New Braunfels, TX Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Bulky trash/large brush items, such as discarded furniture and appliances or tree branches not practical to containerize or collect by hand maybe collected upon requests for a fee. The city will collect normal household discarded bulky furniture items, including sofas, chairs, beds, and similar items, but not including root balls, furnaces, air conditioning units, freezers, refrigerators, computers, televisions, electronics, tires, and any glass items. Tree limbs, tree trunks must be cut in lengths of no more than ten feet and 18 inches in diameter. Bulky metal appliances, washers, dryers, water heaters, and similar items can be taken to the city recycle center. Items for collection shall be placed at curbside no earlier than noon the day preceding the scheduled collection.

Bulk trash/large brush placed out for curbside collection shall be placed on the resident's property, parallel to the street or curb and no more than three feet from the street or curb line. The solid waste manger or designee may designate alternative placement and collection points. Bulk trash/large brush shall not be placed on the sidewalk or in the street, behind a fence or any obstruction or barrier. Brush, tree trimmings and limbs shall be totally separated from all other waste, including metals, lumber, soil, rocks, paper, plastic, furniture, and appliances.