Holiday Waste Collections

Holiday Collection Schedule

The only holidays that will affect residential trash and recycling collection are as follows:

New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

There will be no trash or recycling service on holidays noted above. Waste Management will resume pick-up on the day following the holiday. Trash and recycling pick-up for the observed holiday and all subsequent days of the week will be delayed by one day. For instance, if the holiday falls on Monday, then Monday service will occur on Tuesday and Tuesday service will occur on Wednesday, etc. Households with Friday service will receive pick-up on Saturday. If the holiday falls on Wednesday, then Monday and Tuesday service will be normal, Wednesday will have service on Thursday, Thursday will have service on Friday, and Friday service will occur on Saturday.

For all other holidays, please place your carts at the curb if it is your regular service day. For a trouble-free pick-up, please place carts at curb by 7 a.m., make sure that lids on carts close completely and follow service guidelines.

The Woodlands Recycling Center on Research Forest Drive will be open every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, regardless of holidays.

Guidelines for December Holiday Pickups
Christmas Tree Collections
Extra Household Waste

Guidelines for Recycling Gift Boxes and Wrappings:

On your first pickup day following December 25, extra wrapping paper and gift boxes are accepted curbside for recycling.
To recycle holiday paper and gift boxes, place in a paper bag or small box next to your recycling cart.
The holiday recycling truck is a traditional rear-loading truck, reserved only for recyclables.
- NO plastic bags or film (Recycle at local grocery stores)
- NO Styrofoam™ (Block Styrofoam™ recycles at Precinct 3 Recycling Facility; Packing peanuts recycle at local shipping stores)
- NO bubble wrap (Recycle at local grocery/shipping stores)
- NO ribbon or decorations
- Failure to follow guidelines will result in items being left at the curb.