Wichita Falls, TX Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Where banned
- Anywhere but an approved receptacle
- Max fine
- $4,000 per offense
- Standard sanitation cap
- $2,000 (dumping is exempted, higher)
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
Summary
Dumping refuse anywhere but an approved receptacle is banned citywide, with fines up to $4,000 per offense.
No person shall deposit, place or dump or cause to be deposited, placed or dumped any refuse at a place that is not an approved solid waste receptacle, including on a public street, alley, right-of-way, other public or private property, or into an inland water of the state within the corporate city limits. ... In cases involving the illegal dumping of refuse, the fine will not exceed $4,000.00.
Full Breakdown
City code bars depositing, placing, or dumping refuse anywhere except an approved solid waste receptacle: including streets, alleys, rights-of-way, other public or private property, or any inland water within city limits. Approved receptacles are city-provided containers or locations, including roll-out carts and dumpsters. Because a specific penalty is set for this offense, it is exempted from the Code's standard $2,000 sanitation-violation cap: illegal dumping of refuse carries a fine of up to $4,000 per offense, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Up to $4,000 fine per offense; each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
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