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Citizen
Collection Station
The City of Sealy owns and operates a facility known
as the “citizen collection station” (formerly referred to as the “transfer
station”), located at 1097 Downey Road in Sealy. This facility is a collection site for refuse materials that cannot
be gathered via conventional methods.
A private firm periodically transports all collected solid waste to
a landfill in another locality.
DIRECTIONS TO CITIZEN COLLECTION STATION
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From downtown Sealy, go east on Main Street.
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Turn left on Daniels Street.
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Turn right on San Felipe Road.
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Take slight left onto Garland Street.
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Turn left on Downey Road. Facility will be on left-hand side of road.
CITIZEN COLLECTION STATION HOURS OF OPERATION
| Tuesdays and Thursdays* |
8:00 AM to 11:45 AM and 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM |
| Saturdays |
8:00 AM to 11:45 AM only |
| * Excluding
scheduled City of Sealy holidays occurring on these days |
DISPOSAL RATES FOR CITIZEN COLLECTION STATION
| In-City Residents (must show ID and provide copy of City
utility bill) |
$20.00 per cubic yard |
| Non-City Residents |
$29.00 per cubic yard |
| Heavy Loads (roofing materials, shingles, mixed
dirt/rocks, etc.) |
$35.00 per cubic yard |
| Oil Filters (standard size) |
$0.50 per filter |
| Oil Filters (large) |
$1.00 per filter |
Yard Waste
Disposal Services
The City of Sealy provides the following yard waste
disposal services at utility customers’ service addresses at the indicated
times of the month, as long as certain restrictions are observed and
followed. Some of the services are provided on a user fee basis and will
be billed to the customer accordingly.
Customers may opt to transport any of the waste materials
themselves free of charge to a yard waste disposal pile, which the City
maintains across from the citizen collection station at 1097 Downey Road.
On the days and times when the citizen collection station is open
(see hours of operation above), customers must obtain a key to access the
pile from the attendant on duty.
When the facility is not open, customers must obtain the key from a
City representative in the Planning and Community Development building,
located at 405 Main Street, during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM
to 5:00 PM, excluding
scheduled holidays).
In either case, customers must show identification and a copy of their
City utility bill to receive the key.
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SERVICE
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WHEN PROVIDED
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RESTRICTIONS
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FEES
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Wood chipping
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The first (1st) week of each month commencing with the first (1st)
Monday of the month.
To guarantee service, waste
material must be stacked next to the street or curb away
from garbage receptacles on the first (1st)
Monday of the month by 8:00 AM.
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Trunk pieces may be no
larger than eight inches (8”) in diameter and no longer than
three feet (3’) in length.
No stumps or bushes will be
chipped.
City crews will make the
determination whether it would be more cost-effective to the
customer (1) to chip the material onsite or (2) to load and
transport it offsite for chipping.
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Onsite chipping:
$5.00 for the first minute or part of a
minute plus $3.00 per minute for any minute or part of a
minute thereafter
Offsite chipping:
$25.00 for the first minute or part of a
minute plus $4.50 per minute for any minute or part of a
minute thereafter (only loading time is included in fee)
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Heavy limb pick-up
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The first (1st)
week of each month commencing with the first (1st)
Monday of the month (after wood chipping is completed).
To guarantee service, waste material must
be stacked next to the street or curb away from garbage receptacles on the first
(1st) Monday of the month by 8:00 AM.
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No limbs over six feet (6’)
in length will be picked up.
All limbs are to be stacked
with the cut ends facing the street or curb in a neat pile.
Root balls are required to
have the dirt removed prior to pick-up.
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$25.00 for the first minute
or part of a minute plus $4.50 per minute for any minute or
part of a minute thereafter (only loading time is included
in fee)
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Leaf/grass clippings pick-up
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The third (3rd)
week of each month commencing with the third (3rd)
Monday of the month.
To guarantee service, waste
material must be placed next to the street or curb away from
garbage receptacles on the third (3rd) Monday of
the month by 8:00 AM.
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Bags are to be in good shape
and not to exceed a weight that would cause them to tear.
No household trash, dead
animals, oil filters, or other debris shall be in the bags.
Torn bags or bags that are
deemed by the City crew to be too heavy will be left at the
street or curb.
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No charge for this service
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