Drop-off center

Bitters Drop Off Center

1800 E Bitters Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216

Before you go

  • 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.

At the gate

Type Drop-off center
Address 1800 E Bitters Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216
County Bexar County
Website www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/SWMD/Brush-Bulky/Bulky-Drop-Off
Last checked Oct 23, 2026

Hours

Tue 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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

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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.