Waste Management Trash & Recycle Information

This page provides information about our community trash and recycle service provider - Waste Management.  Payment for trash services is made as part of your MUD/Water bill.  Trash services are managed by our MUD and not by the association.  Our contract is listed as "Northgate Crossing MUD#2" with Waste Management.

Local Waste Management Contact Information
2749 Loop 336 East
Conroe, TX 77301
Phone:  (713) 686-6666
E-mail:  cshouston@wm.com

Regular Pickup Schedule
Saturday (regular/heavy trash/recycling)
Wednesday (regular only)

Holiday Pickup Schedule

Household Trash Requirements
LIMITS: Trashcans are not to exceed 32 gallons in capacity and bagged trash is not to exceed 40 pounds in weight.  A maximum of 8 bags or 4 cans are allowed on first service day of the week and 15 bags or 8 cans are allowed on second service day of the week.  Any boxes placed out for trash collection must be flattened and tied in bundles for collection.  (In order to protect the aesthetics of the neighborhoods, Waste Management service cannot take trash in boxes.  All trash must be in a bag.)

TIME: All trash items must be placed at your proper collection area by 7:00am on your service days. Waste Management’s trash collection begins at 7:00am and ends at 7:00pm each day. Your pick up times may vary due to routing and truck utilization; please make sure to have your material, unobstructed, and ready for collection. 

YARD WASTE: Grass, leaves, and tree limbs/branches are the only items accepted as yard waste. Yard waste may be counted as part of the bags’ limit. Loose grass and leaves must be bagged, not to exceed 40 pounds in weight per bag. Tree limbs/branches must not exceed 3 inches in diameter or 4 feet in length and must be securely tied to form a bundle, not to exceed 40 pounds in weight and must be placed at the CURB.

MISSED PICK-UP:  Should a resident fail to place trash out in time for pick-up, recovery will be made on the next scheduled service day.  For missed pick-up due to WM Crew error, pick-up will be made the same day if WM is notified on the service day before 5pm or, if notified after service day, pick-up will be made by 12:00 noon the day after WM has been notified. 

PROHIBITED ITEMS: Waste Management can not pick up hazardous waste such as motor oil, paints of any type, automotive parts, tires, gasoline, construction debris, remodeling debris, carpeting or roofing materials.  Additionally, Waste Management may not collect any appliances that contain or may contain CFC’s (refrigerators, air conditioning units) without it first being drained and tagged by a certified technician. 

Heavy Trash Requirements
Heavy trash is comprised of items such as large bulky items such as sofas, chairs, furniture, washers/dryers, etc.  These items can be placed out for pickup on Saturday only.  There is a limit of two heavy trash items per pickup.  Items that contain CFC's, such as refrigerators or air conditioning units must have the refrigerant removed by a facility licensed to do so and a tag from the facility indicating the CFC has been removed prior to pickup.  All items must be placed on the curb for pickup.  If you have issues with pickup, call Waste Management at the phone number listed above.

Alternative Heavy Trash Disposal
If you have items which Waste Management will not pickup, you may be able to dump these items at the Precinct 4 public dumpster.  You can find details on which items may be dumped at the Harris County website at:  http://www.hcp4.net/cad/publicdumpsterform.htm  The dumpster is located at 4603 Spring Cypress Rd, near the Kuykendahl Rd and Spring Cypress Rd intersection.

Recycling Requirements

• Allowed / Acceptable
  • Newspaper (the plastic bag the paper is delivered in is not recyclable)
  • Paper bags
  • Corrugated Cardboard and Paperboard - must be under 24"x24"x8" in size.  Cereal box bags are not recyclable.
  • Plastics - Look on the bottom of the container or item for the following codes which are approved for recycling.  All other codes are NOT recyclable. 
    • Code #1
    • Code #2
    • The above plastics are commonly found in soda and milk jugs
    • Lids or caps should be removed and should not be included with the recycling.  Labels can be left on the container.
  • Aluminum cans.  No aluminum foil or pie tins are allowed
  • Tin cans.  No aerosol cans or scrap metal is allowed.  Cans should be rinsed out.
• Disallowed / Not Accepted
  • Plastics - The following types of plastics are NOT recyclable.
    • Styrofoam / Polystyrene - Found in drink cups, "foam" packing material, shipping peanuts.  White in color.
    • Plastics attached or glued to another other type of plastic
  • Any type or paper or plastic with glue
  • Common items that can not be recycled
    • Cereal box "bags" inside the cereal box
    • Popcorn bags
    • TV Dinner trays (cardboard boxes can be recycled)
    • Gift wrap