Unincorporated Hidalgo County residents dispose of bulky items and brush at permitted county drop-off sites, not through curbside bulk pickup. Recovery centers accept large household items, and a separate brush site and construction facility handle other materials.
Hidalgo County offers no curbside bulk-item collection in unincorporated areas. Instead, permit-holding rural residents take bulky waste to the county's Citizen Collection Stations and recovery centers, which accept large household items such as old mattresses, furniture, blinds, and appliances like refrigerators, stoves, televisions, washers, and dryers. Brush is taken to the county brush site near Davis Road and Terry Road, and construction and demolition material goes to a separate facility charging by volume (about $11.67 per cubic yard). Access requires the same vehicle permit used for household waste ($25 for 90 days up to $100 for a year), and only rural and unincorporated residents qualify. City residents arrange bulk disposal through their own city program.
Dumping bulky items, appliances, or brush anywhere other than an approved site is illegal dumping under Section 365.012 and is prosecuted. Arriving without a valid permit, or from a city, can result in refused service at a recovery center.
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