Cactus Solid Waste Services will collect cacti and thorny vegetation during yard trimmings collection. Please wrap it in cardboard or several layers of newspaper, tie it with string and label thorns. You can also bag it and place the bags in your garbage cart.
Car batteries Car batteries should not be put in the trash. Information about batteries can be found at www.austinrecycles.com/batteries.htm.
Carbonless forms Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle carbonless forms by putting them in a brown paper grocery bag with other recyclable paper or in a separate recycling bin from their recyclable containers. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put carbonless forms in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts paper at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Cardboard Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle corrugated cardboard at the curb, if it has been prepared according to Solid Waste Services recycling guidelines for cardboard. Corrugated cardboard has a wavy middle layer. Please see the entry under "boxboard" to find out how to dispose of the thin cardboard in cereal boxes and soda cartons. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put cardboard in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts cardboard at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Cards Greeting cards and brightly colored envelopes cannot be recycled in Solid Waste Services curbside recycling program. Please put these in your trash.
Carpeting Pay-As-You-Throw customers can set carpeting out during their bulky item collection. Please place the carpeting with other non-metal items. You may also be able to dispose of carpeting at local landfills for a fee.
Catalogs Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle catalogs by putting them in a brown paper grocery bag with other recyclable paper or in a separate recycling bin from their recyclable containers. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put brochures in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts paper at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Cell phones Cell phones should not be put in your garbage cart because they may contain hazardous materials such as brominated flame retardants, lead, mercury and cadmium. You can dispose of cell phones safely by donating them to Ecology Action or the Wireless Foundation. You may also want to check with the dealer where you bought the phone. Several are set up to collect used phones for safe disposal or recycling.
Cereal boxes Solid Waste Services cannot recycle cereal boxes due to the low paper grade. Please put them in your trash, take them to Ecology Action's downtown drop off center for recycling, or compost them in your back yard.
Christmas trees Information about recycling Christmas Tress can be found at www.austinrecycles.com/xmastree.htm.
Cinder blocks Solid Waste Services cannot collect cinder blocks. Try taking ones that are in good condition to the Habitat for Humanity RE-store, where they will be reused. You may also be able to dispose of cinder blocks at local landfills for a fee.
Cleaning products Residents of the City of Austin and Travis County should take leftover cleaning products free of charge to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Empty bottles should be rinsed three times. Use the rinse water like you used the product. If the bottles are made from #1 and #2 plastic, Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle them at the curb. Put them in your recycling bin with other recyclable containers. Please keep them separate from paper recycling. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put plastic bottles in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts #1 and #2 plastic bottles at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Coat hangers Solid Waste Services cannot recycle coat hangers at the curb. Please place them in your garbage or ask your dry cleaner if they can reuse them.
Computer paper Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle computer paper by putting it in a brown paper grocery bag with other recyclable paper or in a separate recycling bin from their recyclable containers. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put computer paper in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts paper at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center.
Computers Computers should not be put in the trash. Information about computers can be found at www.austinrecycles.com/computer.htm.
Concrete Solid Waste Services cannot collect concrete. You may be able to dispose of concrete at local landfills for a fee.
Construction Debris Solid Waste Services cannot collect construction debris. Try taking material in good condition to the Habitat for Humanity RE-store, where it will be reused. You may also be able to dispose of construction debris at local landfills for a fee.
Cooking Oil Small quantities of cooking oil can be mixed with kitty litter, doubled bagged, and then placed in your garbage cart. You can also seal small quantities in a coffee can or similar container and place it in your garbage cart. You can take larger quantities of household cooking oils to Griffin Industries in Bastrop. Please call first (512-303-2571) and make sure they can take your cooking oil.
Cooking oil bottles Pay-As-You-Throw customers can recycle cooking oil bottles that are made from #1 or #2 plastic at the curb. Put them in your recycling bin with other recyclable containers. Please keep them separate from paper recycling. If you are not a Pay-As-You-Throw customer, consult your waste company or building manager about whether to put plastic bottles in your trash or in your recycling. Ecology Action accepts #1 and #2 plastic bottles at its downtown Austin recycling drop off center. | 
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