Burleson, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Two sections of the Burleson Code of Ordinances decide where and when garbage sits at the curb in the City of Burleson, Texas, and both are in § 82-83. Subsection (b)(2) opens the set-out window at 7:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled collection day and asks residents to have everything at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Subsection (c) sets the location: an occupant of a residential unit places all garbage in the specified containers within five feet of the curbside of the residential unit, on or near a common property line, or at another location the city manager finds accessible and suitable for efficient collection. Subsection (e) adds a cap on how long containers can wait outside: not longer than 12 hours prior to the start of solid waste operations on the next collection date, regardless of the reason, and the occupant has to retrieve and store the garbage until the next appropriate pickup date.

The pull-in rule is in subsection (b)(4). Municipal solid waste and recycling containers, and any unaccepted waste or recyclables, have to be removed from the curb by the customer no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day following the scheduled collection day. Reusable containers then have to be stored as inconspicuously as possible: in a garage, in an outdoor storage building, at the back of a structure on the property, or on the side of a structure behind the building line, where a maximum of two reusable containers is allowed. All municipal solid waste and recycling has to be stored either in a reusable container or out of public view.

Subsection (b)(5) requires containers to securely contain all contents without spillage, with completely closed lids at all times during storage and curbside placement, and refuse the city finds improperly contained is not collected. Subsection (f) limits curbside placement to ten disposable bags on any given collection day. Under (b)(6) the city manager or designee can make reasonable exceptions to the location requirements on a customer's request to accommodate unique circumstances. Recycling carts have their own placement standard in § 82-91(b).