Pasadena, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Service
- City Sanitation Department
- Code
- Chapter 14. Garbage, Trash, Rubbish
- Frequency
- Weekly curbside collection
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement
Summary
Pasadena provides municipal trash collection through the city's Sanitation Department. Chapter 14 (Garbage, Trash and Rubbish) of the Code of Ordinances governs collection schedules, container requirements, and placement rules for residential waste pickup.
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
The City of Pasadena operates a municipal trash collection program regulated under Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances. The Sanitation Department provides weekly curbside collection for residential properties. Containers must be placed at the curb by the designated collection time and removed promptly after pickup. The city provides standardized collection containers. Residents must keep garbage in approved containers to prevent spills, odors, and animal access. Commercial properties arrange separate waste collection services. Violations are enforced through Code Enforcement.
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