Stafford, TX Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Chapter
- Chapter 74 Solid Waste
- Collection Frequency
- Twice weekly
- Routes
- Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri
- Hauler
- GFL Environmental
Summary
Stafford provides twice-weekly residential garbage collection through GFL Environmental on either Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday routes, with recycling and yard waste collected once weekly on the second pickup day.
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.(a-1) A person commits an offense if:(1) the person discards lighted litter, including a match, cigarette, or cigar, onto open-space land, a private road or the right-of-way of a private road, a public highway or other public road or the right-of-way of a public highway or other public road, or a railroad right-of-way; and(2)
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 74 of the Stafford Code of Ordinances and the city's contract with GFL Environmental, residential solid waste service is provided twice each week. Households are assigned either a Monday and Thursday route or a Tuesday and Friday route based on address. Recycling and green/yard/brush waste are collected once per week on the second scheduled pickup day. Stafford residents use GFL-provided carts and may verify their pickup day through the city's interactive GIS map.
Violations & Fines
Setting out non-conforming containers, mixing prohibited materials, or repeatedly missing collection windows may result in non-collection and notice from the city's solid waste contractor.
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