Environmental Public Health Division

Solid Waste

The Solid Waste and SQG Surveillance Section is responsible for:

• Investigating complaints related to solid waste.  Such complaints may include dumping, spills, illegal transfer stations, landfill/mulch site odors, or improper handling of hazardous waste.

• Conducting routine inspections of permitted and unpermitted facilities, including landfills, mulch sites, recycling facilities, and transfer stations.

• Conducting routing inspections of small quantity and conditionally exempt small quantity generators, including paint and body shops, dry cleaners, tank washing facilities, and any other industrial or commercial facility that generates industrial or municipal hazardous waste.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is solid waste?
• What is residential waste?
• Where is the nearest landfill or other solid waste facility where I may take residential solid waste?
• Where can I find other solid waste facilities and businesses?
• Where can I find businesses that recycle wastes?
• Whom do I contact to report illegal dumping?
• What if I have further questions concerning solid waste?

What is solid waste?

Solid waste is anything discarded from residential property, businesses and commercial facilities, institutional facilities, agricultural operations, and industrial plants.

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What is residential waste?

Residential waste includes garbage (food waste), rubbish, yard waste, litter, and ashes.

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Where is the nearest landfill or other solid waste facility where I may take residential solid waste?

1. LANDFILLS that may accept garbage (food waste, waste contacted by food), and residential rubbish:

Location	Landfill Name
NE Harris County Browning-Ferris 5757A Oats Road (713) 675-6101	McCarty Road Landfill
NE Harris County Browning-Ferris, Inc. 8101 East Little York (713) 633-2720	Whispering Pines Landfill
NE Harris County Waste Management, Inc. 3623 Wilson Road (281) 446-6545	Atascocita Landfill
Ft. Bend County Browning-Ferris, Inc. 2200 FM 521 Fresno, TX (281) 835-6142	Blue Ridge Landfill

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2. LANDFILLS that may accept construction waste, demolition waste, trees, brush, yard waste and rubbish

Location	Name of Landfill
S. Houston Casco Hauling & Excavating 1306 E. Anderson Road (713) 433-2421	Casco Landfill
SE Houston Waste Corporation of America 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road (281) 464-9797	Greenbelt Landfill
NE Harris County Waste Management, Inc 8627 E. Mount Houston (281) 458-4084	Cougar Landfill
NE Harris County Waste Corporation of America 6632 John Ralston (281) 459-4441	Ralston Road Landfill
NW Harris County Waste Management, Inc. 8205 Fairbanks-N. Houston (713) 849-2902	Fairbanks Road Landfill
W. Harris County G. O. Weiss, Inc., 3510 Greenhouse Road (281) 492-2558	Greenhouse Road Landfill
N. Harris County Waste Corporation of America 18710 E. Hardy Road (281) 443-2404	Hardy Road Landfill

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Where can I find other solid waste facilities and businesses?

Garbage Collection - SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book A-L

Waste Disposal - Medical SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

Waste Disposal - Non-Hazardous SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

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Where can I find businesses that recycle wastes?

Used Motor Oils - SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

Waste Paper - SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

Mulching Green Waste -(see Mulches) SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

Scrap Metals SW - Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

Recycling Centers - SW Bell Yellow Pages, Book M-Z

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Whom do I contact to report illegal dumping?

• Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services, Environmental Public Health Division, (713) 920-2831
• City of Houston, Neighborhood Protection & Environmental Enforcement, (713) 525-2728
• Harris County Environmental Enforcement Division, (281) 371-0565
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (713) 767-3644

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If I have further questions concerning solid waste?

• Contact the Solid Waste Section at Environmental Public Health Division
  at (713) 920-2831

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