Recycling
FAYETTE COUNTY RECYCLE CENTER
(979) 968-8446
210 SVOBODA LN
LA GRANGE, TX 78945
For any questions, please call 979-968-8446
Hours:
Sunday – closed
Monday – closed
Tuesday – 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday – 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday – 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Friday – 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday – 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Fayette County Recycle Center Standard Operating Procedures
Public Collection Stations
FAYETTEVILLE
800 Columbus Hall Lane
Tuesday – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
FLATONIA
341 I-10 E. Frontage Road
Tue. & Sat.
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
ROUND TOP
600 Huenefeld Lane
Tuesday - 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Bags Only
SCHULENBURG
135 FM 2672
Mon., Wed., Sat.
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LEDBETTER
Fireman's Hall
Thursday - 8:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
RECYCLABLES ONLY
CARMINE
Municipal Building
Thursday - 12:00 noon. - 4:00 p.m.
RECYCLABLES ONLY
ELLINGER
Chamber of Commerce Hall
Last Wednesday of each month
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
RECYCLABLES ONLY
What's Accepted?
NEWSPAPERS
- Keep dry – wet newspapers cannot be sold
- Sorting is recommended but not essential
TELEPHONE BOOKS
MAGAZINES
CARDBOARD
- Cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, cake mix boxes, cracker boxes (any cardboard from food items)
- No waxed or plastic treated
- Recycled cardboard is used to make the core of corrugated cardboard
PAPER
- Mixed paper, junk mail, assorted colors
- White paper, typing paper, notebook paper
- Computer paper, computer sheets & shredded paper
- No phone books or thick catalogs
- Sorting is recommended but not essential
- Recycled office paper is used to make the finished layer of cereal boxes
PLASTICS
- Clear or P.E.T.E. (such as soda containers or Gatorade)
- White or H.D.P.E. (such as milk cartons, water containers, orange juice containers)
- Containers must be clean
- If you are unsure if your plastic is P.E.T.E or H.D.P.E, check it's label for one of these 2 symbols.
GLASS
- No need to sort
- No need to remove labels
- Clear, green, brown
- *No light bulbs or fluorescent bulbs*
- Add metal lids to your food can collection
- Glass is 100% recyclable
STEEL FOOD CANS
- Rinse
- No need to remove labels
- No aerosol cans
- Every pound of “tin can” recycled saves enough energy to light a 60 watt light bulb for a day.
ALUMINUM CANS
Separate from other cans
MOTOR OIL/TRANSMISSION FLUID
- Place used motor oil into a clean container with a tight fitting lid.
- A clean gallon jug can be used.
- Do not mix with other liquids such as water, antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, paint thinner or solvents. No containers larger than 5 gallons will be accepted.
ANY SCRAP METAL, ALUMINUM, WIRE, OLD TIN, LAWN MOWERS
OIL FILTERS
- 50 ¢ disposal charge per filter
- It is not necessary to drain your used oil filter
- Used oil filters are crushed to remove the motor oil and then recycled into steel products
ANTIFREEZE
- Place antifreeze in a clean container with a tight fitting lid.
- A clean gallon milk jug can be used. Do not mix antifreeze with other liquids such as water, motor oil, brake fluid, gasoline, paint thinner or solvents.
- No containers larger than 5 gallons will be accepted.
REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AIR CONDITIONERS
$25.00 fee to remove freon/motors/condensers
DISHWASHERS, WASHING MACHINES, HOT WATER HEATERS, STOVES
No charge for removal of elements/motors
SOLID WASTE
- County bags are required
- The county must pay to dispose of the solid waste; therefore, there is a $3.00 charge for each Fayette County bag.
- Only bags purchased with “Fayette County” printed on them will be accepted.