Your driver’s license must match your water bill. Bring a McKinney water bill for identification purposes.Not all facilities accept all the same automotive fluids. All facilities below accept up to 5 gallons of motor oil and oil filters.Please contact the facility before arriving.Please plan accordingly.Īutomotive fluids including antifreeze and motor oil may be disposed of properly at the facilities below. As a result you can expect longer than normal lines at both facilities and delays. Notice: The Regional Disposal Facility and the Custer Road Transfer Station drop-off locations are experiencing increased traffic. See the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality website for more information. You can also recycle directly with the manufacturer of your computer or television and related equipment. Items not generally found in homes may be considered commercial waste and may not be accepted.Excessive quantities will be considered commercial waste and will not be accepted.Limited to 50 pounds per box except for televisions.Limited to one television or one monitor per pick-up.Limited to two boxes no larger than 20 inches long by 20 inches wide by 20 inches high per pick-up.Unapproved items or excessive amounts will not be collected.Place smaller components in a cardboard box labeled E-waste and locate at least 3 feet from your residential trash / recycling containers.If you have any questions, please call 97.(noon) the business day prior to your collection day. E-waste collections must be requested before 12 p.m.To schedule a collection, fill out the E-waste pick-up form online.Electronic collections occur on your regular trash and recycling collection day.Polystyrene paper, the styrofoam used for food and beverage to-go containers, can be recycled at the Environmental Collection Center in Frisco if rinsed and clean. If it either doesn’t squish or squishes and pops back to its original form, it’s not recyclable and needs to be thrown in your trash. If they break into snowflake-like pieces, it’s a recyclable styrofoam and acceptable for Frisco’s drop-off. Because of this, there are no styrofoam densifiers (the machines that recycle EPS) at the Material Recovery Facility and any styrofoam that goes in the recycle bin ends up being sent to the landfill.Īre there different types of Styrofoam that are or are not recyclable? Yes - and the key is what happens when they squish. Why isn’t EPS recyclable in my blue container? EPS hasn’t been a successful commodity in single-stream recycling the product breaks into tiny pieces that aren’t easily recaptured for recycling. Who can bring EPS for recycling? This drop-off is open to non-Frisco residents, but only in household generated amounts. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8 a.m.Additional fees apply.Įxpanded Polystyrene (EPS), commonly referred to by its brand name "Styrofoam," is recyclable at:Įnvironmental Collection Center in Frisco Additional recycling containers may be requested by contacting Water Billing at 97.You can request an additional service for a fee by calling Waste Connections at 46.
An overloaded container will result in non-collection.Cardboard must be broken down and placed loosely within recycling container.Items outside of the container or extending outside of the container will not be collected. All recycling must be inside the container with the lid closed.Items should be loose in the container or placed in brown paper bags.