Appliances & scrap metal
Pete Hess, at 832-377-JUNK will come to your home or place of business for free to pick up recyclable metal objects; large appliances (including freezers and microwaves), commercial vehicle batteries, alarm systems, car parts, boats, golf carts, fork-lifts, motorcycles, etc. See details on his website  www.junkybusiness.com

Batteries
Rechargeable batteries can be recycled at many hardware, electronic and department stores (Alspaugh's, Sears Hardware, Best Buy, Radio Shack...).
The only batteries which should be placed in the trash are household, alkaline-type batteries (AA, C, D, etc.). According to the City of Houston, battery manufacturers have removed most of the heavy metals from this type of battery and it is safe to place these in your normal trash.

Books and current magazines
Donate them at the Kingwood Library. Most are sold for the benefit of the library at the FOLK store inside the new building

Cellular phones
Working or not working. Please drop them at Alspaugh's Ace Hardware(2720 W Lake Houston Pkwy). This is a fundraiser for Keep Kingwood Green.

Compact Fluorescent Light (CFLs) bulbs
Place any unbroken CFL in a plastic bag and deposit them into one of the collection units at Home Depot or Lowe's

Electronics
- The City of Houston Solid Waste Department and CompuCycle is providing E-Recyclable collection events on the first Saturday of the month at the Kingwood Park & Ride lot from 9 AM to 3 PM.
- Best Buy stores accept televisions and monitors up to 32”, flat-panel televisions up to 60", computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCRs and DVD players, phones, as well as accessories such as keyboards, mice and remotes, etc.
-Goodwill has a special program with Dell called Reconnect. Goodwill accepts any brand of used computer equipment in any condition and anything that can be connected to a computer; monitors, printers, scanners, hard drives, keyboards, mice, speakers, cords & cables, software, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft-brand Webcams, etc.
Please call, for information on recycling televisions, cell phones and appliances

Eyeglasses
Bring used eyeglasses to Alspaugh's (2720 W Lake Houston Pkwy)or Walmart stores and Sam's Club with vision centers. They are sorted, cleaned and refurbished for distribution to needy people throughout the world.

Hangers
Hangers and safety pins can be returned to your dry cleaners for reuse.

Inkjet and Laser Toner Cartridges
Take them to Rapid Refill Ink, 2714 W Lake Houston Pkwy,  where you will get a discount on a refilled cartridge or drop them at Best Buy

Motor oil
You can bring your used oil to be recycled at O'Reilly Auto Parts (3219 W Lake Houston Pkwy in Kingwood) or Firestone (2166 Northpark Dr.) or Jiffy Lube (1890 Northpark Dr).

Packaging peanuts and bubble wrap
Some mailing stores in Kingwood will gladly reuse your packaging fillers:
- Mail & More (1442 Kingwood Dr.)
- PostNet (4321 Kingwood Dr.)
- UPS store (4582 Kingwood Dr.)

Paint and other Household Hazardous Waste
The closest household hazardous waste facility is the North Environmental Service Center (713)837-9137, located at 5614 Neches, Building C. It is open to Houston residents only, every 2nd Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Material collected: anti-freeze, batteries, fuel, oil, paint, pesticides and other household cleaners. Residential electronic scrap items (monitors, CPUs, televisions, VCRs, etc) will also be accepted.

There is a yearly BOPA event in the Kingwood Area. A reminder will be sent to everyone on our mailing list. To join our mailing list go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KeepKingwoodGreen/ and click Join This Group !

Plastic grocery bags
HEB, Randall's, Kroger and Wal Mart have a special recycling bin at the entrance of the store where you can drop your plastic grocery bags.

Styrofoam
-Styrofoam chips and even blocks can be brought to most UPS store. They reuse them for their packaging.
-The closest location that recycles any clean Styrofoam is Houston Foam Plastics located at 2019 Brooks Street, Houston, TX 77026 - Phone: (713) 224-3484 - View Map