Amarillo, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Trash twice weekly
- Find your day
- Call Solid Waste, 806-378-6813
- Holiday shift
- Routes slide to later day
- Bulk pickup
- Free, within 1-3 business days
- Set-out time
- By 7 a.m. collection day
Summary
Amarillo collects residential cart trash twice a week under the Curbside Cart Collection Program, starting at 7 a.m. Confirm your days with Solid Waste at 806-378-6813; holiday weeks slide routes to a later day.
Sec. 365.012. ILLEGAL DUMPING; DISCARDING LIGHTED MATERIALS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person disposes or allows or permits the disposal of litter or other solid waste at a place that is not an approved solid waste site, including a place on or within 300 feet of a public highway, on a right-of-way, on other public or private property, or into inland or coastal water of the state. ... (d) An offense ... is a Class C misdemeanor if the litter or other solid waste weighs five pounds or less or has a volume of five gallons or less. (e) An offense ... is a Class B misdemeanor if the litter weighs more than five pounds but less than 500 pounds or has a volume of more than five gallons but less than 100 cubic feet.
Full Breakdown
Residential trash is collected twice weekly through the Curbside Cart Collection Program, with trucks starting at 7 a.m. There is no public address lookup, so confirm your two collection days by calling Solid Waste at 806-378-6813. On holidays such as Veterans Day, affected routes slide to the next day and the landfill and brush sites close. Free curbside bulky-item pickup is available for items too large for the cart; schedule it via the online Curbside Collection Request form or by phone, and crews collect within one to three business days at no fee for standard household items.
Violations & Fines
Carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day and stored properly between pickups. No specific monetary penalty amount is published; see City Code Chapter 8-3 for container rules.
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