Richardson, TX Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Bundled limbs/boards
- Max 3 ft length
- Bundle weight cap
- 50 lbs
- Receptacle branch/log limit
- 3 in diameter, 3 ft long max
- Receptacle weight cap
- 50 lbs
- Oversized branches
- Handled as bulky item, not routine brush
Summary
Richardson lets residents set out brush, shrubs, tree trimmings, lawn clippings, logs and boards for collection only if tied in bundles or stacked, or placed in a receptacle, and every bundle or filled container is capped at 50 pounds. Limbs and boards can run up to three feet long; branches or logs over three inches thick or three feet long do not qualify as ordinary yard waste.
Whenever brush or shrub trimmings, trees, logs, lawn cuttings or boards are placed in any designated location for collection and disposal by any person owning, occupying or controlling a residence or dwelling unit in the city, the following methods of placement of such material shall be utilized by such person: (1)Tree limbs, boards and other rubbish not over three feet in length may be tied in a bundle or stacked in an orderly manner for collection. Each bundle must not weigh over 50 pounds.(2)Brush, shrub and tree trimmings, as well as lawn clippings, shall be placed in a receptacle. Brush, shrub and tree trimmings shall not include branches or logs when said branches or logs are more than three inches in diameter or more than three feet in length. In no case shall brush, shrub and tree trimmings or lawn clippings be placed in a container exceeding 50 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 35 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 19-29 governs how residents must place brush, shrubs, lawn trimmings, trees, logs and boards for collection. Tree limbs, boards and other rubbish not over three feet in length may be tied in a bundle or stacked in an orderly manner, but each bundle cannot weigh more than 50 pounds. Brush, shrub and tree trimmings, along with lawn clippings, must instead go in a receptacle, and that category explicitly excludes branches or logs more than three inches in diameter or more than three feet long; in no case can a container of brush, shrub or tree trimmings, or lawn clippings, exceed 50 pounds.
m. Section 19-32 also lets the city treat heavy accumulations, including dead trees and other bulky, heavy material left on a property, as material the owner or occupant must remove at their own expense.
Violations & Fines
Placing yard waste that exceeds the 50-pound bundle or container limit, or setting out branches and logs over three inches in diameter or three feet long as ordinary yard waste instead of requesting bulky-item pickup, means the material will not be collected under section 19-29's routine program. As a chapter 19 sanitation provision, a violation of the placement rules is punishable under section 1-8(c) by a fine of up to $2,000, with each day the noncompliant pile remains treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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