Recycle Center Services

Recycle Center


A recycle and compactor center is available to all residents of the City of Horseshoe Bay.  The center is located approximately 0.1 miles north of Highway 71 on Highway 2831, adjacent to the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. The center is open weekdays Monday thru Friday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. -  4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. except on scheduled holidays.

Effective August 2017, the Recycle Center will provide HSB residents, particularly avid glass recyclers,  with an alternative to placing glass in their curbside garbage.  Residents are encouraged to bring glass items to the facility for placement in the designated recycle drop-off container.

The Center will accept the following recyclables:
Domestic garbage, dried water or latex based paint, aluminum and metal cans, cardboard, office paper, newspaper, magazines, glass, plastic bottles and jugs.  Used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, batteries, electronics that do not contain wood in the structure.

The Center will not accept the following items:
Construction or remodeling scraps including carpeting materials, sheet-rock, boards, roofing materials, appliances (refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, air conditioners), tires, hazardous chemicals or waste, pesticides, or herbicides.

TV, Computer Recycling Resources
For those wanting to recycle televisions or computers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality supplies guidance to the public about locations and organizations that will take these devices off your hands in an environmentally responsible way. For more information go to Texas Recycles TVs and Texas Recycles Computers.
  1. Brush Disposal
  2. Rules
  3. Fees

Brush Disposal


Also located at this site is the Brush Disposal Site. This facility is available only to Residents of Horseshoe Bay and to Permitted Commercial Customers that are hauling brush from within the corporate boundaries of the City of Horseshoe Bay (State Law: TCEQ Chapter 111, Sub-chapter B:  Outdoor Burning).  Commercial Customers must obtain an annual permit from the City Utility Office, located at 1 Community Drive. Operating hours for this facility are the same as the Recycle Center, however it may be closed due to wet weather conditions.

Effective October 17, 2016 the City will be changing operations at the Brush Disposal Site. A Brush Site Monitor will be at the site to measure volumes for payment and ensure location of the materials originated from a Horseshoe Bay address. The Monitor will also ensure all dumping will be in accordance with rules of site disposal. 

The Brush Site Hours of operations:
Commercial disposal only:  
Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 8:00AM to 12:00PM and 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Closed on all scheduled City Holidays and during annual brush grinding.

City Residential Garbage Customers who only self-dispose of brush (not dispose of with contractor) may utilize the brush site during regular hours of operation.  Each resident may dispose of up to 100 cubic yards, about 25 pickup loads, after which standard commercial rates will be charged. 

All potential users must first check with the Recycle Center Monitor and show valid proof of their eligibility to use the site:
  • A Horseshoe Bay Resident must provide a copy of a recent City garbage bill (along with driver's license or other valid I.D.
  • Commercial Customers must show a copy of their annual permit and indicate the location within the Horseshoe Bay City limits where the brush originated. 
Due to the necessity for security around the Wastewater Treatment Plant, all vehicles that enter this site will be recorded, and license numbers and operator name must be furnished.