Residential Garbage Information

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.