TRASH COLLECTION

Trash/Garbage/Grass Clippings
P/U Each from Garage Area
Limited to 6 containers or bags (total including grass) Max. Weight = 35lbs /bag.
Must be out, available and easily accessible from the driveway by 7am
Excess waste should be placed at the curb for collection. (Max. 10 bags)

Heavy Trash
Heavy trash items will be picked up from the curb on the following days:

  • Wilchester: Saturday
  • Wilchester West: Thursday

Heavy trash items include, but are not limited to:

  • Tree limbs. Must be cut into 4-foot lengths and tied in bundles. Max. Weight = 50 lbs.

  • Bulky waste

  • Furniture

  • Appliances

  • Moving Boxes

  • NOTE: BFI will NOT collect tires, hazardous waste, wet paint, motor oil, tree trunks, car parts, concrete or construction debris. If you need to dispose of these items, see the Hazardous Waste Disposal information below.

Hazardous Waste Disposal
City of Houston Hazardous Waste Unit is located at 11500 South Post Oak Rd. The hours are Tues and Wed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the second Sat of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Their phone number is 713-551-7355.

RECYCLING

Paper Products
Newspapers and Magazines
NO phone books

Plastics
Clear and cloudy plastic soft drink bottles and milk jugs. Any plastic container with a 1 or 2
NO plastic wraps or any other type of plastic bottles

Cans
Aluminum and tin cans only
NO foil, pie tins, siding , aerosol cans of any type, or scrap metal

NO Glass
Sorry, BFI is unable to accept glass at this time.