Mission, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential pickup frequency
- Twice weekly, city-set schedule
- Governing section
- Sec. 90-45, Ch. 90 Art. II
- Authorized hauler
- City's exclusive contracted franchise only
- Container placement
- Alley-side, or city-designated point
- Noncompliance penalty
- Separate offense each violating day
Summary
Mission collects residential garbage and refuse twice a week on a schedule set by the city, through its exclusive contracted hauler: placing waste out for pickup is mandatory, not optional, under Chapter 90.
Residential collection and removal of garbage and refuse in containers other than commercial-type bins from premises used for residential purposes or commercial establishment utilizing residential service shall be made two times each week when it is scheduled as determined by the city.
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
Under Sec. 90-45(a), the city collects residential garbage and refuse from containers other than commercial-type bins two times each week on a schedule the city sets. Sec. 90-42 requires households adjacent to an alley to place containers there for pickup; if alley access isn't practical, the city or its contractor designates the collection point. Sec. 90-59 gives the city's contractor the sole and exclusive franchise for solid waste collection and disposal within city limits, so residents cannot arrange private haulers. Sec. 90-2 separately bars collecting garbage or junk within the city except as this code allows. Missing a scheduled pickup or improperly placed containers can draw code enforcement under Sec. 90-43.
Violations & Fines
Failing to prepare or place garbage/refuse for collection as required, or using an unauthorized hauler instead of the city's exclusive contractor, is a separate offense each day it continues (Sec. 90-43, 90-59).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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