Pflugerville, TX Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Program type
- Single-stream, no sorting
- Recycling cart
- 95+ gallons, hauler-provided
- Set-out time
- Curbside by 7:00 a.m.
- Participation
- Encouraged, not mandatory
- Governing code
- Code Section 52.02
Summary
Pflugerville provides every household single-stream curbside recycling through the city's hauler. Residents are encouraged, not required, to recycle, but recycling carts must sit at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day assigned by City Council.
Every Residential customer within the corporate limits of the City must use City residential refuse collection services and is encouraged to use City Single-Stream Recycling and must:... (D) Place provided Containers, Recycling Containers and Bundles at the edge of such premises adjacent to the street by 7:00 a.m. on the days assigned by the City Council for pickup and removal of residential refuse and recyclable materials, and return same to their respective places of keeping after pickup on the same day as pickup.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904710; v24 updated 2026-05-26).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 52 of the city code defines the program as Single-Stream Recycling, meaning all recyclables are commingled with no sorting, collected in a service-provider Recycling Container of at least ninety-five (95) gallons. Accepted materials include paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars, tin/steel/aluminum cans, and plastic containers #1 through #7. Under Section 52.02, every residential customer must use city refuse collection and is encouraged to use single-stream recycling; Recycling Containers must be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the City Council-assigned day and returned the same day. The city's solid waste program administers pickup, with violations punishable under Section 52.99.
Violations & Fines
Failing to set out the Recycling Container by 7:00 a.m., or storing containers so as to create a public nuisance, violates Section 52.02 and is punishable under the Chapter 52 general penalty, Section 52.99.
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