Converse, TX Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once monthly, by zone
- Monthly fee
- $0.86 per residence
- Senior waiver
- Free for age 65+
- Max limb length
- 10 feet
- Out-of-cycle fee
- $75.00 on water bill
Summary
Converse collects brush once monthly by zone for a $0.86 monthly fee, with strict size and placement limits on piles.
Brush pickup is the second week of each month for each zone. When it's your month for brush collection, you may begin putting brush out the first week of the month.b.The fee for this brush collection service will be $0.86 per month per residence.c.This brush collection fee is hereby waived for those homeowners that are 65 years of age and older.d.In order to be manageable by collection personnel:1.Any tree limbs placed for collection may not exceed ten feet in length.2.Tree trunks less than one foot (12 inches) in diameter may not exceed ten feet in length.3.Piles of brush and clean wood waste may not obstruct the view of motorists at street intersections. No pile of brush or clean wood waste may be greater than six feet high, ten feet long, and six feet deep.
Full Breakdown
The city's Article V property-maintenance rules set brush pickup the second week of each month per zone; residents may set brush out starting the first week. The $0.86/month fee is waived for homeowners 65 and older. Limbs and trunks under 12 inches diameter cannot exceed 10 feet long, and piles are capped at 6 feet high, 10 feet long, and 6 feet deep. Stumps 12 inches and larger go out with bulk items during the third week, and Christmas trees (stripped of ornaments) are collected citywide the second week of January.
Violations & Fines
Non-conforming brush (oversized piles, paint/chemical products, roofing or construction material, soil, concrete, or rocks) is not collected; an out-of-cycle pickup costs a $75.00 fee added to the resident's water bill.
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