Collection day · San Antonio · run by City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department
City of San Antonio Monthly HHW Drop-Off (Bitters)
The city hasn't posted a date after Sep 5: call 311 before you go. Monthly drop-off days at the Bitters Bulky Waste Collection Center for City of San Antonio trash customers. Bring a photo ID and your CPS Energy bill.
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
The city hasn't posted a date after Sep 5, 2026: call 311 before you go. Until then it was usually the first Friday and Saturday of the month, 8am to noon, except holidays.
No appointment needed. Call 311 to check the next date first.
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), sa.gov (4).
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).
- Monthly page: 'first Friday and the next-day Saturday of each month'. Its own date list: Saturday only Oct 2025 to Feb 2026 and 5 Sep 2026; Friday and Saturday Mar to Aug 2026; July was 10-11 Jul. We followed: Described as usually the first Friday and Saturday; readers told to call 311.
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