Solid Waste/Landfill

Albert Ramirez, Sanitation Manager

432-758-8810

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Melissa Melendez, Gate Attendant

mmelendez@cityofseminoletx.org

432-758-8810

The landfill, approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as an Arid Exempt Landfill, plays a crucial role in waste management for the community. The landfill consists of two pits:

• Type I is designated for residential and commercial waste
• Type IV is designated to be utilized for construction waste

The daily tonnage allowed is 20 tons per day per pit.

Dumpsters are provided to residents within city limits.

*Four houses share one dumpster.

Dumpsters are provided for disposal of:

• Household garbage, refuse, rubbish and trash
• Please flatten all cardboard boxes
• Place grass clippings and leaves inside dumpster
• Place plastic bags and other “blowables” in trash bags
• Please bag household garbage and tie the end of the bags

DO NOT place any of the following in the dumpster:

• Hazardous waste
• Pesticides or herbicides, including empty containers
• Manure or stable matter
• Bulky items
• Large tree limbs or trunks
• Roofing or building materials
• Construction or demolition debris
• Dirt, rocks or heavy items
• Heavy metals, engine blocks or large auto parts
• Dead animal carcasses
• Burning or smoldering materials

Large or heavy items should go behind YOUR fence. Please call the Sanitation Department at 432-758-3705 to arrange for pickup.

Please keep the dumpster lids closed.

To report problems with your dumpster, call 432-758-3705.