Waste Disposal
Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006
In 2004, Texas ranked second in the nation for number of ID theft victims and Houston was the top city in Texas for such crimes. Most ID theft is not electronic but depends upon stealing documents, mail tampering, or digging through trash and dumpsters. (more…)
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., and its PaperRetriever(c) program is the winner of a Texas Environmental Excellence Award from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (more…)
Purpose: H-GAC is a voluntary association of 132 local governments and local elected officials in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region of Texas. Its service area is 12,500 square miles and contains over 4.9 million people. H-GAC’s mission is to serve as the instrument of local government cooperation, promoting the region’s orderly development and the safety and welfare of its citizens.
Purpose: To reduce litter, increase recycling, and bring about a long-term improvement in attitudes and trash-hauling habits.
An Affiliate of SCENIC TEXAS, Inc. & Scenic America Friends of the Estuary Networking Guild
Purpose: Dedicated as scenic habitat conservation preserves, Scenic Galveston’s mission is permanent protection and restoration of its 900-acre JohnM. O’Quinn I-45 estuarial corridor and the contiguous 1500 acres of undeveloped coastal habitat on the Virginia Point peninsula. Publications: Regular updates and project news to members, volunteers, agency partners, and Estuary Friends.
Purpose: To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.