It's not enough to recycle—you need to do it right. Use a minimum of water to rinse out containers. Learn your recycling center's sorting needs, and follow these general guidelines carefully.
Newspaper
Do pack newspapers in large brown grocery sacks or weigh them down in the bin with a rock or other heavy object. Keep the newspapers dry and clean.
Don't forget to remove rubber bands, plastic bags, and product samples.
Do pack newspapers in large brown grocery sacks or weigh them down in the bin with a rock or other heavy object. Keep the newspapers dry and clean.
Don't forget to remove rubber bands, plastic bags, and product samples.
Glass
Do recycle unbroken glass containers. Lids can go with metal recycling.
Don't include tableware, ceramics, Pyrex, windows, light bulbs, and mirrors.
Do recycle unbroken glass containers. Lids can go with metal recycling.
Don't include tableware, ceramics, Pyrex, windows, light bulbs, and mirrors.
Plastic
Plastic
Do recycle plastic containers marked with #1 or #2. Caps are usually a different type of plastic, so remove them and toss them in the trash.
Don't include plastic types #3, #4, #5, #6, and especially #7. Even a small amount of the wrong plastic can ruin the whole batch.
Do recycle plastic containers marked with #1 or #2. Caps are usually a different type of plastic, so remove them and toss them in the trash.
Don't include plastic types #3, #4, #5, #6, and especially #7. Even a small amount of the wrong plastic can ruin the whole batch.
Metal
Do recycle metal cans, caps, lids, bands, and foil.
Don't recycle spray cans or cans containing paint residue or hazardous waste.
Do recycle metal cans, caps, lids, bands, and foil.
Don't recycle spray cans or cans containing paint residue or hazardous waste.
Office Paper and Junk Mail
Do recycle junk mail (including envelopes with plastic windows), photocopies, and computer printouts printed on white or pastel paper stock.
Don't include stickers, napkins, tissues, waxed paper, laminated paper, wet paper, or bright, neon paper.
Do recycle junk mail (including envelopes with plastic windows), photocopies, and computer printouts printed on white or pastel paper stock.
Don't include stickers, napkins, tissues, waxed paper, laminated paper, wet paper, or bright, neon paper.
For Local Houston Recycling centers:
General Resources: http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/recycling.html
Main Recycling Hub:
HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
5900 Westpark / Houston, TX 77057
PHONE: 3-1-1
5900 Westpark / Houston, TX 77057
PHONE: 3-1-1
The department has seven permanent sites and two alternate weekend sites where residents can bring recyclables: More information on 2007-2008 Christma Tree Recyclling
- Westpark Consumer Recycling Center at 5900 Westpark (also includes tires, BOPA, and Scrap Electronics recycling)
- Environmental Service Center (South) at 11500 South Post Oak (For household hazardous waste and scrap electronics recycling only)
- Kirkpatrick Depository at 5565 Kirkpatrick (Tires and oil also)
- Lawndale Depository at 9200 Lawndale (Tires and oil also)
- Sunbeam Depository at 5100 Sunbeam (Tires and oil also)
- 3602 Center (newspaper, magazines, office paper; glass food & beverage bottles and jars; #1 & #2 plastic jugs; tin & aluminum food cans; cardboard boxes-broken down) -- Open 24/7
- Vista Fibers at 1200 Brittmoore
- 1245 Judiway (Glass only)
- Kingwood Park & Ride at 3210 W. Lake Houston Parkway (2nd and 4th weekends of the month)
- 2007 -- February 10 and 24, March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 12 and 26, June 9 and 23, July 14 and 28, August 11 and 25, September 8 and 22, October 13 and 27, November 10 and 24, December 8 and 22
- 2008 -- January 12 and 26
- Ellington Field (Clear Lake Area) at Highway 3 @ Dixie Farm Road -- Open 24/7
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