Weekly Residential Trash & Recycling Services CUSTOMER SERVICE Waste Connections 2138 Country Lane McKinney, TX 75069 Contact (469) 452-8000 email: murphy@wasteconnections.com www.wasteconnections.com RESIDENTIAL ROUTES Waste Connections will begin servicing residential routes within the City of Murphy at 7:00 AM and will cease at 7:00 PM. Routes run in the City Limits 5 days per week (Monday - Friday) except on holidays. See map on next page for your pickup day. Contact (469) 452-8000 or email: murphy@wasteconnections.com with any routing or service related questions. HOLIDAYS Waste Connections observes the following holidays: New Years Day Independence Day Memorial Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day When a holiday occurs, trash and recycle services will be delayed by one day. For example, if Christmas Day is observed on a Thursday, Thursday service will move to Friday, and Friday service will move to Saturday. The pick up schedule will not change for any other holiday not listed above. Holidays on Saturday or Sunday will not disturb normal collection services. Missed Collection For all missed garbage collection, please call Customer Service at (469) 452-8000. Acquiring Additional Carts To request additional carts, please call City of Murphy Customer Service at 972-468- 4100 or email customerservice@murphytx.org. Additional trash carts can be obtained for an additional fee of $7.80 each per month. There is no fee for additional recycle carts.
Collection Guidelines Don t miss us! Put your container outside by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day. Bag your trash to prevent the wind from blowing it out of the container as we dump it and to keep your container clean. Keep the lid closed, and do not overfill. Our operators do not pick up bags of trash outside the container. Place containers at your designated collection point - near your driveway, at the front curb or within 3 feet (3 ) of the alley s edge. Position the container with the wheels towards your house. Multiple containers should be positioned with 1-2 feet of space between them. Do not place containers near mailboxes, electrical or cable boxes, or other stationary objects such as gas or water meter. Do not park vehicles in front of containers on collection day. Do not place household chemicals and electronics in your garbage cart. Murphy offers a biannual event to dispose of these items, every April and October. If your container needs repair or replacing, contact us by email murphy@wasteconnections.com or phone 972-468-4100. Bulk/Brush Guidelines Collection of 4 cubic yards is allowed weekly at no additional cost to the resident. Waste that is too large for the green container, including tree trimmings, furniture, bags of leaves and grass and carpeting should be placed at the front curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before scheduled pick up of brush and bulky waste. Tree limbs should be cut down to no longer than 4ft, bundled and tied, bundles weighing no more than 50lbs each. Wood must be cut down to manageable piles, following the above criteria. Any concrete/nails must be removed. 1 Cubic Yard - 4 Cubic Yards = FREE Bundled Brush/Acceptable Bulky Item volumes exceeding 4 cubic yards will result in the following fees being automatically billed to the resident. What if I have more than 4 yards? Over 4 yards = $25.00/per 4 Yard Dump 6ft +12 yards = $125.00/Hour+$25.00/per ton 4 Cubic Yards 6ft 3ft
More About Us Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Waste Connections has built the first privately LEED certified Single Stream Material Recycling Facility in North America. The facility processes in excess of 60 Million pounds of recyclables a year right here in Collin County! Call our recycling coordinator for further information and/or to schedule a group tour at (469) 452-8000 or email: murphy@ wasteconnections.com Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Waste Connections is proud to annouce the utilization of Natural Gas Powered (CNG) vehicles for residential service in Murphy. Natural Gas vehicles produce 30% less emissions than normal diesel powered engines while using a DOMESTIC energy source. WEEKLY RESIDENTIAL TRASH RECYCLING SERVICES Waste Connections provides Murphy with weekly trash and recycling services (including cart) as well as weekly bulk waste pick up services. Trash Service Details Waste Connections provides residents with weekly trash cart collection and bulky waste collection. PLEASE have your trash cart(s) and bulky items at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled pick up day. Please make sure no loose items are outside of the cart. Pickup days are outlined on the enclosed city map. Cart Information Waste Connections will provide each resident with one (1) GREEN 95 gallon trash cart and one (1) BLUE 95 gallon recycle cart. Additional carts are available upon request. Additional Trash Cart = $7.80 ea/month Green 95 gallon cart for trash Blue 95 gallon cart for recycling Contact Murphy Customer Service to request an additional cart: customerservice@murphytx.org or 972-468-4100
Recycling Service Details Waste Connections will provide weekly recycling services to the residents of Murphy. Please have your carts and bundled cardboard at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled day. Please ensure your recyclable items are cleaned or rinsed before placing them into your blue 95 gallon recycle cart(s). Acceptable Recyclable Items: Cardboard Plastic Containers (Ex. Milk Jugs, Water Bottles, Detergent Jugs) Glass Bottles (All Colors) Cereal Boxes Phone Books Food and Beverage Cartons Unacceptable / Non-Recyclable Items: Styrofoam Paperback and Hardbound Books Food and Wet Waste Once a Month - Landfill Drop Off Junk Mail Newspaper and Office Paper Aluminium Steel and Tin Clean Plastic Grocery Bags (free of food waste) Toiler Paper and Paper Towels Food and Candy Wrappers Alkaline Batteries Solid Waste Services provided to the City of Murphy residents include free landfill access. Upon presentation of a current utility bill from the City of Murphy that matches either a driver s license or other form of acceptable picture identification, residents may dispose of up to five (5) cubic yards of household generated solid waste or bulk items once per month free of charge. Landfill Information: CM Hinton Regional Landfill 3175 Elm Grove Road Rowlett, TX 75089 972-205-3670 Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday, Closed Hours of operation may be impacted during rain events due to landfill road conditions. Please call 972-205-3670 for more information.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES Contact Waste Connections at 469-452-8000 or email: murphy@wasteconnections.com for additional services. Twice per year, on the 2nd Saturday in April and October, Waste Connections will conduct city-wide curbside collection of acceptable HHW and E-Waste materials. Residents should contact Waste Connections for packaging instructions and additional details. Household Hazardous Waste (HWW) HHW materials should be in a cardboard box or plastic bin, marked HHW with a permanent marker, and placed curbside by 7 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday in April and October. Each container should not exceed 50 pounds or 10 gallons of household chemical waste. Ammonia Based Cleaners Acid-Based Cleaners Cleaning Solvents Drain and Oven Cleaners Window Cleaners Metal Polish Fire Extinguishers Floor Care Products Furniture Polish and Varnish Insect Sprays Cooking Oil Motor Oil and Oil Filters Paint Stripper and Thinner Fertilizers Antifreeze Herbicide and Fungicide Thermometers Aerosol Cans Pet Care Products Spray Latex and Oil Based Paint Pool Shock Treatment Pool Cleaners and Chlorine Power Steering Fluid Car Batteries and Battery Acid Car Wax and Cleaners Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Kerosene and Lighter Fluid Primers Turpentine Transmission and Brake Fluid Tires
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) E-Waste materials should be in a carboard box or plastic bin, marked E-Waste with a permanent marker and placed curbside by 7 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday in April and October. Answering Machines IPods or other MP3 Players Tape Players Automotive Electronics Keyboards Telephone Sets Boom Boxes (Radios) Kitchen Appliances (Small Digital) Televisions Cables/Wiring Laptops Timers Calculators Lead Acid Batteries GPS Units Speakers Hubs Transformers Cathode Ray Tube Monitors Main Frames Turn Tables CD/DVD Players Mice (For Computers) Video Game Systems Cell Phones Personal Computers (PC s) Printers Electronic Hard Drivers Routers Fax Machines Scanners Flat Screen/LCD/Plasma TV s Servers Surge Protectors Bi-annual curbside HHW and E-Waste collection will be provided at no cost to the residents of Murphy. Waste Connections will provide HHW and E-Waste pickups outside of 2 x year scheduled collection at a fee of $125.00 + cost of disposal items collected. Light Bulb Drop Off Waste Connections provides a drop box for light bulbs, available year-round at Murphy City Hall, 206 N. Murphy Rd., Murphy, Texas. Small Electronic Waste Drop Off Murphy Middle School Environmental Club provides a drop box for small electronic waste year-round at Murphy City Hall, 206 N. Murphy Rd., Murphy, Texas.
Disposing of Prescription Drugs Home Disposal: What to do on other days of the year when there is no take-back program available If a take-back program is not available, home disposal, when completed correctly per the instructions below, is another option to dispose of prescription drugs: Step 1 - Remove medications from their original containers. If the medication is solid, crush it or add water to dissolve it and then mix the medication with an undesirable substance, such as kitty litter or coffee grounds. This makes the mixture unattractive to children and pets and unrecognizable to potential abusers who may go through your trash. Step 2 - Place the mixture in a container with a lid or in a sealable baggie to prevent the medication from leaking, and throw it into the trash. Step 3 - When discarding the original containers, scratch out or remove identifiers on the bottle and/or packaging. Disposing of Needles Syringes/needles can be disposed of with your regular trash when placed in a sharps container, empty laundry detergent/bleach bottle, milk carton, or other protective container that prevents injury to the sanitation employees. A list of the Do s and Don ts of syringe disposal can be found on the TCEQ webpage below. TCEQ HHW Overview - http://tceq.state.tx.us/p2/hhw/hhw/html