Plano Trash Schedule 2024 (Bulk Trash Pickup and Recycling Schedule)

Plano (Zip Code: 75023) is a city near Dallas, Fort Worth, Coppell, McKinney, Grapevine, and Flower Mound in the Texas. This city being the ninth largest city of Texas, has one of the finest trash collection programs in the state.

Trash is collected from the doorsteps; recyclable items and bulk products all can be picked up from houses; streets are cleaned regularly as well.

All that the Plano residents have to do is to know the following details about the program to get rid of your garbage easily and efficiently.

Plano Trash Collection Map

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Plano Garbage Schedule

Trash collection in Plano takes place on a regular basis. One should know his collection day in order to take the best use of this program. Place your trash cans before 7 am on your trash pickup day as the collection starts after this time.

However, there are some rules to do so; one should place the cans facing your house’s garage and each cart should be at a minimum distance of two feet from the other.

One can set a daily reminder from the https://www.plano.gov/863/Collection-Reminder website. Just enter your address and select the time you want to receive a reminder on your device daily. One can choose if he wants the reminder in the form of a message or an email.

Price for trash collection in Plano

Trash collection in Plano comes with a fee, which is collectively taken per month. Here are different trash can sizes and the monthly fee for emptying all of them.

Trash Container Size	Monthly Collection Fee
68 gallon container	$14.04
95 gallon container	$19.60
Additional trash can	$16.33 per additional trash can and a fee of $15 for delivery
Repairing of a damaged cart or its replacement by another trash can	Varies per cart and a delivery fee of $15 is also required

City of Plano Recycling Schedule:

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Things one should add to the recycling cart are:

Aluminum cans
Food cans made out of tin
Newspaper, magazines and catalogs
Thin cardboard boxes like shoe boxes
Tiny hard cardboard boxes without any kind of plastic inside them
Plastic bottles, jugs and containers, without lids if they are not made out of plastic – no. 1,2 or 5 must be written on each of them
Shampoo, handwashes, or detergent bottles which have been thoroughly washed and cleaned
Glass cans used for food packing
Old documents, junk mail and non-metallic paper gift wrap
Paper grocery or shopping bags
Office papers and school papers
Other paper items like phone books

City of Plano Electronics Recycling

Electronics should be taken to a facility for recycling. However, there are some certain days when one should take his recyclable electronics at the facility. Electronics collection at the drop-off locations take place three times a month.

Here are the details about the dates as well as the addresses you should take your electronics to.

First Saturday of every month (electronics) – First United Methodist Church, 3160 E Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75074 (from 9 am to noon)
Second Saturday of every month (paper shredding and electronics) – St. Andrew United Methodist Church 5801 W Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 (from 9 to 11 am)
Third Saturday of every month (paper shredding, clothing and shoes, electronics) – Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano, TX 75075 (from 9 to 11 am)

City of Plano Bulk Trash Pickup Schedule:

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Bulk items include those goods which are too large and heavy to fit inside a regular trash can. Get to know your bulk pickup day by calling 972-769-4150. The collection starts after 7 am, so make sure your can is placed before the time.

It is advised to place your bulk trash five days before pickup day. Bulk items should be no longer than 6 feet in length and 4 feet in width. Some of the examples of bulky waste include:

Rugs and carpets
Washers
Dryers
Furniture like chairs, sofas and tables (Where can I Throw Away Furniture for Free?)
Heaters
Air conditioners (after CFCs have been removed)
Refrigerators (without refrigerants)
Lumber, scrap metals, pipes etc.

Following things are NOT included in bulk waste:

Televisions
Books, magazines or other recyclable things
Household hazardous waste like wet paints and varnishes
Yard waste like tree branches and shrubs
Plastic bags which should be taken to a facility
Dirt, stones and bricks
Industrial waste like concrete and cement
Household waste which is to be thrown in the garbage carts

Plano hazardous waste disposal

Hazardous waste materials are those which are too harmful to be placed along with the regular trash unattended. These things require special care. To contact the city of Plano’s hazardous waste department, call 972-769-4150. To request a hazardous waste pickup, visit the following webpage https://tx-plano-onlineforms.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms/12643 and fill the given form.

Household hazardous chemicals include swimming pool chemicals, fertilizers, varnishes, acids, fireworks and other explosive substances, batteries and cells, glues and adhesives, medications, mercury, gas cylinders, furniture polish, smoke detectors, shoe polish, paints, pesticides and insecticides and other such things.

FAQs – Plano Trash Schedule

To schedule an additional bulk pickup in Plano, call 972-769-4150. Requested pickup can take place on your desired day, but this will cost you an extra fee.

Refrigerators free of any refrigerants are included in bulk waste and can be disposed of like other bulky substances. Place the refrigerator at its pickup place five days before your collection day.