As we all know our landfills are quickly filling and many other places charge for depositing yard debris. This place is called: City of Houston Somemeyer recycling station and is located at 6023 Windfern, Houston, 77039. Their phone number is 713-895-1002. The hours are 10am to 7pm except holidays and during daylight savings time the hours change to 9am to 6pm. This is a part of the Neighborhood Depository Site Program for the convenience of citizens who wish to dispose of their heavy trash and debris, FREE OF CHARGE.
Following are the guidelines: UNLOADING PROCEDURES: The unloading of the vehicles is the responsibility of the citizens. Each citizen using the facility is expected to unload their items within twenty (20) minutes. Small children are to remain in the vehicles at all times. Discarded materials shall be placed in the designated containers.
ACCEPTABLE VEHICLES: Depository sites are designed to accommodate ½ or ¾ ton pickup trucks, small trailers up to sixteen (16) feet in length with side boards or railing not exceeding two (2) feet in height (otherwise will not be acceptable) and small vans will not be accepted. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED FROM USE OF THIS FACILITY.
ACCEPTABLE/AND NON-ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS: Depository sites will accept the following household items with some exceptions. Acceptable items are: Tree Limbs, Debris, Furniture, White Goods, Refrigerators (it must be tagged indicating that the Freon has been removed), stoves, washers, etc., (and other materials) 10 tires only. Tree stumps can not be over 6 feet in height and no larger than 9 inches in diameter. Any metal or wood debris is accepted. There is also a special bin for batteries (Not sure about car batteries) and a section for glass, paper, metal and plastic.
NON-ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: Garbage, dead animals, oils, rocks, concrete, dirt, inert materials, infectious waste, gasoline, other flammable substances, acid wastes, hazardous or toxic substances, explosives, hot ashes, liquids, and other materials as defined by environmental protection agency (E.P.A.) NO INDUSTRIAL (18 WHEELERS) TIRES.
This place is just great and best of all it is FREE!!!!!!
If you still have questions call them. Oh also, Make sure you take a copy of your gas, water, or light bill. They don’t always ask you for it but it is a requirement especially if you are disposing of larger debris. If you are only doing the standard recycling i.e; glass, paper, plastic and metal they have never asked me for proof of residency. Make sure you have a Houston address also.
For concrete or paver recycling you can take it to a place of which the name slips my mind at the time, but I will try to give you directions. It is between beltway 8 and Gessner (which I think turns into Blalock, I believe) on Tanner Rd. Just drive in and dump your stuff you will see where to do it or ask. Don’t know the hours and when I figure out the name I can send it to you. It is also FREE!!!!!And doesn’t seem to have a limit.