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Collection day · Helotes · run by City of Helotes

Helotes Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Drop-off day for Helotes residents only on Saturday, November 14, 7am to 2pm, at City Hall. Included in your trash service. Bring a photo ID and your latest Frontier Waste bill. It may close early if it fills up.

Can I use it?

On your utility billHelotes (Included in the City of Helotes residential waste service)

For Helotes residents only. Bring a photo ID and your latest Frontier Waste bill.

People from other areas are turned away.

What to bring

  • Valid picture ID
  • Most recent Frontier Waste bill

When to go

Saturday, November 14, 7am to 2pm. It may close early if the collection is full.

Next dates
  • Sat, Nov 14

No sign-up is mentioned. Bring your ID and Frontier Waste bill.

What they take

  • Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
  • Old paint
  • Aerosol cans
  • Mercury and thermostats
  • Propane tanks
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Rechargeable and lithium batteries
  • Household batteries
  • Motor oil
  • TVs, computers and electronics
  • Fluorescent bulbs and tubes

In their words: Pesticides (liquid or solid), Flammable liquids, Flammable solids, Oil-based paints, Latex paint, Aerosols (no foaming), Corrosive acids, Corrosive bases, Oxidizers, Mercury, Propane (small cylinders), Fire extinguishers, Lithium batteries, Alkaline batteries, Oil, Oil filters, Electronics, Fluorescent bulbs.

Limits per visit

  • Paint and other liquid waste: five 5-gallon cans and 25 one-gallon cans, 220 pounds total
  • Oil-based paint: 10 gallons
  • Oil waste: 10 gallons

What it costs

Helotes residents
Included in residential waste service

Where it is

12951 Bandera Rd
Helotes, TX 78023

210-695-8877

Good to know

Containers must not leak; move leaking items into a leakproof or lined box. Don't mix materials. Carry everything in a box in your trunk or truck bed. City staff unload and give containers back if you ask.

Checked Sep 27, 2026 on City of Helotes's own page: helotes-tx.gov.

Where their pages disagree

  • City event page: 210-695-8877 (City of Helotes). TCEQ contacts PDF: Clean Harbors contact, 210-304-3000. We followed: City number.
  • City event page: 7am to 2pm, and 'the event will close before 4 PM if collection capacity has been met'. We followed: 7am to 2pm; readers told it may close early.

Something wrong? Email corrections@hazardouswastedropoff.com.

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