Unless they recently changed the city ordinance, the city has, as far back as I can remember, picked up fencing, building material, and discarded household goods, within limits.
If you go to the city’s website, you will find the following:
Restrictions:
- No more than 8 cubic yards (about the size of a minivan) of heavy trash may be set out.
- Up to 4 cubic yards of building material (excluding shingles, brick, plaster, or concrete) may be collected if generated by the resident.
- Contractor-generated material (tree removal, construction, roofing, remodeling, etc.) will not be collected. Contractors are responsible for removing their debris.
- If authorized and unauthorized items are mixed, the entire pile may be refused.
Maybe that nickname (Whit-Liar) that the Houston Chronicle gave him should be used by all.
Whitmire emphasized that preventing future backlogs will require cooperation from residents especially when it comes to understanding what qualifies as heavy trash.
Heavy trash typically includes large tree limbs and similar debris. But items such as fencing, building materials, drywall and discarded household goods are considered commercial or construction waste, which the city does not collect through regular heavy trash service.
“You can’t have a rent house and decide you’re changing renters and take all their belongings and put them out on the sidewalk,” Whitmire said. “We’re not equipped to take a house full of household goods and furniture to the dump. That is a moving operation.”
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