Aluminum Cans
accepted at Godtel Ministries to help raise funds to support their programs. Rinse and dry cans. Crushing is acceptable, but not required.
Batteries
Household
Car
Florescent Lamps
Lowe’s accepts CFL light bulbs
Glass
**DUE TO COVID-19 GLASS COLLECTION HAS BEEN TEMPORILY SUSPENDED**
Household Items and Furniture
Hospice of East Texas Resale Shop
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Clothing
Hospice of East Texas Resale Shop
Family Crisis Center Thrift Store
Goodwill
Precious Cycle
Mattresses
There is currently not an option to recycle mattresses in Nacogdoches. If mattress is in good condition, online sales and donation groups on Facebook may be used to offer the mattress for free to a new home.
Ink Cartridges
Cartridge World offers a refill. Christ Episcopal School accepts ink cartridges to support fundraising efforts.
Metal
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore
pipe, fencing, bed rails, wire, broken tools, rusted pots and pans, broken fixtures, barrels, broken exercise equipment, broken appliances like washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, small appliances, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, as well as most other metals.
Motor Oil
Recyclable motor oil must be pure motor oil with no other types of oil combined. Drain the oil into a clean container and take to one of the used-oil locations listed below.
Central Drop-off Point at the Landfill
4602 NW Stallings Dr, Loop 224 -Westward Dr. Exit
Mon– Sat 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Fire Station # 3
408 SW Stallings Dr., Loop 224 & Old Lufkin Rd.
7 Days a week—24 Hours a day
Fire Station # 4, adjacent to the high school
Walmart Tires and Auto Parts
4810 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75965
inside Walmart Supercenter
Plastic Grocery Bags
Find recycling containers near the front entrance of most grocery stores.
Stryofoam Packing Pellet
Kline's Wrap-It-Up Store, 628 N. University Dr., accepts packing pellets.
Toys, Gently Used
The Physical Therapy Department at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital accepts new or gently used toys, including puzzles and plastic toys. Toys are used during pediatric therapy sessions. Toys with batting or fur, like stuffed animals, are not accepted.
Vehicles
Donate Your Vehicles: The Keep America Beautiful Vehicle Donation Program, through Insurance Auto Auctions’ Donation Division, provides an alternate opportunity for you to donate to Keep America Beautiful. It offers a tax-deductible way to dispose of unwanted vehicles in almost any condition, including cars, trucks, boats, tractors, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, jet skis, RVs as well as construction, farm and other heavy equipment. The program is available in all 50 states. Please let Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful know when you donate a car – we will receive a portion of the donation. Learn more and donate.
Yard Waste
Brush and lawn debris may be taken to the City landfill at no cost with a City water bill. Yard waste may be reused. Leave grass clippings on the lawn and allow them to work their way back into the soil for a greener lawn. Another option is to develop a compost pile. For more information, check with the Nacogdoches Master Gardeners and the County Extension Agency.
Electronics
Techcycle Saturday
Cardboard
Paper
Plastic