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Press Releases

2023

 Dec 13, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Christmas Holiday And New Year’s Day

 Nov 16, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Thanksgiving Holiday November 23, 2023

 Nov 2, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Veterans Day 2023

 Sep. 25, 2023

 Groundbreaking of New State-Of-The-Art Northeast Transfer Station

 Aug 22, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Labor Day 2023

 Jul. 3, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Independence Day July 4th, 2023

 Jun. 20, 2023

 Waste And Recycling Workers Week: Honoring Houston's Environmental Stewards

 Jun. 12, 2023

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Juneteenth Federal Holiday June 19, 2023

 May 22, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Memorial Day May 30, 2023

 Apr. 25, 2023

 Solid Waste Management and Mayor Turner Announce One Clean Houston Dump Day to Alleviate Illegal Dumping

 Mar. 13, 2023

 Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers’ Hours Due To Beginning Of Daylight Savings Time

 Feb. 8, 2023

 Solid Waste Management Department Enters into a Three-Year Supplemental Contract to Combat Illegal Dumping in Houston Neighborhoods

 Jan 26 , 2023

 “I RECYCLE FOR HOUSTON” Creative Truck Artwork Competition

 Jan. 6, 2023

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 2023

2022

 Nov. 30, 2022

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Christmas Holiday And New Year’s Day

 Nov. 16, 2022

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Thanksgiving Holiday

 Oct. 27, 2022

 Collections and Facility Schedule for Veterans Day

 Oct. 27, 2022

 Fall Pumpkin Pilot Composting November 1st - 4th, 2022

 Oct. 26, 2022

 Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers Facility Operation Hours For End Of Daylight Savings Time

 Oct. 12, 2022

 Solid Waste Management Department - DELAYED Services Clarification

 Jun. 28, 2022

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Independence Day Holiday July 4, 2022

 Jun. 13, 2022

 Juneteenth Federal Holiday Collection And Facility Schedule

 May 24, 2022

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Memorial Day May 30, 2022

 Jan. 12, 2022

  Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Collection Schedule

2021

 Dec. 23, 2021

  Christmas Tree Recycling Program 31st Annual City of Houston Mulching Event

 Dec. 17, 2021

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Christmas Holiday And New Year’s Day

 Nov. 22, 2021

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Thanksgiving Holiday

 Nov. 5, 2021

 Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers’ Hours Due To End Of Daylight Savings Time

 Nov. 5, 2021

 Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) Collections And Facility Schedule For Veterans Day

 Sep. 6, 2021

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Labor Day

 Aug. 11, 2021

 Solid Waste Management Department Launches HTX Collects Mobile App

 Jul. 5, 2021

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Independence Day

 May 25, 2021

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Memorial Day

 May 6, 2021

 Solid Waste Experiencing High Volume Of Junk Waste And Tree Waste Residents Asked To Follow Collection Schedule To Avoid Delays

 Apr. 28, 2021

 Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) Launches A Pilot Education Campaign To Improve Curbside Residential Recycling

 Mar. 14, 2021

 Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers’ Hours Due To Beginning Of Daylight Savings Time

 Feb. 14, 2021

 Suspension Of Garbage Services Due To Weather

 Jan. 18, 2021

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

2020

 Nov. 20, 2020

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Thanksgiving Holiday

 Nov. 2, 2020

 Collections And Facility Schedule For Veterans Day

 Oct. 29, 2020

 Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers’ Hours Due To End Of Daylight Savings Time

 Oct. 24, 2020

 SWMD Seeks Feedback From Residents on Long Range Plan

 Sep. 9, 2020

 City Of Houston Wins Award Honoring The Very Best In The Recycling Industry

 Sep. 2, 2020

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Labor Day

 Aug. 26, 2020

 Hurricane Laura Updates

 Jul. 30, 2020

 Independence Day Holiday Collection And Facilities Schedule

 Jun. 21, 2020

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Memorial Day

 Mar. 6, 2020

 Updated Single Stream Recycling Collection Schedule

 Jan. 9, 2020

 Collection And Facility Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

2019

 Sep. 2, 2019

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Labor Day September 2, 2019

 Jul. 2, 2019

 Holiday Collections And Facilities Schedule July 4-6, 2019

 May 24, 2019

 Collection and Facility Schedule for Memorial Day May 27, 2019

 Mar. 8, 2019

 Neighborhood Depository & Recycling Centers’ Hours Due To Beginning Of Daylight Savings Time

 Feb. 1, 2019

 Updated Single Stream Recycling Collection Schedule

 Jan. 11, 2019

 Updated Single Stream Recycling Collection Schedule

 Jan. 3, 2019

 Updated Single Stream Recycling Collection Schedule