Burleson, TX Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Burleson Code of Ordinances § 82-86 sets the container rule for non-residential units in the City of Burleson, Texas. Subsection (a) applies to every owner of a building or structure classified as a non-residential unit that receives garbage collection from the city's contracted waste collection service. Those owners use disposable garbage bags or disposable containers as specified in § 82-84, and are also authorized to use non-residential type containers provided by the licensed private hauler and designed for non-residential garbage volumes. The city will not remove garbage, garbage bags or other disposable containers from cans, cages or other holding facilities not provided by the licensed private hauler.

The class matters. Section 82-81 defines a non-residential unit as a manually collected location designated by the city manager that is neither a residential unit nor a commercial/industrial unit. A minor non-residential unit needs up to ten bags or one 96-gallon container per collection, and a major unit needs over ten bags up to 20 bags or two 96-gallon containers. Hotels, motels, structures containing more than four dwellings and residential care facilities fall in the separate commercial or industrial class.

Subsection (b) lets non-residential customers bundle cardboard, wooden boxes and crates instead of bagging them, tied, taped, strapped or wrapped securely, with bundles capped at 35 pounds and six feet in length. Under (b)(2), bundled material can be stored at a holding facility approved by the city manager or the contracted service, and the city is not responsible for loose garbage and materials not contained or bundled.

Licensed haulers carry their own duties. Section 82-94 makes it an offense to collect garbage or trash from commercial or industrial units without a solid waste collection license. Section 82-97 sets an annual license fee equal to eight percent of gross receipts from collection service, including service through roll-off containers. Section 82-100 requires the licensee to identify all vehicles and solid waste containers with its name in letters at least two inches tall, and § 82-102(3) allows revocation for maintaining unsightly or unsanitary collection receptacles after written notice. Separately, § 10-455(1)a requires an owner of property to provide commercial solid waste containers (i.e. dumpsters) for any commercial solid waste placed outside.