Carrollton, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 50.24
- Set-out window
- 6:00pm prior day to 6:30am collection day
- Curb clearance
- Within 3 ft of curb/alley line
- Meter/structure clearance
- 3 ft minimum
- Overhead clearance
- 14 ft
- Cart pull-back deadline
- 9:00am next day (§50.25)
Summary
Carrollton residents may set carts and bulk items out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection and must have them at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on collection day, per § 50.24. Everything has to sit within three feet of the curb or alley line, three feet clear of meters, mailboxes and fences, and under 14 feet of overhead clearance, or the crew leaves it.
(A) Residential waste shall be placed within three feet of the curbline or alley line, as designated by the city, and at least three feet from any structure including but not limited to: mailboxes, trees, gas meters, water meters, parked vehicles, screening walls and fences, or other similar structures. ... (D) Residential waste shall be placed at the location designated by the city for collection not earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the evening before nor later than 6:30 a.m. of the residence's collection day. (E) Residential waste placed for collection in violation of this section will not be collected. (F) Residential waste, including bulk waste, shall be placed in a manner to provide at least 14 feet of overhead clearance.
Full Breakdown
24, adopted with Ordinance 4272 on August 19, 2025, sets both where and when residential waste can go out. Subsection (A) requires placement within three feet of the curbline or alley line the city designates, and at least three feet from mailboxes, trees, gas meters, water meters, parked vehicles, screening walls and fences. Subsection (B) requires the waste be arranged to leave clear lateral access for the collection vehicle, and subsection (C) bars blocking a street, alley or alley right-of-way, a water or gas meter, a drainage ditch, an intersection sight triangle, or a sidewalk.
of the resident's scheduled collection day. Subsection (F) adds a 14-foot overhead clearance requirement that applies to bulk waste as well as bagged trash and recycling. 24 simply will not be collected, forcing the resident to correct it and wait for the next scheduled pickup. the day after collection.
Violations & Fines
Waste that misses the 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. placement window, sits too close to a meter or fence, or blocks lateral access is left uncollected under § 50.24(E), the section's own enforcement tool. Beyond a missed pickup, a § 50.24 violation is still subject to chapter 50's general misdemeanor penalty at § 50.99, punishable up to $2,000.00 per offense under § 10.99(A)(2), and § 50.25 separately requires the cart be pulled back from the curb by 9:00 a.m. the next day.
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