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Local Recycling Guide
 

Aluminum & Steel Cans, #1 & #2 Plastics, Cardboard, Paperboard (cereal boxes), Newspaper and Junk Mail
    The Woodlands: Curbside Recycling (Waste Management) (281) 364-9390
    The Woodlands Recycling Center (open Wed. 4 - 7 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
    Pct. 3 Recycling Center (no newspaper,,junk mail) (open M - Sa, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) closed for county holidays (281) 367-7283
       
Glass bottles and jars (Brown and Clear only) accepted at Woodlands Recycling Center
       
Aluminum Cans (buy-back)
    A-1 Recycling (281) 367-9419
    R&R Salvage (936) 756-5545
       
AUTOMOTIVE
  Automobiles
    Dude's Auto & Truck Salvage (281) 351-9719
    Milstead Auto Salvage (also take parts) (281) 363-3210
    R & R Salvage (also take parts) (936) 756-5545
    Salvation Army (936) 756-1101
  Batteries, auto and boat (drop off during regular business hours only)
    Academy (boat batteries only, upon purchase of new battery ) (281) 367-1010
    Auto Zone (also motorcycle, lawn, tractor batteries) (281) 298-8222
    Byrd Automotive (also motorcycle, lawn, tractor batteries) (281) 363-0667
    O'Reilly Auto Supply (also motorcycle, lawn, tractor batteries) (281) 367-3461
    Knee's Automotive (281) 367-0095
    Southway Tire (281) 363-9198
    Vic's Precision Automotive (936) 321-1399,
(936) 273-2531,
(281) 363-2531
    Wal-Mart (281) 364-7767
    Wal-Mart Super Store (936) 321-9922
    Precinct 3 Recycling Center (281) 367-7283
 

Oil, Oil Filters, Transmission Fluid, & Anti-Freeze (drop off during regular business hours only)

    Auto Zone (oil only) (281) 298-8222
    Byrd Automotive (281) 363-0667
    O'Reilly's Auto Parts (no anti-freeze) (281) 367-3461
    Southway Tire (281) 363-9198
    Vic's Precision Automotive (936) 321-1399,
(936) 273-2531,
(281) 363-2531
    Wal-Mart (no anti-freeze or transmission fluid) (281) 364-7767
    Wal-Mart Super Store (no anti-freeze or transmission fluid) (936) 321-9922
    Woodlands Shell (281) 364-9666
  Tires (drop off during regular business hours only - small fee may apply)
    Byrd Automotive (281) 363-0667
    Southway Tire (281) 363-9198
    Wal-Mart (281) 364-7767
    Wal-Mart Super Store (936) 321-9922
    Precinct 3 Recycling Center (281) 367-7283
       
Batteries, Rechargeable (Ni-Cad, Ni-MH, Li-ion & small, sealed lead)
    Sears Hardware (281) 292-8779
    The Home Depot (936) 321-0100
    Wal-Mart Super Store (936) 321-9762
       
Books and Magazines (current issues in good condition)
    South Montgomery County Library and Friends of Library (281) 298-9110
    The Woodlands Book Exchange (paperbacks & books only, credit on purchase) (281) 292-3155
    Sand Dollar Youth Service Center (provide pickup) (713) 923-1461

 

Cell Phones (recycled to the Women's Shelter)

    Cingular Wireless (281) 362-7070
    Verizon (281) 367-8440
       
  Clothing & Household Items
    Big Brothers & Sisters (provide pick-up) (713) 270-7788
    Bridgewood Farms(provide pick-up) (281) 298-9007
    Goodwill (drop-off 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. at facility on I-45N at Robinson Rd (textile recycling) (713) 699-6344
    Hand-Me-Up (benefits Interfaith) (281) 292-2738
    Houston Achievement Place (provide pick-up) (713) 696-5500
    Jesus Center (provide pick-up) (713) 222-2830
    Nearly New Thrift Shop (drop off items during business hours at 106 San Jacinto in Conroe) (936) 756-4539
    Pregnancy Assistance Center (baby & maternity clothes, baby furniture, blankets) (281) 367-1518
    Rags to Riches (benefits Abused and Battered Women of Montgomery County) (281) 292-0443
    Salvation Army (also autos, refrigerators & other large appliances, provide pick-up) (936) 756-1101
    Sand Dollar Youth Service Center (provide pick-up) (713) 923-1461
    Texas Paralyzed Veterans (provide pick-up, to confirm, cancel call 713/696-4200) (713) 699-4733
    United Cerebral Palsy (provide pick-up) (713) 948-2800
** Also check local listings of resale shops for clothing & furniture **
       
Concrete
    Southern Crushed Concrete (281) 987-8789
    Nature's Way Resources (brick also, no wire) (936) 273-1200
       
Eye Glasses
    Wal-Mart (281) 364-9560
    Wal-Mart Super Store (936) 271-0762
    Woodlands Vision Center (281) 367-4966
       
Film Canisters, plastic
    Eckerd Drugs, Panther Creek (281) 363-9174
    Eckerd Drugs, Research Forest (281) 364-7277
    Wal-Mart (281) 364-7767
       
Florist's Vases, glass & plastic (In good condition)
    Check with your local florist. Most accept vases.
       
Freon (reclamation fees range from $45 to $100)
    J.M. Appliance (281) 298-2233
    French Services (281) 367-2109
    Woodlands Appliance (281) 367-8026
       
Glass (Bottles, jars and food containers only; sorted by color - brown, clear only)
    Woodlands Recycling Center (open Wed. 4 - 7 p.m & Sat. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
    Pct. 3 Recycling Center (open M - Sa, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) closed for county holidays (281) 367-7283
       
Greenwaste
    Curbside Collection (bundled or containerized, trimmed to 4 feet and under 40 lbs.) (281) 364-9390
    Nature's Way Resources (free drop-off of stable manure; small fee for other organic waste such as grass, leaves, food scraps, no plastic bags) (936) 273-1200
    Woodlands Recycling Center (Open Wed. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. & Sat. 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
    Precinct 3 Recycling Center (281) 367-7283
       
Hangers, wire (clean & top quality) 
    Nesbit's Cleaners (Nesbit's hangers only) (281) 364-8425,
(281) 367-2055
    Time Cleaners (281) 363-9168
    Village Cleaners (Panther Creek) (281) 292-6411
    Woodlands Cleaners (Grogan's Mill) (281) 367-2490
       
Ink Jet Cartridges
    Office Depot (281) 367-2766
       
Laser Toner Cartridges (remanufacture)
    Office Depot (281) 367-2766
    George P. Mitchell Intermediate School (281) 259-7510,
(936) 273-5050
       
Metals, scrap (buy-back)
    R & R Salvage (aluminum products, large items, including appliances certified freon-free) (936) 756-5545
       
Moving Boxes
    Woodlands Recycling Center (open Wed. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. & Sat. 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
    Pct. 3 Recycling Center (open M - Sa, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) closed for county holidays (281) 367-7283
       
Packaging Material, Styrofoam Peanuts, & Bubble Wrap (clean & top quality)
    Box-It (281) 296-2225
    UPS Store GM (281) 367-0291
    UPS Store CC (281) 362-1042
    UPS Store SR (281) 362-1037
       
Paper: Office and School Paper (white and colors), Envelopes, Junk Mail, Newspaper, Catalogs, Magazines, Paper Sacks, & Corrugated Boxes
    Paper Retriever (yellow and teal) Bins at area schools (no food containers or wrappers) (713) 723-6397
    Woodlands Recycling Center (open Wed. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. & Sat. 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
       
Plastic Grocery Bags
    Randall's Panther Creek (281) 363-5100
    Randall's Grogan's Mill (281) 367-5734
    Wal-Mart Super Store (936) 321-9922
       
Plant Containers, plastic
    The Pineywoods Nursery (beginning June, 2003) (281) 681-2889
    Johnston Ventures, Inc. (1 gal. and larger only) (281) 363-2545
       
Propane tanks
    Kroger Sawdust (will exchange upon purchase of new tank) (281) 363-3554
    Lowe's (will exchange upon purchase of new tank) (936) 271-1166
       
Telephone Books
    The Woodlands Recycling Center (open Wed. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. & Sat. 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.) (281) 210-3900
       
       
Work Place Recycling (office paper)
    Abitibi Consolidated (713) 723-6397
       
LOCAL DISPOSAL
  Appliances and Large Household Items
    Precinct 2, NE Alden Woods (once-a-year countywide clean-up in spring) (936) 539-7852,
(281) 356-4156
    Precinct 3 (no household garbage, no hazardous waste) (281) 367-7283,
(936) 539-7817
    Security Landfill (fees) 1-(281) 592-3543
    Waste Management (schedule Bulky Waste pick-up 2 business days prior to service day) (281) 364-9390


Compiled by The Woodlands GrassRoots Environmental Education Network
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