Georgetown, TX Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once per month
- Free bundle/bag limit
- 20 per pickup
- Bundle size limit
- 4 ft long, 35 lbs max
- Eligible customers
- Tier I (inside city limits) only
- Extra bundles
- Require a purchased City bag tag
Summary
Georgetown collects yard trimmings monthly for in-city residents, capped at 20 bundles or compostable bags per pickup unless a paid bag tag is attached, and every bundle must be tied and under four feet long and 35 pounds.
Yard Trimmings Services for Tier I Customers only. All yard trimmings contained in up to 20 bundles or compostable paper bags shall be collected one time every month, on a scheduled collection day. Additional bags/bundles will be collected if there is a bag tag, purchased from the City and attached to each additional bag or bundle. ... Yard Trimmings or Waste must be securely tied together with string or twine in Bundles not exceeding four feet in length or 35 pounds in weight.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 3 limits Yard Trimmings Services to Tier I customers only, meaning those located inside Georgetown's corporate boundaries. Trimmings contained in up to 20 bundles or compostable paper bags are collected once a month on a scheduled collection day; anything beyond 20 requires a bag tag purchased from the City and attached to each extra bag or bundle. Sec. D sets the physical specifications for what counts as an acceptable bundle: yard trimmings or waste must be securely tied together with string or twine, and each bundle cannot exceed four feet in length or 35 pounds in weight.
The Code defines 'Yard Trimmings or Waste' in Sec. 010 as tree limbs, grass and plant clippings, and tree or brush trimmings that are bagged or bundled for roadside collection, and 'Yard Trimmings Services' as collecting those materials and composting or mulching them at a Yard Trimmings Facility. Residents who generate more yard waste than the monthly curbside limit allows can also bring it to the City's collection station under Sec. C, open Monday through Saturday, where yard trimmings drop-off is a fee-based service at posted prices, and free mulch is available there to residential customers when in stock.
Violations & Fines
Yard trimmings placed for collection that are not properly bundled or bagged, or that exceed the free monthly limit without a bag tag, are treated as an accumulation-of-waste violation under Sec. 13.12.020: a first offense draws a written warning per Sec. 13.12.110.B, with later violations prosecuted under the general penalty in Section 1.08.010, each day counted separately, and removal costs billed to the property's utility account.
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