Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD)
NEWS RELEASE

City of Houston                                                 

 

Harry J. Hayes, Director                                                            Annise D. Parker, Mayor


For Immediate Release                                                             December 5, 2012

 

 

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Sandra Jackson                                                                 Valerie Lawson      
(713) 837-9164  office                                                       (713) 837- 9155  office
(832) 489-4045  cell                                                           valerie.lawson@houstontx.gov
sandra.jackson2@houstontx.gov                                
           

 

 

“HOLIDAY TREES: ARTISTICALLY UPCYCLED” GRAND OPENING AND EXHIBIT HOSTED BY THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

(December 5, 2012 – Houston, TX) The City of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) in conjunction with the City Gardens and The Center for Recycled Art announced the grand opening of the exhibit “Holiday Trees: Artistically UpCycled”.  The exhibit features a series of trees decorated by local artists and schools using the technique of ‘upcycling’ – taking something old and used and repurposing it, giving it a new sense of value. 
                                                         
The exhibit is free, open to the public and can be seen 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Bob Lanier Public Works Building, 611 Walker, Ground Level Lobby, from December 5 through December 28, 2012. 

 

 “One of SWMD’s most important missions is to encourage the development of imaginative and dynamic ways to divert material from landfills.  This exhibit embodies the spirit of ART - Accountability, Responsibility, and Teamwork, and demonstrates to the citizens of Houston how working together to recycle can improve not only their city, but the world we live in,” said Harry Hayes, Director of the SWMD.

 

 

 

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The Solid Waste Management Department provides solid waste service to the citizens of Houston through the collection, disposal and recycling of discarded material in a manner that is safe, efficient, environmentally sound and cost-effective.

Solid Waste Management Department Public Information Office
611 Walker, 12th floor, Houston, TX***713-837-9164****www.houstonsolidwaste.org