Commercial Garbage Account Information
Republic Services is the solid waste collection provider for the City of Katy and the monthly fee is $20.35. Beginning
June 2012, each commercial customer will be provided a 95-gallon blue poly cart for garbage. Only carts issued by the
City can be used for garbage collection. These carts are the property of Republic Services and will be maintained by
Republic. Below are the commercial service guidelines and your designated garbage collection schedule.
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Your commercial collection day will be Tuesday and Friday.
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This service is available to small commercial units generating less than two (2) cubic yards of uncompressed
garbage per week. This service is not provided to Commercial establishments that serve food or sell produce or
meat as set out in the City of Katy Code of Ordinances Section 11.402.
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Commercial customers may contract for private garbage collection and pay no garbage fee to the City provided a
copy of the private contract is provided to the city and the private contractor meets the requirements set out in the
City of Katy Code of Ordinances Section 11.403.
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Trash must be placed at the curb by 8:00 AM. Collection will be completed between the hours of 8:00 AM and
7:00 PM on each service day. No trash shall be placed at curb for collection except on the designated trash day.
Carts shall be placed at curbside or as close to the roadway as possible without interfering with traffic flow and
not greater than five feet from the roadway and at least three feet from any obstacles. Commercial accounts may
place garbage in dedicated paved alleyways where access has been and continues to be available. Do NOT
overfill the cart, the lid must be closed. Return your cart to your property after collection has occurred.
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Republic Services will collect heavy trash including furniture, appliances, yard waste, bulky items, and tree
trimmings. Bagged yard waste will be picked up. Tree trimmings must be less than 2” in diameter, cut into 4foot lengths and tied neatly in bundles not to exceed 40 pounds.
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Republic Services will NOT collect gas tanks, car parts, wet paint, tires, hazardous materials, items containing
freon or that have not been certified that the freon has been removed or any type of construction debris including,
but not limited to, sheet rock, lumber, shingles and concrete.
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Should a holiday fall on a scheduled collection day, collection will occur on the next day. Notification of changes
in collection schedules due to a holiday will be posted on the City website.
If you have any questions, you may contact:
Republic Services Customer Service Department
City of Katy
04/25/2012
713-849-0400
281-391-4800