Collin County began its first recycling program on December 4th, 2004. With a grant issued by the North Central Texas Council of Governments through funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Collin County has placed recycling containers in five locations.

The list of Collin County Recycling Program locations are as follows:

121 Regional Disposal Facility
3820 State Highway 121 N, Melissa
Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month.

Branch VFD
N.W. Corner of F.M. 546 and F.M. 982
branchfire@dfwair.net

City of Lucas
450 Country Club Road
jfaircloth@lucastexas.us

City of Nevada
424 F.M. 6 beside City Hall
marla.barth@cityofnevada.org

Copeville Precinct Camp
5507 North Street
tkoch@collincountytx.gov

Weston Material Storage Area
3821 W. F.M. 455 at F.M. 3356
Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
tkoch@collincountytx.gov

Acceptable recyclable items include newspapers, magazines, junk mail, paper bags, glass, office paper, cardboard, soft cover books, catalogs, plastic bags, aluminum/tin cans, and plastic containers.