Service Updates
- Garbage collection is on schedule.
- Recycling collection may be up to two days late throughout the city. Please leave your recycling out if not collected on your scheduled date/time to avoid a missed pick-up.
- Heavy Trash: :Heavy Trash collection is seven days behind schedule. Crews are currently working on the 2nd week of the month's tree waste. Please continue to set out your heavy trash on your regular schedule to avoid missed pick-ups.
- Yard waste services are delayed.
To find specific heavy trash collection dates, click the magnifying glass icon in the double arrows at the top right for the Heavy Trash Progress Dashboard. See the map below.
Heavy Trash Progress Map
Welcome to the public update site for heavy trash collection. This interactive map provides near real-time updates on our collection progress, showing where crews have been and where they will be next. Use the magnifying glass icon in the double arrows at the upper right corner of the map to enter your address, then click the map at your address location to check the collection status.
Completed Routes
Routes in Progress
Routes Scheduled (1-3 Days)
The search tool is at the top right of the map under the double down arrows. Start typing an address to see suggestions, then select one to zoom in and place a pin on the map.
Find Your Schedule
Department services
Curbside Garbage & Yard waste
Learn more about residential garbage and yard waste pickup and your collection day.
Curbside Recycling
Learn more about residential recycling pickup, your collection day and what items are recyclable.
Bulk Waste / Tree Waste
Learn more about bulk waste trash (even month) and tree waste (odd month) curbside pickup.
Drop-Off
Find more information regarding our Neighborhood Depositories, Recycling Centers, Environmental Service Center, and the ReUse Warehouse.
Department News
February 2025
Student Truck Art Contest - Save the Bayou
The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department invites students to participate in the 3rd Annual Truck Art Contest by submitting their artwork.
April 16, 2024
Expansion Of The All-Plastics Program
The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD), in partnership with Cyclyx, ExxonMobil, and LyondellBasell, is excited to announce the expansion of the All-Plastics acceptance program at all six Neighborhood Depositories drop-off centers starting on April 16, 2024.
Need Assistance?
Contact 3-1-1 or submit a service request through online for issues such as missed
collections, roll cart repair, damages, and more.
Department Information
Houston, TX 77002
