Garland, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window
- 6 p.m. day before through 7 a.m. pickup day
- Must remove by
- 11 p.m. on collection day (front placement)
- Alley carts
- may stay at the alley collection point
- New service
- requires application and City approval
- No city utilities
- 3x monthly charge deposit required
- Move-out notice
- due next business day or billing continues
Summary
Garland residents may set trash carts out no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before pickup and, if their collection point is at the curb, must pull them back in by 11 p.m. on collection day itself. Service starts only after a customer applies and is approved by the sanitation department.
Residential solid waste containers shall be placed for collection at the collection point designated by subsection (A) not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled collection day and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. If the collection point is from the front of a dwelling, residential solid waste containers shall be removed from the collection point prior to 11:00 p.m. of the scheduled collection day. Unless provided otherwise in this chapter, if the collection point is from an alley, the residential solid waste container does not need to be removed from the point of collection and may be stored at that location. ... City sanitation services shall be supplied to premises only after proper application and approval.
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
on the collection day itself. of the scheduled collection day; alley-collection carts don't have to be removed and may simply stay at the alley point. 10: sanitation service is supplied only after a customer applies and is approved, temporary emergency service can be extended at the Director's discretion, and any customer without City water and electric service must pay a deposit equal to three times the monthly service charge before collection begins. 11 adds a companion duty: a customer moving from a premises must notify the city no later than the first regular business day after vacating, or risk remaining responsible for sanitation billing at the old address.
Violations & Fines
A container that isn't serviced because it was set out late or placed improperly can trigger a special collection fee if the customer wants pickup before the next scheduled day, under § 52.13(D). Failing to notify the city of a move-out by the next business day, per § 52.11, can leave the former customer billed for sanitation service at the vacated address.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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