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

Sec. 24-51 spells out exactly how yard waste has to be packaged for the city's free weekly pickup. 0 mils of wall thickness so it holds together when lifted by the top, with the opening tied or sealed shut. Loose piles of grass clippings or leaves dumped straight at the curb don't qualify. on the scheduled collection day, the same deadline as the roll-out container, and placed at least four feet away from the cart so the automated arm can empty it without interference. Up to six bags per service day are covered at no extra charge as part of the standard weekly rate under Sec.

24-51(d); a seventh bag or more draws an additional fee under the adopted fee schedule. Larger woody material like tree limbs and trunks falls under the separate brush collection rule in Sec. 24-50 instead, which allows up to six cubic yards of brush cut into pieces no longer than twelve feet, so residents doing a bigger yard cleanup need to split the loose brush from the bagged clippings and leaves to get both collected without a bulk fee.