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Sanitation Department

Curbside sanitation services are provided by Republic Services under an agreement with the City of Josephine.

  • Regular trash pickup is every Wednesday.

This includes ordinary household wastes.

The City of Josephine also sponsors a citywide clean-up day for Josephine residents and water customers with trash service. The date will be indicated on your water bill once it is scheduled.

Dumpster Information

City dumpsters maintained at the sewer plant are available for use by city residents at a non-prorated charge, as follows:

      (a) Pickup truck or car – $30

      (b) Trailers up to 16′ in length – $60

      (c) Trailers over 16′ in length – $150

Residents may obtain a permit for use of the dumpsters upon presentation of a current water bill stub and payment of the required fee at City Hall. No batteries, building materials, paint, tires or appliances may be disposed of in a city dumpster.

Trash Pick-up Information

Pick-up Day: Wednesday for all regular cart pick-up and Thursday for all dumpsters

  • Trash cart to be ready for pick-up at road edge by 7 a.m. each Wednesday
  • Trash to be in disposable plastic bags and tied
  • No large containers with loose trash
  • Brush to be cut into 4-foot lengths and stacked in easily manageable bundles
  • Pick-up may be done on a different day when a holiday is observed by Republic Services (July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day), but trash WILL be picked up every week

Items Not Picked Up

Items that will not be picked up include waste prohibited under federal/state law: medical waste, liquid waste, auto tires, oil filters, lead-acid batteries, petroleum products and byproducts, explosive materials or any other landfill-prohibited material.

Garbage Collection Fees

 Trash Fixed Charge Code Definitions – Oct. 2019

INSIDE CITY LIMIT FEES
TAX MULTIPLIER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
0.0775 Trash Residential $18.86 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 2 Carts $26.47 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 3 Carts $33.13 plus tax
0.0775 Multi Trash $36.14 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 2-Yard Bin $87.80 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 3-Yard Bin $113.13 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 4-Yard Bin $146.02 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 6-Yard Bin $191.37 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 8-Yard Bin $193.90 plus tax
N/A Trash Tax Exempt $19.82
N/A Trash 4-Yard Tax Exempt $146.02
0.0775 Trash 8-Yard Commercial $369.35 plus tax

OUTSIDE CITY LIMIT FEES
TAX MULTIPLIER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
0.0775 Trash with 1 Cart $20.75 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 2 Carts $29.12 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 3 Carts $36.45 plus tax
0.0775 Multi Trash $39.75 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 2-Yard Bin $96.58 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 3-Yard Bin $127.74 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 4-Yard Bin $160.63 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 6-Yard Bin $210.51 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 8-Yard Bin $213.30 plus tax
0.0775 Commercial Hand Collect $29.44 plus tax
N/A Trash Tax Exempt $21.81

MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (MUD)
TAX MULTIPLIER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
0.0775 Trash with 1 Cart $20.75 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 2 Carts $29.12 plus tax
0.0775 Trash with 3 Carts $36.45 plus tax
0.0775 Multi Trash $39.75 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 2-Yard Bin $96.58 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 3-Yard Bin $127.74 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 4-Yard Bin $160.63 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 6-Yard Bin $210.51 plus tax
0.0775 Trash 8-Yard Bin $213.30 plus tax
0.0775 Commercial Hand Collect $29.44 plus tax
N/A Trash Tax Exempt $21.81

Trash ROLL OFF Rates

Cost to have a dumpster delivered and picked up at your site

20 Yard 30 Yard 40 Yard
$123.28 Delivery $123.28 Delivery $123.28 Delivery
$4.13 Per Day $4.13 Per Day $4.13 Per Day
$464.00 Per Dump $576.80 Per Dump $665.41 Per Dump

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Contact Us

Office

(972) 843-8282

Mailing Address

City of Josephine
PO Box 99
Josephine, TX 75164

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