Missouri City, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Twice weekly
- Set-out Time
- By 7:00 a.m.
- Service Hours
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Code Chapter
- Chapter 82
Summary
Missouri City requires twice-weekly residential garbage collection with curbside containers placed by 7 a.m. on collection days, served between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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
Under Chapter 82 (Solid Waste) of the Code of Ordinances, residential collection in Missouri City occurs twice per week, on either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday routes assigned by address. Containers must be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and removed promptly after pickup. The contracted hauler operates between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. by ordinance. Bags or cans set out the night before must be in approved containers to prevent scattering and animal access.
Violations & Fines
Setting trash out late, leaving containers at the curb after pickup, using unapproved containers, or scattering waste.
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