Your carts

The City's service uses a 96-gallon automated cart for trash and a 96-gallon cart for recycling.

• Do not put carts in the street right-of-way before noon the day before collection.
• Have carts and eligible materials out by 7:00 a.m. on the day.
• Take emptied carts back in by 8:00 a.m. the next morning.
• Keep carts clear of parked cars, mailboxes, trees and anything else the truck's arm could catch.
• An overfilled cart with the lid propped open may be left behind.

Recycling

Collected every Wednesday, whatever your trash days are. Every address in the city recycles on Wednesday.

• Keep it out of the trash cart.
• Empty containers and get the food and liquid out first.
• Break cardboard down so it does not overfill the cart.

This page does not publish an accepted-materials list, because the City and GFL maintain the current one. Review the City's complete trash information if you are not sure about an item.

Green waste

Collected Tuesday, the first of your two trash days.

Green waste cannot go in with household trash. Mixed loads are not collected.

Bulky waste

Also collected Tuesday, the first of your two trash days. This is for items too large or heavy for the cart.

Two things it is not for: overflow household rubbish that would not fit in the cart, and construction material. Neither is collected as bulky waste.

Chemicals, batteries and tires

None of these go in your carts or your bulky waste. They go to the Fort Bend County Recycling Center, 1200 Blume Road, Rosenberg. Check your options and confirm what they accept, any fees, proof-of-residency rules and opening hours before you drive out.

Holidays

The City does not publish a holiday collection schedule on its trash page, so this page will not invent one. Check with GFL or the City before a holiday week rather than assuming the truck is coming.

Who handles what

GFL Environmental handles trash, recycling, carts and missed collections: 832-271-5187 or CityofRosenberg@gflenv.com.

City of Rosenberg Customer Service handles billing and service-account changes: 832-595-3400.

Your utility district handles water and sewer. Your homeowners association handles deed restrictions. Neither handles the bins.

When you report a missed collection, have your address, which service was missed, the date it was due, what happened, and a photograph if there is one to take.