Disposal guide
Where to take brush and yard waste in Central Texas
Brush that will not fit the curbside rules goes to a drop-off site. These are the sites, then the city and county rules we found, each linked to its source.
Where to take it
| Site | City | Hours | Who can use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson County Landfill | Mon-Fri 7 AM-5 PM; Sat 7 AM-Noon; Sun closed (wm.com, checked 2026-11-07) | Open to the public (wm.com, checked 2026-11-07). | |
| Round Rock Brush Recycling | Round Rock | Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (roundrocktexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | Residents living in full-purpose Round Rock city limits who pay city taxes; must show a current City of Round Rock water bill and valid driver's license (roundrocktexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| TDS Georgetown Transfer Station | Georgetown | Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm; Sat 8:00 am-3:00 pm; Sun closed (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07) | Open to the public (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Texas Disposal Systems Landfill | Creedmoor | Mon-Sat 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever occurs first; Sun closed; closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07) | Gate-rate sheet: 'Open to the public.' City of San Marcos: San Marcos Residential Garbage customers may bring up to 5 cu yd of brush once a month at no additional charge with driver's license + utility bill showing the Residential Garbage fee (names must match) (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Hornsby Bend Brush Drop-Off | 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Saturday (austintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07) | Government-issued photo ID required for entry. Self-serve unloading. No appointment necessary (austintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | |
| San Marcos Brush Drop-Off | San Marcos | Second Saturday of every month, 8 am-1 pm (weather permitting). Remaining 2026 dates: November 14, December 12 (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | San Marcos Residential Garbage customers only; must provide a copy of their City utility bill and unload their own material (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos Community Clean Up | San Marcos | 8 am-1 pm (or until roll-offs are full). 2026 dates: April 11, May 9, September 12, October 10 (all past as of verification); 2027 dates not yet published (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). | San Marcos Residential Garbage and Multifamily Recycling customers; must provide a copy of City utility bill (apartment residents may request a voucher from Resource Recovery) (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Post Oak Landfill | Luling | Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm (guadalupetx.gov, checked 2026-11-07) | Guadalupe County citizen pricing applies under the County's agreement with Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. (Addendum A). County says drop-off of garbage and recycling for Guadalupe County citizens 'is only available at Post Oak Landfill' (guadalupetx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Sources (checked Nov 2026): wm.com · roundrocktexas.gov · texasdisposal.com · texasdisposal.com, page 2 · austintexas.gov · sanmarcostx.gov · sanmarcostx.gov, page 2 · guadalupetx.gov.
City and county programs
Bastrop County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Bastrop | City of Bastrop yard waste must be bundled, tied and cut into 4-foot lengths with cut ends facing the curb; limbs 6 inches or less in diameter (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Smithville | Smithville brush must be bundled, tied and cut into four-foot lengths with cut ends facing the curb, limbs 4 inches or less in diameter (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
Caldwell County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Lockhart | Lockhart yard waste bundles must be limbs or brush cut to 4 ft or less, securely tied, no limb over 6 inches in diameter and no bundle over 50 lb; loose piles, grass clippings and construction debris are not included (cityoflockhart.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Luling | The City of Luling Street/Brush Department provides brush pickup to residential premises once a month, set out by 7 a.m. Monday of the scheduled week; brush is limited to 3 ft length, 4 in. diameter and 10 lb per branch, and excludes garbage, bamboo, palm leaves, cactus, leaves and lawn clippings (cityofluling.net, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Luling | Luling allots 15 minutes of brush pickup per residential property; extra time is billed in 15-minute increments, and the brush fee for a single-family residence is $1.50 per month (cityofluling.net, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Luling | Current Luling utility customers may drop off brush at the city landfill after calling to be verified (charges go on the utility bill: $10 per truck load, $20 per trailer load) (cityofluling.net, checked 2026-11-07). |
Comal County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Comal County (unincorporated), Fischer, Garden Ridge and Spring Branch | Brush drop-off at 281 Resource Dr. (the county's only brush drop-off site) costs $15 per pickup, $30 per trailer 14 ft or shorter, $45 per trailer over 14 ft, and $150 per roll-off dumpster or dump truck. Accepted: branches, tree limbs, shrubs, bushes. Not accepted: vines, briars, weeds, cactus, yucca, palms, bagged leaves/yard waste, root-balls/stumps, rocks, dirt, and any lumber or construction material (comalcounty.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| New Braunfels | Brush & Limb Pickup costs $43.30 per scheduled pile up to 10 ft x 6 ft x 6 ft. Limbs can be up to 10 ft long and 12 in in diameter; palms and cactus are not accepted (newbraunfels.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| New Braunfels | Curbside green waste is limited to 20 bags or bundles per household per collection day, set out on recycling day. Bags must be 30-gallon brown paper and each bag or bundle under 40 lbs; bundles must be 4 ft or shorter and tied with rope or twine (newbraunfels.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Guadalupe County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Cibolo | As of August 4, 2025, the City of Cibolo no longer offers chipper service; brush removal goes through Waste Connections' every-other-week brush and bulk collection (cibolotx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Seguin | The City of Seguin collects brush on a 5-zone, 5-week rotation using grapple trucks. Brush must be at the curb by 7 a.m. Monday of the scheduled week and is limited to 5 ft in length and 12 in in diameter; bamboo, palm leaves, cactus, leaves, and lawn clippings are excluded (seguintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Hays County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Buda | Buda curbside green waste pickup is limited to 10 paper lawn bags and/or bundles of brush; plastic bags or bags containing trash are not picked up (budatx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Kyle | Up to 10 bags of additional yard waste in approved brown paper outdoor bags can be set next to the green waste cart for pickup every other week (cityofkyle.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Kyle | Natural Christmas trees (no flocking, lights or ornaments, cut in half) are collected December 26 - January 31 (cityofkyle.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos | Brush Drop-Off: San Marcos residential garbage customers can drop off brush, branches, leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste free at 750 River Road on the second Saturday of each month, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (weather permitting), with a copy of their utility bill; lumber, furniture and commercial waste are not accepted (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| San Marcos | San Marcos curbside green waste is serviced every other week; overflow yard waste can go in up to 12 paper bags next to the cart (no plastic bags) (sanmarcostx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
Travis County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Austin, Del Valle, Manchaca, Spicewood and Unincorporated Travis County | Austin and Travis County residents can drop yard trimmings and large brush at Austin Water's Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (2210 FM 973); starting October 1, 2026 the fee is $9.80 per cubic yard, limited to six cubic yards per day, open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday, government-issued photo ID required (austintexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Bee Cave | For Bee Cave brush/yard waste, TDS asks that branches be cut under four feet long and tied together with string; yard waste is collected bi-weekly with restrictions (texasdisposal.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Lago Vista | Lago Vista's Green Center (21155 FM 1431) accepts green brush and limbs 10 inches or less in diameter and bagged leaves/grass from residential utility customers at no additional cost with a utility bill and photo ID; contractors and commercial vehicles are not permitted (lagovistatexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Lago Vista | City of Lago Vista property owners who do not use City utilities pay $25-$75 per load at the Green Center (paid at City Hall) (lagovistatexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Lakeway | Waste Connections picks up Lakeway yard waste weekly on the regular service day: leafy material bagged, limbs tied in 3x3 bundles with string, 35 lb or less each, up to 8 bags/bundles per week, no call-ahead needed (lakeway-tx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Lakeway | Lakeway residents can drop off brush and yard waste at Public Works, 3303 Serene Hills Dr., on the first Thursday of each month (lakeway-tx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Rollingwood | Rollingwood brush/tree debris must be broken down into 4-foot bundles no more than 6 inches in diameter and 50 pounds; bundles tied with wire or cable are not accepted (rope or string is OK) (rollingwoodtx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Sunset Valley | Sunset Valley curbside green waste: one 96-gallon green-lid cart collected every other week plus up to 6 cubic yards of brush or yard waste in paper sacks, brush set out cut-ends toward the curb (sunsetvalley.org, checked 2026-11-07). |
| West Lake Hills | West Lake Hills offers one monthly curbside yard waste collection on the third Saturday of each month; material must be out no later than Friday evening (westlakehills.org, checked 2026-11-07). |
| West Lake Hills | West Lake Hills yard waste limits: branches up to 4 feet long, bundles up to 35 pounds, limbs up to 4 inches in diameter, 35 paper lawn bags and three cubic yards of bundled yard waste per month (westlakehills.org, checked 2026-11-07). |
Williamson County
| Where | What the city or county says |
|---|---|
| Hutto | Hutto brush must be bundled to no more than 4 feet long and kept out of trash and recycling bins (huttotx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Liberty Hill and Unincorporated Williamson County | As an alternative to burning brush, the Williamson County Landfill (600 Landfill Road) accepts brush and turns it into mulch for a fee; free mulch is available at the Hutto Recycling Center, courtesy of Waste Management (wilcotx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Taylor | Taylor no longer offers a city chipping service; Waste Connections picks up bundled brush at the curb each week on the regular garbage day, unbundled piles need a free estimate from Waste Connections, and brush can also go to the Williamson County Landfill in Hutto (taylortx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Thrall | The City of Thrall does not pick up tree limbs or brush; residents can call Public Works (512-269-7335) to schedule access to the city wastewater plant to dispose of brush and limbs only (cityofthrall.com, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Cedar Park | Cedar Park brush must be bundled and tied: bundles no more than four feet long, limbs up to four inches in diameter, and each bundle up to 40 pounds (cedarparktexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Leander | Leander brush must be cut to no more than 4 feet and tied in bundles of 35 pounds or less, set out on the regular garbage day; leaves may be bagged (leandertx.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Round Rock | Round Rock's Brush Recycling Center (310 Deepwood Drive) is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday for in-city residents: loads up to 2 cubic yards are free, 2-4 cubic yards $20, over 4 cubic yards $40 (cash or check only) (roundrocktexas.gov, checked 2026-11-07). |
| Bartlett | Bartlett brush must be bound with rope in bundles of 35 lbs or less, cut into 3- to 4-foot lengths; cart-only customers pay an extra brush fee (call 512-930-5490 to pay and schedule) (City of Bartlett, checked 2026-11-07). |
Sources (checked Nov 2026): texasdisposal.com · texasdisposal.com, page 2 · cityoflockhart.gov · cityofluling.net · comalcounty.gov · newbraunfels.gov · cibolotx.gov · seguintexas.gov · budatx.gov · cityofkyle.gov · sanmarcostx.gov · sanmarcostx.gov, page 2 · austintexas.gov · texasdisposal.com, page 3 · lagovistatexas.gov · lakeway-tx.gov · rollingwoodtx.gov · sunsetvalley.org · westlakehills.org · huttotx.gov · wilcotx.gov · taylortx.gov · cityofthrall.com · cedarparktexas.gov · leandertx.gov · roundrocktexas.gov · City of Bartlett.
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