West University Place bulk trash pickup
Bulk: Weekly on regular trash days (2×/week). Soft limit ~5 ft × 5 ft area.
Verified 2026-10-15 · westutx.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Limbs ≤4 ft / ≤3 in. No loose leaf piles; no non-compostable plastic bags; tree-removal contractor hauls own debris. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Trash bags ≤40 lb. Yard bags ≤40 lb; limbs ≤4 ft / ≤3 in dia (larger → special fee). Bulk ~5×5 ft guideline. |
| Not allowed | Trash cans for garbage; construction debris & household hazardous waste in regular trash; mattresses/e-waste curbside; recycling contaminants listed above; yard mixed with trash/recyclables (special fee). |
| Curbside | Trash/recycling/yard 6:00 p.m. prior–8:00 a.m. collection day. Early/late or >40 lb bags → special collection fee (min $50) on utility account. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · westutx.gov 1, westutx.gov 2, westutx.gov 3 |
Schedule
Bulk pickup is automatic in West University Place — no city request needed.
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Trash/recycling/yard 6:00 p.m. prior–8:00 a.m. collection day. Early/late or >40 lb bags → special collection fee (min $50) on utility account.
Where
Curbside. Yard waste within 10 ft of driveway (not in street/gutter).
Limits
Trash bags ≤40 lb. Yard bags ≤40 lb; limbs ≤4 ft / ≤3 in dia (larger → special fee). Bulk ~5×5 ft guideline.
Not allowed
Trash cans for garbage; construction debris & household hazardous waste in regular trash; mattresses/e-waste curbside; recycling contaminants listed above; yard mixed with trash/recyclables (special fee).
Bags
Trash in bags only (no cans). Recyclables loose in blue bin (no plastic bags). Yard kraft/compostable only.
Verified 2026-10-15 · westutx.gov 1, westutx.gov 2, westutx.gov 3
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Full details for West University Place: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Public Works. Curbside household garbage twice weekly — Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri by street (trash day schedule PDF / West U Collects app). No trash cans — all trash in bags ≤40 lb. Set out no sooner than 6:00 p.m. night before and no later than 8:00 a.m. pickup day. Construction debris & household hazardous waste aren't collected curbside.
- Recycling
- Single-stream in City blue bins; once weekly Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri coinciding with one trash day (route map PDF). Same 6:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m. window. Accepts: aluminum/steel/tin cans; food/beverage cartons; cardboard; glass bottles/jars; mixed paper/newspaper/magazines; plastics #1, #2, #5; empty aerosols & metal lids. Not: plastic bags/film, ceramics/china, food-soiled cardboard, household hazardous waste, bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, large scrap metal, Styrofoam, waxed paper, aluminum foil. Empty containers; flatten cardboard; remove Styrofoam/peanuts/plastic packaging. Replacement bins at Public Works (limit 2; fee may apply).
- Bulk pickup
- Weekly on regular trash days (2×/week). Soft limit ~5 ft × 5 ft area. Small DIY debris, small broken furniture, misc. Bulky. Mattresses & e-waste not curbside — City shredding events first Saturday of May & November, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Curbside: when
- Trash/recycling/yard 6:00 p.m. prior–8:00 a.m. collection day. Early/late or >40 lb bags → special collection fee (min $50) on utility account.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside. Yard waste within 10 ft of driveway (not in street/gutter).
- Curbside: limits
- Trash bags ≤40 lb. Yard bags ≤40 lb; limbs ≤4 ft / ≤3 in dia (larger → special fee). Bulk ~5×5 ft guideline.
- Curbside: brush
- Leaves/grass/small trimmings in kraft paper or compostable plastic bags only (participation required). Limbs ≤4 ft / ≤3 in. No loose leaf piles; no non-compostable plastic bags; tree-removal contractor hauls own debris.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Trash cans for garbage; construction debris & household hazardous waste in regular trash; mattresses/e-waste curbside; recycling contaminants listed above; yard mixed with trash/recyclables (special fee).
- Curbside: bags
- Trash in bags only (no cans). Recyclables loose in blue bin (no plastic bags). Yard kraft/compostable only.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Special collection fee minimum $50 for early/late set-out or overweight bags; yard contamination/mixed loads may incur special fee.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Good Friday 2026 (2026-04-03): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Official 2026 Holiday Trash Collection Schedule PDF. On observed holidays, no curbside that day; yard/recycling/street sweeping often moved to a Wednesday make-up; trash often held to next scheduled trash day (except Thanksgiving week specifics). Keys below from PDF.
- Hauler
- City of West University Place Public Works
- Contacts
- Public Works 713-662-5839; 3826 Amherst St, West University Place, TX 77005; Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; after-hours emergency 713-668-0330
- Find your day
- Solid Waste + route maps PDF / West U Collects
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: westutx.gov
Bulk: westutx.gov
Holidays: westutx.gov
Curbside: westutx.gov 1, westutx.gov 2, westutx.gov 3 - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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