Trash & Recycling in Missouri City, TX (2026)

4 verified trash & recycling rules for Missouri City, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Pickup Rules & Schedules

Missouri City requires twice-weekly residential garbage collection with curbside containers placed by 7 a.m. on collection days, served between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Missouri City Residential Trash Pickup Schedule Rules

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 365.012

Sec. 365.012. ILLEGAL DUMPING; DISCARDING LIGHTED MATERIALS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person disposes or allows or permits the disposal of litter or other solid waste at a place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of a public highway, on a right-of-way, on other public or private property, or into inland or coast...

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Bin Placement Rules

Missouri City requires solid waste and recycling carts to be placed at the curb at least five feet apart with handles facing the residence on collection days.

Missouri City Trash and Recycling Bin Placement Rules

Few Restrictions

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Bulk Item Disposal

Missouri City collects bulk items and yard waste weekly on the recycling day, with brush bundled to four-foot lengths under forty pounds and items set out no earlier than the prior evening.

Missouri City Bulk Trash and Yard Waste Rules

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 365.012, 365.014

Sec. 365.012. ILLEGAL DUMPING; DISCARDING LIGHTED MATERIALS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person disposes or allows or permits the disposal of litter or other solid waste at a place that is not an approved solid waste site ... Sec. 365.014. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER; DEFENSES; PRESUMPTIONS. ... (b) A person who dumps more than five pounds or 13 gallons of li...

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Recycling Requirements

Missouri City provides weekly single-stream curbside recycling to residential customers and prohibits placing non-recyclable contaminants in the recycling cart.

Missouri City Curbside Recycling Program Rules

Few Restrictions

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Looking for Fort Bend County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Missouri City city rules.

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