Lubbock County sets no container rules. In the City of Lubbock, regulation garbage containers must be durable metal or heavy plastic of 20 to 32 gallons, with two outside handles and a close-fitting lid; container plus contents may not exceed 80 pounds.
The City of Lubbock Solid Waste code (Article 22.06) specifies the containers residents and businesses may use for collection. Containers must be solid, durable metal or heavy plastic, sized between 20 and 32 gallons, fitted with two outside handles and a close-fitting lid. The combined weight of container and contents cannot exceed 80 pounds. Owners and occupants must keep containers in good repair. Unincorporated Lubbock County has no container ordinance; the county cannot zone.
Non-conforming or overweight containers may be refused collection; repeat solid-waste violations are enforced as city code violations by the Codes Department.
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