The Burnet County BOPATE (batteries, oil, paint, antifreeze, tires, electronics) Waste Collection Event for the spring is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2411 FM 963 (2 miles east of U.S. 281) outside of the city of Burnet.
This collection is for residential items only – do not bring industrial or commercial or business waste.
Please do bring: automobile tires (24” or less) no rims, and the first 10 tires are free but it’s $3 per tire after 10); latex paint (no oil-based paint); lead-acid and rechargeable batteries; televisions (no consoles); small electronics, antifreeze, scrap metal (no lawnmowers or appliances), used motor oil and oil filters. Do not bring: tires with rims, appliances, containers larger than 5 gallons, console televisions or furniture, medical or pharmaceutical items, any chemicals or household hazardous waste. A full chemical disposal event will be held in October 2025.
This event is made possible by: Burnet County, Burnet, Bertram, Marble Falls, Meadowlakes, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoals, Highland Haven, Horseshoe Bay, Reliable Tire Disposal, Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District, Hill Country Recycling, Goodwill Central Texas, Green Planet, Burnet County Community Services Restitution Program and the 33rd/424th Judicial Districts Intermediate Sanction Facility.
