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Public Works Department

524 N. 5th St.
Princeton, Texas 75407
Phone:
972.734.2416, Ext. 8

Environmental Education

  • Water Efficient Irrigation
  • New Homeowner’s Guide
  • Keep Princeton Beautiful
  • Litter Facts
  • Defend Your Drains

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Litter

Litter is any trash that is on the ground. Litter can be found on the grass, on the street, on the highway, in trees, along a fence line, in neighborhoods, blowing in the air, and in our waterways. Litter can be intentional (on purpose) or accidental.

Do your part to make sure you don’t litter, and if you find litter, pick it up and put it in a trash can or recycling bin. Want to do more for the community? Register to Adopt-A-Spot or a Community Cleanup

Littering is against the law in Texas.

The Most Commonly Littered Items:

  1. Cigarette butts
  2. Plastic Bags
  3. Packaging

Major Sources of Litter:

  • Pedestrians
  • Motorists
  • Truck beds
  • Residential trash and recycling carts
  • Commercial trash and recycling dumpsters
  • Loading docks
  • Construction and demolition sites
Life Expectancy of Litter
 Littered Item Number of Years to Decompose
Cigarette Butts 5 – 30 years
Styrofoam, Glass, and Car Tires Over 1 million years
Banana Peels, Apple Cores, other Food Items Up to 5 weeks
Aluminum Cans 200 – 500 years
Plastic Bags Up to 600 years
Litter Facts

Litter Facts from Don’t Mess With Texas

LITTER FACT #1: 1 in 4 Texans admits to littering in the past year.

LITTER FACT #2: Approximately 435 million pieces of visible litter accumulate on Texas roadways each year.

LITTER FACT #3: The most common forms of litter are food/organic material, cigarette butts, and small pieces of paper—receipts, gum wrappers.

LITTER FACT #4: 71% of litter consists of microlitter that is not easily seen on roadways, such as cigarette butts, straws, and gum wrappers.

LITTER FACT #5: Tobacco trash is the most common form of litter found on Texas roadways.

LITTER FACT #6: You can be fined $500 every time you litter in Texas. And, if what you toss weighs more than 5 pounds, you may have to pay up to $2,000.

LITTER FACT #7: Tire debris is the second largest component of litter and is pervasive across all areas of Texas.

LITTER FACT #8: If every person in Texas picked up just two pieces of trash every month, our highways would be completely litter-free in just one year.

LITTER FACT #9: 62% of Texas smokers admit to tossing their cigarette butts out of the window of their cars. Please keep your butts in the vehicle at all times. Thanks.

LITTER FACT #10: Litter is trash that is not disposed of properly in a trashcan. Apple cores are litter too!

Stormwater

Stormwater and Litter

Stormwater runoff is generated from rain and snowmelt that flows over land and impervious surfaces such as streets, parking lots, and rooftops. Stormwater can infiltrate into the soil, discharge directly into streams, water bodies, drain inlets, or evaporate back into the atmosphere. Runoff can be hazardous to our streams, rivers, and lakes. Storm drains do not go through a sanitary sewer system, so all the pollutants that stormwater runoff picks up end up being discharged into the waterways.

This includes litter!

Recent Posts

Freeze Alert – Turn your Irrigation OFF

December 1, 2020/in Environmental Education, News, Recent News, Utility Billing /by Michelle Day
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Watering Guidelines – Nov 1st – March 31st

October 29, 2020/in Environmental Education, News, Recent News, Utility Billing /by Michelle Day

Water guidelines change starting from November 1st to March 31st! Check your irrigation controller settings to ensure you meet the following guidelines: Limit landscape watering to one day per week Every 15-20 days is usually adequate Turn off irrigation during freeze events Click here for Irrigation Guidelines!

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Fall Sweep 2020

October 8, 2020/in Environmental Education, Events, News, Recent News /by Michelle Day
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Trash Off – September 26, 2020

September 1, 2020/in Communications, Environmental Education, Events, News /by Michelle Day

FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND HOMEBOUND RESIDENTS! We will provide curbside service to pick up your bulk trash beginning on Tuesday, September 22nd. Please contact Development to make arrangements or for more information at: 972-734-2416 Ext. 311 or email [email protected]

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January 11, 2021

Library is Closed to the Public

January 11, 2021

Library Offers Curbside Service Monday – Friday 9AM – 4PM

January 8, 2021

City Council Meetings Monday January 11 at 6 PM and 6:30 PM

January 6, 2021

PRINCETON POST – JANUARY 2021

January 6, 2021

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR: Coronavirus Update

Special P&Z Meeting

January 25 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOnline via Tele-conference

City Council Meeting @ 6:30 PM

January 25 @ 6:30 PMPrinceton City Hall 123 W. Princeton Drive, Princeton, TX 75407

City Offices Closed in Observance of Presidents Day, Monday, February 15, 2021

February 15Princeton City Hall 123 W. Princeton Drive, Princeton, TX 75407

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