Texarkana, TX Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Container size
- 65-gallon polycart, city-provided
- Accepted materials
- Paper, cans, cardboard/paperboard, plastics
- Excluded
- Plastic bags and styrofoam
- Curbside timing
- Night before or day of pickup
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, municipal-court fine
Summary
Texarkana's citywide waste-disposal contract supplies each household an approved recycling container for paper, cans, cardboard, and plastics, and City Code bars residents from contaminating it, damaging it, or misusing it for anything else.
The city's contract for waste disposal includes provisions for approved waste containers and recycling containers to be provided. Recyclable material includes paper, cans, cardboard/paperboard, and plastics but does not include plastic bags or styrofoam. Persons are prohibited from disrupting the waste disposal process or the recycling program by:(1)Placing any form of nonrecyclable waste material in a container designated solely for recyclable material;(2)Placing waste in bags or other nonapproved containers in conflict with the city's contract for waste disposal services, except for plastic bags as authorized only during the Christmas holiday;(3)Intentionally damaging the waste container or recycling container;(4)Removing the waste container or recycling container from the premises where it is placed; or(5)Using the waste container or recycling container for any purpose other than its intended purpose. (Code 1961, § 11-12; Ord. No. 038-2010, § 1(exh. A), 2-22-2010)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
Texarkana runs curbside recycling through its citywide waste-disposal contract. Each residence gets an approved 65-gallon polycart recycling container built for paper, cans, cardboard/paperboard, and plastics; plastic bags and styrofoam are excluded and belong in regular trash instead. City Code Sec. 22-12(e) bars putting nonrecyclable waste in the recycling cart, damaging or removing the container, or using it for anything other than its intended purpose. Sec. 22-13 requires both the waste and recycling containers be kept away from the curb between pickups, with curbside placement allowed only the night before or the day of collection.
Violations & Fines
Contaminating, damaging, removing, or misusing the recycling container, or leaving it curbside outside the pickup window, is a misdemeanor under Sec. 22-15, fined in municipal court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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