Residency and ID. Residential customers only: bring a recent CPS Energy bill and photo ID; free if you pay the City's environmental fee.
What to bring. The posted rules say: “Free for San Antonio residential customers who pay the City's environmental fee (recent CPS Energy bill and photo ID required).”
Not accepted. It does not take bagged garbage, bed linens, boards longer than 10 ft, brush, leaves & yard waste, clothes, hazardous material, mattresses with blood stains or bed bugs, railroad ties, soil, rocks & concrete, soiled couch cushions with blood or bed bugs, styrofoam, trash, unbagged insulation and 275 gal rebottled IBC tote tanks.
Good to know. Bulky items limited to 4 cubic yards and construction debris to 1 cubic yard; no household trash; no materials from commercial waste haulers.
Hours shown are for the Bulky Waste Collection Center; the Bitters Brush Recycling Center at the same address is open Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (closed Sundays and holidays). Entrance is off Wurzbach Parkway (access from Jones Maltsberger)
Accepted materials
Accepted materials
auto parts, barbecue grills, cardboard boxes (flattened), car tires (6 or fewer, no rims), carpeting, construction material & lumber (1 cubic yard or less), furniture, glass & mirrors, large appliances, mattresses, sinks, tubs & counter tops, water heaters & AC units
Fees
Tipping fee
Free for San Antonio residential customers who pay the City's environmental fee (recent CPS Energy bill and photo ID required)
Facility facts
Public access
Public
Operational status
Active
Registry details (4)
Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.
Permit number
120092
TCEQ facility type code
5CC
Permit status
Acknowledged
TCEQ regulated entity
RN106525660
Suggest a correction
Hours changed, fees went up, gate moved? Tell us and we will check it. Own or manage Bitters Drop Off Center? Use the same form to claim it.
Sources: tceq.texas.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026)
; sa.gov (hours, website, fees, accepted materials, residency rule and facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026)
; sa.gov (facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026)
. Registry figures are as of Oct 16, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.