Recycle by City
Houston
Recycling basics.
Containers need to be empty (rinse, wipe or scrape out food, drain out liquids). Don't bag recyclables. Place items loosely in the cart, without a bag.
RECYCLE THESE
Bottles & Jars
CANS & FOIL
CONTAINERSempty & re-cap
Household recycling guide
How to dispose of just about anything, responsibly.
Other Curbside Services
Other Curbside Services
The city of Houston provides separate curbside service for these items.
tree waste
branches, limbs, trunks, and stumps
odd months only
NO lumber, furniture, or treated wood
tires
(up to four per month)
even months only
junk waste
old furniture, appliances, and other bulky items
even months only
motor oil
(must be in a container with a screw top lid)
Place next to your bins for curbside pick-up
Special Handling Required
Special Handling Required
These items contain hazardous substances and cannot be placed in any bin. Safe disposal is provided for each.
Use caution when disposing of broken fluorescent
light bulbs...
DROP OFF
household hazardous
waste (HHW)
products with corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients
Compostable Bag
Compostable Bag
Place these items in a paper yard-waste bag for pickup. Yard waste is turned into Houston Mulch and used in parks and gardens to keep moisture in the ground and weeds at bay.
garden trimmings
plants, flowers, leaves, brush
grass clippings
Texas A & M says: Don't bag your grass!
Find out why...
chopsticks
popsicle sticks
Recycling Cart
Recycling Cart
These items are taken to a recycling facility where they are sorted and then processed into raw materials to make new stuff.
aluminum cans
beer, soda, etc.
steel cans
coffee, soup, vegetables, pet food, etc.
glass bottles
glass jars
cartons,
milk, juice, soy, broth, juice boxes
junk mail, fliers, postcards, envelopes, office paper
newspaper
phone books, paperback books
magazines
paper bags
clean corrugated cardboard
flatten large boxes to make more room
cereal, pasta, frozen food, snack boxes, etc.
remove any bags
shoe boxes, gift boxes
rolls
toilet paper, paper towel, gift wrap, etc.
plastic kitchen
containers
bottles, jugs, tubs, and their lids
plastic bathroom containers
bottles, tubs, jugs, and their caps
plastic laundry & cleaning supply bottles
plastic tubs
yogurt, margarine etc.
clear plastic cups
milk and juice jugs
plastic takeout containers
NO styrofoam
Garbage Cart
Garbage Cart
This is the stuff that goes into landfills and remains there for generations. Reduce or re-use these items whenever possible.
plastic bags
grocery store bags, trash bags, zip-lock bags
You can recycle plastic bags at many local grocery stores.
Coffee pods
all plastic wrap
food wrap, newspaper wrap, dry cleaner wrap
food
polystyrene & Styrofoam®
takeout containers, cups, plates, coolers
packing peanuts
disposable coffee cups
paper fast food cups
and their lids, staws
opaque plastic cups
(like Solo®)
oily or soiled paper
oily or food crusted
cardboard
Tip: tear off the greasy
parts and recycle the rest
VHS tapes
napkins, paper towels, tissues, toilet paper
potato chip bags, candy bar wrappers, coffee bags, etc. with plastic on the outside and foil on the inside.
foil drink pouches
shredded paper
gift wrap, tissue paper
incandescent light bulbs
Note: fluorescent light bulbs cannot be disposed of curbside.
Don't dump excess
construction materials, donate them!
hardback books
animal waste
bubble wrap
corks
biodegradable & compostable plastics
utensils, plates, bags
all disposable diapers
biodegradable diapers and diapers made from recycled materials
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