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What is a Citizen Collection Station?
The Citizen Collection Stations (CCS) offer El Paso residents a convenient place to dispose of extra household waste or recyclables. The service provided by the City of El Paso Environmental Service Department is available solely to residents, who pay a solid waste disposal fee to the City of El Paso.
Businesses and organizations cannot bring their waste to a Citizen Collection Station. They should dispose their waste at the landfill.
CCS Locations
Northeast: 4501 Hondo Pass
North Central: 2492 Harrison
Westside: 121 Atlantic
Lower Valley: 9000 Escobar
South Central: 4200 Delta
(Sites are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 621-6700.)
Items accepted at the sites
- Household waste: yard waste (tree limbs, grass clippings, etc.), tires (no more than 8 each year per household, furniture, and appliances (Freon must be removed from appliances, such as refrigerators)
- Recyclable materials: cardboard, newspaper, office paper, magazines, junk mail, plastics 1 and 2, scrap metal, and aluminum cans
- Hazardous household waste: used oil and filters, all batteries, paint, thinner, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, brake fluids, degreasers, rust removers, pesticides, and fertilizers
Items NOT accepted at the sites
- Commercial waste
- Construction debris
- Dirt or rocks
- Appliances with Freon
- Biomedical waste
- Radioactive waste
- Industrial or agriculture waste
What to bring to a CCS?
Citizens must bring their water bill, which shows that they pay solid waste disposal fees to the City of El Paso and a corresponding identification, such as the driver license of the person whose name is on the bill. Only current water bills or those for the past three months will be accepted.
CCS Rules
- All customers must check-in with gate attendant.
- Trucks or other vehicles carrying waste in trailers are not allowed
- These are self-serve facilities. Citizens should plan on unloading the waste themselves and dump it in a 7-foot high roll-off container.
- Loads exceeding 4 cubic yards must go to the Clint Landfill. Remember, a cubic yard is approximately the equivalent of two city-issued trash bins.
To learn more about your Citizen Collection Stations, call 621-6700 or visit www.elpasotexasagov/environmental_services.
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