Trash, recycling and brush pickup in Baytown

Collection days, rules and rates — from the city's pages

City of Baytown offers twice-weekly trash collection, weekly recycling, and weekly brush pickup. City-provided bins and personal trash containers (30-50 gallons) accepted. Collection contractor: Best Trash LLC (per Garbage & Recycle FAQs on page).

The city publishes collection days by area, not by street. To confirm your street, use the city's Garbage & Recycle page or call Public Works.

Brush and bulk

• Put materials on the curb in front of your home; do not place on vacant lots or medians
• Do not place materials in front of utility poles, traffic signs, utility meters or hydrants
• Do not stack brush too close to fences, mail boxes, under overhead wires or low hanging tree limbs
• Do not allow brush to block the sidewalk or protrude into the street
• Accepted at curb: Tree Limbs (8 feet or less), Shrubbery
• Do not include bagged leaves, lumber, wood, plastic or any other material with the brush and limbs
• Bagged leaves & cuttings are placed with the weekly garbage collection
• Brush should be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on Monday of your collection week

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Household hazardous waste

Baytown Household Hazardous Waste Event — Held twice a year; last event mentioned April 18, 2026. Stay in your vehicle throughout drop-off Proof of Baytown residency required (driver’s license or utility bill) Residential disposal only; businesses not eligible Accepted items may vary by event—review latest list before attending Accepted, for example: Antifreeze, Gasoline/Fuels, Household Cleaners, Pool Chemicals, Car Batteries, Paint Products (up to 5 gallon containers; 10 cans per vehicle), Pesticides, Fertilizers, Motor Oil, Filters, Tires (up to 4 per vehicle), Old Furniture, Scrap Metal, Building Materials, Brush/Tree Limbs.

Baytown Green Center

1601 W Main, Baytown, TX 77522 · Sunday and Monday: Closed; Tuesday-Friday: 12pm-7pm; Saturday: 9am-4pm · 281-420-5300. Accepts household debris, brush/tree limbs, electronic waste, and recyclable materials (per Green Center / Garbage pages). Fees: cars and pickups $10, trailers to 8 ft $10, 8–16 ft $20. 3 ft max height for all trucks & trailer loads; trailers over 16 ft not allowed; cash only; residents only; driver license + City of Baytown water bill required (names must match)

Water and sewer rates (single-family)

Base charges: water $11.82, sewer $12.76. Water by volume: First two thousand gallons per unit $3.19; Next four thousand gallons per unit $7.20; Use over six thousand gallons per unit $9.93. Sewer by volume: First two thousand gallons per unit $3.19; Next ten thousand gallons $7.20. Other line items on a sample bill: garbage and recycling $40.00, drainage $4.00.

Deposits: $100 owner / $200 tenant; service charge $30 (must be included with the deposit). Deposits must be paid before service is activated. Commercial deposits vary. Same-day service not available; service activated next business day after account established (exceptions for under-construction). Previous account balance must be paid in full.

Service fees (effective November 1, 2025): Broken Lock and Device $100.00; Damaged Register $60.58; Delinquent Fee $50.00; Late Charge 10 percent of Bill; Meter Test $60.58; Pulled Meter or Tampering $500.00; Pull Straight Line $1,000.00; Reread (first and after) $10.00 and $25.00; Returned Check $30.00; Transfer of Service $25.00; Vacant or Unauthorized Use $500.00. Account numbers beginning with 1: due between 5th and 10th; beginning with 2: due between 20th and 25th.

Read from baytown.org on 2026-09-17: Garbage & Recycle, Water Utility Accounts. No public BAWA site could be confirmed.

Trash and recycling charges

Amounts as the city publishes them; blank where the page does not state one. (2026-09-16)