Quick Scoops

A holiday heads up: Solid waste pickup affected by New Year’s

City offices will be closed on Monday, January 1 for New Years, and there will only be slight impacts to your solid waste schedule! If your solid waste collection usually falls on Monday, it’ll be pushed back until Tuesday. If your collection typically occurs on Tuesday, it’ll be picked up on Wednesday. When in doubt, move it back a day!

And if you really need help getting rid of those extra things you’ve accumulated to help cope with the year that was 2023, you’ll have an extra bulky waste day to help with your post-holiday purging! Your extra bulk waste day will be based on when you receive your usual bulk waste collection. Not sure about your collection day? Visit http://www.sugarlandtx.gov/MyNeighborhood. Want to find your holiday bulky waste day? Visit www.sugarlandtx.gov/holidayschedule

We also know you may be wondering what to do with your Christmas tree (real or artificial). Residents can place live Christmas trees out for collection on regular weekly green waste collection days. Ornaments, tinsel and lights must be removed for collection – Christmas trees should not be disposed of in city parks! Artificial Christmas trees can be disposed of on a bulky waste collection day, but just make sure that trees are disassembled before placing them at the curb for collection.

Finally, fireworks (including sparklers) are prohibited in Sugar Land. If you’d like to enjoy some fireworks, might we recommend watching this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4nJptgwIE0. It’s climate controlled AND won’t catch your neighbor’s roof on fire!

Got non-emergency questions? Call 311 or 281-275-2900.

If you want to report a non-emergency to the Sugar Land Police Department, please call 281-275-2020. In case of emergency, call 911.

We hope everyone has a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2024!