Stella Roberts Recycling Center

Can I use it?

What to bring

• Driver's license or photo ID
• Utility bill (Pearland or Dickinson WCID #1 customers)
• Households only for hazardous waste
• Name or address on the utility bill must match your driver's license
• For the county exemption, your driver's license address must be in Brazoria County
• Pearland ETJ addresses (such as Silverlake) pay the per-pound rate

When to go

Hazardous waste: Friday 9am to 3pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm only. General recycling and sharps: Tuesday to Friday 9am to 3pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

No appointment needed.

No appointment needed. Come during hazardous waste hours.

What they take

• Cleaners and household chemicals
• Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
• Old paint
• Stains, thinners and solvents
• Pool chemicals
• Mercury and thermostats
• Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
• Motor oil
• Gas and other fuels
• Household batteries
• Car batteries
• Rechargeable and lithium batteries
• Fluorescent bulbs and tubes
• Fire extinguishers
• Cooking oil
• TVs, computers and electronics
• Fridges and AC units (Freon)
• Needles and sharps

In their words: adhesives, brake fluid, household chemicals and cleaners, lawn chemicals (herbicide, insecticide and pesticide) and fertilizers, paints, stains and varnishes, paint thinners, mineral spirits and solvents, pool chemicals, other general chemicals (must be labeled), mercury, differential, power steering and transmission fluid, gasoline (unleaded, E85 and diesel), motor oil (including filters), octane boosters, batteries (all types), fluorescent tubes and compact bulbs, neon tubes, fire extinguishers, helium tanks, cooking oils and fats, TVs, computers, phones and other electronics, large and small appliances, including refrigerators, medical sharps.

Needles and sharps: yes.

What they turn away

• ✕propane tanks, including small camping tanks
• ✕LED, halogen, non-neon gas and incandescent bulbs
• ✕broken fluorescent bulbs
• ✕wash/paint buckets, tote boxes, loose or uncapped containers for car fluids
• ✕unlabeled chemicals
• ✕items in non-clear plastic bags

Limits per visit

• Hazardous waste: 150 lb for Pearland and Brazoria County residents
• Paints, stains and varnishes: 25 containers
• Automotive fluids: 10 gallons of each fluid per household per month
• Mercury: flat fee covers up to 2 fluid ounces

What it costs

Pearland utility customers, Brazoria County residents and Dickinson WCID #1 customers, hazardous waste

Free

Everyone else, hazardous waste

$1.68 per pound · Since October 1, 2025

Mercury

$75 flat fee · Up to 2 fluid ounces; call ahead for a current price

Automotive fluids

$5 flat fee per fluid, up to 10 gallons · Free for residents of Brookside Village, Manvel and Pearland

Alkaline batteries

$5 per pound

Fluorescent tubes

$5 · Plus $0.50 for each extra tube

Fire extinguishers

$5 each

TVs

$5 flat panel, $15 tube or projection · Free for Brazoria County residents (unexpired driver's license or ID) and Pearland residents (water bill and driver's license)

Refrigerators, freezers and other Freon appliances

$15 · $10 if drained and tagged or with doors still attached

Medical sharps

$10 per container · $5 for Keep Pearland Beautiful members

Where it is

Other options they point to

Leave propane tanks, even small camping ones, at any Blue Rhino propane exchange cage.

Good to know

Stay in your car. Staff unload your items. Keep lids on and labels on every container, and do not mix fluids. Use boxes, bins or clear bags. You can call or text the center.