Junk disposal in San Antonio, TX: mattresses, couches, furniture, appliances, TVs & electronics, paint & hazardous waste

Here's how to legally get rid of bulky junk in San Antonio, item by item. Every option links to the official city or county page we checked. Where we couldn't verify something, we say so. Check the linked page or call your city's service line.

Quick answer by item

Mattresses and box springs

Mattress short answer: The fastest verified option is a Bulky Waste Collection Center. There are four, and a visit is free if you pay the City's environmental fee. Bring a recent CPS Energy bill and photo ID. Curbside bulky collection also runs twice a year. Look up your dates on the City's Brush & Bulky page.

Mattress options at a glance

• Bulky Waste Collection Centers (4 sites)

  Cost: Free if you pay the City's environmental fee · Type: Drop-off

  Mattresses accepted (not ones with blood stains or bed bugs). Bring a recent CPS Energy bill showing the Environmental Fee and a photo ID. Bulky items limited to 4 cubic yards. Tue-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Locations: Bitters (1800 Wurzbach Pkwy), Frio City Rd (1531 Frio City Rd), Culebra (7030 Culebra Rd), Rigsby (2755 Rigsby Rd). source

• Curbside brush & bulky collection

  Cost: See official page · Type: City pickup

  The City provides curbside brush and bulky item collection twice a year. Look up your collection dates and check the accepted-materials list and set-out requirements on the City's page before putting a mattress out. source

Step by step: drop-off

1. Grab a recent CPS Energy bill showing the Environmental Fee, plus a photo ID.
2. Go during open hours: Tue-Fri 8-5, Sat 8-noon.
3. Keep the load within limits (bulky items up to 4 cubic yards, not piled above the truck's wheel fender).

Curbside option

Curbside brush and bulky collection is provided twice per year. The City notes the curbside accepted-items list differs from the drop-off centers' list, so check the curbside accepted-materials and collection-requirements pages linked from the official Brush & Bulky page before setting a mattress out. Out-of-cycle pickup: call 3-1-1 to ask what's available.

What the centers won't take

Mattresses with blood stains or bed bugs, bagged garbage, bed linens, brush and yard waste, hazardous materials.

Reporting illegal dumping

Call 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000.

Sources: Bulky Waste Collection Centers; Brush & Bulky Items. Checked 2026-10-12. Rules change, so confirm with 3-1-1 before you set anything out.

Couches and furniture

The four Bulky Waste Collection Centers accept furniture (not couch cushions soiled with blood or bed bugs). Bring a recent CPS Energy bill showing the Environmental Fee and a photo ID; bulky loads are limited to 4 cubic yards. Curbside brush & bulky collection also runs twice a year. Check the City's accepted-materials list for curbside. (Bulky Waste Collection Centers; Brush & Bulky)

Appliances (fridges, freezers, AC: freon)

The Bulky Waste Collection Centers list large appliances and water heaters & AC units among accepted materials (same ID/bill rules and hours: Tue–Fri 8–5, Sat 8–noon). Whether curbside bulky collection takes freon appliances: check the City's curbside accepted-materials list. (Bulky Waste Collection Centers)

TVs, computers and electronics (e-waste)

The City's Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Center, 7030 Culebra Road (Tue–Fri 8–5, Sat 8–noon, except holidays) accepts e-waste. Bring a recent CPS Energy bill showing the Environmental Fee and a photo ID. (San Antonio HHW)

Paint and household hazardous waste

HHW must never go in any curbside cart. Take paint, auto fluids, batteries, cleaners and solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals and more to the HHW Drop-Off Center, 7030 Culebra Road (same hours). Limits: paint and liquids up to five 5-gallon or 25 one-gallon cans; HHW up to 220 lbs. Keep items in original containers and don't mix them. (San Antonio HHW)

Rules, hours and fees change. Confirm on the linked official page before you set anything out or drive anywhere.

Last verified: 2026-10-12