Facility details
- Address
- 8963 Nelson Rd
San Antonio, TX 78252 - Phone
- (210) 207-6000
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- sanantonio.gov
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Bexar County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070831798
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR1520CX
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Nelson Gardens LF Landfill 1.1 mi · San Antonio, TX
- Covel Gardens Landfill Landfill 1.6 mi · San Antonio, TX
- Pam Mertal Recyclers LLC Recycling 4.0 mi · San Antonio, TX
- Darling International Liquid Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.8 mi · San Antonio, TX
- Palacios Metals Metals 5.7 mi · Atascosa, TX
- San Antonio Aggregate Recyclers Recycling 6.6 mi · San Antonio, TX
- AAA Auto Recyclers Recycling 6.7 mi · San Antonio, TX
- The Exhaust Centers Metals 6.8 mi · San Antonio, TX
- ACME Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · San Antonio, TX
- Danny's Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 7.5 mi · San Antonio, TX
Nearest landfill: Nelson Gardens LF, San Antonio — 1.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Dumpster Dan LLC2.3 mi · San Antonio, TX · 1 driver
- Palacios Salvage5.3 mi · Atascosa, TX · 2 drivers
- Rubber Recycling & Salvage5.3 mi · Atascosa, TX · 1 driver
- Septic Solutions5.3 mi · Atascosa, TX · 1 driver
- Cowboy Recycling Express LLC5.3 mi · Atascosa, TX · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves San Antonio, Jbsa Lackland, Atascosa, Von Ormy, Somerset, La Coste, Lytle, Castroville, Natalia.
County context
One of 47 recycling centers in Bexar County, TX.
154 waste haulers in Bexar County, TX.
ZIP 78252 at a glance
- Population
- 21,790 (299 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 31
- Households
- Median income $85,518 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 86% owner-occupied · median home value $250,216 · median rent $1,549
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 4.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)