Pharr, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Curbside deadline
- By scheduled route time
- Removal deadline
- 6:30 p.m. collection day
- Storage location after pickup
- Side or rear, not front
- Missed cart
- Waits for next route
Summary
Pharr requires garbage carts at curbside by the sanitation department's designated route time and pulled back by 6:30 p.m. on collection day, out of the front yard.
Such containers and permissible accumulations shall be placed for collection in as close proximity as possible to the city street nearest the residence or commercial establishment being serviced (but in no case in such a manner as would interfere with vehicular traffic ... or with pedestrian traffic...), such location being referred to in this article as "curbside." ... Such containers shall be removed to a location alongside of or at the rear of, but not at the front of, the residential or commercial premises by no later than 6:30 p.m. on the collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
The sanitation director assigns each address a collection day and route time. Containers must be at curbside no later than that scheduled time and can't block street or sidewalk traffic. After pickup, residents must move containers to the side or rear of the property, not the front yard, by 6:30 p.m. the same day. Waste missed because it wasn't out in time waits until the next scheduled route.
Violations & Fines
Violating the container placement and removal timing rules is a Class C misdemeanor under the city's general penalty provision, Sec. 1-6, with fines set by that section for each offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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