The county mandates no recycling. In the City of Galveston, recycling and refuse collection are controlled by the garbage chapter, a monthly recycling fee applies, and scavenging recyclables set out in residential areas is prohibited.
Texas counties do not require residential recycling; in unincorporated Galveston County it is a private-hauler option. In the City of Galveston, Sec. 15-1 places all garbage, trash, recycling, and refuse collection under the garbage chapter, and every property with an active utility account must have permanent sanitation service. Galveston charges a monthly recycling fee (set at $3.18) on utility-billing locations, and Sec. 15-9 prohibits scavenging recyclable materials set out in residential areas. Recycling participation and accepted materials vary by city and hauler, so confirm your local program.
Scavenging recyclables from residential areas is prohibited in Galveston (Sec. 15-9); garbage-chapter violations are misdemeanors (Sec. 15-8).
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