Recycling-Comal County, Texas

Recycling & Chipping

Manager/Coordinator: James M. Tart

Hours of Operation:
Monday: Closed

Tuesday through Friday: 7:00am to 3:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Free wood chips to the public - (must have tarp cover)

- Free loading on Tuesday - Friday 7-3, Sat 8-12

- We recycle good, clean cardboard boxes and offer them back to the public FREE at our center.

281 Resource Drive

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Phone: 830-643-3781

Fax: 830-627-8945

Driving Directions & Map

Rural Recycling County Holidays 2013

Fee Schedules & Times:

Brush Drop off: Tuesday thru Friday (7:00 to 3:00) 281 Resource Dr. - ONLY Drop Off site for Brush

Pickups - $5.00

Trailer up to 14' - $10.00

Trailer over 14' - $15.00

Dump truck up to 10 yds - $15.00

Dump truck over 10 yds - $25.00

Saturday-only (Pickups and trailers under 14' are free) 8:00-12:00

Automobile Tire Fees: Tuesday thru Saturday

(T-F 7:00-3:00, Sat 8:00-12:00) 281 Resource Dr. - ONLY Drop Off site for Tires

Car, pickup, small trailer tires - $1.00 per tire

No Other Tires are Accepted (tractor, 18 wheeler, etc.)

No more than 20 tires per person per trip (no tire shops)

Electronic Devices: Tuesday thru Saturday

Drop Off Locations & Times

In extreme weather some locations may be closed! call 830-643-3781

Mulch	Tue-Fri 7:00 am closed 12:00-12:30 3:00 pm Saturday 8:00am 12:00 pm	281 Resource Dr. off Highway 46 West
Spring Branch	Monday 6:30 am 11:30 am	Fire Station, FM 311/Hwy 281
Garden Ridge	Tuesday 6:30 am 11:30 am	Garden Ridge City Hall on FM 3009
Canyon Lake Fire Station #2	Tuesday 6:30 am 11:30 am	Oblate Dr (Startzville)
Sattler (VFW Building)	Wednesday 6:30 am 11:30 am	Corner of FM 2673 & River Road
Mystic Shores Boat Ramp	Thursday 6:30 am 11:30 am	22100 North Cranes Mill Road
Bulverde	Friday 6:30 am 11:30 am	Justice of the Peace #2 Building
Recycling Center	Tue-Fri 7:00 am closed 12:00-12:30 3:00 pm Saturday 8:00am 12:00 pm	281 Resource Dr. off Highway 46 West

Recycling Program

Things We Take

Aluminum Foil

Aluminum Pie Plates

Broken Glass

Household Cleaner Bottles

All Food Grade Plastics

All Glass Bottles

Aluminum Cans

Brown Paper Bags (grocery)

Chipboard (thin cardboard)

Corrugated Cardboard

Junk Mail

Magazines

Newspaper

Scrap Metal - "No AC compressors"

Tin Cans

*Tires: Fees apply

Styrofoam (any kind)

Things We Don't Take

Mirrors, Window Glass

Paint Cans & Aerosol Cans

PVC Pipe

Tires with Rims

Trash

Paper Towels, Paper plates, Facial Tissue, Toilet Tissue

Plastic Bags (Any size), Plastic Thin packaging

Wax-Coated Paper Drink Containers, Dryer Lint

Ceramics, Light Bulbs, Medical Waste or Syringes

Chipping Program

Things We Take

Brush

Yard Trimmings

Limbs maximum length 12 feet.

Logs (24'' Diameter) and larger need to be split

Things We Don't Take

Rocks

Dirt

Cactus

Food

Waste

Building Materials

Yucca Plants

Palm Trees -or- Palms

Brush & Tires

Brush, tires and large metal can be dropped off at the 281 Resource Dr. location ONLY.

NO OTHER DROP OFF LOCATION will accept tires and or brush...

This waste reduction and recycling effort is funded, in part, by grants from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Alamo Area Council of Governments.

Biomedical waste can be a health and safety hazard. Comal County does not accept any medical waste (needles, syringes, plastic medical bags, etc) for recycling or disposal.

The following link to the EPA web site has information concerning disposal of medical waste:

Safe Options for Home Needle Disposal

Here is another link with the same information but in booklet form:

Community Options for Safe Needle Disposal

Recycling Center Driving Directions
Take Hwy. 46 northwest out of New Braunfels past FM 2722. Turn left on Resource Drive. You will curve to the right and the entrance will be approx. 100 yards on the left.

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