Bulk Trash & Brush Pickup in Melissa, TX: What They Take and When to Call a Hauler

Yes. NTMWD's solid waste facilities page lists the 121 Regional Disposal Facility at 3820 Sam Rayburn Hwy in Melissa. It's a regional landfill run by the North Texas Municipal Water District.

Melissa's page on the 121 landfill lists weekday hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday it's open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it's closed Sunday.

Melissa residents can make up to two residential drop-off visits a month at no cost, for qualifying household waste. Bring a City of Melissa water bill dated within 30 days that shows a solid waste fee.

You also need a driver's license with the same address. The free visit only covers a passenger vehicle or pickup. Dump trailers, stake-bed trucks and box trucks pay for disposal.

The free resident program at the 121 facility accepts these household items:

Remodeling waste of any type is left out of the free visits. That means sheetrock, tile, carpet, toilets, cabinets, doors, windows and shingles. Melissa says it can go to NTMWD transfer stations or the 121 facility at the posted gate rate.

Brush and yard waste pay the gate rate too, because Melissa doesn't take part in the NTMWD compost program. Household hazardous waste isn't accepted at the 121 facility under any program.

The landfill wins on timing, since you can go any open day instead of waiting for your Friday. It also takes refrigerators and other metal appliances on the free visit.

The curb wins if you don't have a pickup truck or can't lift the heavy pieces. It also suits loads that fit the box and weight rules below.

Curbside bulk through CWD is free, comes once a month, and needs no phone call. Set things out by 7 a.m. Melissa's bulk items page ties your Friday to your regular trash day:

The cap is 4 cubic yards per collection. The city's yardstick says one cubic yard equals one washing machine. No single item can weigh more than 150 lb.

Loose odds and ends must be boxed, in boxes no larger than 2 by 2 by 4 feet and under 50 lb. Household trash isn't bulk. Engines need all gasoline removed first.

Items the city lists as acceptable include:

Melissa won't pick up loose brush. Each bundle can be up to 4 by 2 feet and 40 lb. The city's FAQ says there's no limit on how many bundles you put out.

Storm cleanup on acreage often runs past those sizes, with limbs too long or heavy to tie. That's where brush and limb hauling in Melissa earns its keep.

Residents can use CWD's Door Side Collection for hazardous waste and used electronics up to once a month. It's included in the regular trash and recycling charge, per Melissa's hazardous waste page.

Call CWD at 972-392-9300, option 2, and they'll mail a collection kit. Set items at your doorstep by 7 a.m. on service day.

Flat-screen TVs, monitors, computers, laptops, desktop printers and phones qualify, but tube-style CRT TVs don't. Medications, ammunition, explosives, asbestos, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, large appliances, tires and cooking oil are excluded.

Bulk pickup refuses hazardous waste, tires, batteries and propane as well. For more options, see the Collin County hazardous waste guide.

Per the city's FAQ, CWD doesn't pick up commercial demolition, construction or remodeling debris. Monthly bulk excludes commercial remodeling and construction debris as well.

Melissa Code §3.203 requires anyone who removes and disposes of construction debris to register with the city. That includes reroofing contractors. The application lists the make, model and registration number of every vehicle used.

Registration runs on the calendar year and expires December 31. The city issues no permits to a contractor whose registration has lapsed.

Bulk Friday works if you can wait up to a month and the pile fits the rules. A hauler makes sense when an item tops 150 lb, nothing is boxed, or you'd rather not lift it at all.

Self-hauling has its own catch: the free landfill visit doesn't cover a dump trailer. For over-limit bulk, the city points you to CWD at 972-392-9300.

We're about 12 minutes up US-75 from our base in McKinney. Text photos for an honest estimate, choose a time, and we load it, haul it and sweep up. Pricing goes by trailer space, from $189 for a minimum pickup, firm before anything is loaded.

Start with junk removal in Melissa, or go straight to furniture hauling, appliance pickup or a garage or attic cleanout. Businesses can see commercial cleanouts in Melissa.

The Collin County bulk rules guide compares Melissa with nearby cities.