Odessa, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Once weekly (single-family accounts)
- Rollout cart days
- Monday & Thursday, 7 a.m. start
- Monthly residential rate
- $23.99 single-family, $23.18 senior/disability
- Curbside deadline
- Cart out by 7 a.m. pickup day
- Multifamily rate
- $12.43 per unit monthly (4+ units)
Summary
Odessa's Solid Waste Division must pick up residential garbage at least once a week under City Code § 13-4-12, and most rollout-cart customers get twice-weekly pickup, Monday and Thursday, starting at 7 a.m.
Each single residential account will be charged twenty-three dollars and ninety-nine cents ($23.99) per month for garbage, rubbish, and solid waste collection, plus any sales tax if required by law. Shall be collected a minimum of once weekly in compliance with Texas Administrative Code, title 30, chapter 330, subchapter C, rule § 330.103.
Full Breakdown
City Code § 13-4-12 sets a minimum collection frequency of once weekly for single-family residential garbage, rubbish, and solid waste, matching the state floor in 30 Texas Administrative Code § 330.103. Odessa bills each single-family account $23.99 a month for that service, with senior/disability accounts billed $23.18. In practice, the Solid Waste Division runs rollout-cart routes twice a week, Monday and Thursday, starting at 7 a.m., and residents must have carts curbside by 7 a.m. on their pickup day. Multifamily accounts of four or more units are billed $12.43 per unit monthly instead of the single-family rate.
Violations & Fines
Violating the solid waste article is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,000 per day under § 13-4-4; missing your curbside cutoff just delays pickup to the next scheduled day.
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