Trash & Recycling Collection
- Holiday Schedules
- Home Trash Collection & Map
- Trash and Recycling Bins
- Missed Pickup
- Special Waste Pickup
- Where Does It Go App
- FAQs
- Holiday Schedules
- Home Trash Collection & Map
- Trash and Recycling Bins
- Missed Pickup
- Special Waste Pickup
- Where Does It Go App
- FAQs
Holiday Trash & Recycling Collection
- Look up the collection schedule at your address
- Call Community Waste Disposal (CWD) Customer Service at 972-392-9300
- Go to the CWD Farmers Branch web page for more information
Trash and Recycling Collection (Serviced by Community Waste Disposal) may be impacted by the following holidays:
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
These holidays may impact your regular trash and recycling collection. Schedule change information will be shared on the city website and in regular city publications. Contact Community Waste Disposal at 972-392-9300 with any questions.
Bulk Collection (Serviced by the City of Farmers Branch) may be impacted by the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
These holidays may impact your regular bulk collection. Schedule change information will be shared on the city website and in regular city publications. Contact Public Works by email or call 972-919-2613 with any questions related to bulk collection.
Brush Collection (Serviced by the City of Farmers Branch) will NOT be picked up on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
If your regular brush collection day falls on one of the above holidays, service will resume the following week on your regular brush collection day.
Residential Trash Collection
- Residential garbage collection is provided by Community Waste Disposal (CWD). Residents are not charged for garbage collection or carts.
- Please contact CWD Customer Service with any service concerns or questions.
- CWD Customer Service is available at 972-392-9300 on Weekdays from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., or visit the CWD website.
Trash and Recycling Collection Tips
- Trash and recycling carts must be set at the curb or in the alley in plain sight depending on the address.
- If you have a paved alley, your carts go in the alley. If you do not have a paved alley, it goes in front of your house.
- Trash and recycling carts can be set out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before service.
- Collection service starts at 7 a.m. Any material set out after 7 a.m. may not be collected.
Request Trash and Recycling Carts
- To order a recycling or garbage cart, submit a request through FBTX Connect.
- Community Waste Disposal will deliver the cart. Carts are free for residents.
Other Resources
Find out how to recycle hard-to-recycle items, learn about do-it-yourself disposal or request a Special Waste Pickup (this page).
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Trash & Recycling Carts
Here Is What to do If You Miss a Pickup
- You can report a missed pickup with FBTX Connect
- You can contact Community Waste Disposal Customer Service at 972-392-9300 / Option 2. If it is after hours, please leave a message
- Include your address when emailing or leaving a message
Special Waste Pickup
The City provides a weekly “Special Waste” Pickup. This service is typically on Wednesdays. Special Waste Pickup includes:
- Car or boat batteries
- Car or truck tires
- Glass panes
- Mirrors
- Motor oil
- Oil filters
Any glass items or mirrors should be placed in a bag or container.
Other Resources
Find out how to recycle hard-to-recycle items, learn about do-it-yourself disposal or request a Special Waste Pickup (this page).
Paint or pesticides are not collected with this type of collection. Check out resources for Household Hazardous Waste to dispose of these items.
Contact
Residents must call 972-919-2597 to schedule a Special Pickup. Call by Tuesday at 12 p.m. to be placed on the same week's Special Pickup List. Please set items out by 7 a.m. on the scheduled day.