Category: Environment

Free Leak Detection Kits

Richardson is celebrating Fix a Leak Week, an EPA WaterSense program, this month. From March 18-24, free toilet leak detection tablet packs will be distributed at several city facilities.

Time for a Sprinkler Check-up 

Parks and Recreation Department crews will soon be out to de-winterize the City‘s sprinkler systems, and homeowners should consider doing the same with their own systems.

BABIC Service Available for Large Items, Yard Trimmings (Within Size Limits) 

If you’re planning to do some spring cleaning and/or tree trimming soon, don’t forget the City provides Brush and Bulky Item Collection Service (BABIC) once a week on your recycling day—simply request online, through the MyRichardson mobile app or by calling the BABIC service line to request a pickup and place material scheduled for removal at the front of your home, between the sidewalk and curb.

Keeping Creeks, Waterways Clean

When spring rains come, Richardson’s 400-mile storm water drainage system will be working hard to help divert rainwater away from homes and businesses and keep streets from flooding and overflowing—but do you know where that rainwater ends up?

Free Shade Gardening Webinar March 6

In this webinar entitled, “Shade Gardening for North Central Texas,” you’ll learn how to plan and plant an attractive oasis of foliage and texture even under the arching canopy of mature trees.

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