Temple, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

City code makes garbage service mandatory for residences within Temple, not optional. Exemptions exist only for agriculturally-zoned property, granted at the Director of Solid Waste Services' discretion after a written request showing an adequate alternate disposal method that won't create a nuisance or health risk. Everyone else must keep a City-furnished container and set it at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on scheduled garbage days, pulling it back in by 8:00 p.m. Unpaid collection charges, billed on the water/wastewater bill, can trigger both water disconnection and suspension of garbage pickup.