Trash & Recycling

Recycling Service

• Recycling collection day is every Wednesday.
• Place your Republic Services issued cart at the end of your driveway prior to 7 am.
• Commercial recycling may be serviced by any reputable recycling company.

Acceptable Recyclables

Acceptable recyclables include:

• Aluminum and Other Metal - Cans, foil, aerosol cans, scrap metal weighing 50 pounds or less
• Glass - Any glass bottles or containers, with or without lids; excludes window glass, porcelain, china, or ceramics
• Paper - All paper, including magazines, cardboard, phonebooks, waxed milk, and juice cartons; no wet paper or paper that has touched food
• Plastics Number 1 through 7 and plastic bags

Yard Trimmings Recycling

• Yard trimmings are collected on Wednesdays.
• Place your yard trimmings in lawn and leaf bags (paper bags) or an open trash can. Do not put trash or recyclables in with your yard trimmings.
• Place at the end of your driveway by 7 am on Wednesdays.
• Bundle brush and tree trimmings in bundles less than 4 feet long and tie the bundles with cotton or jute string.
• Bundles or containers must weigh less than 40 pounds.
• Unflocked Christmas trees will be picked up after decorations have been removed.

Plastic bags will not be accepted for yard trimmings. Other materials not accepted include dirt, poisonous plants, rocks, or concrete.

Grease Disposal

Don't pour cooking grease and oil down the drain. It clogs pipes and can even cause sewer backups. Protect your home, city, and environment by utilizing one of the local grease drop off locations open year round.

Locations

Coppell Service Center
816 Coppell Rd.
Coppell, TX 75019

Pump Station
1101 Village Parkway
Coppell, TX 75019

Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling

Coppell residents can request Republic Services to have their Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and E-Waste collected:

• The HHW service is available to each household once each month.
• To schedule your HHW pickup, please fill out the Household Hazardous Waste and E-waste Collection Instructions Form (PDF) and email it to Republic Services.
• HHW bags will be delivered to you along with proper instructions on how to package the material for collection on the next available Wednesday.
• If you have any questions, please call 972-462-5164.
• Be prepared to answer the following questions about the waste you wish to dispose of:
  • What type of waste do you have?
  • What is the amount of waste? (how many gallons, etc.)
  • What size containers do you have?

Examples of Household Hazardous Waste Collected

• Aerosols
• Automotive Products
• Batteries
• Chemicals and Solvents
• Electronics
• Fluorescent Tubes and Bulbs
• Household Cleaners
• Paint
• Poisons

Disposal of Materials Not Collected

How to dispose of materials that will not be collected at your door:

• Ammunition (PDF)
• Fire Extinguisher / Smoke Detectors (PDF)
• Medicines / Prescription Drugs (PDF)
• Tires (PDF)

Landfill Use

Coppell residents have access to Camelot Landfill, located at:
580 Huffines Boulevard
Lewisville, TX 75056

Call Camelot at 972-492-3888 for hours of operation. Residents have access to the landfill one time per month. Each Coppell household who is a water customer can gain access to Camelot Landfill by presenting upon arrival the most current paper copy of your water bill and photo identification with a matching address. eBilling customers will be required upon arrival to show a paper copy of the most current water bill and photo identification with a matching address.

Roll-Off Permits

Roll-off containers placed on residential property require a permit from the Environmental Health Department. Although there is no charge for the permit, the permit allows a roll-off to be placed on residential property for 30 days. Roll-off Permits may be obtained through the City of Coppell Environmental Health Division located at 265 East Parkway Boulevard, Monday through Friday 7 am to 4 pm, or you may complete the Residential Roll-Off Permit Application (PDF) and email Environmental Health or fax it to 972-462-5123, Attn: Environmental Health Department. Please call Republic Services at 972-304-3555 or 817-332-7301 to set up service for a Roll-off container.