Westpark Consumer Recycling Center
5900 Westpark, Houston, TX 77056
Before you go
Check these facility-specific rules before making a trip. If a detail is not confirmed, use the official source or call first.
- Hours
- Mondays through Saturdays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Fees
- Free for City of Houston residents
- Appointment
- Not required
- Residency restrictions
- Not confirmed
- Quantity limits
- Tires limited to 5 per visit, without rims. "BOPA" (batteries, oil, latex paint, antifreeze) accepted, but only latex paint, not oil-based paint.
- Phone
- 311
Preparation instructions
Cardboard boxes must be clean of food and empty of packing materials (Styrofoam, plastic air bags, plastic wrap, kraft paper). Glass bottles and jars must be empty with lids removed. Plastics must be emptied and rinsed. Pre-sort materials into one-way containers (cardboard boxes, paper grocery bags) before arriving to reduce wait time.
Accepted items
Also accepts newspaper, office paper, junk mail, envelopes, magazines, postcards, aseptic and gable-top cartons, metal and aluminum cans, plastics #1-5 and #7 (emptied and rinsed), and scrap metal, per the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department's official Westpark rules sheet. A drive-through facility used by more than 11,000 residents per month. Also listed as a seasonal Christmas tree drop-off site in the department's official holiday tree-recycling news release, a specific exception to the year-round "no tree waste" rule below, which refers to general yard/arborist tree waste, not intact holiday trees during the mulching window.
Not accepted here
Junk waste, general yard/tree waste, ordinary trash/garbage, large plastic items (toys, garden tools, furniture), flexible plastic (bags, shrink wrap, tarps, snack bags), oil-based paint, general household hazardous waste chemicals, videotapes, CDs/CD cases, and plastic coat hangers. These go to a Residential Drop-Off Center instead. (Real Christmas trees are accepted as a seasonal exception, see above.)
Other locations in Houston
- Environmental Service Center, South
- Environmental Service Center, North
- North Residential Drop-Off Center
- Northeast Residential Drop-Off Center
- Southwest Residential Drop-Off Center
- Northwest Residential Drop-Off Center
- Southeast Residential Drop-Off Center
- South Residential Drop-Off Center
- Reuse Warehouse
- Kingwood Recycling Center
- Ellington Airport/Clear Lake Neighborhood Recycling Center
Sources
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, official Westpark Consumer Recycling Center rules sheet (dead as of 2026-09-18, see notes)
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, official Recycling Facilities Map (live, confirms address/ZIP)
- City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, official Christmas tree recycling news release
Programs, hours, fees, eligibility, and accepted materials can change. Confirm details with the facility before traveling.
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