Recycling Drop-Off Centers
ONLY items properly prepared and sorted can be recycled!
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(806) 775-2482
* Closed during City of Lubbock Holidays
Drop-Off Locations
Elmwood: 2002 Elmwood
East of Frankford Avenue, South of West 19th Street (Near LCU)
Southside: 1631 84th St.
West of Avenue P
Northside: 208 Municipal Dr.
4th Street Exit From I-27, Follow Road Signs
(Across from Meadowbrook Golf Course)
- Unloading of material will be the responsibility of the citizen.
- Place recyclables in proper bin and follow directions on bin.
- NO bin for a certain item means that item is not accepted and that item should be placed in the trash dumpster.
- DO NOT place unaccepted items in with similar recyclables as this will contaminate the entire bin.
- Trash dumpsters are for trash incidental to recycling.
- Using dumpsters for household or business garbage constitutes Theft of Service and Illegal Dumping. Violators will be identified and prosecuted under Texas Penal Code 31.04 and Texas Health and Safety Code 365.012.
How to Prepare Items for Recycling
- PAPER – DRY & UNSOILED
Computer paper, white and pastel office paper. NO fluorescent or cardstock papers. - NEWSPAPER – DRY & UNSOILED
Newspaper. NO slick inserts. NO magazines. - CARDBOARD & PASTEBOARD BOXES – DRY & UNSOILED
Corrugated cardboard boxes and cereal or dinner pasteboard boxes. Place all boxes in big container marked CARDBOARD. All boxes should be broken down and flattened. NO dirty boxes such as pizza boxes. - GLASS – REMOVE CAPS & RINSE FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
Clear and colored bottles. TIP: to conserve water, use your old dish water when rinsing glass bottles. NO light bulbs, window glass or similar types of glass. - ALUMINUM – RINSE & CRUSH
Beverage aluminum cans. NO foil wrap, tin pie pans, or other aluminum items. - STEEL/TIN FOOD & BEVERAGE CANS
Remove lids and easily removable labels and rinse. - PLASTIC BOTTLES & JUGS
All plastic containers: remove caps, lids, and easily removable labels. Rinse and flatten container.
Clear and tinted plastic bottles and jugs:
Soft drink, water & beverage cans with PET#1 imprinted on bottom.
Opaque Natural Plastic bottles and jugs:
Milk, water, and other beverage bottles and jugs.
Colored Plastic bottles and jugs:
Detergent jugs, bleach jugs
Other items are accepted for recycling, but require drop-off with an attendant and sign-in as proof of residence.
- Used Motor Oil & Filters, and used antifreeze - NO FUEL mixtures! Under 5 gallons only.
- Vehicle Batteries - limit 2 per year per address.
- Auto Tires - limit 4 per year per address.
- Household Cooking Grease
- Computers & Cell Phones
Items NOT accepted at Drop-Off Locations
- NO motor oil containers.
- NO margarine or other tub-type containers.
- NO plastic sacks.
- NO Styrofoam.
- NO Lids, caps, plastic wide-mouth tubs, plastic trays, plastic toys, poison or pesticide bottles.
Available at Recycling Centers:
Free Mulch available for residential use only.
Please bring your own shovel and containers for loading these materials. Users are responsible for loading their mulch.
Each year, the Solid Waste Department conducts a Christmas Tree Recycling Program. All residents are encouraged to take Christmas trees to any of the 3 drop-off sites throughout the city. This program is an excellent way to provide a method for residents to recycle their Christmas trees. The Christmas trees collected are ground into mulch and redistributed to local residents at the Recycling Drop-off Centers.
Phone the Solid Waste Department Educator for more information on any of our programs or recycling presentations: (806) 775-2596
For other information please contact Solid Waste at (806) 775-2482.