Recycling and Solid Waste

Recycling and Solid Waste Collections

The Woodlands Township contracts with Waste Management to provide efficient, cost effective solid waste service. Targeting waste reduction, the plan includes:

Once per week fully automated curbside trash collection utilizing a 96-gallon cart with green lid; please see Curbside Guidelines below.
Once per week automated collection of recyclables utilizing a 96-gallon cart with yellow lid.
Once per week manual collection of yard trimmings.
Once per week collection of textiles, shoes and housewares by Simple Recycling.
Scheduled pickup of bulky trash.
Scheduled collection of moving boxes and oversized cardboard for recycling.

Curbside Guidelines

General

Items must be placed at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on your service day.
Trucks must have clear access to your street and carts to provide service.
NO household hazardous waste or construction debris.

Trash and Recycle Carts

Must use wheeled carts provided by Waste Management.
Place carts at curb with handles facing the house.
4 feet between the cart and other items is needed for the automated arm to operate.
Container lid must close completely.
The weight limit for each cart is 200 pounds.

Extra Trash

Excess trash must be bagged and tagged with pink tags available at The Woodlands Township offices and at Kroger and Randall's Customer Service counters in The Woodlands for $1.75 each.
Each bag of excess trash may not exceed 40 pounds.