Grand Prairie, TX trash pickup schedule
Grand Prairie trash and recycling: who collects, how often, how to find your pickup day, and what changes on holidays in 2026.
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Quick answer
| Who collects | A private hauler under city contract: Republic Services City of Grand Prairie Solid Waste Department oversees service; Republic Services (city franchise hauler) collects residential garbage, recycling and bulky items, billed with the city water bill. Most homes: bagged garbage twice a week plus 18-gallon green recycling bin on Wednesdays. Cart transition: Phase I (~1,500 homes in Greenway Trails, Heritage Towne, Cedar Ridge/Clear Lake/Lakeview West/Lakeway/Spring Creek Circle areas and Lakeridge POA) has once-weekly cart service on Wednesdays since April 8, 2026; Phase II (rest of city) moves to carts Sept. 27, 2027. Brush is collected monthly by the city's Street Services crew. Loads from apartments or other residences without curbside/alley collection get no free landfill loads and pay commercial rates (landfill page).12 |
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| How often | Trash twice weekly (bag service, most of the city); once weekly on Wednesdays for Phase I cart neighborhoods since April 8, 2026, recycling weekly, Wednesdays, yard waste Brush: once a month during your zone's week (out by 7 a.m. Monday of that week, no earlier than 1 week before); bundled brush also on regular garbage days38 |
| Set out | by 7 a.m. on collection day but no earlier than 8 p.m. the night before (Phase I cart homes: carts out no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before, back by 7 a.m. the next morning)5 |
| Your pickup day | Bag service: Area 1 (north of Warrior Trail) garbage Tuesday & Friday; Area 2 (south of Warrior Trail) garbage Monday & Thursday; recycling Wednesday for all. Phase I cart homes (since April 8, 2026): garbage, recycling, bulky and brush all on Wednesday. Address lookup on the Schedule page; static zone maps (2023).. Address lookup: gptx.org3 |
| Holiday | Thanksgiving Day, Thu, Nov 26, 2026: Delayed one day. Thursday holiday: Thursday garbage collected Friday Nov 27, Friday garbage Saturday Nov 28; Mon-Wed unchanged (2025-26 calendar).2 |
Bulk items: on-call (call Republic Services; free, weekly). Bulky items = old or unwanted appliances and furniture (washers, refrigerators, sofas, chairs). Phase I cart homes: Wednesdays, no call needed except for appliances (details). Drop-off sites: 2 listed (hours and fees).
Grand Prairie holiday trash schedule 2026
| City’s rule | No garbage or recycling collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. In a holiday week, collection shifts to the next day for each service day from the holiday on (Saturday is the make-up day for Friday); the normal schedule resumes the following Monday. Juneteenth, Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve are not on the no-collection list. Phase I cart homes (Wednesday service): the city says service is on Wednesdays 'with the exception of major holiday weeks' and does not publish the cart-route make-up day.13 |
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| Official notice | gptx.org2 |
| Calendar url | gptx.org13 |
| Holiday | Date | Pickup | What the city says |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | Delayed one day | Thursday holiday: Thursday garbage collected Friday Jan 2, Friday garbage Saturday Jan 3 (2025-26 calendar).2 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 19, 2026 | Not on the city’s list | Not on the city’s list for this year |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | Not on the city’s list | Not on the city’s list for this year |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 25, 2026 | Delayed one day | Monday holiday: every service day that week moves one day later (Mon->Tue, Tue->Wed, Wed recycling->Thu, Thu->Fri, Fri->Sat May 30), per the 2025-26 calendar.2 |
| Juneteenth | Fri, Jun 19, 2026 | Not on the city’s list | Not on the city’s list for this year |
| Independence Day (Fourth of July) | Sat, Jul 4, 2026 | No change | Falls on a Saturday, which is not a collection day; the 2025-26 calendar shows the week of June 29-July 3 on its normal days (Fri July 3 = normal Friday garbage).2 |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 7, 2026 | Delayed one day | Monday holiday: every service day that week moves one day later (Tue 8 Mon garbage, Wed 9 Tue garbage, Thu 10 recycling, Fri 11 Thu garbage, Sat 12 Fri garbage), per the 2025-26 calendar.2 |
| Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day | Mon, Oct 12, 2026 | Not on the city’s list | Not on the city’s list for this year |
| Veterans Day | Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | Not on the city’s list | Not on the city’s list for this year |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 26, 2026 | Delayed one day | Thursday holiday: Thursday garbage collected Friday Nov 27, Friday garbage Saturday Nov 28; Mon-Wed unchanged (2025-26 calendar).2 |
| Christmas Day | Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Delayed one day | Friday holiday: Friday garbage collected Saturday Dec 26; Christmas Eve (Thu Dec 24) is a normal collection day (2025-26 calendar).2 |
| Holiday | Date | Pickup | What the city says |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Delayed one day | Friday holiday: by the city's holiday-week rule, Friday garbage moves to Saturday Jan 2, 2027 (the 2025-26 calendar ends Dec 2026; rule from the Schedule page and calendar).2 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 15, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 31, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Juneteenth | Fri, Jun 18, 2027 (observed) | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Independence Day (Fourth of July) | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 (observed) | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 6, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day | Mon, Oct 11, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Veterans Day | Thu, Nov 11, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 25, 2027 | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
| Christmas Day | Fri, Dec 24, 2027 (observed) | No dated list; see the city’s rule | See the city’s rule above |
Check your own day for the next three holidays with the holiday delay checker, or download a pickup calendar.
Bulk trash pickup in Grand Prairie
| How it works | on-call (call Republic Services; free, weekly). Bulky items = old or unwanted appliances and furniture (washers, refrigerators, sofas, chairs). Phase I cart homes: Wednesdays, no call needed except for appliances6 |
|---|---|
| How to request | Call Republic Services at 817-261-88126 |
| Limits | Bag-service homes: not stated. Phase I cart homes: Republic picks up two cubic yards per week.12 |
| Fees | free6 |
| Not accepted |
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Recycling in Grand Prairie
| Pickup | weekly, Wednesdays3 |
|---|---|
| Type | single-stream7 |
| Glass | accepted in cart (glass bottles and jars, any color; no auto/window glass)7 |
| Plastics | plastic bottles and jugs (city lists water and soda bottles); no resin-number list published7 |
Accepted
Not accepted
- Plastic bags (return to grocery stores)7
- Food waste and food-soiled paper (paper plates, napkins, pizza boxes, chip bags, frozen food bags, clamshells)7
- Drinking glasses, window/auto glass, mirrors, ceramics, dishes, incandescent bulbs7
- Batteries (HHW events or Fort Worth ECC)7
- Styrofoam containers, peanuts and packing7
- Plastic toys, hangers, propane tanks, wire and cable, shredded paper, wrapping paper, medical waste/needles, electronics, clothing7
Programs
Yard waste, food scraps and seasonal pickups
| Yard waste pickup | No separate yard-waste collection: grass clippings are not picked up; bagged weeds and leaves go out with regular garbage; brush via bundles on garbage day or monthly city brush crew10 |
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| Season | year-round (brush program)8 |
| How often | Brush: once a month during your zone's week (out by 7 a.m. Monday of that week, no earlier than 1 week before); bundled brush also on regular garbage days8 |
| Rules | Bundles on garbage day: max 50 lb and 6 ft. Monthly brush crew: unbundled, unbagged limbs no larger than 10 in. diameter and 5 ft long, pile no larger than a VW Beetle, at curb (not alley), 2 ft from obstacles; no grass, leaves, weeds, bags, fencing, timbers; contractor-cut brush not collected. Bagged grass clippings may be taken to the landfill.8 |
| Food scraps | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Christmas trees | Last published (undated, standing): real trees free of ornaments, stands and bags can be recycled free for two weeks after Christmas at the Grand Prairie Landfill (1102 MacArthur Blvd) and IKEA (1000 IKEA Place); trees put out on garbage day are collected as garbage. Info: 972-237-4566.11 |
| Leaf collection | Bag raked leaves and put them out with regular twice-weekly garbage10 |
| Cleanup events |
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Drop-off sites: landfill, recycling and hazardous waste
Grand Prairie Landfill
| Type | Landfill |
|---|---|
| Run by | The city |
| Address | 1102 MacArthur Blvd., Grand Prairie, TX 75050 · Map11 |
| Hours | Mon-Sat 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closes 3 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month and on Nov 25, Dec 17, Dec 24, Dec 31 2026 and Jan 1 2027 (listed as early-closing); closed Nov 26 and Dec 25, 2026 and Jan 1, 202711 |
| Fees | Residents: 5 free loads per year with current GP water bill, then $10 per load; commercial $40/ton + $10 minimum; tires $1 (auto) / $5 (truck) / $10 (tractor); clean soil free by appointment11 |
| Who can use it | Grand Prairie residents/businesses; Texas driver's license with GP address + matching water bill11 |
Fort Worth Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (Environmental Collection Center)
| Type | Household hazardous waste |
|---|---|
| Run by | Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center (ECC); free voucher from Grand Prairie Public Health & Environmental Quality |
| Address | 6400 Bridge St, Fort Worth, TX 76112 · Map9 |
| Hours | Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.9 |
| Fees | free with voucher (call 972-237-8055)9 |
| Who can use it | Grand Prairie residents with ID; one drop-off per household per year (GP HHW events: no remaining 2026 dates)9 |
| Phone | ECC 817-392-3279; voucher 972-237-8055 |
Item guides: Mattress · Couch and furniture · Appliances · Paint · Batteries · Electronics · Tires · Motor oil · Christmas tree.
Missed pickup and contacts
| Missed pickup form | gptx.org (online form); or call 972-237-4550 / 972-237-8151, Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.5 |
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| Phone | Republic Services residential garbage and bulky item collection: 817-261-8812 (hold times can be 20-30 minutes); Solid Waste & Recycling Department: 972-237-8151 ([email protected]); garbage collection problems: 972-237-4550 (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m., guidelines page) or 972-237-8151 (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m., report page); garbage & holiday info line on the 2025-26 calendar: 972-237-8159; garbage accounts / extra carts: 972-237-8200; brush (Street Services): 972-237-85251 |
| 311 | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Official website | gptx.org1 |
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Grand Prairie trash pickup FAQ
What day is trash picked up in Grand Prairie?
Trash is collected twice weekly (bag service, most of the city); once weekly on Wednesdays for Phase I cart neighborhoods since April 8, 2026. Bag service: Area 1 (north of Warrior Trail) garbage Tuesday & Friday; Area 2 (south of Warrior Trail) garbage Monday & Thursday; recycling Wednesday for all. Phase I cart homes (since April 8, 2026): garbage, recycling, bulky and brush all on Wednesday. Address lookup on the Schedule page; static zone maps (2023).
Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving Day 2026 in Grand Prairie?
Thanksgiving Day falls on Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Delayed one day: Thursday holiday: Thursday garbage collected Friday Nov 27, Friday garbage Saturday Nov 28; Mon-Wed unchanged (2025-26 calendar).
Is trash picked up on Christmas Day 2026 in Grand Prairie?
Christmas Day falls on Fri, Dec 25, 2026. Delayed one day: Friday holiday: Friday garbage collected Saturday Dec 26; Christmas Eve (Thu Dec 24) is a normal collection day (2025-26 calendar).
Is trash picked up on New Year's Day 2027 in Grand Prairie?
New Year's Day falls on Fri, Jan 1, 2027. Delayed one day: Friday holiday: by the city's holiday-week rule, Friday garbage moves to Saturday Jan 2, 2027 (the 2025-26 calendar ends Dec 2026; rule from the Schedule page and calendar).
How do I get rid of bulky items in Grand Prairie?
on-call (call Republic Services; free, weekly). Bulky items = old or unwanted appliances and furniture (washers, refrigerators, sofas, chairs). Phase I cart homes: Wednesdays, no call needed except for appliances. Call Republic Services at 817-261-8812 Fees: free.
Does Grand Prairie recycle glass?
Glass: accepted in cart (glass bottles and jars, any color; no auto/window glass).
How do I report a missed trash pickup in Grand Prairie?
Use the city’s online form (gptx.org) or call Republic Services residential garbage and bulky item collection: 817-261-8812 (hold times can be 20-30 minutes); Solid Waste & Recycling Department: 972-237-8151 ([email protected]); garbage collection problems: 972-237-4550 (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m., guidelines page) or 972-237-8151 (Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m., report page); garbage & holiday info line on the 2025-26 calendar: 972-237-8159; garbage accounts / extra carts: 972-237-8200; brush (Street Services): 972-237-8525.
Sources
- 1 Solid Waste department pageCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 2 Garbage & Recycling Holiday ScheduleCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 3 Garbage & Recycling Schedule (address lookup)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 4 Garbage & Recycling CollectionCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 5 Garbage Collection GuidelinesCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 6 Bulky WasteCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 7 Recycling Collection Guidelines (Curbside Recycling)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 8 Brush Pickup Information (Street Services)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 9 Household Hazardous Waste (Public Health & Environmental Quality)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 10 Lawn Care and Grass ClippingsCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 11 Landfill (hours, holidays, fees, Christmas trees)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 12 Garbage and Recycling Cart Service (FAQs, requirements)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 13 2025-2026 Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up Schedule (calendar image)City · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
- 14 Report Garbage IssueCity · gptx.org · checked October 30, 2026
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