Bulk Trash Pickup in Fort Worth, TX: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Fort Worth picks up at the curb, how many items you get, what needs an appointment, and what it costs. Straight from the city, checked and dated.
What Fort Worth collects, and what you do with the rest
Every city route below is capped. Read the last two columns first: they decide whether the city takes your load at all, or only part of it.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbside, regular collection day | No charge inside your assigned week. A pile set out at the wrong time counts as out-of-cycle and one holding banned material counts as non-compliant: both are billed at $123.52 per five cubic yards, then $107.40 per five cubic yards up to thirty, with $123.52 as the minimum. | One pile a month of up to ten cubic yards — about eight feet long, six wide and six tall — at no extra charge, and only one pile per household. | Each address has an assigned bulk week once a month. The pile goes out by 7 a.m. on that Monday and no earlier than 6 p.m. the Friday before; crews have until the following Saturday at 5 p.m. to reach it, and once they have passed your street nothing more goes out until next month. Keep the pile at least two feet clear of trees, mailboxes, water meters and fences or it is left. Not taken: yard trimmings in plastic bags (they go in paper yard bags with the weekly brush collection), auto parts, batteries and tires, contractor remodelling and demolition debris such as shingles, wallboard and lumber, electronics, any appliance holding coolant, gasoline or chemicals — air conditioners, refrigerators, lawnmowers — dirt, rocks, concrete and ceramic tile, root balls or stumps over eighteen inches with soil, liquids, poisons, explosives and glass. Most of those are taken free at the city Drop-Off Stations instead, and residents may leave four tires there every six months. |
| the city's four Drop-Off Stations | Free: bulk waste, trash, recyclables, yard waste and household chemicals are all accepted. | — | Open to Fort Worth homeowners and some renters. |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
Putting it out with your regular trash in Fort Worth
- How many items
- One pile a month of up to ten cubic yards — about eight feet long, six wide and six tall — at no extra charge, and only one pile per household.
- What it costs
- No charge inside your assigned week. A pile set out at the wrong time counts as out-of-cycle and one holding banned material counts as non-compliant: both are billed at $123.52 per five cubic yards, then $107.40 per five cubic yards up to thirty, with $123.52 as the minimum.
- Good to know
- Each address has an assigned bulk week once a month. The pile goes out by 7 a.m. on that Monday and no earlier than 6 p.m. the Friday before; crews have until the following Saturday at 5 p.m. to reach it, and once they have passed your street nothing more goes out until next month. Keep the pile at least two feet clear of trees, mailboxes, water meters and fences or it is left. Not taken: yard trimmings in plastic bags (they go in paper yard bags with the weekly brush collection), auto parts, batteries and tires, contractor remodelling and demolition debris such as shingles, wallboard and lumber, electronics, any appliance holding coolant, gasoline or chemicals — air conditioners, refrigerators, lawnmowers — dirt, rocks, concrete and ceramic tile, root balls or stumps over eighteen inches with soil, liquids, poisons, explosives and glass. Most of those are taken free at the city Drop-Off Stations instead, and residents may leave four tires there every six months.
Dropping it off yourself: the city's four Drop-Off Stations
4 sites across Fort Worth.
- What it costs
- Free: bulk waste, trash, recyclables, yard waste and household chemicals are all accepted.
- What to bring
- Open to Fort Worth homeowners and some renters.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Fort Worth bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
Bulk pickup in Fort Worth — common questions
How many bulk items can I put out at once in Fort Worth?
One pile a month of up to ten cubic yards — about eight feet long, six wide and six tall — at no extra charge, and only one pile per household.
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Fort Worth?
Free: bulk waste, trash, recyclables, yard waste and household chemicals are all accepted.
What do I need to bring to the drop-off site in Fort Worth?
Open to Fort Worth homeowners and some renters.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-15. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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