Recycling Center Resources
- Quick Guide to Recycling Resources
- Texas Recycles TVs Program
- Texas Recycles Computers Program
- Recycling your motor oil
- Recycling at School
- Recycling at Work
- Plastics - what's recyclable and what is not
- Plastic SPI Codes
- Take Care of Texas Website
- Keep Texas Beautiful Website
- Where to take other non-recyclable items
Contact Information
Louie Chavez
Parks & Public Work Director
Phone: (915) 858-1114
directorppw@costx.us
Abel Maldonado
Foreman
Phone: (915) 858-1114 foremanpw@costx.us
Erica Rivera
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (915) 858-1114 erivera@costx.us
Location
City of Socorro Recycling Center
240 Old Hueco Tanks Rd.
Socorro TX. 79927
Monday – Saturday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
socorro recycling center
Welcome to the Socorro Recycling Center! The Recycling Center accepts cardboard, plastics, and paper. Please flatten cardboard boxes before drop off. Recyclables containing liquids or food residue should be emptied, rinsed, and dried before placing them in the recycling container to avoid contamination.
We DO NOT Accept: Glass, metals, and household trash.
Address: 241 Old Hueco Tanks Rd.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Office Phone Number: (915) 858-1114
acceptable items
- Kraft paper
- Dry food boxes, beer and soda carriers
- Shoe boxes
- Newspapers
- Paperboard
- Chipboard
- Junk mail and inserts
- Cardboard
- Envelopes (including those with windows)
- Legal pad paper
- Letterhead/Stationary/Manilla Folders
- Magazines
- Paper (white and colored, also with staples and paperclips is acceptable)
- Phone Books/Paperback Books
- Post-it Notes
- Plastics (Number 1 through Number 7 are accepted except Number 6, it is not necessary to remove bottle caps from your plastic bottles)
items not accepted
- Mattresses or other large bulk items
- Aluminum, Bi-metal, and Steel Cans
- Glass
- Candy wrappers
- Chip bags
- Carbon paper
- Floor Sweepings
- Food or Beverage Waste
- Cardboard contaminated by food/grease
- Non-Paper Packing Material
- Plastic Packaging Wrap
- Plastic Grocery Bags (These can be taken to most local grocery stores)
- Polystyrene (i.e. coffee cups, take out containers, foam packaging, and packing peanuts)
- Stickers/Labels
- Tissue Products
- Tyvek Envelopes
- Ammunition
- Batteries
- Ceramics
- Clothing or Toys
- Medical Waste – Bandages, lancets, surgical gloves, syringes/needles
- Light Bulbs
- Tires
- Yard Waste
recycling your motor oil
Pouring your used oil into the gutter, down a storm drain, or anywhere else it shouldn’t go is not only illegal, but can contaminate our canals, drains and ultimately, the Rio Grande River. It can also harm or kill the animals and plants that call it home. The amount of oil involved in just one oil change has the potential to affect up to a million gallons of water. Recycle your motor oil instead!
Take your used motor oil to one of the following oil recycling locations in Socorro:
- AutoZone Auto Parts – 10497 Alameda Ave, Socorro, TX 79927 – (915) 859-4360
- O’Reilly Auto Parts – 10791 N Loop Dr, Socorro, TX 79927 – (915) 858-1066
- O’Reilly Auto Parts – 10495 Alameda Ave, Socorro, TX 79927 – (915) 790-0268
Where to take other non-recyclable items
Items like mattresses, tires, and other bulk waste items that are not recyclable can be taken to the Clint Landfill.
Clint Landfill
2300 Darrington Rd.
El Paso, TX 79928
(915) 212-6000
Monday – Saturday
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: CLOSED