Garland, TX Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window
- no earlier than 1 day before pickup
- Placement rule
- one pile, kept separate from other waste
- Appliance doors
- removed or secured before collection
- Clearance
- 5 feet from mailboxes, meters, sprinklers
- Not accepted
- roofing, concrete, tires, paint, hot ashes
- Extra/blocked pickup fee
- $4.00/cubic yard, $10.00 minimum
Summary
Garland collects bulky items like furniture and appliances if piled at the curb no more than a day before pickup and kept separate from bagged trash, but the city won't take roofing material, concrete, tires, paint, or debris from a major renovation project. Appliance doors must be removed before pickup for safety.
Bulky waste not otherwise prohibited by Section 52.30 may be placed for collection in a pile at the designated collection point in front of the resident's premises not earlier than one day prior to the scheduled collection day and shall not be mixed with any other solid waste. ... The following categories of solid waste shall not be placed for collection at any property in the City: (1) Roofing materials; (2) Concrete; (3) Asphalt; (7) Household hazardous waste (HHW); (8) Tires; (10) Paint; (15) Hot ashes or hot charcoal;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4862189; v40 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
30 may be piled at the Designated Collection Point not earlier than one day before the scheduled collection day and must not be mixed with any other solid waste; household appliance doors have to be removed or secured before pickup; and landscape or bulky waste can't sit within five feet of mailboxes, cable boxes, sprinkler heads or gas meters, or under overhanging limbs and low wires that would hinder safe collection. 30 then lists what the city will never take at any address, including roofing materials, concrete, asphalt, rocks, dirt, bricks, household hazardous waste, tires, paint, automotive parts, fire-damaged material, liquid waste, oil and oil filters, and hot ashes or hot charcoal; large amounts of construction and demolition debris or landscape waste cleared for a major renovation or new-home project must instead be removed by the contractor, owner or occupant at their own expense. 00 minimum.
Violations & Fines
Placing a prohibited item listed in § 52.30 for collection leaves it uncollected, and the resident must remove and dispose of it at their own expense under § 52.13(B)(8), or it can be abated as a nuisance under § 32.61. Blocking crew access to a pile, or requesting collection outside the normal bulky-waste day, triggers the § 52.29(B) premium service fee of $4.00 per cubic yard, $10.00 minimum.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far ahead can I put bulky items like furniture at the curb?
Will Garland pick up my old roofing shingles or concrete?
What do I do with an old refrigerator?
What if my bulky waste doesn't get picked up?
Sources & Official References
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