City of Houston Central Street Neighborhood Depository / Recycling Center

Recycling

Houston, TX

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Facility details

Address
2240 Central Street
Houston, TX 77017
Phone
(713) 847-1188
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
Harris County
EPA Region
6
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070180738

Programs on file: TX-TCEQ ACR RN106381015

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: Bellfort Boulevard Landfill, Houston — 6.5 mi

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Area served

Serves Houston, Galena Park, South Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park, Pearland, Channelview, Bellaire, La Porte, Friendswood, Webster.

County context

One of 272 recycling centers in Harris County, TX.

ZIP 77017 population 30,797.

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