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Waste Collection

The City of Irving's Solid Waste Services Department is dedicated to providing efficient waste collection and disposal services for its residents.

The Solid Waste Department collects trash from each residential and “opted-in” nonresidential location twice each week. Recycle and brush/bulky items (four bulky items each week) for residential customers are collected only one time a week. Use the interactive map to search for your pick-up day.


When a city holiday is on your trash collection day, there will be only one trash collection that week. If the city holiday in on the scheduled day for recycle and brush/bulky items service, there will be no service until the following week.


Chapter 33 – Refuse, Garbage and Weeds is the ordinance that governs solid waste collection guidelines in Irving.


Collection Guidelines | Download the PDF (English/Spanish)

Time + Place

  1. Place waste at curb by 7 a.m. on collection day and/or after 6 p.m. the night before
  2. Place waste in area free of obstructions (overhead lines, mailboxes, parked vehicles, etc.)
  3. Separate waste piles by 2-3 feet of unobstructed space
  4. Store waste exceeding the weekly limit away from public view until next collection day
  5. Place waste at address listed on residential utility account

Size + Weight

  1. Bags cannot weigh more than 50 pounds
  2. Use 13 to 30-gallon size bags
  3. Bags must be tied/closed
  4. Roll-off container rental available for large amounts of brush, bulky and construction and demolition items
  5. Eight trash bag limit per collection day
  6. Unlimited volume of recycling bags
  7. Use translucent blue recycling bags. (Available for purchase at City Hall and Irving Recreation Centers)

Cardboard Boxes

  1. Place inside trash bag or blue recycling bag
  2. Flatten and place under blue bag for recycling
  3. Large boxes (appliances, furniture, etc.) do not have to be flattened but must be empty


Brush Debris

  1. Unlimited bagged leaves and grass clippings
  2. Trim brush to 4 feet in length and if bundled a max weight 50 pounds per bundle
  3. Stumps/logs no larger than 2 feet in diameter

Bulky Items

  1. Limit four per week
  2. Includes easily movable household items, such as a sofa, chair, table, mattress, etc.
  3. Toilets are collected provided they are not part of a larger pile of construction and demolition debris

Items Not Collected

  1. Waste produced by a contractor, landscaper, tree trimmer, etc.
  2. Must be removed by the service provider
  3. Tires
  4. Up to five passenger tires per calendar year can be brought to the landfill for free but will not be collected at the curb
  5. Construction & Demolition Debris
  6. Roll-off containers are available for rental, or construction and demolition items can be brought to the landfill but will not be collected at the curb
  7. Examples include tub, sink, countertop, flooring, cabinetry, doors, windows, light fixtures, sheetrock, insulation, roofing, fencing, concrete, asphalt, rock, dirt, bricks, sand, A/C systems, pool materials/parts and other construction materials


Free Daily Drop Off

Residents must provide identification (i.e. drivers license) and an Irving utility bill with a matching address.

  1. Household trash less than 150 pounds
  2. Unlimited recycling
  3. Unlimited clean brush
  4. Unlimited loose leaves and grass clippings
  5. Unlimited clean dirt, sand, bricks, gravel, etc.

Construction and Demolition Debris

Drop off will be charged the standard Landfill Fee

  1. Tipping fee is $48 per ton and $12 for every 500 pounds (quarter-ton)


Frequently Asked Questions

When may trash be placed at the curb for pickup?

If a scheduled trash collection day falls on a holiday, does the trash still get picked up?

Rates and Fees

Residential Solid Waste Collection

  1. $35.25 per month
  2. Senior/Disabled: $28.75 per month

Commercial Solid Waste Collection

  1. $45.75 per month
  2. Places of Worship: $35.25 per month

Landfill Tipping Fee

  1. $12 per 500 pounds (quarter-ton) for a total $48/ton.
  2. Minimum $12 charge.


Fees updated as of March, 2025