Balcones Recycling operates the Taylor Material Recovery Facility (MRF), a single-stream recycling plant a few minutes north of Austin that recovers both commercial and residential recyclables for Taylor and surrounding communities including Temple, Leander, and Hutto. The facility was established in 2011 and has a processing capacity of 15 tons per hour, recovering more than 27,000 tons of material per year. Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers, aluminum cans, tin containers, and glass bottles and jars. The site notes the Taylor MRF now offers public drop-off for all accepted materials.
Listed hours: Mon-Wed 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Thu 6:00 AM – 4:30 AM · Fri 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed
Accepts: Paper, Cardboard, Plastics, Metals, Glass
Services: Single-stream residential recycling · Commercial single-stream recycling · Compactor and dumpster collection · Document shredding · Waste audits
Does the Balcones Recycling Taylor facility serve commercial accounts in the area?
Yes. The Taylor MRF at 3207 Neidhardt Drive handles commercial single-stream recycling and offers services such as compactor and dumpster collection, bale pickup, and waste audits for businesses in the central Texas corridor.
What TCEQ waste authorization record is associated with this facility?
TCEQ's MSW data file, created 2026-10-30, records BALCONES RECYCLING - TAYLOR LOCATION with additional authorization ID 100559 and regulated-entity number RN111349312. Its program is MSW-NOI; physical type 5RR (notice-of-intent recycling facility); legal status "ACKNOWLEDGED" as of 2022-04-19; physical site status "ACTIVE". An acknowledged notice of intent is distinct from an issued permit. The legal-status date is not an expiration date.