Plano.
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Plano was one of ten cities that became the original members of the North Texas Municipal Water District when it was created as a special district of the state in 1951. Congress had authorized Lavon Lake in 1945, construction began in 1948, and the district's first treated-water plant began operating in 1956. Plano still buys treated surface water from the district, which takes raw water from Lavon Lake and treats it at its Wylie plant. Since March 2023 the district has also treated water from Bois d'Arc Lake at its Leonard plant, and it draws on Lake Texoma, Jim Chapman Lake, Lake Tawakoni and the East Fork reuse project.

Sources: Handbook of Texas: Plano, TX · City of Plano 2025 Water Quality Report · North Texas Municipal Water District: History

The City of Plano's Environmental Waste Services collects residential recycling on a two-week calendar (orange and purple weeks). Place recyclables loose in the cart, empty, clean and dry.

• Accepted: metal cans, paper, small flattened boxes, glass food and drink containers, and plastic bottles, jugs and cups stamped 1, 2 or 5.
• Not accepted: plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7, plastic bags and film, shredded paper, foam, foil, aerosol cans, wire hangers.
• Find your day: use the interactive collection map at Plano.gov/EWS.
• Drop-off: the city names Republic Services' Plano recycling facility as its only public recycling drop-off.
• Also: electronics, paper shredding and clothing go to the city's Community Recycling Events.

Sources: City of Plano: Inside the Cart Recycling · City of Plano: 2026 Recycling Collection Calendar (PDF) · City of Plano: Residential Collection Schedules · City of Plano: Residential Recycling