COH Big Changes Coming on March 2, 2026 for Heavy Trash : No More City Scheduled Pickups

Direct Quote from KHOU HOUSTON Article: "Soon, You'll Need an Appointment to Get Heavy Trash Picked Up | How Houston's New Program Will Work"

"Under the new system, which is set to start on March 2, residents must call 311 to schedule a heavy trash pickup. Each request will be reviewed and scheduled, and residents will get confirmation of the scheduled pickup. Collection will be completed within five working days of the date provided, Hassan said."

Each address can request up to four heavy trash collections per calendar year."

Regular trash will continue to be picked up every week and recycled trash will continue to be picked up every other week. You may get notifications for these regular pickups sent right to your phone/email or just check online for when the next pickup is scheduled by visiting the COH resident webpage and scrolling down to the address entry box and entering your home address. You also have the option of directly downloading the COH app HTXCollects directly to your phone/tablet for up-to-date, regular and recyclable trash information and notifications. This app is very useful and typically alerts you to schedule changes due to holidays and other disruptions in services.