Clear Lake/Ellington Airport Recycling Center
City of Houston recycling center by Ellington Airport, open every day for recyclables, electronics and batteries.
Clear Lake/Ellington Airport Recycling Center is a free City of Houston drop-off for recyclables, scrap metal, electronics, tires without rims, batteries, oil, latex paint and antifreeze. Its hours are the longest of the city’s recycling centers: every day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bring a Texas ID. Pizza boxes, plastic bags and film, and oil-based paint are refused.
- Type
- Recycling and drop-off center
- State
- Texas
- City
- Houston
- Address
- 246 Loop Rd., Houston, TX 77034
- Hours
- Every day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Who can use it
- Residents with a Texas ID, up to four visits a month
- Fees
- Free
- Takes
- Recyclables, scrap metal, electronics, five tires without rims, batteries, oil, latex paint and antifreeze
- Does not take
- Heavy trash, garbage, pizza boxes, plastic bags and film, household hazardous waste, oil-based paint and toys
- Run by
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department
- Phone
- 713-837-0311
- Official website
- houstontx.gov
- Primary source
- houstontx.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Clear Lake/Ellington Airport Recycling Center hours?
Every day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Who can use Clear Lake/Ellington Airport Recycling Center?
Residents with a Texas ID, up to four visits a month. It is free.
Can I recycle pizza boxes at Clear Lake/Ellington Airport Recycling Center?
No. Houston’s recycling centers refuse pizza boxes outright, and a greasy box does not belong in the curbside cart either.
Sources
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