Upcoming Events


BULK TRASH SET-OUT
who:
HH Residents
when: Thursday, Aug. 5
where: Hampton Hills

HHNA MEETING
who:
HH residents
when: Tuesday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m.
where: Rosemont Christian Church

LAST FRIDAY,
FIRST CALL
who:
HH Residents
when: Friday, Aug. 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
where: 1431 Montreal Ave.
RSVP: 214-331-8679 or e-mail Robbie Purcell.

take-all root rot

If you’ve got large brown patches in your St. Augustine lawn, you likely have Take All Root Rot or Take All Patch. Check this video for advice on what to do about this [...]

too mulch of a good thing

Residents are invited to pick up free coarsely ground mulch from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Bachman Transfer Station, 9500 Harry Hines Blvd., or 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the McCommas Bluff Landfill, 5100 Youngblood Road. Bring your own [...]

recycling roundup

Dallas goes green on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with its Spring Recycling Roundup. Simply bring items to one of four locations and they’ll be hauled off for recycling.

Recyclables include:

Electronic items such as televisions, video games, cellphones, computers, calculators and printers
Toys
Paper
Glass
Clothing
Hardback books
Scrap metal
Auto and alkaline batteries
Small appliances
Fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs
Tires
Plastics
Clean [...]

numbers game

Just about everyone recognizes the universal symbol to identify recyclable materials.

While you may recognize the recycle symbol, you may not know that the number at the center of the symbol identifies the type of recyclable material used to make the packaging. It indicates that not all recyclable packaging is created equal.

At the center of the symbol [...]

what about the lids?

Should you recycle the plastic tops and caps with the other packaging?

Well, no. Lids are not typically made of the same plastic as the packaging. And in the recycling business, the two types of plastic can not be mixed. Something about contamination. The lids and caps can jam recycling machinery and containers with lids still on [...]