Katy, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Garbage and recycling weekly
- Find your day
- Blue Mon, Red Tue, Yellow Wed
- Holiday shift
- Service moves to next day
- Bulk pickup
- 3 heavy items weekly
- Set-out time
- Curbside by 7 a.m.
Summary
The City of Katy collects garbage and recycling weekly by color zone - Blue on Monday, Red on Tuesday, Yellow on Wednesday - through Texas Pride Disposal. Find your zone on the service map at cityofkaty.com. If your day falls on a holiday, service moves to the next 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 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
Texas Pride Disposal collects garbage and recycling weekly on the same day, set by your zone: Blue on Monday, Red on Tuesday, Yellow on Wednesday. Look up your zone on the City of Katy service map at cityofkaty.com or call Texas Pride at 281-342-8180. Each week crews also take up to three heavy-trash/bulky items and up to 15 bags of yard debris. Super Heavy Trash (up to 6 cubic yards) runs quarterly on the first Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of March, June, September and December. Only three holidays are observed - New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas - and service falling on one moves to the next day.
Violations & Fines
Have all garbage and recycling curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day. No monetary penalty amount is specified in city guidance.
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