collection event planned for October. Staff will report back to the City
Council as plans for the October collection event develop.
Bob Terrell
City Manager
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