5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Nueces County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Nueces County does not run curbside collection for the unincorporated area, where residents contract private haulers or use county convenience/transfer options. In Corpus Christi, the solid-waste director sets each service location, and collection is taken from the alley when a property adjoins one (§ 21-22).
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 21-22(b)
If the house, building or premises from which solid waste is to be collected is adjacent to an alley, the collection of solid waste shall be from the alley unless the alley has not been constructed to support solid waste collections, as determined by the director.
Nueces County sets no cart set-out rules for the unincorporated area. Corpus Christi requires recyclables (and garbage) to be set out before 7:30 a.m. on the collection day and kept at least five feet from any fixed object that could impede collection (§ 21-11).
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 21-11(b), (c)
Recyclables shall be set out for collection before 7:30 a.m. on the designated collection day. ... Carts with recyclables to be collected shall be separated from other solid waste set out for collection and from any fixed object that impedes collection by the department by at least five (5) feet.
Nueces County runs no bulk pickup outside cities; unincorporated residents haul large items to a permitted facility. Corpus Christi collects yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items on scheduled days, and they may be set out only on the designated set-out days for the address (§ 21-12).
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 21-12(a)
Yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items are collected on a regularly scheduled basis. Yard waste, heavy brush, clean wood waste, and bulky items may be set out only on days designated for set out for each applicable property address.
Nueces County does not mandate recycling in the unincorporated area. Corpus Christi runs a curbside recycling program for residences and commercial accounts on city collection, requiring recyclables to be placed in the city's marked recycling cart, separate from other solid waste (§ 21-11).
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances § 21-11(a), (c)
The recycling program of the solid waste services department collects recyclables from residences and commercial accounts that receive collection services from the department. ... Recyclables shall be placed in a recycling cart available from the solid waste services department ... that is clearly identified with the recycling symbol.
Illegal dumping is a state crime enforced countywide. Under Texas Health & Safety Code § 365.012, disposing of litter or solid waste anywhere other than an approved site is an offense, ranging from a Class C misdemeanor up to a state jail felony for large loads.
Texas 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 where litter or other solid waste has been disposed of without authorization.
1 cities in Nueces County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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