DeSoto, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Garbage twice weekly; recycling Wednesdays
- Find your day
- Hampton Road east/west split
- Holiday shift
- 4 holidays; routes may reschedule
- Bulk pickup
- Monthly quadrant, up to 10 cu yd
- Set-out time
- By 7 a.m.
Summary
DeSoto collects garbage twice a week - homes west of Hampton Road on Tuesday and Friday, east of Hampton Road on Monday and Thursday - with recycling every Wednesday citywide. Collection may be rescheduled around four major holidays.
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.
Full Breakdown
Garbage is collected twice weekly by Republic Services: west of Hampton Road on Tuesdays and Fridays, east of Hampton Road on Mondays and Thursdays. Recycling is collected citywide every Wednesday. The monthly Bulk & Brush program divides the city into four quadrants, one week each; set up to 10 cubic yards at the curb after 6 p.m. the Friday before your week, ready by 7 a.m. Monday. There is no collection on New Year's Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving or Christmas when they fall on a weekday, and affected routes may be rescheduled. Confirm details with the DeSoto Action Center at 972-274-2489.
Violations & Fines
Have trash and recycling out by 7 a.m. on collection day (bins are best placed out after 6 p.m. the night before). Trash must be bagged inside a container, with no bag over 50 pounds; do not set out early.
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