(Guadalupe County) – Guadalupe County will be giving all residents an opportunity to declutter and dispose of their unwanted junk during this weekends’ first ever Bulk Clean-Up event
County officials ask that folks start planning for the event scheduled between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, June 8 at the Road and Bridge Department. County officials say the facility is centrally located in Seguin at 310 IH 10 West Frontage Road near the Guadalupe County Jail.
Carmen Davila, the public information officer for the county, says although the event is free, Guadalupe County residents much show proof of residency such as a photo ID or utility bill.
Davila says she hopes residents will take advantage of cleaning up their yards and properties.
“This is the first attempt for the county to have a bulk cleanup event like this for the residents to be able to bring bulk items, trash, junk, debris, large items to be able to dispose of in order to keep the environment safe and clean,” said Davila.
Although the county is ready to take these items off their hands, Davila says there is an “accepted items list” that has been provided by the waste company.
“What we are accepting are trash, paper, plastics, junk debris such as large furniture, sofas, tables, household appliances, mattresses, scrap metal, scrap tires but they have to be less than 19.5 inches without rims and those are limited to four per vehicle, dry paint and bag yard waste. So, if people have collected their clippings and so forth and placed them in a bag, those are accepted,” said Davila.
Now is also a good time for those preparing to get rid of paint. Davila says the county is sharing a tip to make sure those gallons are ready for proper disposal come Saturday.
“We do have a lot of people calling about paint and so what the environmental folks have told us is that if you put sand in those, it will help dry them up quicker. So, if you are taking care of that today, those should be ready to be dry hopefully by Saturday to be able to dispose of,” said Davila.
Not all items, however, will be collected on Saturday. Davila says she encourages folks to double check the list of items that won’t be collected. She says the last thing they want is for folks to be turned away.
“The contractor that we work with is the one that is setting the certain items that are deemed unacceptable. So things like that are hazardous waste materials such as gasoline, oil, liquid paints and acid bases, Antifreeze, batteries, LED, lithium, large brush and limbs are not accepted, fencing, sheds, construction material, dead livestock animals and pets, junk vehicles, boats and no dump trailers and no gas and mowers or equipment,” said Davila.
Davila says it’s also important to note that the size of the trailer that can be used is also limited.
“We are having a maximum trailer length for people to utilize — to bring their things over at 12 ft. trailers so anything longer than a 12 ft. trailer will not be accepted,” said Davila.
Before heading out this Saturday, Davila says folks will especially want to follow the signs for proper entry into the site.
All vehicles will be required to enter onto North Guadalupe Street from North Austin Street which is 0.5 miles north of IH-10. Vehicles will then be guided to the Road & Bridge Central Yard for proper disposal and then directed to exit onto the IH-10 Frontage Road. Officials say there will be no entry access from the frontage road, and all vehicles must enter the yard from Austin Street just past the Guadalupe Appraisal District Office.
A list of items that will “be accepted” and “not accepted” is currently available on the county’s website, https://www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/main/cleanup/BulkCleanUpflyer.pdf.