McKinney Bulk Trash

Once you’ve missed your trash day, you’ve to deal with a nasty smell and wait till next week. This can be very frustrating.

That’s why all residents must know about their city’s residential garbage, recycling, and bulk pickup collection days.

This is where we came in to help you out!

If you’re searching for McKinney bulk trash day or solid waste collection day, this article is your ultimate guide. So, sit back and find out your McKinney garbage pickup schedule.

1. McKinney Trash Pick-Up Schedule 2024

Like the closest city Plano, residential solid waste is collected once a week. The city is divided into 5 zones, with a day assigned to each area. Here’s how to find your McKinney trash day:

• Navigate to the residential trash services website (click here)
• Type your address in the search bar and then hit the enter button
• Your monthly pickup calendar will pop up

The best thing is that residents can also set collection day reminders either through email, phone calls or text messages. 

How to Prepare Your Trash for Pick-Up?

Keep in mind that the curbside collection begins at 07:00 am. So, you must roll out your cart on time. Apart from it, all residents are also bound to follow the below-listed rules:

• You may roll out your carts as early as 6 p.m. on your McKinney trash day.
• All carts must be at least 3 feet apart from other carts, containers, mailboxes, vehicles, utility meters, poles, fences, etc.
• The lids of your garbage carts must close properly.
• All contents should be bagged with the cart lid closed to prevent spillage.
• Overfilled carts or additional bags will not be collected.
• During extreme weather and storms, the pickup can be delayed.

What To Do When You Miss Trash Day?

If you think that your garbage cart is missed by mistake, call McKinney Waste Connections at 469 -452 -8000. On the contrary, if it’s your fault (you don’t roll out your cart to the curb on time), you must pay a special pickup fee.

2. City Of McKinney Bulk Trash Pickup Schedule

All residents are allowed to request bulky items collection 12 times in a year with no additional fee.

McKinney Bulk Waste Limit: A maximum of 4 cubic yards of large items are allowed per collection.

How To Schedule McKinney Bulk Pickup? Call 469 -452 -8000 to arrange construction debris, refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, and other large items collection service.

Acceptable Items For McKinney Bulk Pickup: Carpets cut into pieces, glass or mirror, packaging material without Styrofoam, broken furniture, lawn furniture, lawn mowers without oil, and home exercise equipment are allowed.

Unacceptable Items For McKinney Bulk Pickup: Fence panels, wood planks, automotive parts, dead animals, large plastic trash bags, Tree limbs or yard waste, tires, and dead animals.

Construction debris and other restricted items collection can be scheduled for pickup through Waste Connections at 469 -452 -8000, paying a small fee.

Rules For McKinney Bulk Trash Schedule 

• Large items over the acceptable limit will not be collected. 
• A disposal fee will be charged for an excessive amount of bulky items.
• Only 12 collections are free. Residents have to pay fees for the 13th pickup service.
• All your bulky items should fit into an area that is equal to 3.5 feet tall by 3 feet deep by 9 feet long.

3. How To Get Rid Of Excessive Bulk Trash That Is Not Accepted By the City’s Waste Management Department? 

If you have a lot of construction debris that is not acceptable to McKinney waste management, then you’ll need to hire private hauliers. They will do all the hard work for you and charge a small fee depending on the size of the pile.

McKinney Junk Removal Haulers

 Here’s the list of the top 7 private hauliers that you can hire:

• Junk Quest – (469 -996 -1696)
• College Hunks Hauling – (972 -945 -3191)
• SBN Junk Removal – (469 -815 -7317)
• Junk Queen TX – (469 -909 -7241)
• Junk Dumped – (469 -998 -6181)
• Haul It Off Lopez – (469 -412 -2848)
• The Junkluggers of Collin County – (972 -608 -3035)

4. McKinney Recycling Schedule

Recycling carts are collected every other week along with your regular blue carts. The guidelines are also the same as the solid waste carts guidelines. 

• Residents can also request an additional recycling cart by calling 972 -547 -7550, paying a fee.
• There are two McKinney recycling drop-off locations where you can dispose of your recyclables.

Acceptable Items For Blue Recycling Cart: Aluminum, steel, tin cans, flattened cardboard, catalogues, rinsed glass bottles or jars, junk mail, magazines or newspapers, and plastic bottles with 1, 5, and 7 numbers.

Unacceptable Items For Recycling: Aluminum foil, packing peanuts,  any sort of batteries, Styrofoam, yard waste of any kind, household hazardous material, plastic bags, and electronics. 

5. McKinney Recycling Drop-Off Locations

There are two drop-off locations where you can damp all the additional recyclables. All residents can use these landfills by paying a small fee.

Material Recovery Facility (MRF) – For Metal Recycling 

Located at 2138 Airport Dr. (formerly Country Ln.). The facility gates remain open for all residents from Monday to Friday from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm. On Saturday, the MRF center stays open from 08:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Contact# 469 -452 -8000

Environmental Collection Center in Frisco – For Styrofoam Disposal

Located at 6616 Walnut St., Frisco. The facility gates remain open for all residents on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm. On Saturday, the center stays open from 08:00 am to 01:00 pm.

Contact# 972 -292 -5900

6. McKinney Trash Pickup Holiday

Trash and recycling collection will not be provided on the following holidays:

Holiday	Date
Memorial Day	Monday, May 27
Independence Day	Thursday, July 4
Labor Day	Monday, September 2
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 28
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25
New Year’s Day	Wednesday, January 1, 2025

The schedule is pushed to the next day on the holidays. Suppose the Thanksgiving garbage collection will be pushed to Friday from Thursday.

7. Important Contacts To Remember

City of McKinney bulk trash phone number: 469 -452 -8000

For the Latest Information: Follow the city of McKinney’s official Twitter account for updates on any changes in the pickup schedule.

Wrapping It Up!

Residential garbage pickup begins at 07:00 am. So, to avoid any fuss, it is best to put your cart to the curb by 06:00 am on your assigned day. 

No regular bulk pickup is available, yet all city residents can request 12 special collection schedules around the year. It is worth mentioning that you can’t put construction debris in your bulk pile.

Keep in mind that you must follow the trash rules and ensure that both your green and recycling carts are not overfilled, the lid must close properly. Any excessive trash will not be collected.

We hope that this article helps you to find your McKinney trash day and pulk collection schedule. Do tell us, if you think that we’ve missed anything.