Rowlett, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Sole provider
- City and its franchised contractors
- Applies to
- All businesses and residences citywide
- Unauthorized hauling
- Unlawful without city franchise/permit
- Max fine
- $500 under § 50-10
Summary
Rowlett runs solid waste and recycling collection exclusively through the city and its franchised contractors, and no business may collect, haul, or dispose of solid waste in the city without a city franchise, contract, or permit.
(a)The city, ... shall be the sole provider of solid waste and recyclables collection, hauling, and disposal services including but not limited to all household and residential trash and rubbish collections and the provision and use of temporary roll-off open-top construction containers.(d)It shall be unlawful for any person, business, company, or corporation to engage in the business of solid waste and recyclable collection, removal, transport, or disposal in the city without first having obtained a franchise, contract, or permit from 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 29).
Full Breakdown
Section 50-3 makes the City of Rowlett, through its authorized contractors, licensees, and franchisees, the sole provider of solid waste and recyclables collection, hauling, and disposal for the city, covering household and residential trash and rubbish as well as temporary roll-off construction containers. Every company, business, and industrial or commercial establishment in the city has to use that city-provided service and pay the council-set collection fees; operating an unauthorized solid waste or recycling collection business in Rowlett without a city franchise, contract, or permit is unlawful.
Violations & Fines
Collecting, hauling, or disposing of solid waste in Rowlett without a city franchise, contract, or permit is unlawful under § 50-3(d) and punishable by a fine of up to $500 under § 50-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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