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City collection Furniture goes out with the monthly by request bulky item pickup as part of the six cubic yard allowance. No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address, with each scheduled pickup covering up to six cubic yards and a six to twelve cubic yard pile carrying an unpublished fee.
City collection A mattress goes out with the monthly by request bulky item pickup, inside the six cubic yard allowance, because the landfill free load expressly excludes mattresses. No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address: each scheduled bulky item pickup covers up to six cubic yards, and a pile from six to twelve cubic yards is collected for a fee that the city does not publish. Piles over twelve cubic yards are not collected and a roll off is requested instead.
City collection Refrigerators and appliances are expressly refused in the bulky item collection, and no city page publishes the appliance route. The bulky item service refuses refrigerators and appliances outright, and neither the landfill page nor the hazardous waste event page names an appliance route, so call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 to arrange the disposal and confirm how an appliance and a refrigerant unit are handled.
City collection Garbage and recycling are collected once a week on the same day, with a green recycle cart provided to every home at no additional fee. No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address. Every residential home is provided with a green 96 gallon recycling cart, and the city states there is no additional fee to participate in recycling.
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?
Temple runs brush and bulky item collection by request rather than on a standing route: a household schedules one brush pickup and one bulky item pickup each month through 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com, and the pile is out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week. Each scheduled pickup covers up to six cubic yards, about a full size pickup bed, with six to twelve cubic yards collected for a fee and anything larger refused in favour of a roll off. Brush and bulky items have to be separate piles, because a mixed pile is not collected, and piles stay within three feet of the curb and six feet from cars, mailboxes and utility meters. The bulky service refuses construction and demolition debris, rocks and dirt, hazardous materials, refrigerators and appliances, and glass including mirrors and televisions, so the routes for those sit elsewhere: the household hazardous waste collection event at the Solid Waste Complex on October 24 takes electronics, chemicals, batteries and tires with the first four small tires free, motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint are accepted at the same complex all year, and the city landfill takes one free residential cleanup load a month with a water utility bill while excluding mattresses and any remodeling material.
A mattress goes out with the monthly by request bulky item pickup, inside the six cubic yard allowance, because the landfill free load expressly excludes mattresses.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address: each scheduled bulky item pickup covers up to six cubic yards, and a pile from six to twelve cubic yards is collected for a fee that the city does not publish. Piles over twelve cubic yards are not collected and a roll off is requested instead.
When & how
One bulky item pickup a month, requested through 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com, with the pile at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress in a pile separate from any brush, because a mixed pile is not collected, and place the pile within three feet of the curb and at least six feet from cars, mailboxes and utility meters, avoiding low hanging wires and limbs. Do not take the mattress to the landfill under the free residential allowance, because that allowance excludes mattresses.
Furniture goes out with the monthly by request bulky item pickup as part of the six cubic yard allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address, with each scheduled pickup covering up to six cubic yards and a six to twelve cubic yard pile carrying an unpublished fee.
When & how
One bulky item pickup a month by request, with the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week, and a household that cancels at least a week ahead keeps that month's credit.
Get it ready
Keep brush in its own pile and do not mix bags, boxes or trash into either pile, because a mixed pile is refused. Place the furniture within three feet of the curb and six feet from cars, mailboxes and utility meters.
Refrigerators and appliances are expressly refused in the bulky item collection, and no city page publishes the appliance route.
City cost & eligibility
The bulky item service refuses refrigerators and appliances outright, and neither the landfill page nor the hazardous waste event page names an appliance route, so call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 to arrange the disposal and confirm how an appliance and a refrigerant unit are handled.
When & how
Arranged with the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 during business hours, with the office open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove or secure the doors before it is collected. Keep the appliance out of both carts, because the recycling cart refuses appliances-style material such as automotive parts and lawn furniture and the bulky service refuses appliances, and confirm before setting the unit at the curb.
Televisions and glass are refused in the bulky service and electronics are refused in the recycling cart, so the published route is the household hazardous waste collection event.
City cost & eligibility
Electronics are refused in the bulky pile and in the recycling cart, and the published route is the city household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 24 at the Solid Waste Complex, which lists electronics as accepted and publishes fees only for tires, so confirm any charge or limit when you call 254-298-5000 before loading a television.
When & how
The household hazardous waste collection event runs Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2611 E. Ave. H, the Solid Waste Complex, with surrounding events listed by the Central Texas Council of Governments.
Get it ready
Wipe the drive or remove the storage before handover, keep the device out of the bulky pile and out of the recycling cart, and keep containers five gallons or less with no more than 15 gallons per customer because the event is a contactless drive through where containers are not returned.
Exercise equipment is not named on the bulky refused list, so the rule is a confirmation call that keeps the machine inside the pile limits.
City cost & eligibility
No city page names an exercise machine, so call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 to confirm the piece and the size before scheduling. If it is accepted it fits inside the six cubic yard allowance, with a six to twelve cubic yard pile carrying an unpublished fee.
When & how
One bulky item pickup a month by request, with the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will come apart so the pile stays inside the size allowance, tie the cord and loose parts to the frame, remove any battery pack, and keep the machine in the bulky pile rather than the brush pile, because the two are collected separately and a mixed pile is refused.
Tires are refused in the recycling cart and accepted at the household hazardous waste collection event, with the first four small tires free and larger or extra tires charged.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 for the published per tire charge for tires 17 inches and under at the city household hazardous waste collection event, with the first four tires of that size free and larger tires charged 8 dollars each from 18 to 22.5 inches and 17 dollars each at 22.5 inches and above. Households bringing tires to the city collection event at 2611 E. Ave. H, where the load is limited to 15 gallons per customer for other materials and containers are not returned.
When & how
The event runs Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the city points residents to the Central Texas Council of Governments for surrounding events.
Get it ready
Bring the tires to the drive through and stay in the vehicle, keep the count and the sizes in mind when the fees are calculated, and keep tires out of the curbside carts, because the recycling cart refuses tires and the bulky service does not list them as accepted.
Construction, remodeling and demolition debris is refused in the bulky collection and excluded from the free residential landfill load, so it moves as a paid load or a private arrangement.
City cost & eligibility
There is no curbside route for construction material. The bulky service lists construction, remodeling and demolition debris as an item it does not collect, and the landfill's free monthly residential allowance excludes any remodeling, demolition, building or roofing material, so the load goes to the landfill as a paid load, where a load from outside Temple pays a minimum of 55.37 dollars plus a 0.94 dollar state fee, or through a roll off.
When & how
The landfill is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through October 31, 2026, and Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. from November 1, 2026 to March 14, 2027, closed Sundays.
Get it ready
Cover and tarp the load before the trip because the landfill assesses a fee on an uncovered load, wear a safety vest on site, and bring identification showing where the waste was generated. Keep debris out of the brush and bulky piles, because a mixed pile is not collected.
Bulky household items are collected by request once a month within a six cubic yard allowance, with a fee band above that and a refusal over twelve cubic yards.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address, with each scheduled pickup covering up to six cubic yards. A pile from six to twelve cubic yards is collected for an unpublished fee, and a pile over twelve cubic yards is not collected at all.
When & how
One bulky item pickup a month, scheduled at 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com, with the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week and a cancellation at least a week ahead keeping the month's credit. The city also holds bulky drop off events on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, September 19 at the Solid Waste Complex.
Get it ready
Keep bulky items and brush in separate piles, add no bags, boxes or trash to the brush pile, place the pile within three feet of the curb and six feet from cars, mailboxes and utility meters, and keep it out from under low hanging wires and limbs. Construction debris, rocks and dirt, hazardous materials, refrigerators and appliances, and glass including mirrors and televisions are refused.
Garbage and recycling are collected once a week on the same day, with a green recycle cart provided to every home at no additional fee.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service for a Temple address. Every residential home is provided with a green 96 gallon recycling cart, and the city states there is no additional fee to participate in recycling.
When & how
Garbage and recycling are picked up once a week on the same day, with the route and schedule for an address from the city lookup tool. The 2026 holiday schedule moves a Thursday collection to Friday and a Friday collection to Saturday over Thanksgiving, and a Friday collection to Saturday over Christmas.
Get it ready
Put the carts out with the wheels at the edge of the street by 7 a.m. on the collection day, keep them six feet from surrounding items and three feet from each other, leave recyclables loose rather than bagged, and keep the lids closed. Electronics, glass, tires, batteries, hazardous waste containers, medical waste, wood and yard waste are refused in the recycling cart.
Household chemicals go to the city collection event on October 24, and motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint are taken at the Solid Waste Complex all year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to households at the city household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 24 at the Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Ave. H, with containers of five gallons or less and a limit of 15 gallons per customer. Motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint are accepted at the same complex all year during business hours, and tires are the only items with published fees.
When & how
The event runs Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and surrounding events are listed by the Central Texas Council of Governments.
Get it ready
Stay in the vehicle for the contactless drive through, keep every container five gallons or less, keep the total under 15 gallons per customer, and expect the containers not to be returned. Accepted material includes flammables, corrosives, oxidizers, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, paint and paint products, reactive materials, automotive fluids, oil filters, antifreeze, batteries, aerosols and electronics.
Bulky items and brush go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week, within three feet of the curb, at least six feet from cars, mailboxes and utility meters, and clear of low hanging wires and tree limbs.
Brush must be in its own pile with no bags, boxes or trash mixed in, because a mixed pile is not collected, and the trucks may reach the two piles on different days of the week. The two pickups are separate monthly allowances.
The bulky service refuses construction, remodeling and demolition debris, rocks and dirt, hazardous materials, refrigerators and appliances, and glass including mirrors and televisions, so none of those belong in the pile. Piles over twelve cubic yards are also refused in favour of a roll off.
A Temple resident with a pickup load or less of general household cleanup brings a current water utility bill showing the residential garbage rate for one free dump a month. The allowance excludes mattresses and any remodeling, demolition, building or roofing material, and anything larger than a pickup load, and every load must be covered and tarped with a safety vest worn on site.
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City of Temple Solid Waste Division with the Temple Landfill operated by Waste Management
By request monthly bulky item pickup
A Temple household with furniture, a mattress or another bulky item that fits within a six cubic yard pile.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included in the residential solid waste service, with one bulky item pickup a month covering up to six cubic yards, a six to twelve cubic yard pile collected for an unpublished fee, and piles over twelve cubic yards refused.
Arrange it
Request the pickup at 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com during business hours, cancel at least a week ahead if plans change so the month's credit is kept, and set the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week.
Brush and bulky items must be separate piles, mixed piles are not collected, construction debris, rocks and dirt, hazardous materials, refrigerators and appliances and glass including mirrors and televisions are refused, and the landfill free load does not cover mattresses.
City of Temple Solid Waste Division with the Temple Landfill operated by Waste Management
Bulky drop off events at the Solid Waste Complex
A household with a bulky load to drop in one trip rather than wait for a scheduled pickup.
Cost & conditions
The events are published on the city holiday and events schedule without a published fee for a bulky load, so call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 to confirm what the drop off accepts and whether anything is charged.
Arrange it
Bring the load to the Solid Waste Complex at 2611 E. Ave. H on Saturday, April 18 or Saturday, September 19, which are the 2026 bulky drop off dates listed with the city schedule.
The same item limits that apply to the curbside bulky service are the published ones, so confirm before loading anything that the service refuses, including construction debris, appliances and glass.
City of Temple Solid Waste Division with the Temple Landfill operated by Waste Management
Household hazardous waste collection event
A household with chemicals, batteries, electronics or tires that the curbside routes refuse.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to households at the collection event, with containers five gallons or less and a limit of 15 gallons per customer. Tires are the published exception: the first four tires 17 inches and under are free, then 5 dollars each at that size, 8 dollars each from 18 to 22.5 inches and 17 dollars each at 22.5 inches and above.
Arrange it
Drive to the Solid Waste Complex at 2611 E. Ave. H on Saturday, October 24 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., stay in the vehicle for the contactless drive through, and hand the material over without expecting the containers back.
Motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint are taken at the complex year round during business hours instead of waiting for the event, and electronics are accepted at the event but refused in the bulky pile and the recycling cart.
City of Temple Solid Waste Division with the Temple Landfill operated by Waste Management
Temple Landfill residential self haul
A Temple household with a pickup load or less of general household cleanup, or a project load that the free allowance does not cover.
Cost & conditions
From $55.37 for the published minimum disposal charge for a load from outside Temple, plus a 0.94 dollar state fee, with a Temple resident paying nothing for one pickup load or less of general household cleanup a month on presentation of the water utility bill. Temple residents presenting identification and a current water utility bill showing the residential garbage rate, for one free load a month up to a pickup load of general household cleanup, excluding mattresses and remodeling, demolition, building and roofing material.
Arrange it
Drive to 706 Landfill Road, at the end of East Avenue H on the east side of Loop 363, cover and tarp the load, wear a safety vest and bring the utility bill and identification. Payment is by check or card, with Visa, MasterCard and Discover named.
The free allowance excludes mattresses and any remodeling, demolition, building or roofing material, anything over a pickup load is charged, an uncovered load is assessed a fee, and the safety vest can be bought at the scale house. The landfill is closed on Sundays and on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Temple keeps the household routes on the curb and puts the hard items on a calendar. A household schedules one brush pickup and one bulky item pickup a month through 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com, with the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week and brush kept in a separate pile, and each pickup covers up to six cubic yards. Everything the bulky service refuses moves to the Solid Waste Complex at 2611 E. Ave. H: the city holds a household hazardous waste collection event there on Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. that takes electronics, chemicals, batteries and tires, with the first four tires 17 inches and under free and the larger or additional tires charged, and motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint are accepted there all year during business hours. Brush can also be dropped at the complex year round. General household cleanup can go to the Temple Landfill at 706 Landfill Road, where a resident with a current water utility bill showing the residential garbage rate gets one free dump a month for a pickup load or less, excluding mattresses and any remodeling, demolition, building or roofing material, with the load covered and tarped and a safety vest worn on site. Brush and bulky item services: scheduling, set out rules, pile limits and refused itemsHousehold hazardous waste collection event: date, site, drive through rules, accepted items and tire feesTemple Landfill: free residential allowance, fees, tarp and vest rules, location and hoursSolid Waste Services overview with the 2026 holiday and events schedule
City landfill for residential cleanup loads
Temple Landfill
706 Landfill Road, Temple, TX 76501
General household cleanup loads, with one pickup load or less free each month to a Temple resident who shows a current water utility bill with the residential garbage rate.
The free allowance excludes mattresses and any remodeling, demolition, building or roofing material, and anything over a pickup load. Every load must be fully covered and tarped or a fee is assessed, a safety vest must be worn on site and can be bought at the scale house, identification showing where the waste was generated is required, and payment is by check or credit card with Visa, MasterCard and Discover named.
March 8 to October 31, 2026: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. November 1, 2026 to March 14, 2027: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sundays, and the landfill is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
From $55.37 for the published minimum disposal charge for a load from outside Temple plus a 0.94 dollar state fee, with a Temple resident paying nothing for the first pickup load or less of general household cleanup each month. Residents with identification showing where the waste was generated, and Temple residents also presenting a current water utility bill showing the residential garbage rate for the monthly free load.
Brush year round, motor oil, cooking oil and water based paint year round during business hours, and the city's shred, bulky drop off and household hazardous waste events, including electronics and tires at the hazardous waste event.
The published pages do not list business hours for the complex and do not state a fee for a bulky drop off, so confirm what is accepted at the gate and whether anything is charged. Hazardous waste event containers must be five gallons or less, the total is limited to 15 gallons per customer and containers are not returned.
The hazardous waste, bulky drop off and shred events all run on published Saturdays, with the next being the bulky drop off on September 19 followed by the household hazardous waste event on October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000 to confirm the complex hours and whether a drop off or event carries a charge, because the pages publish fees only for tires at the collection event.
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 leave a Temple home?+
By scheduling the monthly bulky item pickup at 254-298-5000 or ttxconnect.com, then putting the mattress at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week inside the six cubic yard allowance. The landfill's free residential load excludes mattresses, so the pickup is the route.Official guidance
How do I schedule a furniture pickup?+
Call 254-298-5000 during business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or use ttxconnect.com. Each household gets one bulky item pickup a month, and the pile goes out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week.Official guidance
Who takes an old refrigerator or appliance in Temple?+
Call the Solid Waste Division at 254-298-5000. The brush and bulky services page lists refrigerators and appliances among the items it does not collect, and the city pages publish no separate appliance drop off, so the division arranges the pickup.Official guidance
Where do Temple televisions and computers go?+
To the household hazardous waste collection event at 2611 E. Ave. H on Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., which lists electronics among the accepted materials. The bulky service refuses glass, mirrors and televisions, and the recycling cart refuses electronics, so the event is the route.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in Temple?+
The City of Temple Solid Waste Division, which serves more than 37,000 residential customers and provides brush and bulky item pickup to every residential customer. The division answers at 254-298-5000, and the landfill it owns is operated by Waste Management under a lease.Official guidance
When is my collection, and how do I schedule a bulky pickup?+
Garbage and recycling are both collected once a week on the same day, and the route for an address comes from the city lookup tool. Brush and bulky items are separate by request services: call 254-298-5000 during business hours or use ttxconnect.com for one brush and one bulky pickup each month, with the pile out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled week.Official guidance
What does the service cost?+
Recycling is part of the residential service with a green 96 gallon cart and no additional fee to participate, and the monthly bulky pickup covers up to six cubic yards at no extra charge, with a six to twelve cubic yard pile collected for an unpublished fee. The landfill gives a Temple resident one free cleanup load a month with the water utility bill, and a load from outside Temple pays a published minimum of 55.37 dollars plus a 0.94 dollar state fee.Official guidance
What events does the city hold?+
The 2026 schedule lists shred events on Saturday, March 28 and Saturday, November 14, bulky drop off events on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, September 19, and the household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 24, all at the Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Ave. H. The hazardous waste event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and takes electronics, chemicals, batteries and tires.Official guidance
What belongs in the recycling cart?+
Aluminium and metal cans, boxes without liners or food, junk mail, magazines, corrugated cardboard, newspapers, office paper, telephone directories, detergent boxes and plastic beverage containers, milk jugs and rinsed detergent bottles, with plastics limited to codes 1, 2 and 5, placed loose rather than bagged. Electronics, glass, tires, batteries, hazardous waste containers, medical waste, wood and yard waste are refused.Official guidance
