Texas City, TX Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Section 53.08(H) of the Texas City Code of Ordinances defines bulky waste as waste manageable by two workers and capable of being placed in a compactor truck without size reduction by the collection crew. Bulky waste meeting that description is placed next to the place provided for the collection of garbage, and the city collects and disposes of it at the same time and place as garbage. The definitions section treats WHITE GOODS as BULKY WASTE, so appliances fall under the same rule. Refrigeration units carry an added requirement: they must be tagged by an authorized contractor certifying that the unit has been properly purged of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), and an untagged unit does not meet the subsection.

Construction debris is excluded. Under § 53.08(I), rock, waste, building materials or other refuse from major building or remodeling operations, or from a general cleanup of vacant or improved property, is not classified as garbage, brush or trash and shall not be removed by the city. The building contractor or the owner or occupant removes it at his or her own expense. Section 53.08(J) adds that no brush, yard waste, trash, bulky waste or construction debris may be deposited for collection where it interferes with the normal flow of surface drainage along and through a drainage ditch.

The city will not collect automobiles and boats in whole or in parts, tires, or dirt, bricks, concrete or rocks (§ 53.11). Where the city does collect improperly prepared material, § 53.13(B) lets it charge the owner at the rate the City Commission establishes by resolution, published at least 30 days before it takes effect. Special collection agreements and fees for items the city does not normally collect are allowed under § 53.20.