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The Comal County Recycling Department operates a public recycling center under the County Engineer's Office in New Braunfels, TX. The center accepts cardboard and has a program that collects clean cardboard moving boxes and makes them available to the public at no charge. A Mulch and Brush Operations program is also in place, governed by a formal policy. The county has published a Cost Analysis Report (May 2025) evaluating various options for the recycling program going forward.
Services: Cardboard drop-off (check in with office — all cardboard goes into the warehouse) · Free clean cardboard moving boxes available to the public · Mulch and brush operations (see Mulch and Brush Operations Policy PDF on county site)
Accepts: Cardboard, Clean cardboard moving boxes
Does the recycling center accept green waste like leaves or yard clippings?
No. The center is not accepting green waste, including leaves, yard clippings, or green waste bags.
Can I pick up free cardboard moving boxes here?
Yes. The center recycles clean cardboard moving boxes and offers them back to the public free of charge.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in New Braunfels include county recycling, cardboard drop-off, free moving boxes, mulch and brush, government facility. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
New Braunfels grew up between the Comal and Guadalupe rivers, and its recycling splits into two paths: a blue curbside cart for single-family homes and the City Recycle Center at 488 S. Castell Avenue for everything else. Apartment and condo residents are not on the curbside route and use the drop-off center, which checks proof of city residency at the gate. Batteries and electronics move through separate city collection events rather than either stream. Government-issued ID required for regulated metals including copper and catalytic converters.
Residential recycling collection is $4.26 per month and serves all single-family and some smaller multifamily dwellings. Residents of apartments and condominiums can still recycle but must drop their material at the City Recycle Center instead.
Yes. The center at 488 S. Castell Avenue requires a valid ID or a utility bill with a New Braunfels address. Non-residents are directed to the Comal County Recycling and Chipping Center at 281 Resource Drive or to Green Guy Recycling at 937 TX Hwy 80 in San Marcos.
Single-stream items include plastic containers numbered 1 through 7 under five gallons with lids on, clean dry paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans and bottles, steel and tin food cans, and dairy and juice cartons. The center also takes completely white plastic foam and scrap metal such as hangers, chains, bicycles, Freon-free appliances, emptied water heaters, BBQ grills without ashes, and lawn mowers without fluids.
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Services: Scrap metal buying · Drop-off recycling · Arranged pickup · Home recycling · Business recycling
Accepts: Ferrous metals, Non-ferrous metals, Refrigerators, Construction scraps, Bicycles
What are the hours at Comal Iron & Metals?
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, closed 11:50 AM to 1:00 PM for lunch. Saturday 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM. Sunday closed.
Does Comal Iron & Metals pay for scrap?
Yes. The yard weighs drop-off or pickup loads and pays for the materials.
No. The city does not provide recycling for most battery types and does not permit them in the recycle cart, and electronic devices including wires and cords are not accepted at the City Recycle Center either. All batteries can be recycled at the city's Household Hazardous Waste drop-off events, and the city offers one free electronics drop-off event each January.
Flatten it either way. For curbside collection, cardboard should be cut into pieces no longer than 18 inches. For the City Recycle Center, cut boxes down to 30 by 60 inches or smaller so they fit the cardboard baler.
