(Seguin) — Guadalupe County residents are getting yet another chance to get rid of that old mattress or old tires. Guadalupe County will be hosting its second Bulk Clean Up Event this Saturday from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Road and Bridge Department just south of the Guadalupe County Jail.
Carmen Davila, the public information officer for Guadalupe County, says after hosting its first ever cleanup during the summer, officials were ready to roll out another event.
“This is important for the community because we want them to dispose of those unwanted bulk items. We don’t want them to collect and possibly be having an accident or something in the home area. If you can get rid of those bulk items and not collect them, that’s a good thing for the environment so we are asking people to take part in this. We see that a lot of people have been very thankful. They are very kind when they are coming through the line – appreciative of this offering.
So, yes because of the collection stations closing a while back, this gives people an opportunity to come to these drop off events and dispose of these bulk items that they can’t find a way to get rid of or they don’t have the time or don’t want to pay over at a landfill,” said Davila.
Davila says most items will be accepted. However, things like batteries, brush, fencing, junk vehicles, and construction materials are prohibited.
“Some of the common items are of course mattresses, sofas, tables, yard furniture but one of the things that we did learn from is if people are bringing ceramic toilets, we do need those to be in a cardboard box just in case in the event that it drops or shatters or something – any ceramic items need to be in a box for safety. Refrigerators and freezers must be empty and the compressors and Freon must be removed as well and we are asking for any scrap tires 19.5 inches, we limit four and they must be separated from the other bulk items so it can be a quick removal so if you can store those on top of your other items or off to the side of other items that way it is helpful for our road and bridge crews to pick those out and put them aside for recycling,” said Davila.
Residents must show a photo ID or utility bill to prove they reside within Guadalupe County. Only trailers 12 feet or smaller will be allowed to haul in debris.
All vehicles are reminded to enter from North Austin Street and enter onto North Guadalupe St. Vehicles will be guided to the Road and Bridge Central yard for proper disposal.
The county’s road and bridge department is located at 310 I-H 10 West. Again, the entrance will be at the corner of North Austin and North Guadalupe Streets.