Community Services

Special Collections

City of El Paso residents may request a fee-based, special pick-up by calling the Environmental Service Department at (915) 212-6000. This service is available from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may take your trash or bulky items to the Greater El Paso Landfill or one of the City's Citizen Collection Stations in accordance with the rules for those facilities.

Bulky Item Guidelines

Place bulky items at the curb in front of your home by 6 a.m. on the day your pick-up is scheduled.
The material must not obstruct sidewalks or vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Please keep the items a minimum of 5 feet away from your garbage and recycling containers, mailbox, fence, wall, water meter, telephone junction box, parked car, low-hanging trees, or, other obstructions.

Bulky Item Fees

5 cubic yards or less	$35.00
Each additional cubic yard beyond the first 5 cubic yards	$7.00
Tax will be added to all charges

Garbage Collection Guidelines

Assessed fee will be billed to customer’s El Paso Water Utilities account.
Bin(s) must be placed on curb.
Bin(s) will be collected no later than 5pm on the decided go-back date.
Bin(s) must be 3 feet away from each other and 5 feet away from any other object.
Bin(s) must be facing the street (i.e., lid opening facing towards street) and lid(s) must be completely closed.

Garbage Collection Fees

Burnt/Damaged Container Replacement	$58.00
Container Delivery	$25.00
Extra lift	$10.00
Go-back fee (residential and commercial)	$15.00
Tax will be added to all charges

Accepted Items:

Appliances (must be empty)
Barbecues (fuel and charcoal removed)
Brush, tree trunks, branches, and other green waste
Carpet, doors, furniture, lumber, pallets
Lawnmowers (Fuel and motor oil removed)
Mattresses & box springs

Not Accepted Items:

Anything with a title of ownership (automobile chassis, motorcycles, trailers, boats, etc.)
Commercial/Industrial generated material
Compressed gas/air cylinder(s)
Recyclable material
Dirt/Rocks/Concrete
Tires & Hazardous materials
Used electronics

Dead Animal Removal

Environmental Services provides dead animal pick-up and removal services throughout the City of El Paso. Residents may request this service by calling the Environmental Services Department at 915-212-6000. A fee will be added to your El Paso Water Utilities bill for this service. This service is available between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Farm animal removal is available Monday through Friday.

Dead animals must be bagged and placed at the edge of the curb before pick-up.

Fees

Domesticated animals	$40.00
Farm animals within the city limits	$150.00
Farm animals within El Paso County but outside the city limits	$175.00
Tax will be added to all charges.

Used Electronics

The City of El Paso accepts used electronic waste at its Citizen Collection Stations and at the Greater El Paso Landfill. Used commercial electronics or materials that are leaking are not accepted.

Acceptable Used Electronics

Televisions and cameras
Radios and portable music players, such as CD players and iPods
Cell phones, telephones, and fax machines
VCR and DVD players
Computers and computer accessories, such as monitors, keyboards, scanners, printers, photocopiers, and webcams.
Other electronic consumer goods

Country Store

Items at the country store stuch as dog houses, wheel barrels. The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department offers residents a place to drop off and pick up gently used items such as appliances, furniture, toys, bikes, etc. for free. The Country Store is located inside the Citizen Collection Station (CCS) at 3510 Confederate Dr, El Paso, TX.

Country Store Guidelines:

A water bill with a matching ID is required to enter the CCS
Residents are allowed to take 5 items per month per household
Items cannot be put on hold
Items can only be picked up at the 3510 Confederate Country Store location

Reusable Household Products

The Reusable Household Product Program collects products that are brought to the Citizen Collection Stations in their original containers and are in good, usable condition. Products are available to any collection station customer who would like to reuse them. The purpose of the program is to use up products as intended in order to reduce the amount of household hazardous waste that has to be specially disposed of throughout the year.

Products are available on a first-come, first-served basis and vary by location. There is a limit of ten products per customer. An I.D. and signature are required for anyone picking up household products.

Reusable Household Products:

Carpet and Oven Cleaners
Fertilizers, Pesticides/Herbicides
Furniture Polish, Wood Preservative, Wood Stain
Paint Thinner
Car Wax, Brake Fluid, Antifreeze
Adhesives (Glue, putty, caulk)

Community Tool Shed

Visit a collection station to borrow items such as lawnmowers, rakes, shovels, brooms, and more! Free to all El Paso residents 18+ years with a valid I.D.

Free Paint & Mulch

Paint

The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department offers free paint to the public at all Citizen Collection Stations. The program is designed to redistribute old paint for use in neighborhoods as a means to protect our environment by keeping it out of landfills.

The used paint at the drop-off sites is distributed in 5-gallon containers. It is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the collection sites.

Paint Reuse Guidelines

The request for paint must come from an El Paso resident.
All appropriate documentation (Reusable Paint Request Form) must be completed prior to receiving paint.
There is a limit of 5 gallons of paint per customer, per visit. Some exceptions apply upon special requests.
The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department does not warrant or guarantee the purity, quality, color, or durability of any paint.
ESD does not warrant or guarantee the purity, quality, color, or durability of any paint. Colors are mixed together and residents will not be able to choose paint colors.

Mulch

The Citizen Collection Stations are now offering free mulch on a year-round basis to the general public. Mulch may be used as a ground cover to protect the soil and to inhibit weed growth.

Mulch is free to the general public. For more information, call (915) 212-6000.