Heavy Trash Pickup in Kingwood: City of Houston Rules

Source: City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, Heavy Trash Collection and Residential Drop-Off Centers, checked October 14, 2026. Rules can change, so confirm on the City's site or the HTX app before you set anything out. This site is not affiliated with the City.

Who gets City heavy trash pickup

• Eligible: occupied residential units that receive City of Houston curbside service.
• Not eligible: multi-residential buildings with more than eight units.
• How often: heavy trash is collected every other month, up to six curbside collections per calendar year.
• Your day: each home has an assigned collection day. Look it up with the City's service lookup tool or the HTX app.

New Caney and Porter are outside the City of Houston, so City heavy trash doesn't apply there. Check with your MUD, HOA or trash company about bulk pickup.

When and where to set it out

• Set-out window: between 6:00 p.m. the Friday before and 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
• Placement: just behind the curb line in front of your home, not in the street or on the sidewalk.
• Keep it clear: don't stack items under wires, signs or mailboxes, on meters or hydrants, or where they block traffic.

What heavy trash accepts

• Household furniture such as couches, tables and dressers
• Mattresses and box springs
• Carpet (secured or bundled), toilets, bicycles and toys
• Stoves, washers, dryers and water heaters
• Refrigerators and freezers only with a certified technician's tag showing the refrigerant was removed
• Tree waste: limbs, branches and stumps, with pieces no more than 8 inches in diameter or 10 feet long (bagged leaves and grass go out with yard waste instead)
• Up to four passenger tires, which may be picked up up to a week after the main pile

Limits and what it won't take

• 8 cubic yards per set-out, which the City describes as about the size of a minivan.
• Building material: up to 4 cubic yards of material you generated yourself, excluding shingles, brick, plaster and concrete.
• Contractor debris isn't collected. Debris from tree removal, construction, roofing or remodeling done by a contractor must be removed by the contractor.
• Not accepted: bagged household garbage, electronics, paint and chemicals (household hazardous waste), dirt, sod and soil, roofing and shingles, and untagged appliances containing gas, chemicals or coolant.
• Mixed piles: if accepted and unaccepted items are mixed, the whole pile may be refused.

If you miss your month or go over the limit

• City drop-off: Houston residents can take bulk items to a Residential Drop-Off Center with proof of address. The City lists North (9003 N Main, 77022), Northwest (14400 Sommermeyer, 77041), Northeast (5565 Kirkpatrick, 77028), Southeast, South and Southwest locations. The City also lists a Kingwood recycling center for recyclables.
• Hazardous waste and electronics: the City sends these to its Environmental Service Centers (North: 5614 Neches St., 77026; South: 11500 S. Post Oak Rd., 77035).
• Hire a hauler: worth it when you have a closing or move-out deadline, can't carry heavy items to the curb, are over the 8 cubic yard limit, have contractor or remodel debris, or your HOA doesn't want piles sitting out. A hauler loads from wherever the items are, so nothing has to sit at the curb.

Related: furniture removal, mattress removal, appliance removal, construction debris removal.

This is a local estimate-request site, not a hauling company. Submitting the form does not create a contract. You decide whether to move forward after you hear back from the hauler.