Waste Pickup and Recycling
Tealwood’s contractor for solid waste removal and recycling is Republic Waste. If you have any problems with service at your home, please contact their customer service department at (713)849-0400.
Our contract with Republic specifies “back door” waste removal. Your solid waste and recyclables must be visible from the street and readily accessible to Republic’s personnel. Please do not place trash, recyclables, or lawn waste at the curb.
Schedule
- Solid waste – Mondays and Thursdays
- Heavy trash – Thursdays
- Recycling – Wednesdays
General Guidelines for Curbside Garbage Collection
Garbage and yard waste should be placed out by 7:00 A.M. All branches and tree limbs must be cut to four-foot (4’) lengths and tied in small bundles or bagged yard clippings than can be lifted and handled by a single person. Bundles should be no larger than eighteen inches (18″) in diameter and weigh no more than fifty (50) pounds.
In the event that one of the collection days falls on a holiday, we will collect your waste on the following scheduled collection day. List of scheduled holidays can be found on contact us page. In the event of an “Act of God”, we will collect your waste on the following scheduled collection day.
Heavy Trash
Appliances, hot water heaters, mattresses, heavy or large volumes of yard waste and other white goods appropriate for disposal, shall be placed within five feet (5’) of the curbside and will be collected on your scheduled heavy trash day.
Refrigeration Units
Refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers or items that contain CFC’s (Freon), by law, must have the gas removed by a licensed technician and must be red tagged prior to collection.
Prohibited Waste
Republic Waste Services of Houston will collect and dispose of all your residential refuse unless restricted by law or if the item would cause damage to the collection equipment. Listed are some items that are restricted: cross ties, tires, solvents, paint, petroleum products, pool chemicals, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, hazardous material/chemicals, logs or stumps, car batteries, soil, rocks, concrete, construction material, remodeling debris (such as carpet, wood, tile), medical waste, medical sharps and closed containers.
Recyclable Materials
Newspaper
Includes the newspaper itself and any glossy inserts that are included with your Sunday paper. Please do not include other types of paper. Papers should not be tied or strapped together. If the newspaper volume is such that the bin does not provide ample space, you may place the newspaper in a brown paper bag and set it next to your bin.
Plastic
Plastic bottles and jugs that are marked with a No. 1 or No. 2 recycling logo. This includes milk and water jugs, soda bottles, etc. Please remove caps and rinse the containers. There is no need to remove labels.
Aluminum Beverage Cans
Please rinse empty cans. Crushing the cans will provide additional space for other materials in your recycling bin.
Bi-Metal Cans
This includes your food (tin) cans. Please rinse empty cans. There is no need to remove labels.
Note: Glass will not currently be included in your curbside recycling program, due to the current local recycling market. Should the market change and make the recycling of glass feasible again, you will be notified accordingly. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact us. We look forward to being your service provider.