Sherman, TX Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Accepted drop-off materials
- Cardboard, paper, plastics #1 and #2, tin and aluminum cans
- Drop-off charge for recyclables
- No charge
- Condition of materials
- Unbagged, dry, clean, free of food or food waste
- Commercial automated recycling
- No longer offered as of January 1, 2024
- Private hauler notice
- Required when hauling out of the city more than three (3) times per year
- Unsecured load fee
- $21.00
Summary
The City of Sherman, Texas code describes recycling as a no-charge drop-off for cardboard, paper, plastics type #1 and #2, and tin and aluminum cans, accepted unbagged, dry, clean, and free of food or food waste. Commercial automated recycling ended January 1, 2024, and private collectors who haul recyclables out of the city more than three times per year must notify the solid waste division.
(d) Recycle drop-off is available at no charge for the following materials provided that they are unbagged, dry, clean and neither soiled with nor containing food, food waste or other non-recyclable materials: (1) Cardboard; (2) Paper; (3) Plastics type #1 and #2 (labels and lids should be removed); and (4) Tin and alumimum cans (labels should be removed).
Full Breakdown
Section 13.06.014(d) sets the recycling drop-off terms in the City of Sherman, Texas. Four materials are accepted at no charge: cardboard; paper; plastics type #1 and #2, with labels and lids removed; and tin and aluminum cans, with labels removed. Every item must be unbagged, dry, clean, and neither soiled with nor containing food, food waste, or other non-recyclable materials.
The drop-off appears in the section on the residential customers' drop-off facility. Subsection (a) reserves the facilities for residential waste customers only and prints the schedule for depositing bulky waste, residential solid waste, and refuse or rubbish: Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Subsection (b) requires every load to be secured to prevent spillage on public roadways, and subsection (c)(5) charges a $21.00 fee for unsecured loads.
The curbside or alley pickup priced in § 13.06.005(1) is $15.30 per month per family unit for two containers, and the customer receives two residential refuse containers. Former § 13.06.051, the recycling section that came from Ordinance 6167 adopted 11/15/18, was deleted by Ordinance 6769 adopted 9/3/2024. Section 13.06.086(c) states that commercial automated recycling is no longer offered as of January 1, 2024.
Private collection is addressed in § 13.06.052: a private person or entity can collect recyclable refuse from property owners with their consent, provided no fees or expenses are charged to the owner, and one who transports it outside the city more than three (3) times per year notifies the city's solid waste division. Under § 13.06.089, commercial enclosures must be sized to hold the recyclables generated between scheduled collection service days.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the solid waste article are punishable as class C misdemeanors under § 13.06.003(a) and § 1.01.009. An unsecured load at the drop-off draws a $21.00 fee under § 13.06.014(c)(5). A private hauler who skips the notice required by § 13.06.052(b) breaks that section, and commercial property owners must build enclosures that hold recyclables as a condition of the certificate of occupancy under § 13.06.089.
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