Killeen, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- Not before 8 p.m. the night before
- Latest set-out
- Curbside by 7 a.m. on pickup day
- Removal deadline
- Pulled back by 9 p.m. same day
- Clearance
- 4-foot clearance from mailboxes and obstacles
- Missed service
- Must be reported within 24 hours
Summary
Killeen's automated cart program sets a strict placement window: containers can't hit the curb before 8 p.m. the night before collection and must be out by 7 a.m. on pickup day, then pulled back by 9 p.m. that evening. Carts left out past that risk a hauler removing them and a fee on the utility bill.
(d)Point of collection: The container must be placed at the curbside or designated collection point not earlier than 8:00 p.m. prior to the collection day and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. The container must be placed at or near the driveway at least four (4) feet from any mailbox or other obstacle. On streets where "no parking" is allowed, the container shall be placed behind the curb. On streets where parking is allowed, the container shall be placed in the street with wheels against the curb. The solid waste division director may make reasonable exceptions to the foregoing location requirements as needed to meet unique circumstances or to avoid undue hardship caused by literal compliance.(e)Container(s) shall be removed from the curbside or designated collection point not later than 9:00 p.m. on the scheduled collection day. Container(s) shall be kept or stored on the premises no closer to the street than the front of the residence. Container(s) observed to be on the street at times not allowed shall be removed from the curbside by employees of the solid waste services division and placed near the front edge of the residence or near the garage area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 24-49(d) governs where and when the roll-out container goes. on collection day itself. Placement also has to clear at least four feet from any mailbox or obstacle; on streets marked no parking the cart goes behind the curb, and where parking is allowed it goes in the street with the wheels against the curb. The solid waste division director can grant reasonable exceptions for unique hardship situations. Once emptied, Sec. the same day and stored no closer to the street than the front of the house.
A cart still sitting out past that hour gets hauled back to the property by a solid waste services employee, who tags the handle explaining the infraction, and the adopted fee schedule charges the account for that extra trip. Missing the placement window entirely counts as a 'missed service' under Sec. 24-49(f), and the resident has to report it within 24 hours to get a make-up pickup, again for a fee. Placing anything within four feet of the container that forces the driver to move it before servicing triggers a separate relocation fee under Sec. 24-49(j).
Violations & Fines
There's no misdemeanor citation for an early or late cart, but every deviation from the placement window has a dollar cost. Carts moved back to the property after the 9:00 p.m. deadline draw a service fee, and a resident who misses the window and has to be rescheduled pays the missed-service charge in Sec. 24-49(f). Repeated obstruction relocations under Sec. 24-49(j) stack the same fee each time the driver has to move the container before servicing it.
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