Recyclables are collected from new blue 95-gallon rolling recycling carts. Recyclables are collected on your regular trash collection day according to the 2007 Recycling Collection Calendar. (For example, if your current collection day is Thursday, your recyclables will be collected on designated Thursdays each month.) Recyclables are no longer be collected from the 18-gallon blue bins.

Place blue roll-out recycling carts at least 3 feet away from green trash carts, mailboxes, gas meters, fences, parked cars, overhead obstacles and other items.

According to city ordinance, residential waste shall be placed at the location designated by the city no earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the evening before and no later than 6:30 a.m. of the collection day. Do not block or impede a street or alley right-of-way, water or gas meter, drainage ditch, sight triangle at an intersection or sidewalk. Improperly placed waste will not be collected.

Containers must be removed from your collection site no later than 9:00 a.m. the day following collection. Residents who do not remove containers after collection are violating city ordinances.

To determine your collection schedule go to here.

Accepted Materials
Glass containers, Aluminum cans, Tin cans, Steel cans, Telephone books / paperback books, Paperboard / chipboard, Mixed paper, Paper grocery bags, Newspaper, magazines, catalogs, Corrugated cardboard, #1 Plastic, #2 Plastic, #3 Plastic, #4 Plastic, #5 Plastic, #6 Plastic, #7 Plastic (other),

Please call "Keep Carrollton Beautiful" @ (972) 996-6993 or via web: http://www.keepcarrolltonbeautiful.org if your interested in getting a program started for multi-family housing

Hazardous waste is not collected curbside. Carrollton citizens may take household hazardous waste to the Home Chemical Collection Center at 11234 Plano Road in Dallas, approximately 1 mile north of IH-635 between Miller Road and Forest Lane.

The Home Chemical Collection Center is a free service for residents of Carrollton and other participating cities. Residents must provide a drivers license and a utility bill as proof of residency.

For Home Chemical Collection Center hours of operation call 214-553-1765.

Hazardous waste includes, but is not limited to, the following items:

• Paint products
• Lawn & pest control products
• Pool chemicals
• Household cleaners and batteries
• Pharmaceuticals
• Mercury
• Photo chemicals
• Propane cylinders
• Car batteries
• Automotive fluids
• Fluorescent light tubes

Waste not accepted at the Home Chemical Collection Center includes business waste, radioactive materials, biomedical waste, ammunition, explosives or common trash and recyclables. For questions regarding other hazardous waste call the Home Chemical Collection Center at 214-553-1765.

BULK WASTE, BRUSH AND YARD WASTE

Weekly collection of up to 12 cubic yards of brush (tree trimmings, limbs and branches) and bulk waste (items too large for your green roll-out container including bagged or boxed material) is provided on your regular collection day.

Limits do apply to these collections:

• Brush or limbs will be collected if no more than 4 feet in length and in bundles weighing no more than 40 pounds.
• Bulk waste includes items too large to fit inside your green roll-out container. Boxes or bags weighing up to 50 pounds will be collected.
• Yard waste (grass clippings) can be bagged in plastic or paper bags and added to your green roll-out container for collection. Bags weighing up to 50 pounds will be collected if placed curbside. (Tip: Participate in the “Don’t Bag It” program by leaving mulched leaves and clippings on your lawn to return nutrients to the soil.)

According to city ordinance, residential waste shall be placed at the location designated by the city no earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the evening before and no later than 6:30 a.m. of the collection day. Do not block or impede a street or alley right-of-way, water or gas meter, drainage ditch, sight triangle at an intersection or sidewalk. Improperly placed waste will not be collected.

IMPORTANT: Residents may request collection of bulk or brush waste on a day other than the regularly scheduled trash day for a fee of $16.00. Call 972-422-2341 to request this service.