Solid Waste Services
Garbage Collection
Fort Worth provides residential curbside garbage pickup one time per week in the resident's choice of three brown cart sizes. The carts are easy to roll to the curb, keep animals out of garbage, help prevent blowing litter and reduce odors.
- All garbage must be contained in plastic bags within the brown cart.
- The lid must be completely closed.
- Overstuffed carts will not be picked up.
- Bags left outside the cart will not be picked up (except city-issued "Pay Bags").
- The cart must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day.
- You may set out your cart after 6 p.m. the night before your pickup day.
- Garbage, recycling and yard trimmings are all picked up on the same day.
- Place cart so that the handle faces your house and the serial number faces the street.
- Place cart a few inches from the curb or edge of the street; do not place cart in street.
- Retrieve cart from curb by midnight on your pickup day.
- City ordinance requires residents to store carts so they can’t be seen from a public street while standing in front of the house.
Pay Bags
Be sure you use only City-authorized Pay Bags beside your cart on your regular garbage day. They're easy to purchase. Just call 817-392-EASY (3279).
Pick-up Day
Customer Service
If you have a concern about garbage, recycling, bulk pick-up or other related issues, call 817-392-EASY (3279) or email trash@fortworthtexas.gov. The call center is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.