Laredo, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Not less than twice weekly
- Carts
- City-owned 96/67/40-gallon required
- Set-out window
- 7 p.m. prior night to 6:30 a.m.
- Remove empty carts by
- 7:00 p.m. on collection day
- Penalty
- $500 per offense, per day
Summary
Laredo collects residential garbage and recycling at least twice weekly, one garbage pickup and one recycling pickup, using city-owned carts set out at the curb. Residents find their specific day and route by address through the city's Solid Waste Services Department.
The city shall have as its minimum objective the collection from the residential areas of the city not less than twice weekly, one (1) collection of garbage and one (1) collection of recyclables... The refuse and recyclables collection carts shall be placed... immediately behind the curb at the street or at the lot line... no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the day preceding the day on which collection is scheduled and no later than 6:30 a.m. on the day of collection. The empty carts shall be removed as soon as possible but in no event later than 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 3 | Land Development Code: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 14 sets the city's minimum objective at collecting residential garbage 'not less than twice weekly': one garbage run and one recyclables run. Every single-family home must use city-owned carts (96-, 67-, or 40-gallon); it is unlawful to dispose of garbage any other way. Carts go immediately behind the curb no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the night before and no later than 6:30 a.m. on collection day, and must be pulled back in by 7:00 p.m. that evening. The Solid Waste Services Department runs collection, and violations carry a $500 fine per offense.
Violations & Fines
Disposing of garbage outside the approved city cart, or setting carts out improperly, violates Chapter 14. Each offense is fined five hundred dollars ($500.00), and each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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