Solid Waste

Residential Services

Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule

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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

Join us at the

at Rose Rudman Park!
Free Starbucks Coffee and Chick-Fil-A lunch for all volunteers!

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 so if it breaks, the mercury is contained within the bag.
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:
Spring 2010: March 1-13, 2010
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.