WCA/GFL Residential Solid Waste & Recycling Collection
September 01 2021
WCA/GFL Residential Solid Waste & Recycling Collection
On Aug. 12, 2020, GFL Environmental Inc. a leading North American diversified environmental service company, announced that it entered into an agreement to purchase WCA Waster Corporation its subsidiaries. Copperfield residents will see both GFL and WCA trucks in our villages.
GFL CHANGES TO BILLING
- We are encouraging residents to create and link an account on the GFL website: https://gflenv.com
- Click on my account and follow the instructions to set up an account.
- The resident will need their account number or a current invoice number. (The account will now begin with AF) If a resident does not set up an account on the GFL website, they will continue to receive a bill in the mail.
- If a resident chooses to call and make a payment or go online and make a one-time payment, there will be a $5 service fee.
- If a resident has a question or issue with setting up an account on the GFL, please contact customer service: wcacshouston@gflenv.com, 713-539-9075.
WCA/GFL Work Specification
- Regular collection days for all communities will be Tuesday and Friday. Household waste will be collected at the backdoor and or garage for the sections of the Association with backdoor and or garage service. The trash must be accessible and visible from the street, WCA/GFL personnel will not go behind any gates to access the household waste. Household waste will be collected at the curb for the sections of the Association with curbside service. All waste must be in place by 7 AM. Household waste must be either in containers or bags not exceeding sixty-four (64) gallons or fifty (50) pounds. Household garbage is defined as waste generated inside the house, exclusive of any construction or remodeling debris or any other waste defined in this Contract. Trees, shrubs and brush trimmings must be bundled in lengths no greater than four (4) feet with no branch diameter exceeding three (3) inches. The bundling is required to allow quick pick-up and size limitations are required to avoid damaging the equipment in the crushing process.
- Heavy trash or bulk items must be placed at the curbside by 7 AM every Tuesday and Friday. Small pieces of furniture, appliances, carpet (up to one room, rolled up to four feet wide and weigh less than fifty pounds) and cardboard boxes (flattened). By Federal Law, refrigerators, freezers or any other items containing Freon must be drained of Freon and have an accompanying bill to validate service was performed. Items excluded from normal collection are construction material, wood fencing, dirt, rocks, bricks, concrete, tires and batteries, motor oil, cooking oil, waste generated by a private contractor or any materials or items deemed hazardous materials. WCA/GFL will leave a tag explaining the reason for non-collected item(s). For a special collection of other than normal amounts or bulk items, if notified in advance, WCA/GFL will meet with a resident prior to collection day to determine a price. If a resident does not notify WCA/GFL of such a special pick-up before its scheduled day, then WCA/GFL will leave a notice for the resident to contact WCA/GFL during normal office hours before the next scheduled pick-up day.
- Household recycling must be placed at the curbside by 7 AM. WCA/ GFL will collect residential recyclables located curbside in the eighteen (18) gallon bin or the forty-eight (48) gallon cart supplied by WCA/ GFL. If a bin or cart needs to be replaced, contact customer service for delivery of a replacement bin or cart. Current items being collected are paper including newspaper, magazines, phone books, catalogs, junk mail, envelopes, file folders, computer paper, construction paper, colored paper, corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened and bundled) cereal and soda/beer boxes, gift boxes, wrapping paper; containers including aluminum cans, aluminum foil, plastic bottles/jugs/buckets #1 through #7, glass bottles or jars. Excluded Items are Styrofoam, metal pots and pans; scrap metal like nails; screws; gutters; and copper. If the market price for anyone (1) or all the commodities designated to be collected drop to the point that such materials can no longer be sold or processed, WCA/ GFL will remove that item(s) from the list of those items to be recycled and notify the residents. WCA/GFL will communicate any changes in recycling to residents.
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- EASTON COMMONS - Recycling will be serviced on Friday.
- NORTHMEAD - Recycling will be serviced on Friday.
- SOUTHCREEK - Recycling will be serviced on Tuesday.
- SOUTHDOWN - Recycling will be serviced on Tuesday.
- WESTCREEK - Recycling will be serviced on Tuesday.
- MIDDLEGATE - Recycling will be serviced on Friday
