TRASH & RECYCLING

Briarbend contracts privately for both trash and recycling services with Texas Pride Disposal. These services are paid for by the neighborhood dues collected each year.

For more information on Texas Pride Disposal including holiday service, please go to www.texaspridedisposal.com. In addition, if you have any problems with garbage collection, you can call Texas Pride Disposal at 281-342-8178 during normal business hours.

Basic Collection Guidelines

Please have your waste ready to be picked up no later than 6:00 am.
Trash pickup occurs bi-weekly on Wednesday and Saturday, subject to holidays.
Recycle pickup occurs weekly on Wednesday, subject to holidays.
Place waste in cans, bags, or bundles weighing no more than 50 pounds.
If using garbage cans, please use containers between 14 and 96 gallons. Please, no barrels or drums.
Please stack branches at the curb in individual piles no larger than 3 feet high by 3 feet wide by 3 feet long with the base of the branches facing the street. Although branches are not required to be tied and bundled, it is strongly encouraged.
Branches must be no thicker than 12″ in diameter to avoid damaging our equipment.
Per Federal law, items containing Freon must be completely drained and have an accompanying ticket verifying Freon has been drained.

Items Not Accepted for Regular Collection

The following items can be collected for a negotiated price. Please contact Texas Pride Disposal to have a representative provide you a quote for collection services.

Dirt
Waste generated by a private contractor (remodeling, landscaping)
Rocks
Motor Oil
Pesticides/Insecticides
Gasoline/Kerosene
Bricks
Batteries
Paint (liquid)
Fertilizer
Concrete
Tires
Pool Chemicals/Chlorine
Cooking Oil

Acceptable Recyclable Material

Paper Products

Newspaper
Magazines
Catalogs
Junk Mail
Envelopes
Greeting Cards
Wrapping Paper
File Folders
Computer Paper
Construction Paper
Grocery Bags
Soda & Beer Boxes
Shoe Boxes
Clean Pizza Boxes
Cardboard Boxes
Waxboard Containers (Juice Boxes)
Egg Cartons
Paper Towel Rolls
Phone Books
Shredded Paper (Bagged)

Plastics (Please rinse)

Plastics #1-#7
Milk & Juice Bottles
Soda & Water Bottles
Shampoo & Soap Bottles
Bleach & Detergent Containers
Household Cleaner Containers
Plastic Flower Pots
Yogurt cups
Microwave Dinner Trays
Cups, Plates, & Dinnerware
Prescription Pill Containers
Thin Plastics – Please stuff inside one bag and tie off (Grocery Bags, Produce Bags, Dry Cleaning Bags, Newspaper Sleeves)

Metals (Please rinse)

Soda, Juice, & Beer Cans
Canned Food Cans
Pet Food Cans
Aluminum Foil
Pie Trays
Metal Jar Lids
Pots & Pans
Gutters (less than 5′ long)
Empty Aerosol Cans

Glass (Please rinse)

Beer Bottles
Wine Bottles
Soda Bottles
Jars

Unacceptable Items

The following items are currently not accepted in our recycling program and should be thrown away with your regular household garbage.

Styrofoam
Windows
Dishes & Cups

Soiled Pizza Boxes
Mirrors
Wet & Soiled Paper

Coat Hangers
Light Bulbs
Facial & Toilet Tissue

Paint & Solvent Containers
Paper Towels