Pflugerville, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out deadline
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Placement
- Edge of premises, next to street
- Return carts
- Same day after pickup
- Storage standard
- No nuisance or undesirable appearance
- Governing code
- Pflugerville Code Sec. 52.02
Summary
Pflugerville requires residents to place their provided trash cart, recycling cart, and bundles at the edge of the property adjacent to the street by 7:00 a.m. on their assigned collection day, keep carts out of public view otherwise, and return them the same day after pickup.
Sec. 52.02 DUTIES OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. Every Residential customer within the corporate limits of the City must use City residential refuse collection services... (C) Maintain and keep Containers in a location and in such a manner on the premises so as not to constitute a public nuisance or give an undesirable appearance. (D) Place provided Containers, Recycling Containers and Bundles at the edge of such premises adjacent to the street by 7:00 a.m. on the days assigned by the City Council for pickup and removal of residential refuse and recyclable materials, and return same to their respective places of keeping after pickup on the same day as pickup.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904710; v24 updated 2026-05-26).
Full Breakdown
Under Pflugerville City Code Section 52.02, every household inside the city limits must use the City's residential refuse collection and place its provided cart, recycling cart, and bundles at the edge of the premises adjacent to the street by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day the City Council assigns, then return them to their storage spot the same day after pickup. Between collections, carts must be kept on the premises so as not to constitute a public nuisance or give an undesirable appearance. Bundled brush, limbs, and Christmas trees cannot exceed 48 inches in length, 4 inches in diameter, or two cubic yards.
Violations & Fines
Failing to set carts out by 7:00 a.m., leaving them at the curb past the collection day, or storing them in public view violates Code Section 52.02 and is enforced by the City under the Chapter 52 penalty provision, Section 52.99.
Frequently Asked Questions
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