Proper collection tips

Accepted brush and bulky items

We accept four types of items for brush and bulky waste collection. The material should be placed between the sidewalk and curb in the front yard in separate piles that are at least 4 feet apart:

• Limbs, tree trunks, and brush trimmings: separate from other bulk materials so they can be ground into mulch. Mulch is offered free to Garland residents and frees up landfill space. 
  •  Please keep length between 3 and 7 feet. 
• Appliances such as refrigerators, washers and dryers.
  • Remove contents and tape doors shut.
• Bags of leaves and grass: Get information on reducing organic waste going to the landfill through composting and grasscycling.
• Bulky goods, including trash items that will not fit into the green cart, such as:
  • Building, construction and remodeling materials from small household remodeling projects completed by the resident and arranged in manageable piles (allowed four times per calendar year)
  • Carpet
  • Furniture
  • Gypsum board (sheetrock) broken and placed in a cardboard box weighing no more than 40 pounds
  • Lumber
  • Mattresses
  • Window glass and mirrors placed in a cardboard box taped shut and clearly marked Glass or Broken Glass to prevent accidents
  • Wire
  • Wood Fencing

Non-Acceptable Items

We cannot accept the following items for curbside collection:

• Household chemicals, including paint, pesticides, fertilizer, pool chemicals.
• Household garbage placed outside the trash cart.
• Material in bags or boxes weighing more than 40 pounds.
• Roofing material, concrete, asphalt, rocks, dirt, pallets, and bricks. You may transport these items to the landfill or hire a private company to haul away the material. Click here for information on our residential roll-off program.
• Tires
• Mirrors and glass not placed in a clearly marked cardboard box.