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Residential Garbage Information
**Important Notice**
Starting October 1, 2024, Frontier Waste Solutions is the new solid waste provider for the City of Tomball.
Please view the interactive map here for your new solid waste collection schedule.
See below for the solid waste collection options for residents. For questions, please contact the Customer Service at (281) 290-1450 or email customerservice@tomballtx.gov.
The City of Tomball offers a hybrid solid waste collection option for its residents. Residents may utilize either utilize poly carts or bags for collection. Poly carts for residential waste and recycling may be obtained by completing the Poly Cart Order Form and returning it via email to customerservice@tomballtx.gov or directly to City staff. Poly carts will be delivered within five (5) business days after processing the application.
Poly carts/bags must be placed at the curb before 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Residential homes are separated into two sections, with each section being serviced twice a week (see map for coverage area). Frontier Waste Solutions collects all items placed at the curb between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on scheduled collection days.
Garbage placed in carts should be bagged and tied inside carts for collection. Solid waste is limited to the cart, and lids must completely close. Place carts with the handles facing the house and position the bags at the curb. Avoid placing carts within 4 feet of the mailbox.
Additional Services: Additional garbage and recycling poly carts may be added to your account for service for an additional fee. Please call the Customer Service to request an additional cart for your account.
- Monday & Thursday and Tuesday & Friday: Regular garbage and Bulk & Brush (second collection day)
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday: Recycling
See map for coverage area for both Garbage and Bulk & Brush days and Recycling days.
Frontier Waste Solutions provides curbside collection of bulk and brush once a week on the second collection day. There is a 12-item limit, totaling no more than 2 cubic yards per bulk day. Examples of items include bundles of brush, bags of leaves, couches, mattresses, etc.
Accepted items:
- Old furniture and boxes (folded)
- Tree trimmings, bagged yard waste (cut, tied, and bundled at a 40-pound limit)
- Appliances must have the Freon removed by a licensed technician, plumber, or AC technician and a statement from them attached to the front of the appliance stating the Freon was removed. **This is required by federal law**
Not accepted items:
- Construction/remodeling/DIY work or contract work.
- Regular household trash
- Tires
- Engine parts
- Items containing Freon
If you have any non-approved items that need to be discarded, please contact our office for assistance.
Recycling collection is separated into four sections: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please refer to the map for coverage areas. The items below are accepted for recycling by Frontier Waste Solutions:
- Aluminum cans
- Plastic bottles (milk, water, detergent, shampoo)
- Glass bottles: clear, green, and brown
- Steel and tin cans
- Newspaper and mail
- Uncoated paperboard (cereal boxes, food boxes, snack boxes)
- Uncoated printing and office paper
- Uncoated corrugated cardboard
Please note, no bags are allowed, and all recyclables must be free of food debris. If food debris cannot be removed, please discard the item in the trash.
Non-approved items include:
- Plastic bags
- Ceramics
- Light bulbs
- Soiled paper (pizza boxes, paper plates and cups
- Metal and glass cookware
- Food waste
- Napkins, paper towels, paper plates, and plastic utensils
Regular garbage and recycling collections will be impacted on Thanksgiving and Christmas if they occur on the same day as collections.
Christmas trees placed at the curb will be collected on the normal bulk and brush collection day. Trees taller than 10 feet must be cut in half. This service will last until mid-January.
Waste materials include, but are not limited to, glass, brick, concrete/asphalt, roofing material, insulation, and lumber resulting from a construction or demolition project. These materials include rocks, soil, tree remains, and other vegetative matter resulting from land clearing for a construction project.
Any material meeting the criteria listed above will require an Special Collection (see below) or collection via a Roll-Off Container through Frontier Waste Solutions Collection. For assistance or more information, please contact Frontier directly at (936) 258-9035.
The City does not provide Hazardous Waste collection. To find a location to properly dispose of hazardous waste, please visit Harris County Household Hazardous Waste.
Frontier Waste Solutions will provide a special collection for all bulky waste and brush in excess of two (2) cubic yards (approximately the size of a sofa) for an additional fee. Fees for Special Collection may be found on our Master Fee Schedule available in the Helpful Documents section of this page.
For residents who are physically unable to place their bags or poly carts at the designated collection location and require special assistance, please complete the Citizen's Assistance Program Form and return it via email to customerservice@tomballtx.gov or City staff.
- I have a home appliance I would like to get rid of. When can I place it out, and will Frontier pick it up?
- When is my trash scheduled to be picked up?
- Do I have to have a Frontier poly cart, or can I buy my own?
- How much does it cost to get an additional poly cart?
- What holidays will affect service?
- What are the brush collection guidelines?
- When can I start using my new poly cart?
- If I have too much trash, can I set out bags on the side of my poly cart?
- I got a new mattress; how can I dispose of the old one?
- Can I bag my recycling or cans?
- When can I place my solid waste and recycling at the curb for collection?
- What day should I place out grass clippings?
- If my trash was not picked up and was placed out according to guidelines, who do I contact?
- Am I still able to pick up my yearly garbage bags?
- My poly cart has been damaged, how can I get it replaced?
- I am a commercial customer and I need to request additional collection for my dumpster, who do I contact?
- I am a commercial customer, and my dumpster appears to have an exterior flaw. How can I get it replaced?
- I am a commercial customer and I have items that are too large to place in my dumpster. What options are available for collection?
- I am a general contractor that will be working in the city limits and will need a roll off container. What options are available?
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Customer Service
Physical Address
501 James St.
Tomball, TX 77375
Phone: (281) 290-1450Emergency Phone: (281) 351-5451