Drop-off center

Cobbs Recycling Center

2021 N 44th St, Waco, TX 76710

Before you go

  • Residency and ID. Recycling drop-off open to everyone; bulky/brush, used oil and latex paint services are for Waco residents with a Waco water bill (within 30 days, residential trash charge) and matching photo ID.
  • Not accepted. It does not take remodeling or construction debris, industrial or commercial/business waste, propane cylinders, old gasoline, radioactive materials, household hazardous waste, leaking equipment, plastic bags and food waste or household garbage.
  • How fees work. Fees are charged per item for some items. The posted rates are listed under Fees.
  • What to bring. Waco residents: 4 bulky/brush trips (max 8 cubic yards per visit, loose loads tarped); used motor oil, antifreeze, filters and latex paint up to 5 gallons per month; Freon removal $15 per appliance; tires $3.50 (15" or smaller) / $6.00 (20" or smaller), max 4 per visit, billed to utility bill.

At the gate

Type Drop-off center
Address 2021 N 44th St, Waco, TX 76710
County Mclennan County
Phone 254-299-2489
Email [email protected]
Website www.waco-texas.com/Departments/Solid-Waste/Cobbs-Recycling-Center
Last checked Oct 23, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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 – 5:00 PM

Bulky & brush bays close at 4:45 pm each day

Accepted materials

Accepted materials #1 and #2 plastics, glass bottles and food jars, steel and aluminum cans, cardboard, magazines, mail, paper cups, cooking oil, household batteries and CFL bulbs, packing Styrofoam, computers and cell phones, used motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters (residents), latex paint (residents), bulky and brush waste (residents), appliances (residents), tires off the rim up to 20" (residents)

Fees

Tipping fee Waco residents: bulky and brush waste (4 trips, up to 8 cubic yards per visit) at no additional fee; tires $3.50 each (15 in or smaller) or $6.00 each (up to 20 in), max 4 per visit; Freon removal $15 per appliance; fees are added to the next utility bill

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 120115
TCEQ facility type code 5CC
Permit status Acknowledged
TCEQ regulated entity RN106188402

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Sources: tceq.texas.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; waco-texas.com (hours, phone, website, email, fees, accepted materials, residency rule and facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 16, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.