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City collection Furniture is named in the city's heavy pick up list and goes out on the first garbage day of the week. No per-piece furniture charge is published; the item rides the residential service that is billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax. Confirm the piece with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
City collection Mattresses are named in the city's heavy pick up list, so a mattress goes out on the first garbage day of the week. No mattress charge is published; the piece rides the residential service billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax. Confirm the item and the day with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
City collection A refrigerator or freezer is collected with heavy garbage only after a licensed technician has removed the Freon and tagged the appliance. The city publishes no collection charge for a cooling appliance, but the technician who removes the Freon may charge for that work, and the city does not publish that amount, so arrange and confirm the tag before the unit goes out.
City collection Household garbage is collected twice a week by Waste Connections, with residents supplying their own bags or cans inside a 50-pound and 32-gallon limit. Residential collection is billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax under the city's contract with Waste Connections. Confirm the account and any extra charge with the city's utility billing office on 281-996-3232 or with Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Friendswood contracts its collection to Waste Connections, and the contract carries a weekly heavy pick up on the first garbage day that covers furniture, mattresses, appliances, water heaters, computers and reasonably sized televisions. A refrigerator or freezer only goes out once a licensed technician has removed the Freon and tagged the appliance. Anything on the refused list, including construction material, tires and chemicals, stays off the curb, and hazardous waste and electronics have a paid drop-off route at the Stella Roberts facility in Pearland or a state recycling programme.
Household garbage is collected twice a week by Waste Connections, with residents supplying their own bags or cans inside a 50-pound and 32-gallon limit.
City cost & eligibility
Residential collection is billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax under the city's contract with Waste Connections. Confirm the account and any extra charge with the city's utility billing office on 281-996-3232 or with Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
When & how
Put the garbage at the curb before 7 a.m. on one of the household's two weekly collection days. Containers may go out after 6 p.m. the day before and should come back in by 9 p.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Bags or cans have to weigh 50 pounds or less and containers may not exceed 32 gallons, because the trucks have no lifters and crews handle every can by hand. Old paint is collected only after it has been treated with paint hardener, and tires, chemicals and construction material never go in the garbage.
Recycling is collected once a week in a Waste Connections bin, with no plastic grocery bags and an extra cart available for a monthly charge.
City cost & eligibility
No separate recycling charge is published, and an additional 96-gallon recycling cart costs $1.32 per month through utility billing on 281-996-3232.
When & how
Put the bin out before 7 a.m. on the weekly recycling day. Extra material goes in a clear plastic bag on top of or beside the bin.
Get it ready
Rinse everything and keep it reasonably clean, flatten cardboard, and keep plastic grocery bags out because they are not accepted. If you supply your own container it has to be marked as recycling so the garbage truck does not take it.
Larger household items are collected once a week on the first garbage day of the week, and the published list covers appliances, furniture, mattresses, water heaters, computers and reasonably sized televisions.
City cost & eligibility
Heavy pick up is part of the residential collection service billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax, and no separate per-item charge is published. Confirm the item and the pickup day with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
When & how
Put the item out on the first garbage day of the week. Garbage runs twice a week, so the heavy day is the earlier of the household's two collection days.
Get it ready
Keep the load inside the published conditions: carpet cut to five feet or less, rolled and under 50 pounds and dry before it goes out; swing sets pulled apart and cut down to five feet or less with a total of 300 pounds or less; doors cut in half. Projection televisions, tires, fencing, railroad ties, dirt, cast iron, chemicals and construction material are refused.
Furniture is named in the city's heavy pick up list and goes out on the first garbage day of the week.
City cost & eligibility
No per-piece furniture charge is published; the item rides the residential service that is billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax. Confirm the piece with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
When & how
Put the furniture out on the first garbage day of the week, curbside before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep the piece light enough for a two-person crew to handle by hand, because the trucks have no lifters, and keep it clear of the garbage cans and the recycling bin. A cabinet or other piece that counts as construction material is refused.
Mattresses are named in the city's heavy pick up list, so a mattress goes out on the first garbage day of the week.
City cost & eligibility
No mattress charge is published; the piece rides the residential service billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax. Confirm the item and the day with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810.
When & how
Place the mattress at the curb on the first garbage day of the week, before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and flat, and keep it clear of the garbage cans so the crew can reach it. A bed frame or headboard is not named on the list, so ask about it when you confirm the pickup.
Appliances ride the weekly heavy pick up, and a water heater is accepted once the water has been removed. A refrigerator or freezer needs its Freon removed and tagged first.
City cost & eligibility
No appliance charge is published for the heavy pick up, which is part of the residential service billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax. A technician's charge for removing Freon from a cooling appliance is separate and is not published by the city.
When & how
Put the appliance at the curb on the first garbage day of the week, before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and remove the water from a water heater before it goes out. For a refrigerator or freezer, have a licensed technician remove the Freon and place a tag or sticker on the unit, because the city will only collect a tagged appliance.
A refrigerator or freezer is collected with heavy garbage only after a licensed technician has removed the Freon and tagged the appliance.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no collection charge for a cooling appliance, but the technician who removes the Freon may charge for that work, and the city does not publish that amount, so arrange and confirm the tag before the unit goes out.
When & how
Have the appliance tagged first, then set it out on the first garbage day of the week before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it upright outside, and do not put it at the curb until the Freon has been removed and the sticker is on the appliance, because an untagged unit will not be collected.
A reasonably sized television and a computer ride the heavy pick up, projection televisions do not, and the city points at the two Texas recycling programmes and a paid per-pound drop-off for everything else.
City cost & eligibility
Televisions within a reasonable size and computers are part of the heavy pick up with no separate charge published, while the Stella Roberts facility in Pearland charges Friendswood residents a fee per pound for electronics-type items such as keyboards, monitors and hard drives. Confirm the fee on 281-489-2795 before loading.
When & how
Put a television or computer out on the first garbage day of the week, or take electronics-type material to the Stella Roberts facility in Pearland, whose hours the city does not publish.
Get it ready
Keep a projection television off the curb because the city refuses it, wipe personal data from a computer before handover, and treat the drop-off as a paid route rather than a free one because the city states there is a fee per pound there.
Construction material is on the city's refused list, so boards, sheetrock, paneling, windows, cabinets and similar material never go to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
The city refuses construction material such as boards, two by fours, sheetrock, paneling, windows and cabinets alongside dirt, soil, fencing material, railroad ties, cast iron, tires and hazardous chemicals, and the city publishes no municipal construction route, so a project load is arranged privately with a hauler or container service.
When & how
Arrange the removal before the work starts, because the material cannot go out with either the garbage or the heavy pick up.
Get it ready
Keep boards, two by fours, sheetrock, paneling, windows, cabinets and doors out of the garbage and the heavy pile, and keep them clear of the green waste collection as well. A door is only collected when it is cut in half, and untreated fence pickets under five feet may go with green waste only when they are bundled.
No Friendswood page names exercise equipment, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes out with the heavy pick up.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no exercise machine charge and does not name one on the heavy pick up list, so confirm the machine and any conditions with the city on 281-996-3232 or Waste Connections on 281-331-0810 first.
When & how
Confirm the machine, then put it out on the first garbage day of the week if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Take the console and loose weights off so the frame is manageable by hand, keep the machine clear of the cans and the bin, and keep it out of the construction material pile because that material is refused.
Heavy pick up rides the first garbage day of the week
Friendswood collects larger items once a week on the first garbage day of the household's two collection days. Furniture, mattresses, appliances, water heaters with the water removed, computers and reasonably sized televisions are all on the list, while carpet, swing sets and doors have their own cutting and weight conditions, and construction material, tires, chemicals and projection televisions are refused.
The collection trucks have no lifters, so every bag, can and heavy item is handled by the crew. Garbage bags and cans have to stay at 50 pounds or less and containers at 32 gallons or less, the recycling bin holds only what fits with extra material in a clear bag, and a heavy item that cannot be managed by hand has to be cut down or taken another route.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Friendswood with Waste Connections, the City of Pearland and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Use the weekly heavy pick up
A Friendswood household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, a water heater, a computer or a reasonably sized television.
Cost & conditions
No separate per-item charge is published for heavy pick up; it is part of the residential collection service billed at $23.10 per month plus 8.25% sales tax, and a technician's charge for removing Freon from a cooling appliance is separate. Confirm the item and the day on 281-996-3232.
Arrange it
Put the items at the curb before 7 a.m. on the first garbage day of the week, with the cutting and weight conditions applied to carpet, swing sets and doors.
Projection televisions, tires, fencing material, railroad ties, dirt, cast iron, chemicals and construction material are all refused, and a refrigerator or freezer is only collected once the Freon has been removed and the unit tagged.
City of Friendswood with Waste Connections, the City of Pearland and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Use the Stella Roberts facility for hazardous waste and electronics
A Friendswood household with paint, chemicals, batteries, motor oil or electronics-type material such as a monitor, keyboard or hard drive.
Cost & conditions
Friendswood residents pay a small fee per pound at the Pearland facility, and no amount is published, so confirm the fee schedule on 281-489-2795 before loading the car.
Arrange it
Take the material to the Stella Roberts Recycling facility at 5800 Magnolia Parkway in Pearland on a Tuesday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. or a Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., keeping products in their original containers and separating electronics-type items from chemicals.
The route is fee based rather than free, the facility is in another city, and it is operated by Keep Pearland Beautiful rather than a city department, so confirm the current fee schedule on 281-489-2795 before travelling.
Use a Texas recycling programme for a television or computer
A household with a television or computer equipment looking for a manufacturer or brand programme instead of the curbside route.
Cost & conditions
The state programme pages list brand and manufacturer options and do not publish a price, so confirm the terms with whichever programme is being used.
Arrange it
Check the Texas Recycles TVs programme for a television or the Texas Recycles Computers programme for computer equipment, then confirm the drop-off terms with the brand or recycler before travelling.
The programmes are lists of opportunities rather than a single drop-off, and a projection television or a commercial load may not be covered, so confirm the device first.
Friendswood's own route is the weekly heavy pick up, which runs on the first garbage day of the week and carries furniture, mattresses, appliances, water heaters without water, computers and reasonably sized televisions, with carpet, swing sets and doors subject to cutting and weight conditions. A refrigerator or freezer only goes out after a licensed technician removes the Freon and tags the unit. Everything the city refuses, including construction material, tires, fencing, railroad ties, dirt, cast iron and chemicals, has to be handled privately, and hazardous waste and electronics-type material can be taken to the Stella Roberts facility in Pearland, where Friendswood residents pay a fee per pound and should call 281-489-2795 for the current schedule. Collection days and items, including heavy pick up and refused materialHousehold hazardous waste through the Stella Roberts facilityGarbage, green waste and recycling contract, rate and schedule
Regional drop-off for hazardous waste and electronics
Stella Roberts Recycling Facility
5800 Magnolia Parkway, Pearland, TX 77584
Household hazardous waste from Friendswood residents, including flammable and combustible liquids and solids, poisons, corrosives and acids and bases, oxidizers such as pool chemicals, lead acid batteries, batteries including nickel cadmium, lithium and mercury, motor oil and cooking oil, car fluids and latex and oil-based paint, plus electronics-type items such as computer keyboards, monitors and hard drives.
Friendswood residents pay a small fee per pound for hazardous waste and for electronics-type items, so the route is not free. The City publishes that fee basis and gives 281-489-2795 for the fee schedule, and the centre is operated by Keep Pearland Beautiful rather than the City of Pearland, so confirm the current fee on that number before loading the car.
Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the centre operated by Keep Pearland Beautiful rather than the City of Pearland.
The city states only that Friendswood residents will pay a small fee per pound for hazardous waste and for electronics-type items, so confirm the current fee schedule on 281-489-2795.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
When does heavy pick up happen in Friendswood?+
On the first garbage day of the week, once a week, as part of the regular collection service. The published list covers appliances, furniture, mattresses, water heaters with the water removed, computers and reasonably sized televisions, with separate conditions for carpet, swing sets and doors.Official guidance
Will Friendswood take a couch at the curb?+
Yes, on the first garbage day of the week as part of heavy pick up. Furniture is named on the published list alongside appliances, mattresses, water heaters, computers and televisions, and there is no separate per-item charge beyond the monthly collection rate.Official guidance
How does a mattress leave a Friendswood home?+
On the first garbage day of the week with the heavy pick up, because mattresses are named on the city's list. Put it at the curb before 7 a.m. and keep it clear of the cans, and there is no separate per-item charge published beyond the monthly collection rate.Official guidance
How do appliances go out in Friendswood?+
On the first garbage day of the week with heavy pick up. A water heater must have the water removed first, and a refrigerator or freezer must be tagged by a licensed technician who has removed the Freon before the city will collect it.Official guidance
How do televisions and computers leave a Friendswood home?+
A television within a reasonable size and a computer go out with the weekly heavy pick up on the first garbage day, while a projection television is refused and has to use another route. The city also links the Texas Recycles TVs and Texas Recycles Computers programmes, and the Stella Roberts facility in Pearland takes electronics-type items at a fee per pound.Official guidance
Which day is heavy pick up in Friendswood?+
The first of the household's two weekly garbage days. Garbage is collected twice a week, and the larger items listed by the city, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, water heaters, computers and reasonably sized televisions, are collected once a week on that first day, with everything at the curb by 7 a.m.Official guidance
What happens to collection on a holiday?+
Waste Connections observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If a collection day lands on one of those holidays, pickup resumes on the next regularly scheduled day, and the city asks residents to check its Facebook page for the holiday-week schedule. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve run normally, with a possible early finish once routes are complete.Official guidance
