Leander, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

The City of Leander provides residential solid waste and recycling service through Al Clawson Disposal, Inc. (ACDI). Garbage is collected once a week, Monday through Friday, depending on your subdivision or area, and recycling is collected every other week. Standard residential service includes a 95-gallon garbage container plus up to five additional garbage bags placed outside the container, each no more than 30 pounds. The city tells residents that 'trash collection starts at 7 a.m.,' so carts must be at the curb by then on the collection day. ACDI does not operate on certain holidays — the city lists New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — and when a collection day falls on or after one of those holidays, service resumes on the next calendar day, which can shift the rest of that week. Brush and yard trimmings have their own rules: branches must be cut to no more than 4 feet long, bundled in groups of 35 pounds or less, and tied with string or rope, while bagged leaves are taken on the regular collection day. Residents confirm their specific collection day and recycling week using the city's published collection schedule, and arrange extra service or replacement carts through ACDI at 512-930-5490.