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

Sec. 98-71 protects three settings: recyclables left at curbside in a residential subdivision, at curbside at a single-family residence, and materials in a dumpster designated for recycling at a commercial or industrial business. Only the current resident of the property where the items sit, or an authorized carrier, can remove, pick up or transfer them; anyone else, from a passing scrapper to a competing hauler, is barred. The ban covers materials in specifically marked recovery containers and any other type of container the resident uses for recyclables that are part of the city's recycling program, so residents cannot dodge the rule by skipping the marked bin.

Sec. 98-72 backs this up with its own dedicated penalty, separate from the Code's general fine schedule: a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.00, and each removal of an item or items from a residential subdivision, a single-family residence, or a commercial or industrial location counts as its own separate violation, so hauling off several bins in one run can stack multiple counts. Sec. 98-72 also makes each continuing day of the violation a separate offense on top of that, which matters for anyone running an ongoing unauthorized collection route through Wylie neighborhoods rather than a single one-time removal.