Mission, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Placement
- Alley preferred; city-designated spot if none
- Prohibited
- Blocking alley with can or refuse
- Meter rule
- No garbage piled on utility meters
- Penalty
- Up to $4,000 per day, per violation
- Citation
- Sec. 90-42, Mission Code of Ordinances
Summary
Mission requires garbage containers to be kept at the alley for collection, or at a point the city designates if there's no alley, and residents can never block the alley with cans or refuse.
If the house, premises, building, lot or structure...is adjacent and accessible to an alley, the owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of such premises shall be required to keep the garbage container and/or refuse at such alley...If it is not practicable to collect and remove the garbage and refuse from the alley, or if there is none, the producer shall place the container and/or refuse at such point on property as the proper agent of the city or its contractor shall designate...At no time shall the container or refuse be so placed that the alley will be blocked or obstructed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code Sec. 90-42, houses and lots that back up to an alley must keep garbage containers and refuse at the alley where collection crews can reach them easily. If alley pickup isn't practical, or there's no alley, the owner or occupant must set containers at whatever spot the city or its contractor designates as most convenient and accessible. Containers and refuse can never be placed so they block or obstruct the alley, and garbage can't be piled on top of utility metering equipment. Crews will skip pickups that aren't prepared and placed as required, per Sec. 90-43, and each day of noncompliance is a separate offense under Sec. 90-5.
Violations & Fines
Blocking an alley with your cart, piling garbage on a utility meter, or leaving containers improperly placed can draw fines up to $4,000, with each day of the violation a separate offense under Sec. 90-5.
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