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

Under Sec. 21-22, the director of solid waste services determines the service location for every collection account. If a property is adjacent to an alley, collection happens from the alley unless the director determines the alley wasn't built to support solid waste collection; where alley collection isn't practicable, or other special circumstances exist, service moves to the front of the premises, on the right-of-way outside the street pavement, gutter, drainage ditch, or sidewalk, unless the director designates a different area. Refuse receptacles themselves may never be placed on the street pavement, in the gutter, in a drainage ditch, or on a sidewalk, except that the director may permit a roadside drainage ditch when there's no practical alternative, and whoever places a receptacle in a ditch can be held liable for flooding damage it causes.

Sec. 21-20 separately requires every refuse receptacle to be kept clean and sanitary. Weight and content limits apply too: under Sec. 21-19, a filled conventional receptacle emptied manually may not weigh more than 50 pounds, filled paper or plastic bags may not weigh more than 30 pounds, contents can't protrude above the receptacle's rim or block the lid, and an uncovered receptacle holding rainwater will not be picked up. All waste placed in a garbage receptacle must be contained within a paper or plastic bag. Each customer is separately responsible under Sec. 21-24 for providing and maintaining enough receptacles to hold the refuse that accumulates on the premises.