For those homes not served by curbside recycling, the city offers alternatives. The Westpark Consumer Recycling Center at 5900 Westpark is a drive-through facility where citizens can drop off their recyclables. Currently, more than 6,000 citizens per month bring their recyclables to the center. These items are then sold to private companies for recycling, with the revenues from the sale being deposited into the city's general fund.

The Westpark Consumer Recycling Center allows all Houstonians the opportunity to recycle their used goods. The center accepts #1 and #2 plastic containers, aluminum and tin cans, B.O.P.A. cardboard, computers and other residential electronic scraps, glass bottles and jars, magazines, newspapers, office paper, oil filters, telephone books, used motor oil, used tires.

The Solid Waste Management Department will only accept up to 5 (five) electronic components per month per customer for electronic scrap at the Westpark Consumer Recycling Center.

THE ReSTORE
The ReStore is located within the City of Houston Westpark Consumer Recycling Facility. It is open from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday except City holidays. The ReStore acts as a book swap, a recycling information library, and a repository for items of post consumer and post industrial scrap for use in art projects. It is also available for small groups who would like a presentation on the benefits of recycling. The Department also gives presentations to groups of up to 20 people.