Kyle Solid Waste Collection Information
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The City of Kyle contracts refuse services (trash, composting and recycling) with Texas Disposal Systems (TDS). Use this page to help find answers to questions, what to compost, what to recycle, where to take household hazardous waste, and more.
Table of Contents for this page:
Bulky Pickups
Bagged Yard Waste
Household Hazardous Waste
Landfill Dropoff
Christmas Tree Recycling
Waste Wizard
Customer Care Questions
Trash Etiquette
Recycling
Composting
Options for trash removal:
Bulky Pickups
Kyle utility customers can contact TDS twice per year to have items such as furniture, appliances or bundled brush of up to 3 cubic yards (approximately the size of a washer and dryer) picked up at no additional charge. Yard waste must be bundled, tied and cut into four (4) foot lengths, not to exceed 35 pounds per bundle. Limbs within the bundle must be no more than four 4 inches in diameter. To schedule, call TDS at 1-800-375-8375.
Additional Bagged Yard Waste
Up to 10 bags of additional yard waste can be picked up every other week with the green waste cart. The bags must be the approved brown outdoor paper bags for yard waste and must be placed next to green cart. Yard waste can include tree trimmings, yard clippings, branches, or brush.
Household Hazardous Waste
Items such as paint, yard chemicals and cleaners, can be taken to the San Marcos Household Hazardous Waste Facility, located at 634 East Hopkins - Across from the big HEB in San Marcos. Visit their website for a complete list of materials accepted, location and hours of operation. They are open Fridays from noon-3:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. This location only accepts residential waste - no commercial waste is accepted.
Recyclables are taken to TDS’ new materials recycling facility (MRF) just north of Kyle in Creedmoor where the materials are separated, processed and sent to market. Additionally, TDS has a compost operation where the material picked up from homes is turned into compost, soils and other products that are sold in Garden-Ville and other retail stores and used by gardeners throughout Central Texas.
Items recycled at the facility create an environmental benefit because recycling materials such as paper, glass, and metal helps protect valuable natural resources, save energy, promote clean air and water, and conserve landfill space.
Free Monthly Drop-off at the Landfill
Kyle utility customers are eligible for one free monthly drop-off to the landfill per residential household, for up to 5 cubic yards.
- Location: TDS Landfill Gatehouse: 3016 FM 1327, Creedmoor TX 78610
- Hours: Monday – Saturday 7am to 7pm
- Phone: 512-421-1362/512-421-1395
- More Information:
- What to bring: trash, recycling, brush, green waste
- Restrictions:
- All loads MUST be secured to vehicle
- Tires are extra fee - $8-$80
- Mattresses & box springs are extra fees - $25 each (Additional surcharge fee for the extra handling)
- Liquids are NOT allowed, Hazardous Waste is NOT allowed
- City of Kyle utility bill in order to utilize this service. TDS will verify eligible customers (utility bill and driver’s license must match).
Christmas Tree Recycling
City of Kyle residents can recycle their Christmas trees Dec. 27-Jan. 31 by setting them next to or in their Texas Disposal Systems Trash or Green Waste Cart for pick up! (City Parks are not drop-off locations.)
All trees MUST be:
- Natural (no artificial trees)
- Cut in half
- Free of flocking, lights, ornaments, metal & other non-living contaminants
TDS Waste Wizard
Not sure if it's compost of recycle week? Visit the TDS website for more information. You can download the TDS Waste Wizard!
And be sure to watch this short video about the Waste Wizard.
Questions?
If you have questions regarding the Solid Waste Collection Service program or need to request cart delivery, contact TDS Customer Care at 1-800-375-8375.
City of Kyle trash customers living in single-family homes have a new collection system for keeping trash out of the landfill through curbside single-stream recycling and compost service from Texas Disposal Systems (TDS). Kyle is the first community in Central Texas to provide curbside service for both Single Stream Recycling and compost.
Recycling will now be collected as a single-stream, mixing ALL ACCEPTED recyclables together in one cart and compostable materials in another cart — each cart being collected every other week. Trash will continue to be collected weekly.
Helpful hints on trash etiquette
These items are OK to put in your trash bin, but must be properly bagged and sealed:
- Dusty materials (e.g., ashes–cooled, sawdust, vacuum cleaner dust)
- Broken glass (wrap in newspaper, place in box and label BROKEN GLASS)
- Animal waste and cat litter (bagged and sealed)
- Styrofoam packing peanuts (bagged and sealed)
- Needles and syringes (place in hard plastic or metal container with tightly sealed lid)
These items should NOT be in your trash bin:
- Rocks
- Dirt/Concrete
- Gravel
- Construction Debris
- Dead Animals
- Hazardous Waste (e.g., solvents, paints, batteries, automotive fluids, fluorescent light bulbs, pool chemicals)
Single Stream Recycling
The expanded list of acceptable materials allows customers to put all their recyclables, unsorted, into the larger cart.
- Paper: including junk mail, newspapers, magazine
- Cardboard: including cereal boxes, shipping boxes, shoe boxes
- Containers: EMPTY containers made of plastic, metal, aluminum, and glass, including bottles and cans.
Composting*
- Yard Debris: including grass clippings, tree and shrub limbs
- Soiled Paper and Cardboard: including pizza boxes, paper towels, napkins
*NOTE: Please do not put compost items into plastic bags. By doing so, the items are no longer considered compostable.
