BOPA-Plus Collection Event – May 2, 10 a.m. to noon
BY TREE, WILDLIFE, AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Northwest Austin Civic Association
Start gathering those leftover cans of paint, used oil and oil filters, and dead batteries. On Saturday, May 2nd
from 10 a.m. to noon. NWACA will be hosting a BOPA collection event for NWACA members at the Mesa Drive
parking lot of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Drive. Just roll up in your car or truck, and volunteers
will unload for you. If you’re not a NWACA member, you can become a member at the event.
BOPA, stands for the items we will accept: Batteries, Oil, latex Paint, and Antifreeze. We cannot accept other
household hazardous wastes including these: oil-based paint, paint thinner or stripper, cleaning chemicals, pool
chemicals, pesticides, or light bulbs.
For the Plus portion of our collection, we will also accept:
• Clean Styrofoam® blocks, egg cartons, cups, and clean food containers. This is the type of foam made of
tiny beads that can easily crumble.
• Used toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers,
• Used disposable razors, replaceable-blade cartridge units, and razor plastic packaging.
We cannot accept dirty Styrofoam food or drink containers, packing peanuts, or plastic foam. Foam like the soft
foam in pillows is not acceptable. It must be easily tearable, a crumbly type of foam.
We will close at noon to be able to get the materials to the City’s Resource Recycling and Reuse Center for our
afternoon appointment.
Want to help? We always need volunteers for our collection events. We need folks to corral the cars, unload
vehicles, load the collection truck, and assist with separating the collected materials. If you’re looking for a great
opportunity to help serve your neighborhood, meet your neighbors, and protect the environment, come join us!
Any questions or volunteer sign-up can be sent to [email protected].
Got more than just BOPA? Austin's Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center will accept other hazardous wastes like
lawn chemicals, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, cleaners, solvents, insecticides, and electronics. You can make an
appointment to have such materials picked up at your home now; see https://www.austintexas.gov/ondemand
for the details. If you wish to drop off, the Drop-off Center in South Austin is open by appointment. More details
and location info can be found at: tinyurl.com/Recycle-Reuse-Center.