Trash pickup in Fort Worth, TX

Who collects trash in Fort Worth, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.

Next holiday change: Thanksgiving, Thu, Nov 26, 2026Slides a daySee every holiday

At a glance

Who collects
Citywide hauler contract
Haulers
2: Waste Management, Cowboy Compost, LLC
Recycling
Every week
Holiday schedule
2026 posted, 2027 not posted yet
Last checked
Oct 15, 2026

The City of Fort Worth's Solid Waste Services runs residential curbside service, with Waste Management (WM) providing curbside garbage and recycling citywide under a 12-year contract extension approved in 2021. Garbage (brown cart), recycling (blue cart) and yard waste (green cart) are all collected weekly on the same day, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bulk is collected monthly in an assigned week. On the holidays that move pickup (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day), the holiday's routes and any later routes that week slide one day, up to Saturday. The 2027 schedule, starting with New Year's Day, usually comes out in December.

Who picks up trash in Fort Worth

Citywide hauler contract.

Waste Management (WM)

Private haulerTrashRecyclingYard wasteBulk
Area
Whole city
Phone
817-392-1234 (City of Fort Worth 311 / Solid Waste Customer Call Center; dial 311 from a cell phone)

WM collects under contract to the City of Fort Worth's Solid Waste Services. The city's garbage, recycling and bulk pages say 'curbside garbage and recycling services are provided by Waste Management.' Waste Today reported that the 2021 contract extension (12 years, about $479M) covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk; the city's own pages don't name the yard-waste or bulk collector. Knight Waste Services ran some north Fort Worth routes as a WM subcontractor until the council removed a minority-business clause in May 2024, and it no longer has a required share. Report service issues to the city (817-392-1234 or the MyFW app), not to WM; missed pickups must be reported within 24 hours after the collection day.

Cowboy Compost, LLC

Private haulerOrganics
Area
Citywide drop-off subscription program, not curbside. Residents take 5-gallon buckets of food scraps to about 19 to 21 drop-off sites, such as the Botanic Gardens, City Hall and Northwest Library.
Phone
817-392-1234

Cowboy Compost runs the city's residential food scrap composting program: a $20 subscription with a starter kit. There's no curbside organics pickup, so it doesn't affect cart cleaning schedules.

Not covered

Commercial and multifamily properties hire private haulers approved under the city's Grant of Privilege; the city doesn't haul their waste. The city's multifamily recycling rule treats 8 or more units as multifamily, but the city doesn't state the exact unit cutoff for city cart service.

How trash day works in Fort Worth

Each address has one weekly collection day (Monday to Friday) for garbage, recycling and yard waste, set by WM route. Look it up on the city's My Garbage and Recycling page or in its Garbage & Recycling app, or call 817-392-1234. Bulk is collected monthly in an assigned week, shown on the city's 2026 bulk collection map (PDF).

Find a trash day on fortworthtexas.gov

Recycling: every week. Recycling (blue cart) and yard waste (green cart) are both collected weekly, on the same day as garbage.

Carts out: Carts out by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before, and back from the curb by midnight on collection day. Collection runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bulk piles go out by 7 a.m. Monday of the assigned week (no earlier than 6 p.m. the Friday before), and crews have until Saturday 5 p.m. that week to collect. Source

Crews collect Monday through Friday, and holiday make-up collection happens on Saturday. On the first pickup day after Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, two extra bags beside the cart are collected free. The bulk collection page has the bulk week schedule and set-out rules.

Fort Worth trash pickup holiday schedule

Upcoming holidays in Fort Worth and what each does to pickup. The 2026 holiday schedule is posted; 2027’s isn’t out yet.

The city's 2026 holiday schedule (PDF) covers garbage and recycling only and doesn't say whether yard waste or bulk follow the same changes. The 2027 schedule isn't out yet, so New Year's Day 2027 (Friday, Jan 1) isn't covered; the city usually announces it in December.

2026

  1. Veterans Day, Wed, Nov 11, 2026

    Normal pickup

    Garbage and recycling, all city routes

    No change to garbage and recycling collection on Wednesday, Nov 11.

    Source: fortworthtexas.gov

  2. Thanksgiving, Thu, Nov 26, 2026

    Slides a day

    Garbage and recycling, all city routes

    Thursday collection moves to Friday and Friday collection to Saturday. Monday to Wednesday aren't affected.

    Source: fortworthtexas.gov

  3. Christmas Day, Fri, Dec 25, 2026

    Slides a day

    Garbage and recycling, all city routes

    Friday (Dec 25) collection moves to Saturday (Dec 26). Monday to Thursday aren't affected.

    Source: fortworthtexas.gov
Slides a day
That day’s pickups and the rest of the week move one day later (Friday’s move to Saturday).
Normal pickup
Pickup runs as usual.
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Fort Worth neighborhoods

320 names from City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Organizations Registry. Registration is voluntary, so this list of neighborhood associations, HOAs and POAs doesn't cover every neighborhood. Each hauler’s area is listed under Who collects.

  • Alamo Heights
  • Alexandra Meadows
  • Arcadia Park Estates
  • Arlington Heights
  • Bal Harbour Townhome
  • Basswood Village
  • Bear Creek Vista
  • Beechwood Creeks
  • Bellaire Park North
  • Bellaire Ridge
  • Bellaire Village
  • Belmont
  • Bentley Village-Waterchase
  • Berkeley Place
  • Berkshire
  • Big Bear Creek Meadows
  • Bluebonnet Hills
  • Bomber Heights
  • Bonds Ranch
  • Bonnie Brae
  • Boswell Ranch Estates
  • Bowman Estates
  • Brentmoor
  • Brentwood-Oak Hills
  • Bricktown
  • Bridgeview
  • Briercliff Estates
  • Burton Hill Trinity Trails
  • Caballito Del Mar
  • Candle Ridge West
  • Candleridge
  • Carriage Hills
  • Carrington Court
  • Carter Park
  • Carter Riverside
  • Carver Heights East
  • Casa Blanca
  • Central Meadowbrook
  • Chapel Creek
  • Charleston
  • Chimney Wood
  • Chisholm Ridge
  • Chisholm Trail Ranch
  • Club Villas Estates
  • Colonial Hills
  • Como
  • Copper Creek
  • Coventry
  • Coventry Hills
  • Crawford Farms
  • Creekwood
  • Crestline Area
  • Crestwood
  • Diamond Hill-Jarvis
  • Dorado Ranch
  • Draughon Heights
  • Eagle Mountain II
  • Eagle Mountain LA Frontera
  • Eagle Ranch
  • East Lake Worth
  • Eastern Hills
  • Eastgate Neighbors
  • Eastland
  • Echo Heights
  • Ederville Park Townhomes
  • Fairhaven
  • Fairmount
  • Fairway Bend
  • Fairways of Champion Circle
  • Far East Fort Worth
  • Far Greater Northside Historical
  • Fort Worth Addison HOa
  • Fort Worth Stone Creek Ranch
  • Fossil Creek Estates
  • Fossil Park
  • Foster Park
  • Fox Run
  • Frisco Heights
  • FW River Heights
  • FW Rivercrest Bluffs
  • FW Skyline Ranch
  • FW Vista West
  • Garden of Eden
  • Glen Eden
  • Glen Mills
  • Glen Park
  • Glencrest Civic League
  • Gleneagles
  • Glenwood Triangle
  • Glenwyck
  • Greenway
  • Hallmark-Camelot Highland Terrace
  • Hampton Place
  • Handley
  • Harbour Point
  • Harbour View Estates
  • Harmon Ranch
  • Harriet Creek Ranch
  • Hartwood Circle
  • Harvest Ridge
  • Hawthorne Meadows
  • Hawthorne Park
  • Heights of Park Vista
  • Heritage
  • Heritage Glen
  • Hidden Meadows
  • Highland Hills
  • Highlands
  • Highlands at Willow Springs
  • Hills of Lake Country
  • Hillsborough
  • Hillside
  • Historic Carver Heights
  • Historic Rosedale Park
  • Historic Southside
  • Historic Stop Six
  • Hollow Hills
  • Hulen Bend Estates
  • Hulen Heights
  • Hulen Stone Crossing
  • Huntington Estates
  • Imperial Terrace
  • Indian Creek
  • Jennings-May St.Louis
  • John T White
  • Kingsridge Estates
  • Ladera Tavolo Park Condominiums
  • Lake Country
  • Lake Vista
  • Lakes at Lost Creek
  • Lakes of River Trails East
  • Lakes of River Trails North
  • Lakes of River Trails South
  • Liberty Crossing
  • Lincolnshire
  • Linwood
  • Llano Springs
  • Lowery Park
  • Madero
  • Mallard Cove Community
  • Manor Hill at Alliance
  • Marine Creek Community
  • Marine Creek Hills
  • Marine Creek Hills V
  • Marine Creek Meadows
  • Marine Creek Ranch
  • Markum Ranch
  • McPherson Ranch
  • Meadowcreek South
  • Meadows at Fossil Creek
  • Meadows West
  • Mistletoe Heights
  • Montgomery Plaza
  • Monticello
  • Montserrat
  • Morningside
  • Near East Side
  • Neighborhood Assc on South Lake Worth
  • Neighbors of Jinkens Heights/Crestridge
  • Newport Village at Trinity
  • North Beverly Hills
  • North Hi Mount
  • North Lake Worth
  • North Side
  • Northcrest
  • NTC Arcadia Park
  • Oak Creek Trails
  • Oakhurst
  • Old Weatherford Road
  • Overton Park
  • Overton South
  • Overton Woods
  • Panther Heights
  • Park Glen
  • Park Hill Place
  • Park Palisades
  • Park Place
  • Parker Essex Boaz
  • Parkside
  • Parkview
  • Parkview Hills
  • Parkwood Hill Estates
  • Paschal
  • Pheasant Crossing
  • Pine Meadows
  • Pine Tree Estates II
  • Pine Tree Estates MHP
  • Plum Valley Place
  • Polytechnic Heights
  • Polytechnic Heights South
  • Poynter Crossing
  • Presido Village
  • Pv
  • Quail Grove
  • Quail Ridge Estates
  • Quail Ridge Estates II
  • Rainbow Ridge
  • Ranchette Estates
  • Randol Mill Valley Estates
  • Randol Mill Villas HOA
  • Reata Meadows
  • Reata Ranch
  • Remington Falls
  • Remington Point
  • Remington Point Villas
  • Ridgeview
  • Ridgeview Estates
  • Ridglea
  • Ridglea Country Club Estates
  • Ridglea Hills
  • Ridglea Hills Addition
  • Ridglea North
  • Ridgmar
  • Risinger Deer Creek
  • River Bend Villas
  • River District
  • River Park
  • River Park Place
  • River Trails
  • Riverbend of Fort Worth
  • Riverhills
  • Riverwalk Residences
  • Riverwood
  • Rosemont
  • Ryan Place Improvement
  • Ryanwood
  • Santa Fe Enclave
  • Santa Fe Trails
  • Saratoga
  • Scenic Shores
  • Sendera Ranch
  • Seventeen Lakes
  • Shaw Clarke
  • Silver Ridge
  • Sixth & Arch Adams
  • SK Willow Ridge Estates
  • SO7 Townhomes
  • South Hemphill Heights
  • South Hills
  • South Hills South
  • Spring Ranch
  • Steadman Farms
  • Stone Creek
  • Stone Meadow
  • Stoneglen at Fossil Creek
  • Stop 6/Poly Oversight
  • Stop Six Sunrise Edition
  • Summer Creek
  • Summer Creek Meadows
  • Summer Creek Ranch
  • Summer Creek South
  • Sunset Heights
  • Sunset Hills
  • Sunset Oak
  • Sunset Terrace
  • Tanglewood
  • Tehama Ridge
  • Tejas Trail
  • Terrace Landing
  • Texas and Pacific Lofts
  • The Bar C Ranch
  • The Bluffs
  • The Clark Road
  • The Crossing of Fossil Creek
  • The Grove at the River District
  • The Highlands at Chapel Creek
  • The Landing
  • The New Mitchell Boulevard
  • The Parks at Willow Ridge
  • The Parks of Deer Creek
  • The Trails of Fossil Creek
  • The Vineyards at Heritage
  • The Woods
  • Timberland Estates
  • Trace Ridge
  • Trail Lake Estates
  • Trailwood Estates
  • Trinity Heights
  • Twin Mill Farms
  • United Riverside
  • University Place
  • University West
  • Uptown
  • Valley Brook Estates
  • Valley Ridge
  • Van Zandt Farms
  • Ventana HOA
  • Vicki Lane-Bowie Street
  • Village Creek
  • Villages of Eagle Mountain
  • Villages of Stonegate I
  • Villages of Stonegate II
  • Villages of Sunset Pointe
  • Villages of Woodland Springs
  • Vintage Riverside
  • Vista Greens
  • Vista Meadows
  • Vista Ridge
  • Walsh HOA
  • WatersBend
  • Waterview at Enchanted Bay
  • Wedgwood East
  • Wedgwood South
  • Wedgwood Square
  • Wellington Point
  • West Byers
  • West Fork Ranch
  • West Meadowbrook
  • Westcliff & Westcliff West
  • Western Hills North
  • Westland Texas
  • White Lake Hills
  • Willow Creek
  • Willow Lake
  • Willow Wood
  • Wilshire Valley
  • Winchester Park
  • Woodhaven
  • Woodland Enclave
  • Worth Heights

Questions about trash pickup in Fort Worth

Who picks up trash in Fort Worth?

The City of Fort Worth's Solid Waste Services runs residential curbside service, with Waste Management (WM) providing curbside garbage and recycling citywide under a 12-year contract extension approved in 2021. Garbage (brown cart), recycling (blue cart) and yard waste (green cart) are all collected weekly on the same day, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bulk is collected monthly in an assigned week. On the holidays that move pickup (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day), the holiday's routes and any later routes that week slide one day, up to Saturday. The 2027 schedule, starting with New Year's Day, usually comes out in December.

How do I find my trash day in Fort Worth?

Each address has one weekly collection day (Monday to Friday) for garbage, recycling and yard waste, set by WM route. Look it up on the city's My Garbage and Recycling page or in its Garbage & Recycling app, or call 817-392-1234. Bulk is collected monthly in an assigned week, shown on the city's 2026 bulk collection map (PDF).

Is recycling picked up every week in Fort Worth?

Yes, every week. Recycling (blue cart) and yard waste (green cart) are both collected weekly, on the same day as garbage.

When do trash carts go out in Fort Worth?

Carts out by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before, and back from the curb by midnight on collection day. Collection runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bulk piles go out by 7 a.m. Monday of the assigned week (no earlier than 6 p.m. the Friday before), and crews have until Saturday 5 p.m. that week to collect.

Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving in Fort Worth?

No. On Thanksgiving (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), pickup slides a day, so that day’s routes and the rest of the week move one day later. Thursday collection moves to Friday and Friday collection to Saturday. Monday to Wednesday aren't affected.

Is trash picked up on Christmas in Fort Worth?

No. On Christmas (Fri, Dec 25, 2026), pickup slides a day, so that day’s routes and the rest of the week move one day later. Friday (Dec 25) collection moves to Saturday (Dec 26). Monday to Thursday aren't affected.

Sources

Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. News and other sites used for details the official pages don’t give are listed separately. Schedules change, especially around holidays: check the city’s page before you plan routes. Something out of date? Email taylor@bincleanmarketing.com.

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