The Houston city council just approved a 15-year contract for recycling processing with FCC SA. It is a deal that can not only save taxpayers millions of dollars but also provide job opportunities. Best of all, with the new program residents can also start recycling glass and plastic bags.

“It expands the kinds of materials our Solid Waste Department will collect from curbsides once a week. It provides state-of-the-art technology that will be updated as we go along,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told an online news site. “It’s a win for Houstonians and the environment.”

The city’s current recycling program allows for residents and businesses to toss aluminum and tin cans; plastic containers #1 – 5 and #7; cardboard boxes and cartons from items such as milk, juice, soup, crackers, cream, beans, water, broth and wine; and paper products such as newspaper, catalogs, magazines, office paper and phone books into recycling bins for collection. Now they’ll be able to add glass jars and the kind of plastic bags handed out at grocery stores.

All of this means that your home recycling program will expand with very little effort on your part. If you’re already sorting recyclables, it won’t be a challenge to add glass and plastic bags to the bin. That takes care of the kitchen but what about the rest of the house? Could you recycle sofas, mattresses, appliances and electronics? You can if you hire Junk King Houston for the removal job.

Junk King Houston has partnered up with other recycling facilities that take in a wider range of metals, foam, wood and other elements. They also have partnerships with many charities who can accept clothing, books, toys, furniture and other household goods. All of that counts towards the city’s recycling goals and helps you lower your own carbon footprint. It also takes place without you exerting a lot of effort.

You won’t have to sort the junk you hand over to Junk King. The crews are trained to pull out those pieces that can be recycled. There is probably a lot more than you realize! Step up your home recycling with help from Junk King Houston.