Austin Recycle and Reuse Center (household hazardous waste)
Austin Recycle and Reuse Center (household hazardous waste) is at 2514 Business Center Dr, Austin, TX 78744. Hours: By appointment only (schedule online or in the Austin Recycles app) — call to confirm available times. It accepts household hazardous waste: aerosol cans, automotive fluids and oil filters, car and household batteries, cleaning products, cooking oil, fluorescent bulbs, mercury, paint and thinners, pesticides and herbicides, pool chemicals, propane cylinders; electronics and appliances: computers, tvs, cell phones, printers, microwaves, stoves, washers and dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, lawn mowers, exercise equipment; recyclables: cans, cardboard, glass, hard plastic, paper, clean plastic bags and film, scrap metal, clean styrofoam, clothing and housewares, lawn furniture, playground equipment; tires ($6 per tire); solar panels and battery storage systems. Who can use it: Free for Austin and Travis County residents (except tires); fees apply for non-residents. Businesses may not drop off hazardous waste.. Source: City of Austin – Recycle and Reuse Center (https://www.austintexas.gov/resource-recovery/locations/recycle-and-reuse-drop-center), verified 2026-10-28.
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- Address
- 2514 Business Center Dr
Austin, TX 78744 - County
- Travis County
- Operator
- City of Austin – Austin Resource Recovery
- Type
- Hazardous waste, paint & chemicals · Recycling · Electronics (e-waste) · Tires
- Hours
- By appointment only (schedule online or in the Austin Recycles app) — call to confirm available times
- Who can use it
- Free for Austin and Travis County residents (except tires); fees apply for non-residents. Businesses may not drop off hazardous waste.
- Phone
- 512-974-4343
- Last verified
What it accepts
- Household hazardous waste: aerosol cans, automotive fluids and oil filters, car and household batteries, cleaning products, cooking oil, fluorescent bulbs, mercury, paint and thinners, pesticides and herbicides, pool chemicals, propane cylinders
- Electronics and appliances: computers, TVs, cell phones, printers, microwaves, stoves, washers and dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, lawn mowers, exercise equipment
- Recyclables: cans, cardboard, glass, hard plastic, paper, clean plastic bags and film, scrap metal, clean Styrofoam, clothing and housewares, lawn furniture, playground equipment
- Tires ($6 per tire)
- Solar panels and battery storage systems
Not accepted
Furniture, mattresses, non-recyclable trash, packing peanuts, toilets, brush/yard trimmings (use Hornsby Bend), explosives/ammunition, radioactive materials, syringes and medical waste, business waste.
Rules & fees
- Appointment required; appointments cannot be changed, only cancelled and rebooked.
- Up to 30 gallons of household hazardous waste free (per Travis County); containers no larger than 5 gallons, in original containers, not in trash bags.
- Free reuse store, ReBlend paint and mulch available.
Nearby sites
- Travis County Landfill (Waste Connections, construction & demolition) — Austin, 5.2 mi
- Hornsby Bend Yard Trimmings & Brush Drop-Off — Austin, 6.0 mi
- Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) Landfill — Creedmoor, 7.6 mi
- TDS Bee Cave Transfer Station — Bee Cave, 14.1 mi
See also: all Austin area sites · sites in Austin
Map location: Census Geocoder (exact match).