Drop-off site · San Antonio · run by City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department
City of San Antonio HHW Drop-Off Center (Culebra)
Free drop-off for City of San Antonio trash customers who pay the Environmental Fee on their CPS Energy bill. Bring a photo ID and that bill. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Takes electronics and cooking oil. No medicine, ammunition or fireworks.
Can I use it?
For City of San Antonio Solid Waste customers who pay the Environmental Fee on their CPS Energy bill. Bring a photo ID and a recent CPS Energy bill.
People from other areas are turned away.
Household waste only. No business waste.
What to bring
- Photo ID
- Recent CPS Energy bill showing payment of the Environmental Fee
- Household waste only; no commercial waste
When to go
Tuesday to Friday 8am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to noon. Closed on City holidays.
What they take
- Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
- Cooking oil
- TVs, computers and electronics
- Cleaners and household chemicals
- Stains, thinners and solvents
- Old paint
- Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
- Pool chemicals
In their words: Auto fluids, Batteries, Cooking oil, E-waste, Fluorescent light fixtures and ballasts, Household cleaners and solvents, Lacquer, shellac, furniture polish, Oil filters, Paint, Pesticides, Pool chemicals, Printer cartridges.
What they turn away
- Ammunition or fireworks
- Commercial or medical waste
- Medicine
- Trash
Limits per visit
- Paint and other liquid waste: five 5-gallon cans or 25 one-gallon cans
- All HHW: 220 pounds
What it costs
- San Antonio Solid Waste customers
- Free · Paid through the Environmental Fee on the CPS Energy bill
Where it is
Good to know
Keep things in their original containers and don't mix them. Put everything in a box in your trunk or truck bed. Staff unload for you and give containers back if you ask; containers that don't meet the rules are kept.
Checked Sep 27, 2026 on City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department's own pages: sa.gov, sa.gov (2), sa.gov (3).
Where their pages disagree
- HHW page: paint and other liquids limited to five 5-gallon cans OR 25 one-gallon cans, 220 lb total. January 2025 news release: five 5-gallon cans AND 25 one-gallon cans, 220 lb limit. We followed: HHW page (operator's programme page, current): 'or'.
- sa.gov HHW page footer: 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000. TCEQ contacts PDF: (210) 207-6440 (named staff contact). We followed: 210-207-6000 (City customer service, also reachable at 311).
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