Holiday Collections

There will be no trash or recycling service on holidays noted below. Waste Management will resume pick-up on the day following the holiday. Trash and recycling pick-up for the observed holiday and all subsequent days of the week will be delayed by one day.

  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

For all other holidays, please place your carts at the curb if it is your regular service day. For a trouble-free pick-up, please place carts at the curb by 7 a.m., make sure that cart lids close completely, and follow service guidelines.

The Woodlands Recycling Center on Research Forest Drive will be open every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., regardless of holidays, with the exception of Christmas and New Year's Day.

2025 Thanksgiving Week Schedule

There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday.

  • Monday Nov. 24: Normal Pickup
  • Tuesday Nov. 25: Normal Pickup
  • Wednesday Nov. 26: Normal Pickup
  • Thursday Nov. 27: No Pickup
  • Friday Nov. 28: Thursday's Pickup
  • Saturday Nov. 29: Friday's Pickup

2025 Christmas Week Schedule

There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Christmas Day. Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday.

  • Monday Dec. 22: Normal Pickup
  • Tuesday Dec. 23: Normal Pickup
  • Wednesday Dec. 24: Normal Pickup
  • Thursday Dec. 25: No Pickup
  • Friday Dec. 26: Thursday's Pickup
  • Saturday Dec. 27: Friday's Pickup

2026 New Years Week Schedule

There will be no trash or recycling pickup on New Years Day. Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday.

  • Monday Dec. 29: Normal Pickup
  • Tuesday Dec. 30: Normal Pickup
  • Wednesday Dec. 31: Normal Pickup
  • Thursday Jan. 1: No Pickup
  • Friday Jan. 2: Thursday's Pickup
  • Saturday Jan. 3: Friday's Pickup

Christmas Tree Collection

Please properly dispose of your Christmas tree after the holiday season. Depending on the type of tree you have, abide by the following guidelines.

Recycle Green Christmas Trees

  • Remove all decorations and lights from the tree.
  • Remove tree stands.
  • Place the tree at the curb on your regular service day.
  • Green trees will be picked up by the yard waste truck as part of your regularly scheduled services.

Flocked Christmas Trees

  • Schedule as bulk/heavy pick up by calling 1-800-800-5804 or e-mailing cssatex@wm.com.
  • Call at least two working days before your regular service day.
  • Flocked Christmas trees must be landfilled.

Holiday Waste

Holidays often lead to increased household waste from decorations, packaging and gatherings. To help manage this extra waste, residents should follow proper disposal guidelines, ensuring trash and recyclables are placed in the correct containers and any excess is handled according to Waste Management's guidelines.

Additional trash bags that do not fit in your cart:

  • Requires purchase of a pink tag for extra service.
  • Purchase tags from Kroger Customer Service counters in The Woodlands, The Woodlands Township Town Hall and The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park for $2 each.
  • One tag per bag.
  • Bags must be no larger than 55 gallons, no heavier than 40lbs.
  • Place bags beside trash cart, not on top of cart lid.
  • Trash cart must be at the curb beside the bags for the driver to load into the truck.

Waste Management has discontinued the courtesy collection of extra holiday boxes and wrapping paper the week after the holiday. Extra boxes left outside of the cart will not be picked up unless items are bagged and affixed with an extra trash pink tag as noted above.

Residents can recycle extra boxes at The Woodlands Recycling Center or by requesting bulky cardboard pickup from Waste Management at 800-800-5804 or cssatex@wm.com.

Please recycle only the accepted items in your recycling cart. Failure to follow guidelines will result in items being left at the curb.

  • NO plastic bags or film (Recycle at local grocery stores)
  • NO Styrofoam™ (Block Styrofoam™ can be recycled at Precinct 3 Recycling Facility)
  • NO bubble wrap (Recycle at local grocery stores)
  • NO ribbon or decorations
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