Travis County residents take household trash to the Texas Disposal Systems landfill, 3016 FM 1327 in Creedmoor, Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m., for a $66 minimum on a car, pickup or SUV load. For household chemicals, electronics and recycling, Austin's Recycle & Reuse Center is free for Travis County residents, by appointment.
Below that, every permitted disposal site in the county from TCEQ records: 2 landfills, 1 construction-debris landfill, 4 transfer stations, 3 citizens' collection stations, 22 recycling sites and 13 compost sites. Not all of them take waste from the public, so call ahead.
Where Travis County residents can take trash
Austin runs no municipal landfill, so household trash and construction loads go to TDS, which also takes brush, scrap metal and cardboard. The Recycle & Reuse Center on Business Center Drive doesn't take household trash. More on our Austin page.
$66 minimum for a car, pickup or SUV load (covers up to 5.5 cubic yards), then $12 a yard — plus fees and a monthly fuel surcharge
Free: clean concrete, rock, gravel and asphalt; scrap metal and appliances with no Freon; car batteries
Brush, leaves and untreated lumber: $10 a cubic yard, $20 minimum
Cardboard boxes and paper, clean: $1 a cubic yard, $5 minimum
Mattresses, box springs, sofas and recliners: $25 each. Freon removal: $50
Unsecured loads pay $35 — but they'll give a pickup truck a free tarp
Private landfill southeast of Austin — this is where household trash and construction loads go, since Austin runs no municipal landfill. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Brush and wood are taken here too, in the landfill's recycling area.
Won't take: Business/commercial hazardous waste, Household trash, Walk-ins without an appointment
APPOINTMENT ONLY — book via the Austin Recycles app or austintexas.gov/dropoffschedule before driving out. This is the single most common reason people get turned away.
At the Texas Disposal Systems landfill, 3016 FM 1327 in Creedmoor, open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or sunset, if earlier). A car, pickup or SUV load is a $66 minimum for up to 5.5 cubic yards, plus fees and a fuel surcharge.
Do I have to use the landfill in my own county?
Not always. Some sites take anyone who pays, but others — county citizens' collection stations and many city drop-offs especially — are for residents only and ask for proof of address. Call ahead before you drive across a county line. The city or ZIP search above sorts every nearby site by distance.
Is the Austin Recycle & Reuse Center free for Travis County residents?
Yes. It’s free for City of Austin and Travis County residents, including up to 30 gallons of household hazardous waste; tires carry a fee. It’s appointment only, booked through the Austin Recycles app or the City’s drop-off schedule page.
Where can I take brush in Travis County?
The Texas Disposal Systems landfill in Creedmoor takes brush, leaves and untreated lumber for $10 a cubic yard, with a $20 minimum.
