Sherman, TX Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)

Sherman Code of Ordinances § 13.06.014(d) sets the recycling rule for the City of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Recycle drop-off is available at no charge at the city's drop-off facilities for four materials: cardboard, paper, plastics type #1 and #2, and tin and aluminum cans. The code requires every item to be unbagged, dry and clean, and neither soiled with nor containing food, food waste or other non-recyclable materials. Labels and lids should be removed from the #1 and #2 plastics, and labels should be removed from the cans.

Access is limited by § 13.06.014(a): residential waste customers only may use the facilities, on Tuesday and Thursdays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Under § 13.06.014(b), all loads must be secured to prevent spillage on the public roadways, and an unsecured load is charged a $21.00 fee under § 13.06.014(c)(5).

The definition in § 13.06.001 treats recyclables as the reclamation and recovery from solid waste of matter having economic value, naming newsprint, paper, plastic, tin, aluminum, corrugated and chipped cardboard.

Section 13.06.052 covers private collection. A private person or entity can collect recyclable refuse from property owners within the city with their consent, but only if no fees or expenses are charged to the owner. Anyone who transports recyclable refuse collected inside the city to a point outside the city more than three times per year must notify the city's solid waste division.

Two changes cut the program back. Section 13.06.086(c) states that commercial automated recycling is no longer offered as of January 1, 2024, and an editor's note records that former § 13.06.051, the recycling section, was deleted by Ordinance 6769 adopted 9/3/2024.