Recycling
Recycling in Houston
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Westpark Consumer Recycling Center ~ 713.837.0311
5900 Westpark, Houston, TX 77057 ~ Located at Hwy. 59S between Chimney Rock & Fountain View
The Westpark Consumer Recycling Center is a drive-through facility where citizens of Houston can drop off their recyclables. Currently, more than 11,000 citizens per month bring their recyclables to the center. .
As recommended by the Westpark Consumer Recycling Center:
“Pre- sorting your materials and bringing them in one way containers that do not have to be returned to your vehicle will help us reduce your wait time. We’ll be able to service you quickly and get you back on the road. Your help is greatly appreciated. Examples of one way containers: cardboard boxes, paper grocery bags. Plastic trash bags can be used but are less preferred due to the tendency of some to mix garbage with the recyclables.”
Items Not Accepted:
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Chemicals
- Oil Based Paint
- Trash/Garbage
- Plastic Soda Rings/Wrappers
- Plastic Coat Hangers
- Pizza Boxes
- Bubble Wrap (hard plastic packaging)
- Junk Waste and Tree Waste, or garbage is not accepted at this facility.
Items Accepted:
- Ad Inserts
- Aerosol Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Batteries including: lead acid & rechargeable batteries car and motorized vehicles & equipment batteries lithium – ion (Li-ION) nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) nickel cadmium (Ni-CD) batteries
- B.O.P.A. ( Batteries, Used Oil, Latex Paint and Antifreeze)
- Alkaline batteries and batteries not listed will not be accepted You may safely dispose of 9V and 6V batteries by taping their terminals, sealing them in a plastic bag, and then tossing them in the trash.
- Cardboard
- Catalogs
- Computers & Computer Equipment
- Fluorescent Bulbs
- Glass bottles and Jars (presorted by color preferred: clear, green and brown )
- Home Office Paper
- Magazines & Shopping Catalogs
- Metal Coat Hangers
- Microwaves
- Newspaper
- Oil Filters
- Plastics #1-7 (toys, packing materials, flower pots, or plastic furniture are not accepted)
- Plastic Grocery Bags & Clear Plastic Film (includes shrink wrap and dry cleaner bags; remove all paper tags and receipts)
- Residential Electronic Scrap (small electrical appliances)
- Steel cans
- Styrofoam Blocks and Food Service Items (plastic #6 that is clean; no peanuts; no rubber or foam sheets)
- Telephone Books
- Tin cans
- Tires (car tires; maximum of 5 per customer)
- TVs
- Unwanted mail
- Styrofoam (plastic #6)