Recycling and Solid Waste

Recycling and Solid Waste Collections

The Woodlands Township contracts with Waste Management to provide efficient, cost effective solid waste service. Targeting waste reduction, the plan includes:

Once per week fully automated curbside trash collection utilizing a 96-gallon cart with green lid; please see Curbside Guidelines below.
Once per week automated collection of recyclables utilizing a 96-gallon cart with yellow lid.
Once per week manual collection of yard trimmings.
Scheduled pickup of bulky trash.
Scheduled collection of moving boxes and oversized cardboard for recycling.

Curbside Guidelines

General

Items must be placed at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on your service day.
Trucks must have clear access to your street and carts to provide service.
NO household hazardous waste or construction debris.

Trash and Recycle Carts

Must use wheeled carts provided by Waste Management.
Place carts at curb with handles facing the house.
4 feet between the cart and other items is needed for the automated arm to operate.
Container lid must close completely.
The weight limit for each cart is 200 pounds.

Extra Trash
Additional bags or boxes of household trash are not accepted for bulk. Extra bags of household trash require a pink tag available for $1.78 each at Kroger Customer Service counters in The Woodlands and The Woodlands Township Town Hall. These bags DO NOT need to be scheduled for pick-up.

Bags must be no larger than 55 gallons, no heavier than 40lbs
Place bags beside trash cart, not on top of cart lid
Trash cart must be at the curb beside the bags for the driver to load into the truck

Recycling and Solid Waste

Recycling and Solid Waste Collections

Curbside Guidelines

Collection Schedule, Missed Pickup or Unresolved Service Issue

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