Watauga residents will receive once a week trash and recycling service on the same day.   See the Service Map for your designated service day.  For residents moving into newly constructed homes or into previously occupied homes, contact the city for bin delivery. By 7 a.m. on your pickup day, place all approved containers in your green recycle bin and all approved paper items in a brown paper sack and put on your curb or in your alley for pickup. Do not set out newspapers if it is raining or rain is forecast. “DO” Recycle: Aluminum and Steel Cans Cardboard Catalogues Cereal and Dry Food boxes Envelopes Glass (colored and white) Greeting cards Junk mail Magazines Newspapers Phone books Clean Plastic Containers and Bottles - numbers 1 – 7 except 6 Shredded paper (please place in paper bag to avoid scattering during collection) All Containers Must be Rinsed. “DON’T” Recycle: Aluminum foil Aerosol cans Ceramic cookware Packing Peanuts Pizza boxes Styrofoam Tissue Paper Waxed juice/milk cartons Do not recycle common household hazardous waste in the curbside recycling cart. Household hazardous waste includes: Paints, solvents and thinners. Pool chemicals. Garden fertilizers and Pesticides. Propane/helium tanks. Automobile products and parts. Holiday Schedule New Years Day - Pickup as regularly scheduled Memorial Day - Pickup as regularly scheduled Independence Day - Monday July 5th Run As Scheduled Labor Day - Pickup as regularly scheduled Thanksgiving - Normal schedule slides one day over Christmas - Normal schedule slides one day over NOTE Missed trash / recycling and bulk item collection should be reported to Community Waste Disposal within 48 hours. To speak to a customer service representative, please call 817.795.9300 Option 2.