Solid Waste & Recycling
A Division of the Community & Environmental Services Department
Commercial Solid Waste License Requirement
Ordinance No. 1577 requires all commercial solid waste operators to obtain a license in order to collect, haul, or transport solid waste or industrial waste from commercial properties within the City of Sugar Land. It is unlawful for any commercial solid waste operator to operate within the City of Sugar Land without such a license.
This ordinance requires a $100 application fee for a two-year commercial solid waste operator license, plus a four percent license fee.
View the Code of Ordinances (Chapter 4, Article V for Solid Waste Operators)
Information for Area Businesses and Residents
Before obtaining commercial waste management services, please ensure that the company has applied for a license with the City of Sugar Land and is in compliance with all City regulations. All commercial solid waste haulers operating within the corporate City limits are required to abide by the regulations set forth in Ordinance No. 1577:
- Operators are required to obtain a license from the city before collecting, hauling or transporting solid waste or industrial waste from commercial properties.
- Operators must maintain liability insurance in the amounts required by state law.
- Operators must pay the required license fee (equal to 4% of gross revenues).
- Licensee shall identify each vehicle the licensee operates within the City by placing clearly legible letters identifying the name of the business or person responsible for the operation of the motor vehicle.
- All garbage must be transported in leak proof containers or in leak proof vehicle bodies or compartments and be so fitted and constructed so that the garbage shall be kept covered at all times except when being loaded and emptied.
- Licensee shall not operate or use a motor vehicle to unload or empty a solid waste container by means of a mechanical lifting apparatus or device attached to the motor vehicle, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, if the container is located within 400 feet of a residential building.
| Licensed Operators | |
|---|---|
| AbitibiBowater EcoRewards (Recycling Only) | 800-874-1301 |
| Action Trucking Company | 713-433-2421 |
| Astro Waste | 713-849-3554 |
| Aztec PortaCans & Container, Ltd. | 713-681-1383 |
| B&B Iron and Metal Co. Inc. (Recycling Only) | 713-237-0271 |
| Durans Your Dumpster.com | 281-342-4436 |
| Eagle Prentice | 713-937-8028 |
| Elite Waste Industries | 281-590-0800 |
| Empire Waste | 281-931-7200 |
| Gainsborough Waste | 713-785-8051 |
| IESI | 281-331-0810 |
| Lone Star Disposal, LP | 713-466-6767 |
| Nation Waste | 713-649-7776 |
| Nexus Disposal, LLC | 713-996-9090 |
| Pot-O-Gold | 985-542-2101 |
| Proler Southwest, LP (Recycling Only) | 713-671-2900 |
| Reliable Roll Off Services | 281-753-0471 |
| Republic Services (Formerly Allied Waste) | 713-996-2036 |
| Specialized Waste Systems | 281-452-1735 |
| Sprint Waste Services | 281-491-7775 |
| Waste Connections of Texas | 281-446-0239 |
| Waste Management | 713-423-1800 |
| WCA Waste Corporation of Texas | 713-670-9199 |
If you are considering using a company that is not listed above, please make sure that the company receives a license from the city prior to initiating services.
For more information, please e-mail solidwaste@sugarlandtx.gov or call the City at 281-275-2450.