Rowlett, TX Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 4:00 p.m. day before collection
- Latest removal
- 12:00 p.m. day after collection
- Recycling cart spacing
- About 3 feet from trash cart
- Repeat violation
- Citation without prior warning
Summary
Rowlett residents must place trash and recycling polycarts curbside between 4 p.m. the day before collection and noon the day after, with the recycling cart set about three feet from the trash cart.
(a)All residents and commercial establishments that do not use a commercial container service shall place their solid waste in the city/public right-of-way for collection. Polycarts shall be placed so that they may be mechanically picked up and emptied. The recycling polycart should be placed approximately three feet from and adjacent to the trash polycart.(b)No polycarts or recycling containers shall be allowed to remain in the city/public right-of-way prior to: 4:00 p.m. on the day before collection or after 12:00 p.m. on the day after collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 29).
Full Breakdown
Section 50-2 of the solid waste chapter tells residents and businesses without commercial container service where and when to set out their carts: polycarts go in the city right-of-way positioned for mechanical pickup, with the recycling cart placed about three feet from the trash cart. Carts can't sit at the curb before 4:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled collection or stay out past noon the following day. The city may cite a repeat violator within any 12-month period without a prior written warning.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a cart out past the curb window violates § 50-2; Rowlett can issue up to a $500 fine under § 50-10 and may cite a second offense within 12 months without prior written notice.
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