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.
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.
Setting trash out late, leaving containers at the curb after pickup, using unapproved containers, or scattering waste.
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