Sherman, TX Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Accepted in carts
- Grass clippings, hedge trimmings, limbs one inch or less in diameter
- Bundle length
- Not over four feet
- Bundle weight
- Not more than 50 pounds
- Bundled materials
- Small tree limbs and lumber, tied securely
- Brush program noncompliance
- $105.00 fine plus $21.00 per cubic yard
- Street dumping
- Declared a nuisance under § 13.06.007(a)
Summary
In the City of Sherman, Texas, grass clippings, hedge trimmings and tree limbs of one inch or less in diameter go curbside inside the automated carts. Limbs and lumber must be tied in bundles of not over four feet in length, and no bundle can weigh more than 50 pounds.
Trash, which includes grass clippings, hedge trimmings, small tree limbs (one inch or less in diameter), paper and all discarded refuse which can be compacted by the solid waste department packer trucks will be picked up at the curb inside the automated carts axes: Small tree limbs (one inch or less in diameter) or lumber must be tied securely in bundles of not over four feet in length and must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Full Breakdown
Sherman Code of Ordinances § 13.06.043 governs yard waste at the curb in the City of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Trash, defined there to include grass clippings, hedge trimmings, small tree limbs of one inch or less in diameter, paper and all discarded refuse that the solid waste department packer trucks can compact, is picked up at the curb inside the automated carts. Small tree limbs and lumber must be tied securely in bundles of not over four feet in length, and a bundle must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Section 13.06.001 explains why larger material falls outside the cart. Residential waste excludes large tree trimmings and any other material that cannot be broken down to fit into a polycart automated residential refuse container. Items beyond cart size fall under the bulky waste definition and the bulk waste and brush program: § 13.06.005(6) charges noncompliance with the bulk waste and brush program guidelines a $105.00 fine plus $21.00 per cubic yard for removal, while § 13.06.005(5) prices a requested residential special refuse pickup at $21.00 per cubic yard with an $84.00 minimum paid in advance.
Cart handling rules apply to yard waste as well. Under § 13.06.050(d), waste placed in the roll-out carts must be bagged and closed, with the lid fitting flat and level on its base. Section 13.06.042(b) allows a cart at the curb or alley no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled collection day and requires its removal no later than 12 hours after.
Dumping is a separate offense. Section 13.06.007(a) declares depositing weeds, grass or brush upon or along any public street, alley or thoroughfare a nuisance, and § 13.06.007(b) makes it unlawful to dispose of grass, brush or similar material anywhere in the city other than as authorized by the city. On private lots, § 6.05.002(a) makes it unlawful and a public nuisance for the owner, occupant or person in control of any occupied or unoccupied lot to allow rubbish, brush or debris to accumulate or remain.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the solid waste article are class C misdemeanors under § 13.06.003(a), punished under § 1.01.009, which caps fines for public health and sanitation rules, including the dumping of refuse, at $2,000.00. A bulk waste and brush program violation costs $105.00 plus $21.00 per cubic yard for removal under § 13.06.005(6). Brush left on a lot is a public nuisance under § 6.05.002(a).
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