11/13/2025
Central Texas:
🌿 Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy
🌿 Meadows Center for Water
🌿 Westcave Discovery Center
🌳 H-E-B is giving Texans free admission to 18 nature centers statewide from Nov. 14–16. All you need to bring is one recyclable plastic bottle or single-use plastic bag per person to get in.
The event is part of H-E-B’s “Our Texas, Our Future” commitment to expand recycling access and reduce waste. Last year, nearly 11,000 visitors turned in more than 23,000 pieces of plastic during the same weekend.
Participating locations span every region of Texas:
Houston:
🌿Armand Bayou Nature Center
🌿Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
🌿Nature Discovery Center
🌿Cockrell Butterfly Center
🌿 Houston Botanic Garden
Gulf Coast:
🌿South Texas Botanical Gardens
🌿Texas Sealife Center
🌿Matagorda County Birding Nature Center
Central Texas:
🌿 Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy
🌿 Meadows Center for Water
🌿 Westcave Discovery Center
North/ West:
🌿Heard Natural Science Museum
🌿I-20 Wildlife Preserve
🌿Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
🌿Fort Worth Botanic Garden
San Antonio:
🌿Headwaters at the Comal
Border:
🌿 Quinta Mazatlán
🌿 Sea Turtle Inc.
At every H-E-B store, customers can also return eligible plastic items—including shopping bags, produce and bread bags, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, and plastic overwrap. Curbside customers can bring them during pickup.
