What you can't take to the dump in Texas

Independent directory. Every listing links to the official city, county or operator page we used. Hours, fees and rules change, so check the source or call before you load up. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

Every site sets its own list. Items that show up again and again on the official lists below: household hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, pesticides), liquids, dead animals, and at many city drop-off centers, dirt, rock, concrete and large stumps. Some of these have their own collection programs, so check the city's household hazardous waste page.

Banned items by site

Site	Not accepted (as published)
Houston North Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Houston Northwest Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Houston Northeast Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Houston Southeast Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Houston South Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Houston Southwest Residential Drop-Off Center Houston	Garbage/food waste, dead animals, rocks, dirt, bricks, concrete, TVs, truck tires, paint and chemicals, hazardous waste, liquids, pallets, burned material, stumps or limbs over 9 in. diameter.
Baytown Green Center Baytown	Plastic bags of debris, lumber, landscape timbers, fencing in the brush area; trailers over 16 ft.
Montgomery County Precinct 3 Residential Recycling Facility Spring	Household garbage, business waste, dirt/soil/gravel, mirrors and windows, styrofoam, propane/helium tanks, explosives, medical waste.
Brennan Drop-Off Station Fort Worth	Concrete, rock, dirt, ceramic tile, roofing, asbestos materials, gas cylinders (oxygen, CO2, butane, helium, propane), explosives/ammunition, radioactive items, titled vehicles, unsecured loads, landlord rental-property waste.
Southeast Drop-Off Station Fort Worth	Concrete, rock, dirt, ceramic tile, roofing, asbestos materials, gas cylinders (oxygen, CO2, butane, helium, propane), explosives/ammunition, radioactive items, titled vehicles, unsecured loads, landlord rental-property waste.
Old Hemphill Road Drop-Off Station Fort Worth	Concrete, rock, dirt, ceramic tile, roofing, asbestos materials, gas cylinders (oxygen, CO2, butane, helium, propane), explosives/ammunition, radioactive items, titled vehicles, unsecured loads, landlord rental-property waste.
Hillshire (North Service Center) Drop-Off Station Fort Worth	Concrete, rock, dirt, ceramic tile, roofing, asbestos materials, gas cylinders (oxygen, CO2, butane, helium, propane), explosives/ammunition, radioactive items, titled vehicles, unsecured loads, landlord rental-property waste.
Arlington Landfill Euless	Hazardous waste and liquids (batteries, paint, used oil, antifreeze).
Garland Transfer Station Garland	Trailers, box trucks and dump trucks are not accepted.
Hunter Ferrell Landfill Irving	Chemicals, flammables, household hazardous waste.
Grand Prairie Landfill Grand Prairie	Lead-acid batteries, used oil filters, whole tires (unless quartered), liquids, pesticides, household hazardous waste.
City of Denton Landfill Denton	Liquids including paint, batteries, tires, hazardous and radioactive waste.
Mesquite Citizens Convenience & Recycling Center Mesquite	Hazardous materials, paint, roofing, rocks, dirt, oil and automotive fluids, commercial waste.
TDS Georgetown Transfer Station Georgetown	Telephone poles and railroad ties.
Bitters Bulky Waste Collection Center San Antonio	Bagged garbage and trash, brush and yard waste, soil/rock/concrete, hazardous material, railroad ties, boards over 10 ft, styrofoam, clothes and linens, unbagged insulation.
Frio City Road Bulky Waste Collection Center San Antonio	Bagged garbage and trash, brush and yard waste, soil/rock/concrete, hazardous material, railroad ties, boards over 10 ft, styrofoam, clothes and linens, unbagged insulation.
Culebra Bulky Waste Collection Center San Antonio	Bagged garbage and trash, brush and yard waste, soil/rock/concrete, hazardous material, railroad ties, boards over 10 ft, styrofoam, clothes and linens, unbagged insulation.
Rigsby Road Bulky Waste Collection Center San Antonio	Bagged garbage and trash, brush and yard waste, soil/rock/concrete, hazardous material, railroad ties, boards over 10 ft, styrofoam, clothes and linens, unbagged insulation.