Selma Trash & Recycling Schedule
Official garbage collection rules, bin guidelines, and holiday schedules for residents of Selma, Texas.
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📍 View Official Collection MapService Provider
Republic Services (City of Selma)
Phone Number
210-651-6661Facility Address
9375 Corporate Dr, Selma, TX 78154
Collection Schedule
Trash collected weekly with recycling service.
Bin Colors
Green trash cart, Blue recycling cart
Guidelines & Rules
🎄 Holiday Delays
Holiday pickup delayed one day.
🛋️ Bulk Waste Pickup
Bulk pickup scheduled monthly.
⚠️ Important Guidelines
Place carts curbside before 7:00 AM.
Comprehensive Guide & Details
Waste Management Along the I-35 Corridor
Situated directly in the bustling Interstate 35 corridor, the City of Selma maintains immaculate neighborhoods by partnering with Republic Services for all residential refuse collection. Garbage is picked up on a strict weekly basis. To ensure your household waste is successfully collected, residents must wheel their city-issued poly-carts to the curb no later than 7:00 AM on their specific route day. Leaving the bin out the night before is the best practice, but local aesthetic codes require that empty carts be hidden from public view shortly after the truck passes.
Alternating Recycling Schedules
Selma encourages environmental responsibility through a robust single-stream recycling program, which operates on an every-other-week schedule. Your blue-lidded recycling cart is exclusively for acceptable materials like cardboard boxes, paper products, metal food cans, and hard plastics. The automated sorting facility cannot process tangled materials, so you must never bag your recyclables. Simply toss them loosely into the bin. Items like styrofoam, glass panes, and food-contaminated pizza boxes are heavily restricted and will contaminate the entire truckload.
Spatial Requirements for Automated Trucks
Republic Services utilizes advanced side-loading trucks equipped with mechanical arms to empty the rolling carts. This machinery requires significant physical space to operate without causing damage. When staging your bins, Selma residents must leave a minimum three-foot gap between the trash cart, the recycling cart, and any nearby obstacles like parked sedans or fire hydrants. The metal lifting bar must face the street. If your bins are placed too close together or blocked by a vehicle, the driver is legally permitted to bypass your home.
Community Bulk Pickup Events
For items that exceed the capacity of a standard 95-gallon cart, you cannot simply leave a massive pile of junk on the sidewalk. Selma addresses oversized waste by organizing targeted community bulk pickup events, typically occurring in the spring and fall. During these specific windows, residents can set out large items like discarded furniture, bundled tree brush, and old mattresses. Construction debris, wet paint, motor oil, and hazardous chemicals are strictly prohibited from these bulk events and must be taken to a regional Bexar County disposal facility.
Handling Cart Repairs and Replacements
Constant exposure to the Texas heat can eventually cause the plastic on your municipal cart to crack, or the wheels to fall out of alignment. If your receptacle becomes unusable, you do not have to suffer with a broken bin. Residents can submit a direct repair request through the City of Selma’s public works portal. Republic Services will be dispatched to either repair the lid hinge or completely swap out the damaged container for a new one on your next scheduled collection day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When is trash collected in Selma?
A: Trash collected weekly with recycling service.
Q: How does the holiday schedule affect garbage pickup?
A: Holiday pickup delayed one 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 pickup scheduled monthly.
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