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Environmental Services
**City offices and facilities will be closed Monday, October 9, 2023.
**There are no delays to the regular trash/recycles routes with Republic Services the week of October 9th.
**Fall Clean-up is Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 8a-noon at Hawaiian Waters parking lot.
You can sign up for city email alerts to receive up to date information on a wide variety of city information including delays/closures by clicking HERE to enroll your email address. Choose your categories of information, especially the "News" category to receive email alerts about trash service delays.**
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Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30a-5:30p and Friday 7:30a-11:30a
To report a missed pick up for residential trash or recycling, call 972-624-3131 during the business hours listed above. Fridays, after 11:30a, call 817-317-2000, to speak to a Republic Services representative. Voicemail requests left at 972-624-3131, will be responded to no later than the next business day.
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Trash and recycling will not be collected on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
If your trash and recycling day falls on New Year's day, Thanksgiving day or Christmas day, collection will be delayed one day the rest of the week:
- Tuesday moves to Wednesday
- Wednesday moves to Thursday
- Thursday moves to Friday
- Friday moves to Saturday
- (Example: Thanksgiving day falls on Thursday. Thursday's route moves to Friday. Friday's route moves to Saturday. There would be no delay to Tuesday and Wednesday's routes)
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Residential Trash and Recycle Rates
Residential Trash and Recycle Rates 06/01/23-05/31/24
Residential Trash and Recycle Rates 06/01/22-05/31/23
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Residential Trash & Recycling Information Brochure
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Customers are reminded that the Camelot Landfill is still open and operating. Customers with an active residential water account may visit City Hall Customer Service to obtain a Landfill Pass that will allow one trip into the Camelot Landfill (landfill policies apply). Customer Service hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Also, residents are asked to bag-and-tie any loose items in bags of 50lbs or less in a measure meant to safeguard Republic Services employees.
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The city’s Environmental Services Division supervises the city’s contractual solid waste and recyclables collection services and serves as a liaison to commercial entities serviced by the city’s franchised commercial solid waste service provider. Environmental Services also provides numerous public education programs on recycling and environmental concerns, manages the city’s spring and fall cleanups, administers the household hazardous waste and electronics collection program and the city’s Adopt-A-Street program.
Hazardous Waste Program
Learn about our Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Program (PDF).
Please note: TVs are no longer allowed in landfills. The Colony will accept TVs at our HHW drop off.
Clothing/Textile Recycling
Visit www.donatestuff.com or call 1-866-835-5068 to schedule a pick-up of your textile recycling. (Previously, this was a curbside service with an automatic pick-up of the textiles placed in orange bags on your normal trash day. The curbside automatic pick-up is no longer offered by Simple Recycling. The donation will need to be a scheduled pick-up).
Electronics Recycling
Most electronics are accepted at the city’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility: computers, laptops, iPads, cell phones, monitors, tablets, projectors, scanners, printers, stereos, and televisions of all sizes.Residential electronics only. Staff has the right to determine and refuse commercial electronics. STS Electronic Recycling currently provides electronics recycling services during the Spring and Fall Clean-Up events and for business collections only.
Recycling Contamination
For decades, Americans have been steadily embracing the concept of recycling as a means to help keep the environment clean, preserve resources, and beautify their communities. Times, however, are changing. As a result, it has become more important than ever for customers to adhere to recycling best practices such as keeping contaminated items out of the recycling stream.
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Environmental Services
Physical Address
6800 Main Street
The Colony, TX 75056
Phone: 972-624-3131
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Molly Owczar
Director of Customer Services
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Natalie McNuelty
Administrative Assistant/CSR