HARLINGEN  RECYCLE  CENTER
1006 South Commerce  Phone (956)427-8824
Hours M-F 8 AM - 5 PM

SAT 8 AM - 1 PM

MATERIALS WE ACCEPT FOR RECYCLING

CARDBOARD: Brown corrugated boxes, Shoe and Food boxes that are either brown or grey on the inside.  No boxes that are white on the inside or coated with a wax or plastic such as milk or juice cartons.

NEWSPAPER: Please remove plastic bags or wrappers.  Keep cardboard, magazines and paper separate.

MAGAZINES & CATALOGS: Please place in separate container.  Grocery bags work well.

PAPER:  Letters, junk mail, School Papers, Forms, Computer Paper.  No tissues, paper towels or napkins.  Please place in a plastic bag separate from newspapers, magazines, and cardboard.

ALUMINUM:  Cans only.  No aluminum foil or single use pans.

STEEL:  Tin cans, Wire Hangers, Misc small pieces of steel, appliances except refrigerators, AC Units, Dishwashers, and microwaves.

PLASTIC #1 Bottles Only.  These are containers that have a neck and cap.  This type of plastic has on the bottom of the bottle a triangle made of 3 arrows with a number 1 in the middle.  These bottles include: soda bottles, sport drink bottles, and juice bottles.

PLASTIC #2 Bottles Only.  The are containers that have a neck and cap.  This type of plastic has on the bottom of the bottle a triangle made of 3 arrows with a number 2 in the middle.  These bottles include: milk bottles, water bottles, and soap bottles.

PLEASE NOTE!! Remove all bottle caps and throw into the trash.  Also RINSE OUT the milk bottles with a small amount of water and crush the bottles.

PLASTIC BAGS:  Only grocery type bags, dry cleaner bags, and newspaper bags are recyclable.  The bags need to be clean, remove everything from the bag.

PLASTIC FOAM PACKING PEANUTS:  Remove any contamination and place in closed container.

AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES:  Lead-acid batteries only.

USED AUTOMOTIVE OIL: Household do it yourself oil changers only.  no Commercial oil.  NO OIL FILTERS!  Oil filters may be taken to most Auto Parts Stores for recycling at no cost.

 THINGS THAT ARE NOT RECYCLED
STYROFOAM PACKING MATERIAL,  ALL EGG CARTONS, PLASTIC PACKING FILM, ALL PLASTIC BOTTLES EXCEPT #1 & 2, PLASTIC TOYS, PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, ALUMINUM FOIL, ALUMINUM SINGLE USE PANS, ANTIFREEZE, OIL FILTERS, GLASS. COMBINATION STEEL & CARDBOARD CONTAINERS, WHITE ON THE INSIDE FOOD BOXES,  WAXED OR PLASTIC COATED FOOD OR DRINK CONTAINERS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. PAPER TOWELS, TISSUES OR NAPKINS, ANY FURNITURE ITEMS, COMPUTERS , TIRES, TRASH, WOOD, GRASS CLIPPINGS, LEAVES

 

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