Pflugerville, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code § 52.02, Chapter 52
- Service
- Mandatory for all residences
- Set-out deadline
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Bag weight limit
- 40 pounds maximum
- Recycling
- Single-stream, encouraged not required
Summary
In Pflugerville, every residential customer inside the city limits must use City refuse collection and set carts at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on their City Council-assigned pickup day, then return them the same day.
Every Residential customer within the corporate limits of the City must use City residential refuse collection services and is encouraged to use City Single-Stream Recycling and must: ... (D) Place provided Containers, Recycling Containers and Bundles at the edge of such premises adjacent to the street by 7:00 a.m. on the days assigned by the City Council for pickup and removal of residential refuse and recyclable materials, and return same to their respective places of keeping after pickup on the same day as pickup.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904710; v24 updated 2026-05-26).
Full Breakdown
Section 52.02 of the City Code makes City residential refuse service mandatory: every home within the corporate limits must use it, and Single-Stream Recycling is encouraged. Residents keep refuse in the provided Containers and set those carts, recycling carts and Bundles at the street edge by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day assigned by City Council, then bring them back the same day after pickup. A bag and its contents cannot exceed 40 pounds, and bundled brush, limbs or Christmas trees cannot exceed 48 inches. Service is billed through the monthly utility bill.
Violations & Fines
Failing to use City refuse service, leaving refuse outside the provided Containers, or missing the 7:00 a.m. set-out on the assigned collection day violates Chapter 52 and is enforced by the City as a solid-waste code violation.
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