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

Under Sec. 180 for that service. Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant, or occupant of a residence, building, structure, or commercial establishment where people reside, board, lodge, or where food is prepared or served must provide the premises with a Cart or Dumpster and keep it in good order and repair. Non-residential accounts choose dumpster or roll-off compactor size and pickup frequency (one to seven times weekly) by mutual agreement with the contractor under Sec. B. Sharing a dumpster between adjacent non-residential customers requires written authorization from the Utility Billing Department under Sec.

B: one primary customer must take on the full billed cost of the dumpster and get written authorization for the others to share it, with cost-splitting left to the customers themselves. Only cemetery properties without an office, or land used for agricultural purposes, can apply to the Environmental Services Department for an exemption from mandatory service, and the exemption ends the moment the owner requests service or the land use changes. It is also a violation under Sec. A to use another customer's cart or dumpster to dodge charges, to meddle with a bag, cart, or dumpster you do not own or control, or to scatter or scavenge from one.