West Orange to spruce up in Fall Clean-up

West Orange is sprucing up for the holiday season with the Fall Clean-Up on Saturday, November 16. Residents of the city may take items like old furniture, appliances, and yard wastes to a site for disposal from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plus, volunteers will be picking up litter from 8 a.m. to noon.

The disposal site will be by the West Orange Fire Department on Austin Street behind city hall. Only residents of the city will be allowed to use the disposal service. Proof of residency along with a photo identification will be required to leave the items.

No hazardous wastes will be accepted. Those items include tires, batteries, paint, insecticides, and cleaners. In addition, any item with freon, such as a refrigerator or freezer, will require that the chemical has been removed by a certified person and tagged to indicate the removal.

Individuals, civic groups, and other organizations are volunteering to go through the town picking up litter from 8 a.m. to noon. The Keep Orange County Beautiful group will provide gloves, grabbers, and trash bags. In addition, that group will hand out bluebonnet seeds to be spread to areas in the city.

HEB has donated two $50 gift cards to be awarded to the individual and group picking up the most litter. Team Granger is sponsoring Big Daddy's food truck to give volunteers free hot dogs and drinks for lunch.

People wanting to volunteer for the litter clean-up should call 409-886-1264 to register as an individual or group.