Round Rock, TX Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Every other week
- Curb deadline
- Before 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Cart supplier
- City or contractor supplies the cart
- Damaged cart
- Billed at full replacement cost
- Accepted materials
- Paper, cardboard, metals, glass, plastics #1-7
Summary
Round Rock requires residential customers to keep their city-issued recycling cart at the curb by 7 a.m. every other week, and a cart damaged through abuse or neglect gets billed back at full replacement cost.
The city or its contractor will provide recycling containers to every person owning, managing, operating, leasing, or renting any residential premises for the purpose of separating and storing recyclable materials for collection. The city shall collect recyclable materials from residential customers once every other week and it shall be the duty of any person owning, occupying, managing, operating, leasing or renting any residential premises to place the recycling container at the curb on the street prior to 7:00 a.m. on the day established for collection.
Full Breakdown
Round Rock supplies every residential customer a recycling cart through the city or its contractor and collects it biweekly. Sec. 32-34 requires placing the cart at the curb before 7 a.m. on the scheduled day and limits contents to office paper, newsprint, magazines, cardboard, aluminum, steel and tin cans, glass containers, and HDPE/PET plastic bottles #1 through #7. A worn-out cart is replaced free; one lost to abuse or neglect is replaced at the customer's expense.
Violations & Fines
No separate fine applies for skipping recycling, but a cart damaged or neglected through abuse is replaced at the customer's full expense, per Sec. 32-34(a).
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