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Kicking off the 2025 Columbus Trash Off Event, Columbus city leaders urge all citizens to join in the annual citywide cleanup campaign.
Large item disposal will be available to Columbus citizens at the City Maintenance Yard on Montezuma Street from April 2 through April 5. Residents may bring items to the Maintenance Yard from Wednesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m.to 12 p.m.
Items accepted include washers, dryers, recliners, mattresses, limbs, fencing materials, lumber, household appliances, bicycles, exercise equipment, metal, limbs, leaves, grass clippings, and more. Refrigerators and freezers will be accepted if a technician has removed the freon and tagged the appliance.
Hazardous items will not be accepted. These include pesticides, chemicals, paint, tires, batteries, televisions, computers, poisons and pharmaceuticals. Citizens are urged to properly store these items until the next hazardous collection day.
Columbus citizens may schedule free curbside limb chipping during the week of April 7 through April 11 by calling the city offices in advance at 979732-2366. All limbs need to be placed at the curb (not in the street), away from meters, utility access holes, and drainage areas.
Limb chipping is available for “do-it-yourself” homeowner trimming projects. It is not available for professional tree trimming projects.
During spring, local citizens will be working together to clean up Columbus from March through May by picking up litter, cleaning roadsides and parks, planting trees and flowers, painting fences, mowing vacant lots, helping neighbors with cleanup jobs, beautifying their homes and lawns, and removing debris.
Individuals and groups will work around Columbus on Saturday, April 5, Trash Off Day. Volunteers that cannot participate on Saturday can volunteer on any day from March – May to have their efforts counted among the event volunteers.
Columbus Trash Off Day is part of the statewide Keep Texas Beautiful “Don’t Mess with Texas” clean-up campaign and the Great American Clean Up.
Organized by Columbus Garden Club since 2007, the club has worked with the City of Columbus to bring the “Keep Columbus Beautiful Trash Off Day” to the community.
Volunteer opportunities are also available yearround through the “Adopt a Highway” and “Adopt a Spot” programs. Various groups in our community routinely provide volunteer work throughout the year to clean our highways/ roadways.
Their clean-up efforts benefit the entire community. Consider giving your time to adopt an area.
Volunteers may register or call for information by calling or texting Keep Columbus Beautiful/Columbus Garden Club at 979-733- 4343.
