Bastrop County Recycling Center & Transfer Station

Recycling

Bastrop, TX

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Facility details

Address
601 Cool Water Dr
Bastrop, TX 78602
Phone
(512) 321-7071
Website
co.bastrop.tx.us
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
Bastrop County
EPA Region
6
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110033227158

Programs on file: TX-TCEQ ACR RN100529296

EPA record updated 2015-09-18

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Austin Community RDF, Austin — 21.0 mi

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Area served

Serves Bastrop, McDade, Elgin, Paige, Cedar Creek.

County context

One of 4 recycling centers in Bastrop County, TX.

ZIP 78602 population 35,786.

Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)