Garbage & Recycle

In order to receive a recycle bin, please call the Public Works Dept. at 281-420-5300. You will be asked for your name, address and telephone number and your information will be forwarded to Best Trash who will then deliver your bin within 5 to 7 business days.

Trash collection days

• Monday and Thursday: North of SPUR 330 (Decker Dr.) and North of Highway 146
• Tuesday and Friday: South of SPUR 330 (Decker Dr.) and South of Highway 146

Pickup Map (PDF)

Accepted for curbside pickup

• Household waste
• Leaves and cuttings in plastic bags
• Heavy trash including furniture, boxes, and appliances without Freon
• See Brush Collection for larger items.

Not accepted

Building materials, tires, batteries, electronic or other hazardous materials (i.e., pesticides, cleaning fluids and paints)
(These items are accepted at the Baytown Green Center or at the Harris County HHW Facility.)

Holiday Schedule

There is no curbside pickup for trash or recycling when your pickup day falls on one of these holidays:

• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• New Year’s Day

Curbside trash and recycling will be picked up on your usual schedule.

Brush Pile Guidelines

• Put materials on the curb in front of your home. Do not place on vacant lots or medians.
• Do not place materials in front of utility poles, traffic signs, utilities meters or hydrants.
• Do not stack brush too close to fences, mail boxes, under overhead wires or low hanging tree limbs.
• Do not allow your brush to block the sidewalk or protrude into the street.

What goes to the curb?

• Tree Limbs (8 feet or less)
• Shrubbery

Do not include bagged leaves, lumber, wood, plastic or any other material with the brush and limbs. Bagged leaves & cuttings are placed with the twice weekly garbage collection.

What time should brush be at the curb?

• By 7:00 a.m. on Monday of your collection week.

When is brush collected?

Brush is collected once a month. See the Brush & Limb Disposal Pickup Map to determine your pickup day.