Collection Services
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TRASH COLLECTION IS ONCE PER WEEK - All trash, recycling, brush and bulky collections are performed once per week on the same day. View the collection map.
- The city is divided into four service areas, and collection will take place on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on where the resident lives.
- If collection day falls on a city holiday, collection will shift to the next day for each service day within the holiday week (Monday to Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, Wednesday to Thursday and Thursday to Friday).
- Waste must be placed at curb by 7 a.m. on collection day and after 6 p.m. the night before collection.
- Residents can only place solid waste for collection at the address listed on their utility account.
- Trash, recycling, brush and bulky piles must be separated by 2 to 3 feet of unobstructed space.
- Bagged leaves will be picked up at the curb on a customer's regular collection day.
- During regular landfill hours, residents can bring the following items for disposal for no additional fee:
- Household trash (under 150 pounds)
- Loose leaves (not contaminated)
- Loose grass clipping (not contaminated)
- Clean brush (not contaminated)
- Recyclable materials (not contaminated)
- Dirt, brick, gravel, etc. (not contaminated)
- Landfill fees will apply for construction and demolition debris. Residents may rent a roll-off container (roll-off fees apply) to dispose of these materials.
Contact Us
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Travis Switzer
Solid Waste Services Director
Hunter Ferrell Landfill
110 E. Hunter Ferrell Road
Irving, TX 75060Senior Discount
P: (972) 721-2411Administration
P: (972) 721-8059Waste Collection Division
P: (972) 721-2232Waste Disposal Division
P: (972) 721-7322
- Each address is limited to 15 bags per week (including trash and/or grass bags).
- All trash waste shall be placed inside trash bags that must be tied/closed.
- Individual bags cannot weigh more than 50 pounds.
- Boxes can be placed inside trash bags or broken down/flattened with a trash bag placed on top.
- Brush collection is limited to 4 cubic yards each week.
- Tree and shrub trimmings shall be cut in 4-foot lengths, weigh under 50 pounds and be placed with cut end toward the curb.
- Brush must be placed in an area free of obstructions (parked cars, overhead lines, mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc.) so the boom truck can easily access the debris without interference.
- Brush resulting from work performed by a contractor must be removed and disposed of by the contractor.
- A maximum of four bulky items is allowed for collection each week.
- Bulky must be placed in an area free of obstructions (parked cars, overhead lines, mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc.) so the boom truck can easily access the debris without interference.
- A bulky item is defined as a household item that is easily moveable around the house, for example, a sofa, chair, table, lamp, mattress, etc.
- When placing refrigerators at your curb for collection, please remove doors and contact Solid Waste Services to confirm collection day.
Items Not Collected Curbside
- Rock, scrap building material or other construction and demolition debris are not accepted for curbside pickup. Items prohibited either can be hauled to the landfill (fees apply) or contact the city for a roll-off container (fees apply).
- Items from general cleanup of vacant or improved property.
- All recycling shall be placed inside blue bags which must be tied/closed.
- Boxes can be placed inside recycling bags or broken down/flattened with a blue bag placed on top.
- Construction and demolition debris will not be collected at the curb.
- Residents can dispose of construction and demolition debris at the landfill. Standard landfill fees apply, and proof of residency is required (utility bill and photo ID with matching addresses).
- Examples include toilet, tub, sink, countertop, flooring, cabinetry, doors, windows, light fixtures, sheetrock, insulation, roofing, fencing, concrete, asphalt, rock, dirt, bricks, sand, A/C systems, pool materials/parts and other construction materials.
- Debris resulting from work performed by a contractor must be removed and disposed of by the contractor.
Irving residents have free access to drop off limited items weighing less than 150 pounds at the Hunter Ferrell Landfill, 110 E. Hunter Ferrell Road. To access the landfill for free, residents must provide identification (drivers license, state identification card, etc.) and an Irving utility bill with a matching address.
Free Daily Drop-Off Service
During regular landfill hours, residents can bring the following items for disposal for no additional fee:
- Household trash weighing less then 150 pounds
- Loose leaves (not contaminated)
- Loose grass clipping (not contaminated)
- Clean brush (not contaminated)
- Recyclable materials (not contaminated)
- Dirt, brick, gravel, etc. (not contaminated)
Standard landfill fees apply to construction and demolition debris.
Leaves, grass clippings, brush, recyclables and other accepted items must be separated and not contain other materials or trash.
Free Landfill Saturdays
Residents can bring bulky items, as well as items accepted during daily drop-off service, quarterly on Free Landfill Saturdays for disposal from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with no additional fee. Standard landfill fees apply to construction and demolition debris.
Subscribe to the Solid Waste Services calendar to receive email notices of special disposal days and events, including shredding and hazardous household waste collection.