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City collection Small furniture and similar oversized household items are named on the Frontier bulk list and go out with the every two week bulk and brush collection. No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for a Pasadena address, with the garbage charge collected in the water deposit and monthly water bill and no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside route.
City collection A mattress is named on the Frontier bulk and brush list, which runs every two weeks, and a city serviced address uses the heavy trash weeks instead. No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for a Pasadena address, whose charge sits inside the water deposit and monthly water bill, with no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside bulk and heavy trash routes.
City collection White goods and appliances are refused in the curbside bulk service and are collected by appointment through the city sanitation department instead. The city publishes no per appliance rate for the scheduled pickup, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to book the collection and confirm any charge. The curbside bulk service refuses white goods and appliances outright, so the appointment is the route.
City collection Household garbage is collected twice a week from brown city bags, a free city issued rolling bin or store bought bags, with the charge inside the water bill. No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for an address inside the city, with the charges collected in the water deposit and the monthly water bill. City brown garbage bags cost 25 dollars a bundle at the Sanitation Department, and a city issued rolling bin is free on request at 713-475-5555.
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?
Pasadena is unusual in that three collection providers work inside the city, and the address decides which one runs the carts. The city municipal crews and Frontier Waste Solutions both collect garbage twice a week, with carts out before 7 a.m. and trash bagged and tied, and the garbage charge sits inside the water deposit and the monthly water bill rather than on a separate bill. Frontier adds a recycling day each week and a bulk and brush collection every two weeks that takes small furniture, mattresses, rugs, televisions and fence material while refusing tires, household hazardous waste, e-waste, white goods and appliances and anything a contractor generated. For the refused material the city sanitation department is the phone call: appliances, tires, computers and household hazardous waste are all scheduled pickups through 713-475-7884, with household chemicals limited to ten gallons or fifty pounds per collection. A homeowner with a project load uses the municipal landfill at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road for one residential load of up to two cubic yards a month, free with a matching water bill and a tarp, and starting at a published minimum charge above that size.
A mattress is named on the Frontier bulk and brush list, which runs every two weeks, and a city serviced address uses the heavy trash weeks instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for a Pasadena address, whose charge sits inside the water deposit and monthly water bill, with no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside bulk and heavy trash routes.
When & how
Frontier bulk and brush collection runs every two weeks by assigned service week with the pile out before 7 a.m., and city serviced addresses use heavy trash on the Wednesday of their first and third or second and fourth weeks, with a pile larger than a standard truck out by Monday at 7 a.m. in the scheduled week.
Get it ready
Put the bedding at the curb before 7 a.m. on the scheduled day and keep it clear of mailboxes, vehicles, fences, utility poles and other carts, because the provider requires about three feet of clearance. Confirm which provider serves the address before the pile goes out, because the two bulk schedules are different.
Small furniture and similar oversized household items are named on the Frontier bulk list and go out with the every two week bulk and brush collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for a Pasadena address, with the garbage charge collected in the water deposit and monthly water bill and no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside route.
When & how
Every two weeks on the assigned Frontier service week, or on the city heavy trash Wednesday in the first and third or second and fourth weeks for a city serviced address, before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep the piece at the curb with about three feet of clearance and make sure it came from normal residential use, because the bulk service refuses anything a commercial contractor or service provider generated. Items such as clothing, carpet and textiles are refused in the recycling cart, so keep them with the bulk pile instead.
White goods and appliances are refused in the curbside bulk service and are collected by appointment through the city sanitation department instead.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per appliance rate for the scheduled pickup, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to book the collection and confirm any charge. The curbside bulk service refuses white goods and appliances outright, so the appointment is the route.
When & how
Scheduled by appointment with the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, whose office is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a closed lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m. and operating hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove or secure the doors, and keep the appliance out of the garbage cart and off the bulk pile, because appliances are on the Frontier refused list. Confirm the pickup address and the set out spot when the appointment is booked.
Computers are scheduled through the sanitation department, while televisions sit on both the accepted and the refused Frontier bulk lists, so the route needs a confirmation call.
City cost & eligibility
No fee is published for the computer pickup, and the Frontier page lists televisions as accepted bulk while listing electronics and e-waste as refused on the same page, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to arrange the pickup and confirm how a television and a computer are handled for the address.
When & how
Computer and household hazardous waste pickups are booked by appointment with the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, and the Frontier bulk collection runs every two weeks by assigned service week.
Get it ready
Wipe the drive or remove the storage before handover, keep electronics out of the recycling cart, where the Frontier list refuses electronics, light bulbs and garden hoses, and do not put a device in the garbage cart.
Exercise equipment is not named on the published lists, so the route is a confirmation call and, if accepted, the every two week bulk collection.
City cost & eligibility
No published list names an exercise machine, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 and describe the piece. The bulk service accepts similar oversized household items from normal residential use, but the same list refuses anything a commercial contractor generated and does not name exercise equipment.
When & how
If the piece is accepted it goes out with the Frontier bulk and brush collection on the assigned service week, or with the city heavy trash week, before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, tie the cord and loose parts to the frame, remove any battery pack, and keep the machine clear of mailboxes, vehicles and other carts so the collection crew can reach it.
Tires are refused in the curbside bulk service and are scheduled by appointment with the city sanitation department.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per tire rate for the scheduled pickup, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to book the collection and confirm any charge and any limit on the number of tires.
When & how
By appointment through the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 during its weekday office hours, or by taking a residential load to the municipal landfill at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road within the monthly allowance.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the garbage cart, the recycling cart and the bulk pile, because the Frontier list refuses tires outright, and confirm the count and any preparation rule when the appointment is booked.
Contractor and commercial debris is refused in the curbside bulk service, and a homeowner's own load goes to the municipal landfill within the published monthly allowance.
City cost & eligibility
There is no curbside route for construction debris. The bulk service refuses debris from commercial contractors or service providers, and a homeowner's own residential load goes to the municipal landfill at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, where one load of up to two cubic yards a month is free with a matching water bill and anything over two cubic yards starts at a 140 dollar minimum charge.
When & how
The landfill takes loads Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., including hand unloads, roll offs, pull offs and dumpsters, and Saturday from 7 to 10:30 a.m., with the free residential allowance running once a month.
Get it ready
Tarp the load before leaving, because an uncovered load draws a ten dollar surcharge, bring a valid Texas driver licence and a current original Pasadena water bill whose address matches the licence so the load is free, and bring a hard hat and safety vest because they are required for access and can be bought at the landfill if you do not have them. Commercial refuse is not permitted under the residential allowance.
Bulky household items go out with the every two week Frontier bulk and brush collection or, for a city serviced address, on the city heavy trash weeks.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for a Pasadena address, whose charges are collected with the water deposit and the monthly water bill, with no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside route. Appliances, tires, computers and hazardous waste are refused in this service and are scheduled separately at 713-475-7884.
When & how
Frontier collects bulk and brush every two weeks on the assigned service week, with the pile out before 7 a.m. City serviced addresses use heavy trash on the Wednesday of the first and third or second and fourth weeks, and a pile larger than a standard garbage truck is out by Monday at 7 a.m. in the scheduled week and collected through the week.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to normal residential household items, put it at the curb before 7 a.m. on the scheduled day, and leave about three feet of clearance from mailboxes, vehicles, fences, utility poles and other carts. Tires, household hazardous waste, e-waste, white goods and appliances, and debris from commercial contractors are all refused, so separate those for the scheduled pickups or the landfill.
Household garbage is collected twice a week from brown city bags, a free city issued rolling bin or store bought bags, with the charge inside the water bill.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential garbage service for an address inside the city, with the charges collected in the water deposit and the monthly water bill. City brown garbage bags cost 25 dollars a bundle at the Sanitation Department, and a city issued rolling bin is free on request at 713-475-5555.
When & how
Garbage is collected twice a week, with the days for an address from the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, and carts or bags go to the curb before 7 a.m. on the collection day for the Frontier serviced areas.
Get it ready
Bag and tie household trash to keep litter down, keep carts about three feet from mailboxes, vehicles, fences, utility poles and other carts, and leave recyclables loose rather than bagged, because the recycling programme refuses plastic bags and bagged recyclables. Free recycle toters come from Frontier at 936-258-9035.
Household chemicals are collected curbside by appointment through the city sanitation department, with a ten gallon or fifty pound limit per collection.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no fee for the curbside hazardous waste pickup, which is arranged by calling the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, and the charge for the regular garbage service sits in the water bill. Confirm any charge and the collection day when the appointment is booked.
When & how
By appointment through the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, with residents limited to ten gallons or fifty pounds per collection, and the department office open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch closed from noon to 1 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the material in labelled containers that are not leaking, rusted or unreadable, because the city says such items are identified at collection and then classed as either hazardous or general solid waste. Accepted material includes antifreeze, car batteries, cleaning supplies, fertilizers, herbicides, household cleaners, latex and oil based paints, motor oil and automotive fluids, paint thinner, pet products, adhesives and caulk, and small household quantities of pesticides, while acids, ammunition, medical waste, explosives, fireworks, gasoline, kerosene, photographic chemicals, smoke detectors and business material are refused.
Trash carts, recycling carts and bulk piles go to the curb before 7 a.m. on the scheduled day, with household trash bagged and tied and about three feet of clearance from mailboxes, vehicles, fences, utility poles and other carts.
Frontier collects bulk and brush every two weeks on the assigned service week, and city serviced addresses use heavy trash on the Wednesday of the first and third or second and fourth weeks. A pile larger than a standard garbage truck is out by Monday at 7 a.m. in the scheduled week and collected through that week.
Appliances, tires, computers and chemicals are scheduled, not curbside bulk
White goods and appliances, tires, e-waste and household hazardous waste are all refused in the curbside bulk service, so they are booked as pickups with the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, with hazardous material limited to ten gallons or fifty pounds per collection.
A resident may take one load of up to two cubic yards of residential refuse a month to the municipal landfill at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, with the load no higher than the top of a pickup truck frame and covered with a tarp. Free disposal needs a valid Texas driver licence and a current original Pasadena water bill with a matching address, the load may not include commercial refuse, and the privilege expires 20 days from the water bill due date.
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 Pasadena Sanitation Division with Frontier Waste Solutions and the Pasadena municipal landfill
Curbside bulk and heavy trash
A Pasadena household with small furniture, a mattress, a rug, a television, fence material or another oversized household item from normal residential use.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included in the residential garbage service whose charges are collected with the water deposit and the monthly water bill, with no separate bulky item fee published for the curbside route.
Arrange it
Use the provider map or the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to confirm which company serves the address, then put the pile out before 7 a.m. on the assigned Frontier service week or the city heavy trash week with about three feet of clearance.
Tires, household hazardous waste, e-waste, white goods and appliances, and debris from commercial contractors or service providers are refused, and a pile larger than a standard garbage truck is collected across the scheduled week rather than on one day.
City of Pasadena Sanitation Division with Frontier Waste Solutions and the Pasadena municipal landfill
Scheduled appliance, tire, computer and chemical pickup
A household with an appliance, tires, a computer or household chemicals that the curbside bulk service refuses.
Cost & conditions
No per item rate is published for these pickups, so call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to book the collection and confirm any charge and the limits, including the ten gallon or fifty pound cap on hazardous material.
Arrange it
Call 713-475-7884 during the weekday office hours, which run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch closed from noon to 1 p.m., and describe the appliance, tires, computer or chemicals so the pickup is booked correctly.
Hazardous waste is limited to ten gallons or fifty pounds per collection and refuses acids, ammunition, medical waste, explosives, fireworks, gasoline, kerosene, photographic chemicals, smoke detectors and business material, and any product in an old, leaking or rusted container is identified at collection and may be treated as general waste.
City of Pasadena Sanitation Division with Frontier Waste Solutions and the Pasadena municipal landfill
Municipal landfill self haul
A household with its own residential load, including a small project load, that fits the monthly allowance.
Cost & conditions
From $140 for the published minimum charge when a residential load exceeds two cubic yards at the municipal landfill, with the first load of up to two cubic yards each month free for a qualified resident and a ten dollar surcharge for an uncovered load. Pasadena residents with a valid Texas driver licence and a current original Pasadena water bill whose address matches the licence, for one residential load a month, with a hard hat and safety vest required for access.
Arrange it
Tarp the load, bring the licence and the original water bill, and an OSHA compliant hard hat and safety vest, then arrive at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road on a weekday between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. or on Saturday between 7 and 10:30 a.m.
Commercial refuse is not permitted under the residential allowance, the privilege expires 20 days from the water bill due date, no copies of the bill are accepted, and anything over two cubic yards starts at the published minimum charge. Hard hats and safety vests can be bought at the landfill if you do not have them.
Pasadena households can haul their own residential load to the municipal landfill at 550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road in Houston, which takes one load of up to two cubic yards a month free for a resident who brings a valid Texas driver licence and a current original Pasadena water bill with a matching address, no copies, with the load no higher than the top of a pickup truck frame and covered by a tarp, because an uncovered load costs ten dollars more. Anything over two cubic yards starts at a 140 dollar minimum charge, commercial refuse is not allowed under the residential allowance, the privilege expires 20 days from the water bill due date, and access requires an OSHA hard hat and safety vest that can be bought at the landfill. The landfill is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 to 10:30 a.m. For anything that should not be hauled, the city sanitation department schedules appliance, tire, computer and household hazardous waste pickups at 713-475-7884, with household chemicals limited to ten gallons or fifty pounds per collection. Municipal trash collection, containers, the resident landfill allowance and the landfill rulesHousehold hazardous waste, appliance and tire pickups by appointment with the limits and accepted listRecycling programmes, the drop off point and the computer and hazardous waste appointment line
Municipal landfill for resident loads
City of Pasadena municipal landfill
550 Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, Houston, TX 77034
Residential refuse in one load of up to two cubic yards a month, which covers household bulky items and a homeowner's own small project material.
Free disposal requires a valid Texas driver licence and a current original Pasadena water bill with a matching address, with no copies accepted, and the privilege expires 20 days from the water bill due date. The load must be no higher than the top of a traditional pickup truck frame and covered with a tarp, an uncovered load drawing a ten dollar surcharge, commercial refuse is not permitted, a hard hat and safety vest are required under OSHA rules and can be purchased on site, and the landfill does not loan or rent them out.
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for hand unloads, roll offs, pull offs and dumpsters, and Saturday 7 to 10:30 a.m. for the same work.
From $140 for the published minimum charge when a load exceeds two cubic yards, with the first load of up to two cubic yards each month free for a qualified Pasadena resident and a ten dollar surcharge for an uncovered load. Pasadena residents meeting the licence and original water bill requirement, for one residential load a month, with commercial refuse excluded.
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.
How does a mattress go out in Pasadena?+
On the bulk and brush pickup, which runs every two weeks for a Frontier serviced address and takes mattresses, and on the heavy trash weeks for a city serviced address. Put the mattress out before 7 a.m. on the scheduled day and keep three feet of clearance from mailboxes, vehicles and other carts.Official guidance
Will a couch go out with the bulk pickup?+
Yes, if it is household furniture from normal residential use. Small furniture is named on the Frontier bulk list alongside mattresses, rugs, televisions and fence material, and the collection runs every two weeks by assigned service week with the pile out before 7 a.m.Official guidance
How do I get rid of an appliance in Pasadena?+
Call the city sanitation department at 713-475-7884 and schedule the pickup. Appliances and white goods are refused in the curbside bulk and brush collection, so the scheduled pickup is the published route, and the office is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch closed from noon to 1 p.m.Official guidance
Where do Pasadena computers and televisions go?+
Call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 to make an appointment for a computer or household hazardous waste pickup, which the city recycling page sets out. Televisions are named on the Frontier accepted bulk list but electronics and e-waste are refused on the same page, so confirm the television when the appointment is booked.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Pasadena?+
It depends on the address, because the city names three providers: City of Pasadena municipal crews, Frontier Waste Solutions and Waste Management. Garbage is collected twice a week and the days for an address come from the sanitation department at 713-475-7884, while Frontier answers at 936-258-9035 and the sanitation office is at 120 N. Pasadena Boulevard.Official guidance
How do I find my collection day and provider?+
Call the sanitation department at 713-475-7884 for the garbage days and the provider serving the address, or use the service maps the city publishes with the Frontier page. Trash and recycling carts go out before 7 a.m., and bulk runs every two weeks on an assigned service week for Frontier serviced addresses or on the heavy trash weeks for city serviced addresses.Official guidance
What does garbage service cost?+
The garbage charge is collected with the water deposit and the monthly water bill rather than billed separately, and the current rate page states that water, wastewater and garbage rates rose 1.2 percent effective October 1, 2025, with the fiscal year 2026 schedule of rates published as a document. City brown garbage bags cost 25 dollars a bundle and a city issued rolling bin is free on request at 713-475-5555.Official guidance
What belongs in the recycling cart?+
Aluminium and steel cans, glass bottles and jars, cardboard and boxboard, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, junk mail and office paper, and plastic bottles and jugs labelled 1 and 2 with caps, placed loose rather than bagged. Plastic bags and packaging, styrofoam, food waste and liquids, yard waste, clothing, carpet and textiles, electronics, light bulbs, garden hoses, metal cookware, ceramics, dishes, mirrors and window glass are refused.Official guidance
