Residential Services

Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule


 
Residential Service includes solid waste collection and disposal along with brush and bulky item pick up. Click the title above for more information.

 

 

 

    Tyler Solid Waste Commercial Collection


Tyler Solid Waste is the Commercial Division of the City of Tyler Solid Waste Department.
To request service please call our Commercial Sales Representative, Gene Lewis, at (903) 780-8657.

We offer:
 96-gallon carts for small businesses
2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 yard dumpsters
20, 30, 40 and 45-yard rolloff containers
30, 35, 40 and 42-yard compactors

 

 

Compost Bins

Tyler Recycling Collection Center	Curbside Recycling for City of Tyler Residents

 

Keep Tyler Beautiful

 

  Mission: To encourage beautification, waste reduction and recycling activities in the community.

Join us at the
 
Sustainability Symposium
on Saturday, September 11, 2010!

Tyler's Greenwood Farms Landfill
(903) 566-5024
12920 Farm to Market Road 2767, "Old Kilgore High­way"
(five miles east of Loop 323)
Tyler, TX
Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

The landfill is operated by Allied Waste Systems and the land is owned by the City of Tyler.

City of Tyler residents may deposit one 3 cubic yard load (about the size of a pickup truck bed) of garbage per month at no charge by presenting a current original City of Tyler Utility Bill and valid driver’s license that has the same address. Appliances and tires are not included and have special pricing.

Additional deposits of refuse are charged at the posted gate rate which is $7.01 per cubic yard (includes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fee). 

Everyone is required by law to cover their load of refuse during the trip to the landfill. Canvas tarps or heavy plastic covers can be used to hold the refuse in the vehicle and prevent debris from falling out and littering the roadside. If your load is not covered you will face a $25 surcharge at the landfill.

The landfill is closed on Thanksgiving, Christ­mas and New Year's Day.

Household hazardous waste, in quantities of one gallon or less, may be disposed of as household garbage.

Fluorescent Bulbs should be secured in a plastic bag and placed in your garbage cart.  Paint must be dried out before being placed at the curb to prevent the paint from exploding when it is compacted in the garbage truck. It will dry out by pouring two quarts of Oil Dry Absorbent or Kitty Litter into a half gallon of paint. Stir with a stick and leave the top off to allow it to dry. When you can hold the can upside down and no paint pours out, then it is ready to go in your trash. Oil dry is available at any grocery store, discount store or auto supply store. It is also available in one gallon baggies at the Tyler Recycling Collection Center. Liquids should be placed separate from the rest of your garbage, so that our crews will be aware that they are picking up household chemicals.  Car batteries may be left on the curb on your garbage day and they will be picked up and recycled. Rechargable batteries can be taken to Batteries Plus, located 4906 Broadway Ave. and recycled for free. Motor Oil that is less than five gallons from non-commercial users can be taken to any auto service shop at no charge to you.

To avoid excessive household hazardous waste, residents are asked to use safer alternatives and to purchase only amounts needed

 

Hazardous Waste Alternatives
Instead of:	Try Using:
Oven Cleaners	Baking soda, water and steel wood pads
Disinfectants	A quarter to a half cup of borax in a gallon of water
Drain Cleaners	Boiling water, a half cup of baking soda and two oz.of vinegar with a snake or plunger
Rug/Upholstry Cleaner	Apply baking soda and then vacuum
Toilet Cleaner	Baking soda and a mild detergent
Mothballs	Cedar, lavender, flowers or newspaper

 

FREE Bulky Item Collection Weeks
Residential customers may get rid of bulky items such as unwanted furniture, appliances, carpet, fence material, up to four noncommercial vehicle tires, old toys and other large items that would normally require a special fee for FREE. Brush is not included.

Dates are as follows:
Fall 2010: Sept. 20-Oct. 2, 2010

 

          

Bulky items that will be picked up for FREE include:

• Furniture and Mattresses
• Appliances and Electronics
• Carpet
• Fence Material
• Up to 4 Noncommercial Vehicle Tires
• Car Batteries
• Old Toys

Other large items that would normally require a special fee. Paint must be dried out with oil dry or kitty litter. Brush, limbs and liquid waste are NOT accepted.