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City collection Furniture heads the acceptable list for the twice monthly bulk pickup, and carpet and carpet pads are on the same list. Neither published list requires wrapping, but carpet and wooden pieces have to be cut down before they go out. No charge. Furniture and carpet are collected inside the twice monthly residential bulk service with no published per-item fee.
City collection A mattress is not named on either list in The Colony's service guide: furniture sits on the acceptable bulk list and mattresses are not named among the refused items, so a mattress is an unlisted piece rather than a settled one. No mattress is named on the city's bulk lists and no mattress fee is published, so confirm acceptance and any charge with the city at 972-624-3131 before the bulk Monday.
City collection An appliance containing Freon is collected only when the refrigerant has been removed by a certified technician and the proper paperwork is attached to the item. Without that paperwork the unit does not meet the published condition. No charge. The collection carries no published per-item fee inside the twice monthly bulk service, while the Freon removal is a separate certified technician cost that the city does not set.
City collection Trash is collected once a week in the green container and recycling once a week in the blue container, with green waste collected separately every Monday. Everything has to be inside the cart, because bags, boxes and other carts are not picked up. The city publishes a residential trash and recycling rate document for the 06/01/25 to 05/31/27 period, so confirm the current monthly charge with the city at 972-624-3131 or with Republic Services through the city line on 972-624-3131.
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?
The Colony collects trash and recycling once a week and green waste every Monday, and bulky waste leaves on a designated Monday twice a month, with the Mondays set by whether the household trash day falls early or late in the week. Furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, half cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers are all on the acceptable bulk list, the load is capped at four cubic yards, and an appliance holding Freon only goes out with a technician's paperwork attached to it. Televisions, tires, hazardous liquids, large metal objects and big construction debris are refused in the pile, and they go instead to the city hazardous waste drop-off on Colony Boulevard or into a roll-off container arranged through the contractor. Dropcurb hauls residential items from addresses across The Colony.
Trash is collected once a week in the green container and recycling once a week in the blue container, with green waste collected separately every Monday. Everything has to be inside the cart, because bags, boxes and other carts are not picked up.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes a residential trash and recycling rate document for the 06/01/25 to 05/31/27 period, so confirm the current monthly charge with the city at 972-624-3131 or with Republic Services through the city line on 972-624-3131.
When & how
Once a week on the neighborhood collection day for trash and recycling, and every Monday for green waste, with carts at the alley edge or driveway flares by 7 a.m. and lids fully closed.
Get it ready
Keep carts at least three feet from the nearest object, put all trash inside the cart, and bag and tie any loose bulk material in bags of 50 pounds or less. Recyclables go together in the blue cart with lids on rinsed bottles and cans, and kitchen waste, yard waste, car tires and batteries do not belong in recycling.
Bulk waste is collected twice a month on a designated Monday, and which Mondays applies depends on the normal trash day: a Tuesday or Wednesday household gets the first and third Mondays, and a Thursday or Friday household gets the second and fourth. The load is limited to four cubic yards.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Bulk pickup is part of the residential collection the household already pays for through the city contract with Republic Services and no per-item fee is published for it. A roll-off container for a project is a quoted service instead.
When & how
Twice a month on the designated Monday, with items placed in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Cut wooden items and carpet into four foot lengths or less, cut cabinets and hot tubs in half, and cut fence panels in half. Bag and tie loose material in bags of 50 pounds or less, drain appliances that hold water, and remove the oil and gas from a mower before it goes out.
Furniture heads the acceptable list for the twice monthly bulk pickup, and carpet and carpet pads are on the same list. Neither published list requires wrapping, but carpet and wooden pieces have to be cut down before they go out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture and carpet are collected inside the twice monthly residential bulk service with no published per-item fee.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday for the household, in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Cut wooden items and carpet into four foot lengths or less, keep the whole load within four cubic yards, and bag and tie loose pieces in bags of 50 pounds or less so nothing blows away. Place the material where the household normally sets out its carts.
A mattress is not named on either list in The Colony's service guide: furniture sits on the acceptable bulk list and mattresses are not named among the refused items, so a mattress is an unlisted piece rather than a settled one.
City cost & eligibility
No mattress is named on the city's bulk lists and no mattress fee is published, so confirm acceptance and any charge with the city at 972-624-3131 before the bulk Monday.
When & how
Confirm the item with the contractor before the designated bulk Monday, then set it out in the normal collection area if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Call the city at 972-624-3131, describe the mattress and box spring, and keep them out of the green cart and the blue cart while the answer is pending. If they go out, keep the load inside the four cubic yard limit and bag and tie anything loose.
Appliances, water heaters and lawn mowers are all named on the acceptable bulk list in The Colony's service guide. Two preparation rules decide whether the piece is collected: water containing appliances have to be drained, and mowers have to have the oil and gas removed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Appliances are collected inside the twice monthly residential bulk service with no published per-item fee, while the Freon removal is arranged and paid separately with a certified technician.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday for the household, in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Drain the water from an appliance that holds it, remove the oil and gas from a mower, and for anything holding Freon have a certified technician remove it with the paperwork attached to the item. Keep the appliance inside the four cubic yard limit and keep it away from the carts.
An appliance containing Freon is collected only when the refrigerant has been removed by a certified technician and the proper paperwork is attached to the item. Without that paperwork the unit does not meet the published condition.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The collection carries no published per-item fee inside the twice monthly bulk service, while the Freon removal is a separate certified technician cost that the city does not set.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday only after the Freon paperwork is attached to the unit.
Get it ready
Arrange the Freon removal with a certified technician, attach the paperwork to the appliance itself, and keep the unit out of both carts until the bulk Monday. The household still has to stay inside the four cubic yard bulk limit with the rest of the load.
Electronics are refused in the bulk pile but accepted at the city Household Hazardous Waste drop-off. The city states that televisions are no longer allowed in landfills and that The Colony takes them at that drop-off.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city accepts residential electronics at the hazardous waste drop-off and publishes no fee for a household drop-off. The service is residential only and staff may refuse commercial electronics.
When & how
Drop off at 5576 N. Colony Blvd during the posted monthly windows: the first Monday 4 to 7 p.m., the third Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m. and the third Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, after calling 972-624-3131 to confirm the centre is open.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the bulk pile and out of both carts, bring a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, and call 972-624-3131 first to confirm the centre is open because severe weather or a holiday can close it. Erase personal data before handover.
Large amounts of construction debris are refused in The Colony's bulk pile, which names tile, flooring, roofing, long dimensional lumber, concrete, rocks and gravel. The city sends that work to a roll-off container instead.
City cost & eligibility
The city directs a construction or demolition roll-off to the Republic Services construction desk on 844-677-7378 and publishes no container rate, so the size, the material and the price are confirmed with the contractor before delivery.
When & how
Not on the bulk Monday at all; a roll-off container is reserved through the contractor for the project.
Get it ready
Keep construction debris out of the bulk pile, out of the green and blue carts and out of the hazardous waste drop-off, which refuses commercial waste. Reserve the container before the work starts, and keep large metal objects and steel or fence posts out of the bulk pile as well.
Exercise equipment is not named on The Colony's acceptable bulk list, which covers furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, half cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers. It is also not on the refused list, so it is an unlisted piece.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine is named on the city's bulk lists and no item rate is published, so confirm acceptance and any charge with the city at 972-624-3131.
When & how
Confirm the machine with the contractor before the designated bulk Monday.
Get it ready
Call the city at 972-624-3131 and describe the machine and its size, break it down where that helps the crew, and keep it out of both carts. If it is accepted, keep it inside the four cubic yard load and bag and tie any loose weights or parts.
Household hazardous waste liquids of any kind and tires are refused in the bulk pile, and instead go to the city Household Hazardous Waste drop-off on Colony Boulevard. Oil, antifreeze, car batteries and tires have a second city drop-off at the city maintenance drop-off.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city publishes no fee for a household drop-off of the material it accepts at the hazardous waste centre or at the city maintenance drop-off, and latex paint, explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition and commercial waste are refused there.
When & how
Drop-off at 5576 N. Colony Blvd on the first Monday from 4 to 7 p.m., the third Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. or the third Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, or at the city maintenance drop-off at 1 Harris Plaza, Suite 2, Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous liquids and tires out of the bulk pile and out of both carts, bring a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill to the hazardous waste drop-off, and call 972-624-3131 first to confirm the centre is open. Gasoline is limited to five gallons and has to be in its own container, and alkaline batteries, soaps, waxes, adhesives and tile grout are treated as ordinary trash instead.
Bulk pickup runs twice a month on a Monday set by the household trash day: Tuesday and Wednesday routes use the first and third Mondays, and Thursday and Friday routes use the second and fourth Mondays. Items go in the normal collection area and the load is limited to four cubic yards.
Carts closed, three feet clear, nothing beside them
Carts go out by 7 a.m. on the collection day at the alley edge or driveway flares with the lids fully closed, at least three feet from the nearest object. All trash has to be inside the cart, because bags, boxes and other carts are not picked up, and green waste goes out in paper lawn bags or the household's own container with no plastic bags.
Hazardous liquids of any kind, large metal objects, large amounts of construction debris such as tile, flooring, roofing, long dimensional lumber, concrete, rocks and gravel, tires, televisions and steel or fence posts are all refused in the bulk pile. Those loads go to the hazardous waste drop-off on Colony Boulevard or into a roll-off container reserved through the contractor.
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 The Colony Environmental Services Division, contracting Republic Services
Use the twice monthly bulk Monday
A household with a couch, carpet, an appliance, a water heater, a grill, a mower or extra bags of trash that the cart will not take.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Bulk pickup is part of the residential collection the household already pays for through the city contract and no per-item fee is published for it.
Arrange it
Set the material out on the designated Monday for your trash day, in the normal collection area, with the load kept inside four cubic yards and loose items bagged and tied.
Four cubic yards per collection, two collections a month, and no hazardous liquids, large metal objects, big construction debris, tires, televisions or steel and fence posts. Freon units need a technician's paperwork attached.
City of The Colony Environmental Services Division, contracting Republic Services
Take it to the household hazardous waste drop-off
A household with a television, computer, printer, paint, oil, battery, bulb or tire that the bulk pile refuses.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city publishes no fee for a household drop-off at the hazardous waste centre, and the electronics service is residential only.
Arrange it
Take the load to 5576 N. Colony Blvd during the posted monthly window with a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, after calling 972-624-3131 to confirm the centre is open.
Three short windows a month, holiday and weather closures, latex paint, explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition and commercial waste refused, commercial electronics refused by staff discretion, and gasoline limited to five gallons in its own container.
A household or contractor with construction or demolition debris that the bulk pile refuses.
Cost & conditions
The city directs the roll-off request to the Republic Services construction desk on 844-677-7378 and publishes no container rate, so confirm the size, the material and the price with the contractor before it is delivered.
Arrange it
Call the construction desk, describe the project and the access, and arrange the container delivery and pickup on the contractor's schedule.
A quoted private service rather than a city set-out, and hazardous liquids still have to reach the city drop-off rather than going into the container.
Self-hauling in The Colony runs through the city's own drop-off programme. The household hazardous waste site at 5576 N. Colony Blvd, in the parking lot east of Fire Station #2, takes electronics including televisions of all sizes, household chemicals, oil based paints, solvents, gasoline in a five gallon container, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, medications and sharps, and it opens three times a month with a Texas driver's licence and a current utility bill needed at the gate. Oil, antifreeze, car batteries and tires may also be taken to the city maintenance drop-off at 1 Harris Plaza, Suite 2, Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. A household with an active water account can ask City Hall for a landfill pass that allows one trip into the Camelot Landfill, and construction and demolition loads are refused in the bulk pile, so they go into a roll-off container reserved through the contractor. The curbside bulk Monday remains the cheapest route for furniture, appliances, carpet and extra bags of trash. Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds CollectionEnvironmental ServicesCity of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide
City hazardous waste drop-off
The Colony Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds Collection
5576 N. Colony Blvd (parking lot east of Fire Station #2), The Colony, TX
In the house group: aerosol sprays, art supplies, rechargeable batteries, cooking oil, household cleaners, ink cartridges, medications, sharps, televisions, computers and printers. In the yard group: fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, pool chemicals and weed killers. In the garage group: acid, antifreeze, car and boat batteries, chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline, empty helium and propane tanks, lighter fluid, motor oil, oil based paints and stains, solvents and thinners, and tires.
Latex paint, explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition and commercial waste are refused, and the electronics service is residential only with staff able to refuse commercial electronics. A Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill are required, the centre can close for severe weather or a holiday, and gasoline is limited to five gallons in its own container.
First Monday 4 to 7 p.m., third Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m. and third Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, with a call to 972-624-3131 during business hours recommended before a trip because weather and holidays can close the site.
No charge. The city publishes no fee for a household drop-off of the material it accepts, and the automotive and tire group can also go to the city maintenance drop-off at 1 Harris Plaza, Suite 2.
Oil, antifreeze, car batteries and tires, which the city flyer lists as the four materials that may also be taken here instead of the hazardous waste centre.
Open only Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the site takes those four material groups rather than the full household hazardous waste list.
Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. only.
No charge. The city publishes no fee for dropping oil, antifreeze, car batteries or tires at the city maintenance drop-off.
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.
Which Monday is bulk pickup in The Colony?+
It depends on your normal trash day. A household whose trash day is Tuesday or Wednesday has bulk pickup on the first and third Mondays of the month, and a household whose trash day is Thursday or Friday has it on the second and fourth Mondays. The load is limited to four cubic yards and goes in your normal collection area.Official guidance
Will The Colony take a mattress as bulk?+
A mattress is not named on the acceptable bulk list, which covers furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers, and it is not named among the refused items either. Treat it as an unlisted piece: call the city at 972-624-3131 and confirm it before the designated bulk Monday, because the load is limited to four cubic yards.Official guidance
What has to be done to an appliance before bulk pickup in The Colony?+
Drain any appliance that holds water, remove the oil and gas from a lawn mower, and have a certified technician remove the Freon from any appliance that contains it with the proper paperwork attached to the item. Appliances, water heaters and mowers are all on the acceptable bulk list, and the whole load stays within four cubic yards.Official guidance
Where does a television go in The Colony?+
To the city Household Hazardous Waste drop-off at 5576 N. Colony Blvd, not into the bulk pile, which lists televisions among the unacceptable items. The city says televisions are no longer allowed in landfills and that The Colony takes them at the drop-off, along with computers, laptops, cell phones, monitors, tablets, projectors, scanners, printers and stereos.Official guidance
How often is bulk pickup in The Colony?+
Twice a month on a designated Monday. A household whose trash day is Tuesday or Wednesday has bulk pickup on the first and third Mondays, and a household whose trash day is Thursday or Friday has it on the second and fourth Mondays. The load is limited to four cubic yards and goes in your normal collection area.Official guidance
When is The Colony hazardous waste drop-off open?+
Three times a month: the first Monday from 4 to 7 p.m., the third Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and the third Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Take a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, and call 972-624-3131 during business hours first, because severe weather or a holiday can close the site.Official guidance
How is green waste set out in The Colony?+
Green waste is collected every Monday, with no plastic bags allowed. Grass, leaves, weeds and small brush go in paper lawn bags or in a plastic container of your own, tree limbs and brush are cut to four foot lengths and tied in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, and up to four cubic yards may be set out. Household trash, dirt, oil, sod and pet waste are not accepted in green waste.Official guidance
