Laredo, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Weekly, assigned day
- Find your day
- LaredoRoutes address map
- Bulk pickup
- Two free per year
- Extra bulk fee
- $15 / $10 / $5 per item
- Set-out time
- By 7 a.m. collection day
Summary
Residential garbage is collected on your assigned weekday; find your zone and days by entering your address at LaredoRoutes. Set carts out by 7 a.m., and check the City's holiday schedule since pickups shift on 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. ... (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 LaredoRoutes interactive map (laredoroutes.com) for your garbage, recycling, and brush days; the City added a Wednesday route in 2024. Containers must be at the curb by 7 a.m. with the lid closed and four feet of clearance. Residents get two free brush-and-bulky collections per year; call (956) 796-1098 to schedule. Additional pickups cost $15 for the first item, $10 for the second, and $5 for each item after. Check the City's holiday schedule or call 311 for holiday changes.
Violations & Fines
No monetary penalty specified for set-out timing; containers must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day with the lid closed and four feet of clearance from obstacles.
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