Republic Services
Phone: 713-726-7300
Customer Service Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Republic Services Collection Protocol
Trash and Heavy Trash Collections
The following items and materials will NOT be accepted:
- Dead animals
- Arsenic
- Chemical containers over 5 (five) gallons
- Nuclear/radioactive waste
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Gasoline
- Insecticides
- Pool chemicals
- Sheetrock or drywall
- Solvent
- Power steering fluid
- Anti-Freeze/coolant
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
- Construction/home remodeling debris
- Ammunition or Explosives
- Masonry debris
- Pool filters
- Lawn mowers
- Carpet
- Tile/paneling
- Steel or cast-iron building material
- Doors
- Chemicals not in original containers
- Mercury
- Thermometers
- Unidentified chemicals
- Oil
- Flammable chemicals
- Paint/paint cans
- Varnish/stain
- Batteries
- Transmission fluid
- Used oil filters
- Poison
- Medical waste
- Liquids
- Propane tanks
- Wood or fencing
- Nails
- Tires
- Windows
- Insulation
- Stone/concrete
- Tree trunks
- Water softeners
- Basketball goals
- BBQ grills or smokers over 35 pounds
Heavy Trash Collection.
Heavy Trash/Bulk/Yard Waste Collection – 2 Appliances or Bulky Items and 25 Bags or Bundles of Yard Waste per Collection – Once a Month
Acceptable Items:
Household Appliances
- Refrigerators must have Freon drained and be tagged accordingly by a certified technician.
- Hot water heaters must be drained.
- Live Christmas trees.
Furniture
Grills must be emptied of ash or briquettes.
No propane tanks.
Packing Peanuts
Packing peanuts may not be offered loose, they must be bagged. Drivers will not clean up packing peanut spills.
Yard Waste
Bush and tree trimmings cut in lengths not to exceed 4 feet, no greater than 2 inches in diameter, securely tied in bundles, not to exceed 35 lbs.
All grass clippings, and leaves must be bagged.
Holiday Schedule
If your trash collection day falls on one of these 3 holidays, your trash will be collected on the next scheduled trash collection day.
If your heavy trash or recycling collection falls on one of these holidays your collection will be the very next day.
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day.
All other holidays we are open and are running normal collections.
