The City of Conroe contracts with Allied to collect garbage and recyclable materials. Allied provides a 96 gallon polycart with wheels to each residence in the city limits. The can is collected twice per week with the collection days varying by location. On your trash day, simply move the cart to the street by 7:00 a.m.. Allied uses an automated system to lift the cart, dump the contents in the truck, then set the cart back on the ground. Please move your cart back off of the street after the trash has been collected.

All household garbage must be bagged and placed in polycart. Polycarts are for household garbage only.

If you have some trash that does not fit in your cart, Allied will pick up bagged trash that is set out with the cart. The bags must be marked with a special tag that may be purchased at the City of Conroe Utility Billing Department in city hall. The tags cost $0.66 plus tax. If you regularly generate more trash than will fit in one cart, you may request an additional cart by calling the department at (936) 522-3170.

The collection days are: Effective November 1, 2008

Click on the links below to see the collection maps. Full Map 

Green waste (leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, etc.) will be picked up on your regular trash day. If they will not fit in the cart, they can be bagged and tagged with the tags purchased at city hall.

Allied will also collect heavy trash that is too large to fit into your cart. Heavy trash includes old appliances, furniture, junk, tree limbs, etc.. Please note these special requirements:

• Refrigerators and air conditioners must have the refrigerant removed (CFC or freon). Allied is not permitted to dispose of these appliances unless they have been removed.
• Tree limbs must be cut into four foot lengths and tied into bundles that weigh no more than 40 pounds.

Heavy trash will be collected on the first and third Wednesday of the month for the area north of Highway 105 and on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month for anyone south of Highway 105. Allied will also schedule a pick up if you have a more immediate need. Call them at 756-8400 to give your name, address and a description of the trash to be removed. They will pick up that trash within two days of your request.

Allied operates a drop-off site for bulky waste and recyclable products. The site is located at 2501 N. Frazier, which is north of Loop 336 and just south of Crown Cork and Seal. The site is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The following recyclable products are accepted at the site at no charge:

• Glass jars and bottles
• Newspapers
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Plastic containers with a 1 or 2 recyclable symbol on the bottom
• Motor oil and filters
• Computer paper
• Cardboard
• Phone books
• Mixed office paper
• Magazines

On the first Saturday of each month Allied Waste will open the recycling facility off of North Frazier to the public from 8:00 am until Noon. Each resident will be able to bring bulk items that they were unable to dispose of at home. Each resident must bring a current utility bill as proof of the residency within the city limits of Conroe. Customers can call 936-756-8401 with questions.

There will be a $10.00 charge per item. This is not intended as a means for disposal of large piles of general waste or building materials. You may bring anything on the protocol list below. No items will be allowed that are out of compliance.

Accepted Protocol List 

Household Appliances, (Refrigerators must have Freon drained and tagged by a certified technician), Hot water heaters must be drained, Furniture, Grills must be emptied of ash or briquettes. No propane tanks.

Unaccepted Protocol List

Wood, nails, sheetrock, or drywall, windows, insulation, stone, tree trunks, water softeners, tires, steel or cast iron building materials, carpet, tile, paneling, doors, masonry debris, roofing materials, pool filters, lawn mowers, concrete, dirt in large quantity.

Designated Holidays are:

**New Years Day**Memorial Day**4th of July**Labor Day**Thanksgiving Day**Christmas Day**

If a collection day falls on a designated holiday, trash service will resume on the next regular collection day.

The cost to dump bulky waste is based on the volume of the waste. Call the site at (936) 756-8401 to get a list of charges and to find out if your waste can be disposed of there.

The following charges are in effect for the garbage services.

For more detailed information on garbage service or recycling please visit Allied Waste Services' website at http://www.disposal.com/.

For an additional recycling website click on the link below:

Recycling Centers