Residential

Residents who pay a City of Longview water bill receive one 95 gallon recycling cart along with one 95 gallon trash cart. Trash and recycling are collected on the same day one time per week. To find your collection day go to the Sanitation website. For questions on commercial service go our Commercial Recycling page.

Please put carts out no earlier than 7pm the night before collection and remove carts from the curb not later than 11pm on the day of collection.

Helpful Tips:

Accepted items include: 

  • All clean plastics
  • All clean metal cans 
  • All paper/cardboard

Items not accepted for recycling are: 

  • Foods 
  • Liquids
  • Styrofoam
  • Glass*
  • Clothing
  • Wood** material

If safe to do so, place cart at the curb with the wheels against the curb.
Place carts 4ft away from mailboxes, cars, bags, carts or any other obstacles. For more helpful tips visit our FAQ page or our A-Z List.

* Glass can be taken to the Compost Site for drop-off recycling.
** Tree limbs, branches, bushes and leaves can be taken to the Compost Site for composting. Lumber and other building material is not accepted.

Collection Schedule:

Trash and recycling are collected one time weekly Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Holiday Schedule:

  1. The Sanitation Department observes three holidays.  This includes collection for trash, recycling, yard waste and bulky item pick up.  

    • Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 23, 2023
      • Thursday's Trash and Recycling will be collected on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
    • Christmas – Monday, December 25, 2023 (Day off)
      • Your collection day will shift one day for the week of December 25-29.  For example, Monday's collection will be picked up on Tuesday.  Bulky item service will be suspended the week after Christmas.
    • New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1, 2024 (Day off)
      • Your collection day will shift one day for the week of January 1-5, 2024.  For example, Monday's collection will be picked up on Tuesday. Bulky item service will be suspended the week after New Year's Day. 

    *If your pick-up day falls on a holiday, it will be pushed to the following day and the following day will be pushed to the following day and so forth.