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Waste Placement Guidelines

• Please leave at least 4 feet of space between items for collection, including green trash carts, blue recycling carts, and brush and bulky goods.
• Avoid placing waste near the mailbox, electrical and cable boxes, phone pedestals, sprinkler heads, overhangin...

2023 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Calendar Now Available Online

We've gone digital! 

In an effort to reduce our environmental impact and to extend the life of our landfill, we are no longer sending out printed copies of the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle calendar. Reduction and reuse are more important than r...

Got a dirty trash cart?

If your cart is starting to attract pests and has a buildup of residue on the inside, it is your responsibility to clean your cart. The City of Garland Environmental Waste Services Department will not clean your cart for you or provide you with a new cart...

What to do with excess trash and recyclables?

Environmental Waste Services has opened a temporary stop and go location at the Transfer station at 1434 Commerce St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday  and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during the approved shelter in place ordinance. 

Pl...

Waste Wizard

Use the Waste Wizard tool at GarlandWasteWizard.com to find out how to correctly dispose of and properly recycle hundreds of items.

It is important to remember that not all items are recyclable. And even if an item is recyclable, it may bot belong in your ...

Break Down and Flatten All Cardboard

Flattening and breaking down boxes helps you fit more recyclable items in your blue cart and helps the City of Garland Environmental Waste Services Department to collect your recyclables efficiently and safely.

Cardboard boxes that aren’t flat or...