Aluminum Cans
Aluminum beverage cans can be dropped off at the 24/7 self-service recycling area.
Household Drop-Off Center
Green Guy Recycling is contracted by the City of San Marcos to operate a public drop-off center. Our clean, well-lit, drop-off center is available 24/7 to San Marcos residents. Review the information below to see what is accepted and what is not accepted.
Aluminum Foil
Aluminum Pie Plates
Aluminum To Go Containers
Must be clean and free of residual food products.
Not Accepted in aluminum foil
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. If you have questions regarding an item,
do not place the item in the container.
No Food Wrappers
No Glass Dishes
No Mirrors
No Window Glass
No Cardboard Or Brown Paper
Shipping Boxes
Paperboard
(Cereal-like boxes)
Non-Waxy Brown Packing Paper
Clean Pizza Boxes
Drink Carriers
Mailing Tubes
Shoe Boxes
Brown Paper Bags
Partition Inserts
Not Accepted in cardboard & brown paper
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. If you have questions regarding an item,
do not place the item in the container.
No Milk Cartons
No Waxy Cardboard
No Packing Peanuts
No Styrofoam
No Plastic Strapping
No Bubble Wrap
No Plastic Packing Bubbles
No Wood
No Mat Boards
No Pizza Boxes With Food
No Trash
No Plastic Bags
Glass Baby Food Jars
Wine Bottles
Large Jars
Blue Glass Bottles
Beer Bottles
Glass Gallon Jugs
Amber Glass Bottles
Condiment Bottles
Not Accepted in glass bottles & jars
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. If you have questions regarding an item,
do not place the item in the container.
No Fiberglass Insulation
No Glass Dishes
No Mirrors
No Window Glass
No Cardboard Or Brown Paper
No Aluminum Cans
No Trash
No Plastic Bags
Spiral Notebook
*Free of any binding
Shredded Paper
Newspaper
Magazines
Junk Mail
Office Paper
Phone Books
Comic Books
Books
Paperback & hardback
Plain Tissue Paper
Any color, free of designs
Not Accepted in paper
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. If you have questions regarding an item,
do not place the item in the container.
No Cardboard
No Bubble Wrap
No Paperboard
(Cereal-like boxes)
No Dog Food Bags
No Brown Paper
No Plastic Bags
No Wrapping Paper
No Trash
No Waxy Cardboard
No Plastic Sheeting
No Altered Tissue Paper
(Glitter, foil, etc)
1/2 Gallon Milk Jugs
Gallon Milk Jugs
2 or 3 Liter Bottles
Water bottles
Spray Bottles
Cleaner Spray Bottles
Laundry Detergent Bottles
Large Water Jugs
WE ONLY ACCEPT PLASTIC BOTTLES WHERE THE OPENING IS SMALLER THAN THE BASE. NO OTHER PLASTIC IS ACCEPTED.
Not Accepted in plastic bottles
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. Remember: ONLY PLASTIC BOTTLES.
If you have questions regarding an item, do not place the item in the container.
No Plastic Pots
No Plastic Hampers
No Plastic Totes
No Automotive Fluid
No Automotive Pieces
No PVC Pipes
No Plastic Wrapping
No To-Go Containers
No Bubble Wrap
No Siding or Gutters
No Plastic Sheeting
No Garden Hoses
No Plastic Blinds
No Plastic Bags
No Plastic Toys
No Tupperware
No Cat Litter Totes
No Plastic Hangers
No Plastic Utensils
No Trash
No Plastic Packing Bubbles
soup/vegetable/juice cans
metal hangers
microwaves
toasters
cookie tins
popcorn tins
Tin Cans and Small Countertop Appliances That Stick To A Magnet
Not Accepted in tin cans & small appliances
Items listed below are examples of the contamination we typically see. If you have questions regarding an item,
do not place the item in the container.
no aluminum cans
no plastic bottles
no trash
No plastic bags
Items Not Accepted In Our Drop-off Center
Trash, Styrofoam, Furniture, Hazardous Waste, paint, wood
Facility Map
San Marcos
937 Texas 80
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-353-3266
Hours of Operation
Monday–Friday:
8:00am–5:00pm
Saturday:
8:00am–12:00pm
Sunday:
CLOSED
San Marcos
Mill Road
937 Texas 80
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-353-3266
Hours of Operation
Monday–Friday:
8:00am–5:00pm
Saturday:
8:00am–12:00pm
Sunday:
CLOSED
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San Marcos
937 Texas 80
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-353-3266
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday:
8:00am–5:00pm
Saturday:
8:00am–12:00pm
Sunday:
CLOSED
Mill Road
191 Mill Road
Maxwell, TX 78656
512-353-3266
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday:
8:00am–5:00pm
Saturday:
8:00am–12:00pm
Sunday:
CLOSED