The Houston-Galveston Area Council Solid Waste Program provides resources and tools local governments and organizations can use to help educate residents.
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The Houston-Galveston Area Council Solid Waste Program provides resources and tools local governments and organizations can use to help educate residents.
H-GAC's videos highlight the proper way residents should handle debris after a disaster. These short videos are available for local governments and organizations to use to help educate residents. Local governments can link to the videos on YouTube or can add their own logos and branding (including screen shots, phone numbers, recorded intros, etc.) and use the videos on their websites, municipal channels, presentations, or other mediums. Companion flyers in English and Spanish are also available and can be modified with a local governments' phone number, logo, etc.
The Your Neighborhood can be Clean and Safe brochure gives an overview of what illegal dumping is and how to report someone who is engaged in illegal dumping activities. It is published in both English and Spanish.
This guide helps the general public know how to burn safely and legally, and to determine if it is necessary to burn.
This guide helps the general public know how to burn safely and legally, and to determine if it is necessary to burn.
Published in 2005, this guide gives an overview of the proper identification and management of household hazardous waste.
Published in 2005, this guide gives an overview of the proper identification and management of household hazardous waste.
This 16-page book, designed for students in second and third grade, provides fun and educational recycling-oriented puzzles and activities, including word search games, mazes, connect the dots, and coloring pages. Answer pages are included.
This 16-page book, designed for students in fourth and fifth grade, provides fun and educational recycling-oriented puzzles and activities, including word search games, mazes, math mashups, and secret code deciphering. Answer pages are included.
There are several social media platforms available. One of the main challenges is finding the correct platform for your message and audience. The Recycling Partnership provides a toolkit for choosing the right social media platform for different recycling programs.
To help you get started or to supplement your social media activities, H-GAC provides the following content for use on local governments’ and organizations’ Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Just download any of the images and captions and post on your own social media. Or, visit the H-GAC Recycling Facebook page and re-post any content you'd like. You can also find more social media messaging on the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling Texas Recycles Day webpage.
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