Bandera Recycles

06/12/2026

Earlier this week, volunteers working at the Bandera County recycling facility welcomed Bandera Electric Cooperative representatives who presented the Members Choice Contest Award of $5,000 to Don’t Make Waste Bandera! 😍 These much needed funds will help us upgrade recycling equipment as well as purchase supplies for our community projects that include Recycling, County Road Clean Ups & Yard Clean Ups. Thank You BEC🙏💚🙏 and Thank You all who voted for us!👏👏👏

Recycling at both Bandera and Lakehills is open every Saturday (except holidays). Items that are accepted include #1 PETE plastic bottles, #2 HDPE plastic milk jugs, aluminum soda/beer cans and corrugated cardboard.♻️

Our volunteers urge everyone to consider setting up a recycling bin in your homes. Be a part of keeping our Hill Country Beautiful!♻️🌎🌻🌿

06/10/2026

06/06/2026

Thank You BEC members for voting in the recent Members Choice Contest. We are so grateful to the community and to Bandera Electric Cooperative for recognizing the services provided by DON'T MAKE WASTE BANDERA/BanderaRecycles Volunteers. 🙏🙏🙏

Volunteers receive drop off of recylables every Saturday - both the Bandera center (3012 Hwy 16 N, Bandera, TX) and at the Lakehills site (105 Ohio Ave, Lakehills, TX). ♻️

06/04/2026

DON'T MAKE WASTE BANDERA/Bandera Recycles will be having it's quarterly Board of Directors Meeting this evening. Public is invited.

06/03/2026

🎉 WOW WOW WOW! — We are beyond excited and deeply honored to be voted one of the WINNING nonprofits in the BEC Foundation Members Contest! 🎉 And congratulations to Out Of The Way Community Corp!😍

HUGE thank-you to Bandera Electric Cooperative for creating this incredible opportunity to spotlight the important work that local nonprofits are doing throughout the Hill Country community. 💚

And to everyone who voted — THANK YOU! Because of you, we can continue to do our part to keep Bandera County beautiful through community recycling and road & yard cleanup projects. 💥🌎💥

Our contest prize money is going to be put to good use. We will invest in improvements and upgrades for our all-volunteer recycling program and also provide supplies for road and yard cleanups!👍

THANK YOU, Bandera Electric Cooperative!! THANK YOU, VOTERS!! 🙌💚

06/02/2026

WooHoo! Thank you BEC and Thank you all who voted!!🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

🎉 We have not one winner, but TWO! 🎉

The votes are in, and thanks to an incredible turnout from our members and community, this year’s BEC Foundation Member Choice Contest ended in a tie! 🤩

Congratulations to Bandera Recycles (Don't Make Waste Bandera) and Out Of The Way Community Corp., our 2026 Member Choice Contest winners! Because of the tied vote count, both organizations will receive a $5,000 grant to support their important work and make an even greater impact in our community. 💙

We’d also like to give a special shoutout to all of the amazing nonprofits nominated this year. Your dedication to serving our communities does not go unnoticed, and we’re grateful for all that you do. 👏✨

Thank you to everyone who voted and helped make this year’s contest such a success. Congratulations again to our winners and to all the organizations making a difference across the Texas Hill Country! 🎊

06/02/2026

🎉 We have not one winner, but TWO! 🎉

The votes are in, and thanks to an incredible turnout from our members and community, this year’s BEC Foundation Member Choice Contest ended in a tie! 🤩

Congratulations to Bandera Recycles (Don't Make Waste Bandera) and Out Of The Way Community Corp., our 2026 Member Choice Contest winners! Because of the tied vote count, both organizations will receive a $5,000 grant to support their important work and make an even greater impact in our community. 💙

We’d also like to give a special shoutout to all of the amazing nonprofits nominated this year. Your dedication to serving our communities does not go unnoticed, and we’re grateful for all that you do. 👏✨

Thank you to everyone who voted and helped make this year’s contest such a success. Congratulations again to our winners and to all the organizations making a difference across the Texas Hill Country! 🎊

05/29/2026

Bandera Recycles volunteers doin' the work!

05/25/2026

In the Fall of 2025, our Don’t Make Waste Bandera recycling team applied for a grant to make improvements at the central recycling facility in Bandera, TX ♻️

Thanks to the 2025 Our Texas, Our Future Grant from + , funding was awarded for the project, which included equipment upgrades and new signage at the central recycling station. After 6 months, we are excited to announce that these upgrades are now complete! 🎉🎉🎉

These improvements have enhanced the organization, efficiency, and safety of recycling operations for our volunteers—and they are very happy about this! 😊 The center is now more organized and user-friendly for our recycling customers. 👏👏👏I

If you have been recycling with us over the past year, you’ve probably noticed a big difference! 🤩👍👍

A huge thank-you to our volunteers, community partners, + for making this possible and for supporting sustainability efforts that benefit our entire rural community!🙏♻️🙏

05/23/2026

Hey recyclers…it’s pouring down rain but we will be open today May 23, 9:00am to 3:00pm. WE CANNOT ACCEPT WET CARDBOARD! Thank you!♻️🌧️♻️