Bryan, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once per week
- Curbside deadline
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Earliest set-out
- No earlier than 12 hrs prior
- Cart removal window
- Within 12 hrs after pickup
- Enforcing department
- City of Bryan Public Works
Summary
The City of Bryan collects residential trash once a week; carts must be curbside by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled day or the pickup counts as missed and costs an added fee.
To receive residential collection service, MSW containers must be placed at the curb or other appropriate collection point no later than 7:00 a.m. of the scheduled collection day. MSW containers not collected because they were not placed at the curb or collection point by 7:00 a.m. are considered "missed containers." Customers with "missed containers" may receive collection service for an additional fee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Every residential unit on city utility service gets a Bryan-issued MSW cart and weekly curbside pickup under Sec. 102-21: there's no opting out of city service for ordinary household garbage. Sec. 102-22 sets the mechanics: carts can't go to the curb earlier than 12 hours before your scheduled day, and must be there no later than 7:00 a.m. sharp. Miss that window and Public Works logs it as a "missed container," which only gets picked up through a separate paid extra pickup, not the base rate. Carts must also be pulled back within 12 hours of collection and kept clear of vehicles or other obstructions within five feet.
Violations & Fines
Late-out carts become billable "missed containers" requiring a paid extra pickup; nonpayment of fees or repeated noncompliance lets the city suspend collection service entirely under Sec. 102-3(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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