5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Galveston County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
The county runs no household trash service. In League City, the city contracts for twice-weekly collection for every customer; Galveston requires all utility-account properties to have permanent sanitation service through the city or a licensed hauler.
League City Code § 94-31(a)
The city shall enter into a contract with a private contractor for the collection of all garbage throughout the city, which contract shall provide for a complete collection twice weekly for each customer, with the exception that commercial dumpster customers who do not dispose of putrescible garbage may have a minimum pickup of once per week.
The county sets no curb rule. In the City of Galveston, brush, tree limbs, and other wastes are collected from alleys and curbsides only, and carts must be kept clean and set out so crews can reach them.
Galveston Code § 15-5(a)
Brush, tree limbs, and other wastes shall be collected from alleys and curbsides only.
The county offers no bulk pickup. In the City of Galveston, brush and tree limbs are taken from alleys and curbsides, tree stumps and root balls must be cut to collectible size, and the city may make special agreements for items it normally doesn't collect.
Galveston Code § 15-5(a),(b)
Brush, tree limbs, and other wastes shall be collected from alleys and curbsides only. (b) Tree stumps and root balls must be cut in size to allow for collection by the city.
The county mandates no recycling. In the City of Galveston, recycling and refuse collection are controlled by the garbage chapter, a monthly recycling fee applies, and scavenging recyclables set out in residential areas is prohibited.
Galveston Code § 15-1
All garbage, trash, recycling and refuse collection within the city shall be controlled by the provisions of this chapter. All properties within the city who have an active utility account, excluding irrigation accounts, are required to have permanent sanitation services, provided by the city or a licensed private hauler.
Illegal dumping is a state crime enforceable countywide: disposing of litter or solid waste at an unapproved site is an offense under Texas law, escalating from a Class C misdemeanor to a state jail felony based on weight and volume.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 365.012(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 not authorized for that purpose by the commission.
1 cities in Galveston County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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