Garland, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Trash weekly; recycling biweekly
- Find your day
- MyGarland lookup tool
- Holiday shift
- Slides one day later
- Bulky pickup
- Weekly, same day as trash
- Set-out time
- After 6 p.m. prior; by 7 a.m.
Summary
Garland collects trash and brush/bulky goods weekly in green carts on the same day, with recycling every other week in blue carts. Find your day and recycling week color using MyGarland. When a holiday hits, collection slides one day later for the rest of the week.
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 under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) is a Class C misdemeanor if the litter or other solid waste to which the offense applies weighs five pounds or less or has a volume of five gallons or less.
Full Breakdown
Use the MyGarland tool to find your collection day and your blue-cart recycling week color. Trash and brush/bulky goods are collected weekly on the same day; recycling is biweekly. Place carts out no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before and by 7 a.m. on collection day. Brush and bulky items (tree trimmings, furniture, bagged leaves, carpeting) go out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before their pickup, though tree limbs may be set out any day. On holiday weeks, collections shift one day later: Thursday routes move to Friday and Friday routes to Saturday. For questions, use the Garland Waste Wizard or call 972-205-3500.
Violations & Fines
No monetary penalty specified; place carts out no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on your collection day.
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