In Collin County, bulk trash pickup is run by each city, so the rules depend on the city on your water bill. McKinney collects by appointment, Allen, Melissa and Wylie come once a month on a set day, and Prosper and Murphy take bulk every week. Almost every program refuses remodel debris and household hazardous waste, and most cap size or weight.
How to use this list
Each program below is run by a city, usually through a contracted hauler such as CWD, Republic Services, Waste Connections, CARDS or Sanitation Solutions. Every rule is summarized from the city's own page, linked the first time it comes up.
Cities change haulers, days and limits, so open the linked page before you drag anything to the curb. If your city has its own guide, we link it too, with more detail on brush and drop-offs.
What are the bulk rules in McKinney, Allen, Frisco and Plano?
The four largest cities in the county run four different systems. One wants an appointment, one comes on a set Saturday, one needs a reservation and one assigns you a day.
- McKinney: McKinney's residential trash page says bulky items are picked up by appointment only, with up to 12 free collections a year. Requests go through the Waste Wizard before noon the business day before collection day.
- McKinney set-outs must fit within 3.5 ft tall by 3 ft deep by 9 ft long, or be two large household pieces. A fee applies after the 12th collection in a year or for excessive quantities.
- McKinney excludes construction and demolition materials, pallets, tires, household hazardous waste, bagged yard waste, auto parts and trash bags. Our McKinney bulk and brush guide walks through each rule.
- Allen: Allen's bulk item collection page says bulk is collected once a month with no appointment. Your Saturday is set by trash day: Monday routes on the 1st, Tuesday the 2nd, Wednesday and Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th.
- Allen items must be out by 7 a.m., weigh less than 150 lb, and rugs must be 6 ft or shorter. Accepted items include broken furniture, appliances, mattresses, grills, TVs, washers, dryers and water heaters.
- Allen excludes construction and remodeling waste, fence materials, tree limbs and yard trimmings, household chemicals, extra bags and boxes, and car parts. Fridges, freezers and AC units need a refrigerant-removal tag. See the Allen bulk pickup guide for the rest.
- Frisco: Frisco's bulk trash page runs bulk once a month on your regular trash day, in week 1 to 4 by zone. You reserve a spot through an online form, and the list closes at noon the business day before.
- Frisco takes up to 5 items, none over 6 ft in any direction or over 50 lb. A desk broken into 2 sections counts as 2 items.
- Frisco excludes household hazardous waste, electronics, recyclables, large metal, construction and remodeling waste, refrigerators, TVs, and bagged or boxed trash. The Frisco guide covers the separate metal pickup.
- Plano: Plano's bulky waste collection page assigns each household a collection day, found on the city's map or by calling 972-769-4150. Items go out by 7 a.m. and no earlier than five days before.
- Plano piles can be no larger than 6 by 4 by 4 feet, and brush and yard trimmings are excluded. Plano's accepted-items list takes furniture, mattresses, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters and microwaves.
- Plano refuses bricks, rock, concrete, dirt, roofing and shingles in bulky waste. The Plano bulk pickup guide has the full list.
How does bulk pickup work in Prosper, Celina, Anna, Melissa and Princeton?
These five mostly run monthly or twice-monthly programs with a cubic-yard cap. Prosper is the exception, with pickup every week.
- Prosper: Prosper's trash and recycling page collects up to 4 cubic yards of bulk weekly on trash day. Bulk goes to the curb by 7 a.m., and residents can add up to 10 extra trash bags.
- Prosper excludes commercial construction debris, bricks, concrete, household hazardous waste, tires, batteries, propane tanks, car parts and commercial tree-service debris. More in the Prosper bulk and brush guide.
- Celina: Celina's trash and recycling page collects bulk and bundled brush twice a month with no scheduling. Yellow Week is the 1st and 3rd weeks, and Blue Week is the 2nd and 4th.
- Celina caps bulk at 2 cubic yards per pickup, at the curb by 7 a.m. For more than that, CWD gives a custom quote from 3 photos. The Celina guide has the details.
- Anna: Anna's trash services page says bulk is collected once a month on your regular day during the third week, through CARDS Recycling. Items must fit within about 3 cubic yards (3 by 3 by 9 ft).
- Anna's bulk set-out guidelines say a disposal fee is charged for an excessive number of bulky items. See the Anna bulk pickup guide.
- Melissa: Melissa's bulk items page offers free monthly bulk through CWD with no call needed, on a Friday set by trash day. Monday and Tuesday routes get the 1st Friday, Wednesday the 2nd, Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th.
- Melissa's limit is 4 cubic yards, and items over 150 lb are excluded. Commercial remodeling debris, household hazardous waste, tires, batteries and propane are also out.
- Melissa wants loose debris boxed, in boxes no larger than 2 by 2 by 4 ft and under 50 lb. For excess bulk, the page refers residents to CWD at 972-392-9300. The Melissa guide covers brush.
- Princeton: Princeton's residential trash page collects bulk and brush monthly through CWD. Pickup starts the Wednesday of the first full week, with your day set by trash day.
- Princeton bulk must be at the curb by 7 a.m. and is capped at 4 cubic yards. Single items over 150 lb, commercial construction debris, household hazardous waste, tires, batteries and propane are excluded, and loose debris must be boxed.
What about Wylie, Murphy, Sachse, Lucas and Farmersville?
These cities split between weekly pickup with a volume cap and monthly pickup. Murphy, Lucas and Farmersville come weekly, while Wylie and Sachse come once a month.
- Wylie: the city's brush and bulk page says CWD collects monthly on a Saturday set by trash day, with no advance notice needed. Monday routes get the 1st Saturday, Tuesday the 2nd, Wednesday the 3rd, and Thursday and Friday the 4th.
- Wylie takes up to 4 cubic yards per residence per month, set out by 7 a.m. Commercial debris, household hazardous waste, tires, batteries and propane are excluded, and loose debris must be boxed.
- Murphy: Murphy's bulky trash page says Republic Services collects up to 4 cubic yards weekly on your regular day at no extra cost. For more, the page directs residents to a prepaid quote through murphy@republicservices.com.
- Sachse: Sachse's bulk trash page runs CWD bulk and brush once a month, the week of the 2nd or 4th Monday by zone. The cap is 6 cubic yards.
- Sachse bulk can't go out earlier than 48 hours before collection, and brush not before the Saturday prior. Household hazardous waste, tires, batteries and propane are excluded, and loose debris must be boxed.
- Lucas: Lucas's trash and recycling page says CWD collects 2 cubic yards of bulky waste and/or unbundled brush every week. Items must be 150 lb or less, and paid special collection is quoted per cubic yard.
- Farmersville: Farmersville's bulk pickup page says Sanitation Solutions picks up to 2 cubic yards of bulk per trash day. Sheetrock, shingles, construction materials and household hazardous waste are excluded.
What does almost every program refuse?
Read enough of these pages and the same exclusions keep showing up. McKinney, Allen, Frisco and Farmersville exclude construction or remodeling waste. Prosper, Melissa and Princeton exclude commercial construction debris, and Wylie excludes commercial debris.
Household hazardous waste is excluded nearly everywhere, and tires are out in most cities too. Our household hazardous waste guide covers where paint, oil and chemicals can go instead.
Weight and size are the other common catch. Allen, Melissa and Princeton cap items at 150 lb, and Frisco caps them at 50 lb and 6 ft. A sleeper sofa or an old upright freezer can fail on weight alone.
- Fridges and freezers: Allen requires a refrigerant-removal tag, and Frisco excludes refrigerators from bulk. The old appliance guide covers each city's tag rules.
- Brush and yard waste: Allen and Plano keep it out of bulk, and McKinney excludes bagged yard waste. The yard waste and brush guide explains the separate programs.
- Loose debris: Melissa, Princeton, Wylie and Sachse want it boxed, and Allen and Frisco exclude bags and boxes of trash.
What if the pile doesn't fit the program?
Most cities name a paid route for overflow. Allen's bulk page lists CWD's paid special collection of bulk and construction waste at 972-392-9300, option 2.
Frisco's residential trash page points to paid pickup through Waste Connections, with quotes at (469) 452-8000. Celina, Melissa and Lucas send extra volume to CWD, and Murphy sends it to Republic.
Plano's special paid collection page charges $10 per cubic yard with a $20 minimum, billed on the utility bill. Some residents can also self-haul, and our guide to dumping junk in Collin County covers the drop-off sites.
When does hiring a hauler make sense?
A hauler makes sense when the load includes things the city refuses, like remodel debris, or the pile is far past the cap. It also helps when nobody can get heavy pieces to the curb by 7 a.m.
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