Texarkana, TX Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Container requirement
- mandatory, all residences/businesses
- Curb placement window
- night before or day of pickup only
- Enforcement
- peace officer or code enforcement
- Violation class
- misdemeanor, municipal court fine
Summary
Texarkana requires every residence and business to keep an approved waste container and to hold it off the curb except right before pickup.
Every property owner or person in control of any property in the city where people reside, board or lodge, where food is prepared or served, or any private residence, shall keep and maintain at all times an approved waste container as defined in this chapter or as provided by the city's waste disposal provider. ... Persons may only place containers at the curb or allow containers to remain at the curb/street on the night before or the day of waste/recycling pickup.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 22-12 makes an approved waste container mandatory for every property owner where people reside, board, lodge, or where food is prepared or served: service runs through the city's waste disposal contract, not optional pickup. Lids must stay closed between uses, and only city-approved containers (or a plastic bag at curbside during the Christmas holiday) may hold garbage or trash. Sec. 22-13 then controls timing: containers must be stored away from the curb the rest of the week and can only sit at the curb the night before or the day of collection.
Violations & Fines
Violating container or curb-timing rules is a misdemeanor under Sec. 22-15, with a fine on conviction in municipal court; the city can also treat noncompliant property as a nuisance and abate it at the owner's expense after 10 days' notice under Sec. 22-16.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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