Residential Garbage

Collection Guidelines

To find out what day to set out your green garbage cart, visit this link and type in your address. Scroll down to find your trash pick-up day listed under the ’Services’ section.

• Don’t miss us! Put your container outside by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day.
• Bag your trash to prevent the wind from blowing it out of the container as we dump it and to keep your container clean.
• Keep the lid closed, and do not overfill. Our operators do not pick up bags of trash outside the container.
• Household trash placed outside of the container will not be collected.
• Place containers at your designated collection point - near your driveway, at the front curb or within 3 feet (3’) of the alley’s edge.
• Position the container with the wheels toward your house.
• Multiple containers should be positioned with 4 feet of space between them.
• Do not place containers near mailboxes, electrical or cable boxes, or other stationary objects such as gas or water meter
• Do not park vehicles in front of containers on collection day.
• Do not place household chemicals and electronics in your garbage cart. Please take them to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center, located at 11234 Plano Road. This service is free for Garland residents.
  • Click here for more information on household hazardous waste
• If your container has a broken lid, broken wheels or is damaged beyond use, contact us at 972-205-3500 for a repair or replacement.
  • Cracked carts that are still functional and do not have trash leaking from them are not replaced.
  • If you no longer want a container with scratches or cracks, you can request a new cart for a fee of $60.

Waste that is too large for the green container, including tree trimmings, furniture, bags of leaves and grass, or carpeting, should be placed at the front curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before scheduled pick up of brush and bulky waste. The exception is tree limbs, which may be placed at the front curb any day of the week. All brush and limbs must be separated from other bulky waste and placed in a separate pile.