Anna Trash & Recycling Schedule
Official garbage collection rules, bin guidelines, and holiday schedules for residents of Anna, Texas.
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📍 View Official Collection MapService Provider
City of Anna Solid Waste (Community Waste Disposal)
Phone Number
972-392-9300Facility Address
111 N Powell Pkwy, Anna, TX 75409
Collection Schedule
Trash and recycling collected weekly by residential zones.
Bin Colors
Green trash cart, Blue recycling cart
Guidelines & Rules
🎄 Holiday Delays
If a holiday falls on a service day, pickup moves to the next day.
🛋️ Bulk Waste Pickup
Bulk and brush pickup provided monthly.
⚠️ Important Guidelines
Place carts at curb before 7 a.m. with 3 feet clearance.
Comprehensive Guide & Details
Curbside Refuse Operations Powered by CARDS
To keep the rapidly expanding Collin County community of Anna looking its best, municipal leaders have established an exclusive partnership with CARDS Recycling. This single-hauler agreement ensures a streamlined approach to all residential solid waste removal. Homeowners receive once-a-week automated collection tailored to specific neighborhood routing grids. To guarantee your weekly refuse is hauled away, make sure your bins are sitting safely at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of your assigned route. If you want a head start, local ordinances allow you to stage the containers as early as 6:00 p.m. the night before.
Understanding the Orange and Gray Carts
Every single-family home in Anna is equipped with a dual-cart system to handle household refuse. General garbage must be bagged and tossed strictly into the 96-gallon poly cart featuring an orange lid. Conversely, your 64-gallon cart with a gray lid is exclusively dedicated to recyclable materials. Because CARDS operates a fleet of automated side-loading trucks, physical spacing on the street is mandatory. You need to leave three feet of empty asphalt between your orange and gray carts, and keep both bins well clear of brick mailboxes, parked commuter vehicles, and overhead utility lines.
Proper Sorting for the Gray Container
Sustainability is highly encouraged, but it requires mindful participation. Your gray-lidded recycling cart operates on a single-stream basis, allowing you to combine flattened cardboard, glass beverage bottles, tin food cans, and plastics stamped with a 1, 2, or 5. Unlike your regular garbage, these items should never be placed in plastic trash bags. Instead, they must be tossed loosely into the receptacle. Any contamination, such as tossing in styrofoam packaging, greasy food wrappers, or tangled yard hoses, will force the driver to reject the entire bin.
Navigating the Monthly Bulk and Brush Cycle
Unlike municipalities that offer weekly heavy trash removal, Anna consolidates its bulk and yard waste collection to a highly predictable schedule. Heavy debris is collected strictly on your regular trash day, but only during the third week of the calendar month. Residents can set out up to three cubic yards of oversized junk, which is roughly the size of three standard washing machines pushed together. Acceptable materials include tied and bundled tree limbs, old furniture, and bagged leaves, but construction debris and roofing shingles require a privately rented CARDS roll-off dumpster.
Video Verification and Resolving Missed Stops
Modern sanitation fleets employ advanced technology to maintain route accuracy. CARDS trucks are outfitted with onboard video verification systems. If you forget to place your bins out by the 7:00 a.m. deadline and attempt to claim a missed pickup, the dispatchers can immediately review the truck's camera footage to verify the timeline. If the error falls on the homeowner, you can request a return trip for a supplemental fee. However, if your cart was properly positioned and genuinely bypassed, you should contact the CARDS customer support hotline immediately at 877-592-2737 for a free recovery run.
Holiday Calendar Shifts
Throughout the year, standard neighborhood routines pause for a handful of recognized national holidays. If a major event like Thanksgiving or Independence Day lands on a standard weekday, the community's pickup calendar will shift forward by 24 hours. For example, a scheduled Tuesday collection will slide to Wednesday, and the remainder of the week follows suit, culminating in a Saturday makeup run. Weekends remain completely unaffected, meaning a Sunday holiday will never disrupt your Monday morning routine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When is trash collected in Anna?
A: Trash and recycling collected weekly by residential zones.
Q: How does the holiday schedule affect garbage pickup?
A: If a holiday falls on a service day, pickup moves to the next day.
Q: Which bins should I use for trash and recycling?
A: Green trash cart, Blue recycling cart
Q: How can I schedule a bulk waste pickup?
A: Bulk and brush pickup provided monthly.
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