North Texas cities reschedule trash pickups amid icy road conditions. Here’s what to know
With dangerous, icy roads overtaking North Texas, commuters were urged to stay home as a variety of businesses, school districts and services closed Thursday due to a winter storm warning.
The warning ended Thursday after it caused many cities to close their facilities and cancel services, including trash pickup.
The list below provides updates to when North Texas residents can expect their next waste collection.
City of Fort Worth
The City of Fort Worth did not have any trash pickups Thursday and will have a delayed start to pickups on Friday.
“Those with missed collections Wednesday & Thursday can set out extra bags next week to be picked up by a separate truck,” the city said.
Pickups will resume Friday with a delayed start.
The city is asking residents to remove any trash bins that are at the curb, if able to do so safely.
The city’s Environmental Collection Center was open Thursday, but other drop-off stations were closed.
City of Arlington
The City of Arlington suspended its late Wednesday trash and recycling collection services due to icy and dangerous road conditions.
The suspension of services continued Thursday.
“The landfill will also be closed. All Wednesday and Thursday customers will receive service on their next regularly scheduled collection day,” the city said.
City of Mansfield
Mansfield canceled garbage collections Wednesday and Thursday.
“Republic Services has confirmed that normal curbside trash and recycling routes will resume Friday, Feb. 25., with no expected delays,” the city said.
City of Keller
On Wednesday, Keller announced its Thursday pickups, residential and commercial, were canceled.
The city plans to resume collections on Friday but “warns that routes may start later and take longer than usual.”
“Thursday customers will NOT have a makeup day; normal services for those residents will resume Monday,” the city wrote on Twitter.
City of North Richland Hills
Wednesday afternoon, the City of North Richland Hills joined in suspending Thursday trash pickups.
“Residential service will resume on your next regular collection day,” the city said.
Normal pickups on Friday are expected to be picked up as regularly scheduled.
City of Saginaw
Saginaw canceled all waste collections until Monday, Feb. 28. No further updates were available.
City of Bedford
Bedford said that it was canceling all Thursday collections.
“Collections for Thursday’s customers will now occur on Friday, February 25, and Friday’s customers will be serviced on Saturday, February 26,” the city said. “If there are any additional changes to this schedule, we’ll be sure to communicate them on the city’s website and social media channels.”
City of Euless
The City of Euless canceled its Thursday trash services and said pickups will shift to Friday. Pickups regularly scheduled on Friday will move to Saturday.
City of Irving
Irving suspended its waste collections Thursday and closed the Hunter Ferrell Landfill.
Pickups, and services at the landfill, will resume Friday.
City of Grand Prairie
The City of Grand Prairie suspended its trash pickup on Wednesday and Thursday.
Its landfill closed early Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Services will resume Friday.
City of Grapevine
The City of Grapevine pushed its trash and recycling collections an extra day.
Thursday pickups will be conducted Friday and Friday’s pickups will be pushed to Saturday.
City of Carrollton
Carrollton also will suspend its trash and recycling pickups Thursday and will close its landfill until Friday morning.
“Residents regularly scheduled for Thursday, February 24 collection will be picked up on Friday, February 25, and routes regularly scheduled for Friday will be collected on Saturday, February 26,” the city said. “Conditions will be monitored and updates made if necessary.”
City of Plano
No trash or recycling will be collected Thursday. Services are expected to resume Friday, “and maybe into Saturday Feb. 26,” the city said.
City of Kennedale
The City of Kennedale pulled its trash crews off their routes early Wednesday.
“If yours was not collected, the next service will be Saturday for trash and next Wednesday for recycling, as usual,” the city said. “We apologize for the inconvenience.”
City of Frisco
Frisco canceled all garbage and recycling collections Thursday.
Thursday collections will be arranged for Friday, and Friday pickups will be pushed to Saturday depending on the weather, the city said.
City of Lewisville
Trash collections were canceled Thursday.
“For Republic, Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday,” the city said. “For CWD customers, service will resume on the next scheduled service day.”
This story was originally published February 24, 2022 at 10:13 AM.
