Where to go in Austin to recycle?
The purpose of this page is to (1) list the places you can go to recycle in Austin and (2) blog about recycling in Austin. I put this page together because I wasn't finding one place on the Web that included everything I needed to know about recycling in the Live Music Capital of the World. The list below is a summary about what can be taken where for recycling. The blog includes additional information as well as news items. I hope you find it useful!
The list
For less "typical" recyclables such as computers and televisions, please contact the recycling provider to verify continued service. Let me know if there is a change in status!
appliances: The City of Austin Landfill's Recycling Diversion Center
batteries:
- car batteries: The City of Austin Landfill's Recycling Diversion Center
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other batteries: Precision Camera ; IKEA
bikes and bike parts: Yellow Bike Project
brush: curbside
building materials: Habitat for Humanity RE:Store
cans:
- aluminum: curbside; Ecology Action
- steel: curbside; Ecology Action
- tin: curbside; Ecology Action
- aerosol (empty!): curbside; Ecology Action
carpet pads: Designer Floors of Texas
cellphones: Ecology Action (only during bidness hours)
clothes: Goodwill
coat hangers: Curbside; your dry cleaner , Ecology Action
computers:
- Goodwill (if in working condition)
- Axcess Technologies (in any condition)
- Dell (in any condition; if working, will donate to someone in need; will accept any brand; may pick up)
glass:
- curbside
- Ecology Action
hazardous waste (i.e. paint, pesticides, chemicals, fuels...): Household Hazardous Waste Facility
household items: Goodwill
lightbulbs:
- flourescent: Household Hazardous Waste Facility ; Home Depot; IKEA
metal: curbside, Ecology Action
motor oil: Quick Lube
paper: (read here for more about paper recycling)
- bags: curbside; Ecology Action
- books (hard and soft cover)" Ecology Action (only during bidness hours)
- catalogs: curbside; Ecology Action
- corragated cardboard: curbside; Ecology Action
- junk mail: curside; Ecology Action
- newspaper: curbside; Ecology Action
- office paper: curbside; Ecology Action
- magazines: curbside; Ecology Action
- phonebooks: Ecology Action
- pressed cardboard (i.e. cereal boxes and egg cartons): single stream curbside, Ecology Action
peanuts: Mailbox Etc.
plastic:
- #1 bottles: curbside; Ecology Action
- #2 bottles: curbside; Ecology Action
- #1 thru #7: single stream curbside, Ecology Action
- bags: your local grocery store; Ecology Action ; curbside in some parts of town (experimental...)
printer cartridges: Ecology Action , Best Buy; Office Depot
refrigerators:
- if working, City of Austin (and they'll give you $35!)
- if not working, City of Austin Landfill's Recycling Diversion Center
- the appliance shop that delivers your new fridge may take your old one and recycle it (ask!)
running shoes: RunTex
television:
- Axcess Technologies (in any condition)
tires: Sears (for a $2 fee)
yard waste: curbside
NOT recyclable:
- Pyrex
- Crystal
- waxy paper (such as milk cartons)
- food or oil/grease stained packages (such as pizza boxes, take out boxes, although it has been reported that Ecology Action will take these...)