City of Georgetown residents are encouraged to recycle Christmas trees, boxes, and wrapping paper to reduce material going to the landfill. If you recycle your tree, please remove the tree stand and any garland, ornaments, or lights. Artificial trees cannot be recycled.

Curbside pick-up: Texas Disposal Systems customers in the city limits of Georgetown can put Christmas trees on the curb for collection on your regular yard trimmings pickup day. Trees seven feet in length or less can be placed at the curb uncut. Longer trees should be cut into sections. Artificial trees are not accepted.  

Collection day look-up: For City of Georgetown residents, your yard trimmings collection day is on your first recycling day of the month. Georgetown solid waste and recycling customers can check their collection days, sign up for text or email reminders, and find out how to sort your solid waste and recycling on Texas Disposal Systems’ Waste Wizard at texasdisposal.com/waste-wizard. The holidays will not affect solid waste and recycling pickups, because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day both fall on a Saturday. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3EX9m82.

Boxes and wrapping paper: Cardboard boxes and wrapping paper are recyclable. If they won’t fit in your recycling cart, you can put wrapping paper and boxes in a larger box and set it next to your recycling cart. Ribbons and bows are not recyclable.  

Cellophane wrap and plastic bags are recyclable if they are placed in a yellow bag-the-bag, tied, and placed inside the recycling cart. Bag-the-bag recycling bags are available for pick up at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave., Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St., Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N. Austin Ave., and the Sun City Social Center monitors desk, 2 Texas Drive, and the Collection Station, 250 W.L. Walden Road. Note that extra plastic bags next to your trash cart are not permitted without a bag tag. Go to recycle.georgetown.org for a complete list of recyclables.  

Christmas tree drop-off: Christmas trees will be accepted at the City of Georgetown Collection Station, 250 W.L. Walden Drive, from Dec. 26-Jan. 31 at no charge. Normal fees apply to other items. Recycled Christmas trees are turned into mulch, which is available year-round, free-of-charge to City residents. Artificial trees are not accepted.                                   

Collection Station: Normal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Collection Station will close at noon Dec. 24 and be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. For details, contact Texas Disposal Systems at 512-930-1715.

The City of Georgetown also offers holiday string light recycling through Jan. 31 at drop-off locations throughout Georgetown. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3s528v3.

The City will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the old show barn site in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

The event will be available for up to 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to have their name placed on a list. Please include your name, address, and utility account number when emailing customer care. Customers must have their name on the list to participate.

Residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in their marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including regular, compact, and four-foot fluorescent)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, residential lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• Construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

Additional household hazardous waste collection events are being planned for 2022.

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County hosts two household hazardous waste collection events open to all county residents each year. The spring event date is still TBD. Details for the county’s event can be found by calling 512-759-8881, option 4, or visiting https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.

The City of Georgetown has partnered with Texas Disposal Systems to offer free holiday string-light recycling to all Georgetown residents.

Residents can drop off their old or broken string lights through Jan. 31 at one of three collection stations:

• City of Georgetown Collection and Transfer Station, 250 W.L. Walden Road
• Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave.
• Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St.

Sun City residents may also drop off old or broken string lights at the Cowan Creek Pavilion, 1433 Cool Spring Way, in Sun City.

The program is limited to string lights. Lights must be taken to a collection station and cannot be placed in residential or commercial recycling bins because they will damage the sorting machines at the recycling center. Yard art, inflatables, and other holiday lighting will not be collected.

Georgetown was the first city in Central Texas to offer this service when the program launched in December 2017. Last year residents recycled more than 3,000 pounds of Christmas lights.

The City will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Oct. 20 at the old show barn site in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

The event will be available for up to 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to have their name placed on a list. Please include your name, address, and utility account number when emailing customer care. Customers must have their name on the list to participate.

Residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in their marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including regular, compact, and four-foot fluorescent)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, residential lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• Construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

Additional household hazardous waste collection events are being planned for 2022.

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County will also host a household hazardous waste collection event open to all county residents 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Hutto Football Stadium, 573 Chris Kelley Blvd. Find more information by calling 512-759-8881, option 4, or visiting https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.

The City will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the old show barn site in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

The event will be available for up to 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to have their name placed on a list. Please include your name, address, and utility account number when emailing customer care. Customers must have their name on the list to participate.

Residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in their marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including regular, compact, and four-foot fluorescent)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, residential lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• Construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

Additional household hazardous waste collection events are being planned for 2021.

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County will also host a household hazardous waste collection event open to all county residents this fall. Once finalized, information will be available by calling 512-759-8881, option 4, or visiting https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.

The City will host a free household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. May 12 at the former show barn site in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

The event will be available for up to 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to have their name placed on a list. Please include your name, address, and utility account number when emailing customer care. Customers must have their name on the list to participate.

Due to COVID-19 safety measures, residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in their marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including regular, compact, and four-foot fluorescent)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, residential lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• Construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

Debris from the winter storm, including construction materials, will not be accepted at this event. Additional household hazardous waste collection events are being planned for 2021.

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County is also hosting a household hazardous waste collection event open to all county residents from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at the Leander Public Works Department, 607 Municipal Drive, in Leander. For more information, call 512-759-8881, option 4 or visit https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.

City of Georgetown residents are encouraged to recycle Christmas trees, boxes, and wrapping paper to reduce material going to the landfill. If you recycle your tree, please remove the tree stand and any garland, ornaments, or lights. Artificial trees cannot be recycled.

Curbside pick-up: Texas Disposal Systems customers in the city limits of Georgetown can put Christmas trees on the curb for collection on your regular yard trimmings pickup day. Trees seven feet in length or less can be placed at the curb uncut. Longer trees should be cut into sections. Artificial trees are not accepted.

Collection day look-up: For City of Georgetown residents, your yard trimmings collection day is on your first recycling day of the month. Georgetown solid waste and recycling customers can check their collection days, sign up for text or email reminders, and find out how to sort your solid waste and recycling on Texas Disposal Systems’ Waste Wizard at texasdisposal.com/waste-wizard. There is no solid waste or recycling collection on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. Solid waste and recycling pick up slides one day to Saturday. For more information, click here.

Boxes and wrapping paper: Cardboard boxes and wrapping paper are recyclable. If they won’t fit in your recycling cart, you can put wrapping paper and boxes in a larger box and set it next to your recycling cart. Ribbons and bows are not recyclable.

Cellophane wrap and plastic bags are recyclable if they are placed in a yellow bag-the-bag, tied, and placed inside the recycling cart. Bag-the-bag recycling bags are available for pick up at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave., Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St., Georgetown Recreation Center, 1003 N. Austin Ave., and the Sun City Social Center monitors desk, 2 Texas Drive, and the Transfer Station, 250 W.L. Walden Road. Note that extra plastic bags next to your trash cart are not permitted without a bag tag. Go to recycle.georgetown.org for a complete list of recyclables.

Christmas tree drop-off: Christmas trees will be accepted at the City of Georgetown Transfer Station, 250 W.L. Walden Drive, from Dec. 26-Jan. 31 at no charge. Normal fees apply to other items. Recycled Christmas trees are turned into mulch, which is available year-round, free-of-charge to City residents.

Transfer Station: Normal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Collection Station will close at noon Dec. 24 and be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. For details, contact Texas Disposal Systems at 512-930-1715.

The City of Georgetown also offers holiday string light recycling through Jan. 31 at three drop-off locations throughout Georgetown. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3nt88Zh.

Nov. 30, 2020—The City of Georgetown has partnered with Texas Disposal Systems to offer free holiday string-light recycling to all Georgetown residents.

Residents can drop off their old or broken string lights through Jan. 31 at one of three collection stations:

• City of Georgetown Collection and Transfer Station, 250 W.L. Walden Road
• Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave.
• Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eighth St.

Sun City residents may also drop off old or broken string lights at the Cowan Creek Pavilion, 1433 Cool Spring Way, in Sun City.

The program is limited to string lights. Lights must be taken to a collection station and cannot be placed in residential or commercial recycling bins because they will damage the sorting machines at the recycling center. Yard art, inflatables, and other holiday lighting will not be collected.

Georgetown was the first city in Central Texas to offer this service when the program launched in December 2017. Last year residents recycled more than 3,440 pounds of Christmas lights.

The City will host a household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Nov. 18 at the old show barn in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

At the event, the City will collect household hazardous waste items from 300 Georgetown solid waste customers who have solid waste service through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must contact Customer Care and have their name placed on a list to participate. Contact the City’s customer care at 512-930-3640 or customercare@georgetown.org to request being placed on the list for the Nov. 18 event.

“Our last event didn’t go as smoothly as any of us wanted to, and we sincerely apologize to those who sat in long lines or were turned away and did not have the best experience,” Public Works Director Ray Miller said. “We missed the mark and learned a lot from that event. We are doing everything we can to ensure it’s better this time.”

Changes to the event include:

• Restricting the number of cars at the event to 300
• A new traffic pattern
• Two unloading areas instead of one
• Additional staff to assist the City’s vendor

Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in its marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including four-foot fluorescent, curly, regular)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, home lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Clothing and household items for nonprofits Goodwill and Josco
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• No construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

For more information about the City’s solid waste and recycling services, visit recycle.georgetown.org.

Williamson County is also hosting a household hazardous waste collection event open to all county residents from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, in Taylor. For more information, call 512-759-8881 option 4 or visit https://bit.ly/3648ZYX.

The City will host a household hazardous waste collection event from 3-6 p.m. Oct. 21 at the old show barn in San Gabriel Park, 425 E. Morrow St.

The collection event will be open for Georgetown solid waste customers. To participate, residents must show a current utility bill along with an ID with a matching address.

Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, residents must remain in their vehicles during the no-contact collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.

All items to be dropped off must be in its marked original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed.

Acceptable items include:

• Batteries (household, hearing aids, cell phone, etc.)
• Automobile batteries
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Used oil/oil filters (up to five gallons per vehicle)
• Transmission fluid
• Light bulbs (including four-foot fluorescent, curly, regular)
• Grease
• Thermometers
• Over the counter, home lawn and garden chemicals
• Aerosols
• Household cleaners and disinfectants marked caution, warning, or poison
• Art and hobby chemicals
• Paint (up to 10 gallons per vehicle)
• Clothing and household items for nonprofits Goodwill and Josco
• Over the counter one-pound disposal propane bottles
• Gasoline (up to five gallons per vehicle)

Unacceptable items include:

• Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
• No construction, commercial, or landscape waste
• Professional, concentrated chemicals that require a professional license to mix
• Medications or pharmaceuticals
• Oxygen tanks
• Electronics
• Tires
• Explosives (including ammunition and fireworks)
• Radioactive materials
• Biological materials

For more information, visit recycle.georgetown.org.