Waco trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | City Solid Waste — gray 95-gal cart weekly on designated day (Curbside Pickup Schedule / Waco Curbside Services app / MyArea). Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com |
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| Curbside | Carts by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com |
| Recycling | Blue cart every other week same address schedule. Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com |
| Bulk | One free curbside bulky pickup/month — request required (online/MyWaco/). Pile ≤6×6×6 ft; ≥5 ft from obstructions; separate bulk vs brush piles ≥2 ft. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com |
| Hauler | City of Waco Solid Waste (in-house collection). |
| Contacts | (254) 299-2489; [email protected]; MyWaco Portal. Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com |
Curbside
Bulk pickup is automatic in Waco — no request needed.
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts by 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
Where
Curb; 3 ft gaps; cart opening toward street.
Limits
Monthly bulky request; yard brush/bags 2×/month scheduled (online or 254-299-2489): ≤20 paper bags or 4×4×4 ft brush pile, limbs ≤3 in dia, no stumps/tied piles.
Not allowed
Hot ashes, dirt, rocks, concrete, chemicals, batteries in gray cart. Glass/cartons in blue. Bulky exclusions listed above.
Bags
Bag and tie household trash in gray; recycling loose.
Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com
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Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com
Holidays
Holiday weeks: all pickups slide one day later, never earlier (Oct 2026 service update). Specific holiday ISO list.
Verified 2026-10-15 · waco-texas.com
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Full details for Waco: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Solid Waste — gray 95-gal cart weekly on designated day (Curbside Pickup Schedule / Waco Curbside Services app / MyArea). Bag and tie household trash; lid closed — nothing outside cart. Yard waste may go in gray cart (unbagged yard OK per guidelines). Base $22.34/month includes 1 gray + up to 2 blue recycle carts; extra cart $11.17/month (Oct 2026 rates). Set carts by 7:00 a.m.; 3 ft between carts and obstructions, lids toward street.
- Recycling
- Blue cart every other week same address schedule. #1 & #2 plastics, paper/junk mail/magazines, paper cups, clean cardboard, aluminum/tin/steel cans — clean, empty, dry, loose (no bags). Not curbside: glass, milk/juice cartons, Styrofoam (packing Styrofoam → Cobbs), textiles, aluminum sheets. Up to 2 blue carts included; third+ $11.17/month.
- Bulk pickup
- One free curbside bulky pickup/month — request required (online/MyWaco/254-299-2489). Pile ≤6×6×6 ft; ≥5 ft from obstructions; separate bulk vs brush piles ≥2 ft. Accepts furniture-type items; DIY wood/carpet/drywall if size OK. Not: Freon appliances (Cobbs/Landfill fee), basketball goals, glass mirrors (Cobbs), tires (Cobbs/Landfill fee), brick/concrete/tile C&D, chemicals, paint (Cobbs). Move-in one-time flattened cardboard (≤6 boxes) on next recycle day within 2 months of new water account.
- Curbside: when
- Carts by 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Curb; 3 ft gaps; cart opening toward street.
- Curbside: limits
- Monthly bulky request; yard brush/bags 2×/month scheduled (online or 254-299-2489): ≤20 paper bags or 4×4×4 ft brush pile, limbs ≤3 in dia, no stumps/tied piles. Cobbs/Landfill yard 4×/year free with bill. Green yard cart optional free until Oct 1, 2027.
- Curbside: brush
- Paper bags for leaves (resident-purchased); brush pile rules above; do not cover water meter.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Hot ashes, dirt, rocks, concrete, chemicals, batteries in gray cart. Glass/cartons in blue. Bulky exclusions listed above.
- Curbside: bags
- Bag and tie household trash in gray; recycling loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- $20/event penalties: carts left at curb, overfilled cart, waste outside cart, unbagged trash in cart, non-City cart; warning letter first. Utility Rates also cite $20 cart violations / $2 unbagged trash per Sec 21-30.
- Holidays
Holiday weeks: all pickups slide one day later, never earlier (Oct 2026 service update). Specific holiday ISO list.
- Hauler
- City of Waco Solid Waste (in-house collection)
- Contacts
- (254) 299-2489; [email protected]; MyWaco Portal
- Find your day
- Curbside Pickup Schedule / Waco Curbside Services app
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: waco-texas.com
Bulk: waco-texas.com
Holidays: waco-texas.com
Curbside: waco-texas.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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