Princeton trash & recycling schedule
Weekly gray 95-gallon CWD cart. Bag all household trash inside the cart. Out by 7 a.m. (pickup 7 a.m.–7 p.m.). Carts 3 ft apart and 3 ft from mailboxes, fences, gas meters, and drainage ditches; wheels toward the house; lid closed; 16 ft overhead clearance. ASL trucks skip carts blocked by vehicles. Overloaded carts aren’t serviced. Extra carts: City Utility Billing 972-736-2711.
Verified 2026-10-15 · princetontx.gov · source
At a glance
| Recycling | Every other week on your trash day in the blue 95-gallon cart. Recyclables empty, clean, and loose — don’t bag them. Same 3 ft / wheels / lid / 16 ft rules. Accepted (CWD Princeton brochure): aluminum/steel/tin containers; plastics #1–5 & #7 (no Styrofoam); wax-coated drink cartons; glass bottles/containers; newspaper; mixed paper; corrugated cardboard & boxboard. Don’t recycle: plastic bags/packaging, food/wet waste, paper towels/tissue, shredded paper, paper/plastic/Styrofoam serving items. Verified 2026-10-15 · princetontx.gov · source |
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| Bulk | Once a month — no call needed. Starts with the Wednesday in the first full week of each month: Mon trash → 1st Wednesday; Tue → 1st Thursday; Wed → 2nd Thursday; Thu → 3rd Thursday; Fri → 4th Thursday. Up to 4 cubic yards bulky waste; unlimited properly bundled brush (≤4×2 ft, ≤50 lb; no loose brush). Front curb by 7 a.m. Acceptable: tagged toys/yard tools, furniture, carpet in 4-ft lengths, fence panels ≤4′×6′, drained washers/dryers/water heaters/kitchen appliances, Freon units with certification tag. Annual X-treme Green Event for HHW/electronics/tires/shredding. Full bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · princetontx.gov · source |
| Contacts | CWD 972-392-9300 (option 2); City Utility Billing 972-736-2711; Princeton Municipal Center 972-736-2416. Hauler: Community Waste Disposal (CWD). Verified 2026-10-15 · princetontx.gov · source |
Set-out
Bulk pickup is automatic in Princeton — no request needed.
Set-out checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Trash/recycling out by 7 a.m. (service 7 a.m.–7 p.m.). Bulk/brush at the front curb by 7 a.m. on the designated monthly bulk day.
Where
Wheels toward the residence; ≥3 ft between trash and recycle carts; ≥3 ft from mailboxes, fences, gas meters, drainage ditches; 16 ft overhead; don’t block with vehicles (ASL). Bulk and bundled brush at the front curb.
Limits
Bulk ≤4 cubic yards per monthly pickup (~1 washing machine = 1 cu yd); unlimited properly bundled brush; overloaded carts not serviced; special pickup quotes from CWD; extra carts via Utility Billing 972-736-2711.
Brush
All brush tied/bundled ≤4 ft × 2 ft and ≤50 lb; no loose brush. Fence panels ≤4×6 ft; carpet in 4-ft lengths.
Not allowed
Bulk prohibited: single items >150 lb, commercial remodeling/construction debris, HHW, tires, batteries, propane tanks, loose household debris (must be in a disposable container ≤2×2×4 ft ≤50 lb). Freon appliances need certification tag. Annual X-treme Green for many banned-curbside items.
Bags
Bag trash inside the gray cart; recyclables loose in the blue cart; lids closed.
Fees and fines
No set-out citation dollar amounts on city/CWD Princeton pages. Missed trash/recycling/bulk: contact CWD within 24 hours (972-392-9300 option 2). Cart repair: CWD. Extra carts: Utility Billing 972-736-2711.
Verified 2026-10-15 · princetontx.gov · source · source · source · source · source
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Holidays
City Residential Trash Services page and DocumentCenter/View/8093 2026 residential solid-waste holiday schedule (verified Oct 15, 2026) detail Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026 slides plus Memorial Day / Labor Day week slides. New Year’s table on that PDF is for Jan. 1, 2026 (Thursday). NY Day 2027 isn’t printed as its own row — left unpublished pending an updated sheet.
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