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

Under Sec. 12-22 of the Lewisville Code of Ordinances, residents may not set out nonresidential-source waste as residential solid waste, and a single day's setout for regular trash or bulky waste cannot exceed what fits in the bed of a standard one-ton pickup truck. Individual bundles are capped at 50 pounds, and all containerized materials must go in acceptable containers. Brush and yard waste must be cut and bundled into lengths no longer than four feet and weighing no more than 50 pounds, with individual pieces no thicker than four inches in diameter; stumps, roots, root-balled shrubs, and treated wood are barred from residential collection entirely. Appliances set out for bulky pickup cannot contain hazardous materials, and any unit that held Freon, PCBs, or other liquid or gaseous compounds must have those removed and be tagged by a certified technician first. Hazardous waste, untreated medical waste, soil, dirt, rock, sand, and concrete are all barred from curbside or alley setout. Animal carcasses cannot be placed in containers or at collection points at all; residents must contact the city's Animal Control Division for disposal instead.

Sec. 12-24 governs where the cart itself sits: containers must be placed at the edge of the street or alley without interfering with or endangering vehicle or pedestrian movement, or blocking sightlines. A filled solid waste container cannot weigh more than 50 pounds, recycling carts may hold only city-designated recyclable materials, and residents may not remove a city-owned cart from the address it was assigned to. Damaging a city-owned container is itself an offense, and residents must report a missing or damaged cart to the city as soon as they become aware of it.