Garbage Collection
Collection Information
Windmill Farms provides curbside trash and recycling services to District residents through a contract with Community Waste Disposal. The fees are included on your District water bill.
Residents are supplied with one 96-gallon roll-out container and one 18-gallon recycling bin. Two additional recycling bins are available to residents at no additional charge by contacting Community Waste Disposal at 972-392-9300, Option 2.
Download Community Waste Disposal’s Trash & Recycling Guide here.
Service Day: Wednesday
Service Information
Place trash and recycling containers at the curb the evening prior to pick-up. Please return them to their storage area by the end of the pick-up day.
Schedule
Pickup Day:
The scheduled pickup day for both trash and recyclables is Wednesday. Items should be placed at curbside before 7:00 am.
Holidays:
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New Years Day - Pickup as regularly scheduled
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Memorial Day - Non Service Day
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Independence Day - Non Service Day
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Labor Day - Non Service Day
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Thanksgiving - Non Service Day
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Christmas - Pick up on 12/26
Service Interruptions:
Service may be interrupted due to weather or other circumstances.
Missed Pickups:
Report missed trash/recycling and request bulk item collection to the removal service. To speak to a customer service representative at, call 972-392-9300.
Where To Place Items for Pickup
General Information:
Up to 5 bags of trash outside of the container will be accepted.
The container should be placed at the edge of the driveway and road with the lid COMPLETELY CLOSED and the handle facing the residence.
Parked vehicles and other obstacles (i.e., gas meters, fences, electrical boxes, cable boxes, etc.) should be at least 2 feet from the trash cart.
Carts and recycling containers should be returned to their storage areas within 24 hours following the scheduled pickup.
Recycling
General Information:
Residents are provided with one 18- gallon recycling bin and can request two additional bins at no cost by calling Inframark at 469-762-3099.
Pickups are made on Wednesdays as part of the regular trash collection schedule. Items should be placed at curbside by 7:00 am.
Recyclable materials do not need to be sorted, just placed in the recycle bin. Recyclable items include:
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Paper
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Cardboard
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Plastic (#1, #5, and #7)
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Glass
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Aluminum, tin and steel cans
Heavy Trash
In addition to trash placed in containers, the collection service will remove up to 4 cubic yards of brush and/or bulky waste placed near the collection container as part of its weekly collection. Call 972-392-9300 to schedule service.
Accepted Items:
Kitchen appliances, water heaters, washing machines, dryers, furniture, toys (must be tagged as "bulk items"), yard tools (must be tagged as "bulk items"), refrigerators (refrigerant must be removed and certified with a tag on the appliance.)
Prohibited Items:
We are unable to collect bags or boxes with regular household trash, construction or remodeling debris, tree limbs or trunks, yard trimmings, dead animals, fence material, and any hazardous waste such as paint, motor oil, pool chemicals, medical waste including syringes, etc.
Yard Waste
In addition to collecting solid waste placed within the trash containers provided, Community Waste Disposal will collect up to 4 cubic yards of brush and/or bulky waste.
Yard waste must be cut down to 4’ lengths and bundled for pickup.
Special Pickups
Special pickup can be arranged for collection of items that do not qualify as accepted bulk items or exceed the weekly collection volume limits.
Call 972-392-9300 by noon Friday to schedule a collection on a Saturday.
Special collections are subject to an additional fee. Inquire about costs prior to scheduling a pickup.