Allen is a city located near Southlake, Denton and Fort Worth in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas. Community Waste Disposal is dedicated to providing all trash-related services to the residents of the City of Allen. They offer garbage collection services once a week and recycling collection services once every two weeks. In addition to these basic trash services, Community Waste Disposal also provides curbside bulk and yard waste collection services.
All efforts by Community Waste Disposal are aimed at keeping the environment of the City of Allen clean and healthy. Moreover, residents are also responsible for ensuring cleanliness by following all trash rules provided by Community Waste Disposal to maintain a clean and pleasant city.
Find Your Collection Day
If you’re not sure about your Allen Trash Schedule and want to know your collection day, click the link below. You will be directed to a location map with a search bar on the right side. Enter your complete address into the search bar and click the search button. This will show your garbage and recycling collection day. Place your cart at the curb on your designated day to ensure collection.
Garbage Collections
According to the laws of the City of Allen, garbage carts will be serviced every week. Place all garbage into your issued trash cart and place it at the curbside by 7 AM on your collection day. Similarly, roll your cart back as soon as possible after collection. To reduce litter, ensure the cart has a closed lid. Avoid overfilling the garbage cart.
Place your cart at the edge of the street in front of your property. Ensure the cart is positioned so that its lid faces the street, making it easy for the automatic collection truck to collect. Leave a clearance of 5 feet on all sides of the cart. Do not block sidewalks, and keep the cart away from obstacles such as mailboxes, poles, and parked cars.
Recycling Collections
Recycling services are provided to residents once every two weeks. To ensure your recycling collection, check your recycling calendar and place your recycling cart at the curbside by 7 AM. Place all recycling materials loosely in the recycling cart. Do not place plastic bags in the cart, as they slow down the recycling process and cause problems.
Acceptable recycling materials include mixed paper, flattened cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic containers (with numbers 1 to 7), metal boxes, food boxes, aluminum cans, tin cans, glass bottles, and jars. Place only empty, clean, and dry items in recycling containers to reduce spillage. If the collection crew finds any irrelevant material in the recycling cart, they will leave your container, which may lead to missed collection.
Missed Trash Collections
Sometimes your trash carts may be missed during collection. Missed collections can cause inconveniences such as dealing with trash until the next collection. Fortunately, residents have a solution to this issue. You can report missed trash collections by calling Community Waste Disposal at 972-392-9300. Once reported, your trash will be recollected on the next business day.
Bulk Items Collection
Bulk trash includes materials that cannot fit into your residential trash cart. Residents are allowed one bulk trash pickup trip every month. Place all bulk trash at the curbside by 7 AM on your scheduled collection day. Bulk trash will always be collected on the assigned Saturday of the month. Place your bulk trash at the edge of the street in front of your property.
Acceptable bulk trash includes broken furniture, mattresses, home appliances, box springs, televisions, toys, washing machines, dryers, water heaters, and yard tools. Do not include construction debris in your bulk trash pile, as your bulk trash will not be serviced. If you have a large amount of bulk trash, Community Waste Disposal offers special bulk pickup services. You can schedule a special pickup by calling 972-392-9300.
Yard Waste Collections
Community Waste Disposal provides yard trash collection both monthly and weekly. They offer weekly yard pickup services on your garbage collection day. Acceptable items for weekly curbside collection include sticks and brush trimmings in 4-foot-by-2-foot bundles, tied with biodegradable cotton/jute rope, twine, or string, weighing less than 40 pounds.
Community Waste Disposal also provides monthly yard waste collection services. To take advantage of these services, residents must call Community Waste Disposal at 972-392-9300 to schedule a pickup a day before their normal collection day. Acceptable materials for monthly yard collection include large loose brush, tree limbs, branches, and other large brush.
Household Hazardous Waste Collections
The city provides household hazardous waste (HHW) collection services to residents. If you have HHW such as paint, household chemicals, or batteries, you can dispose of them through HHW curbside collection services. Click the link below to schedule your HHW collection.
Schedule Household Hazardous Collection
To ensure your HHW collection, place all chemicals in their original containers. If using a different container, be sure to label it. Do not place HHW in a leaking container, and ensure all lids are properly closed. Place your packed container at the curbside by 7 AM on your collection day.
Allen Trash Holidays Schedule
If holidays affect your normal collection day, your trash collection will be delayed by one day when these holidays fall on your trash collection day. For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, your trash will be collected on Tuesday. Similarly, Tuesday’s collection will be delayed by one day. This delay in trash collection services will continue for the rest of the week until Saturday. Refer to the chart below for holiday collection changes.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Change in Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Easter | March 31, 2024, Sunday | Trash will be collected on April 1, 2024, Monday. |
| Memorial Day | May 27, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be serviced on May 28, 2024, Tuesday. |
| 4th of July | July 4, 2024, Thursday | No trash collection on Thursday. Your trash will be serviced on July 5, 2024, Friday. |
| Labor Day | September 2, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be serviced on September 3, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28, 2024, Thursday | No trash collection on Thursday. Your trash will be serviced on November 29, 2024, Friday. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2024, Wednesday | No trash collection on Wednesday. Your trash will be serviced on December 26, 2024, Thursday. |
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2025, Wednesday | No trash collection on Wednesday. Your trash will be serviced on January 2, 2025, Thursday. |
