Burleson, TX Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Burleson Code of Ordinances § 82-89(d) and (e) set the yard waste and brush rules in the City of Burleson, Texas. The city's contracted waste collection service collects bulky items and bundles, which include brush, only when the preparation conditions in subsection (d) are met. Under (d)(2), all tree limbs and branches have to be cut in lengths not exceeding six feet and stacked at curbside, or at another location the city manager or the contractor finds accessible and suitable for efficient collection. Under (d)(3), all yard waste has to be contained in disposable containers and placed at curbside or at that same kind of suitable location.

The definitions in § 82-81 draw the lines. Brush is clean woody vegetative material not greater than six inches in diameter that results from landscaping maintenance, and it does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls. Yard waste is grass, grass clippings, leaves and other woody vegetative yard waste from brush and limb trimming suitable for placement in a disposable container. The definition of trash expressly leaves out grass clippings and leaves. Landscaping maintenance covers seasonal work such as annual plantings and harvesting, periodic weeding, fertilizing and pruning.

Volume controls the schedule. A cumulative volume of bulky items and brush per set out of three cubic yards or less is a small volume set out, collected on the second collection day of each zone week under § 82-89(c)(2). Anything over three cubic yards is a large volume set out on a separate schedule determined by the city manager or designee. The service is open only to residential unit customers under § 82-89(a), and any bag, container or bundle is capped at 35 pounds by (d)(4).

Clearing operations are excluded. Under (e)(1), the city will not collect dirt, rock, concrete, roofing or building materials from building, remodeling or repairing, or trash and yard waste resulting from clearing operations, and the owner, contractor or representative, or occupant of the building removes it at the owner's expense. Section 82-81 defines clearing operations as the removal of unwanted trees and other vegetative matter that exceeds ordinary seasonal landscaping and maintenance.