Trash and Recycling

Republic Services does NOT recycle the following materials:

• Batteries - See our Battery Recycling page for more information
• Carbon paper
• Clothing, Textiles, or Linens
• Diapers and Pet Pads
• Electronics
• TVs
• Fluids or Food waste (soiled materials)
• Medical & Sharps waste - See our Medical Sharps Disposal and Needle Disposal page for more information
• Mirrors or ceramics
• Stickers & address labels
• Styrofoam, tissue, paper towels, or napkins
• Plastic-coated paper
• Waxed paper
• Window glass
• Light bulbs - See our Light Bulb Recycling page for more information
• Ceramics
• Cookware
• Hardcover books
• Polystyrene foam plastic (even if it has the recycling symbol)
• Plastic Toys
• Shredded Paper
• Solid Waste and Yard waste
• Hazardous E-waste
• Tanglers (garden hoses, wires, chains or electronics)

Hazardous materials may be disposed of at the Environmental Collection Center in Fort Worth. Citizens with a Hurst address on their driver’s license or a current water bill may take those hard-to get-rid-of items such as aerosol cans, old paint, batteries, and used motor oil to the ECC and leave them with a highly trained professional staff for proper disposal or reuse, free of charge. The Environmental Collection Center (ECC) in Fort Worth is located at 6400 Bridge St. near I-30 and Loop 820. For more information call the ECC at 817-392-1234.

Attention: This service is free to Hurst residents; however, the City is charged per disposal, whether it is a single can of paint or 50 cans. As a result, we ask that you collect several items within your household or with your neighbors to dispose of at the Collection Center. 

The City of Hurst awarded Republic Services its solid waste collection and recycling contract in October 2003. Through the duration of the contract, Hurst residents will have free access to the Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd dba Arlington Landfill on the second Saturday of each month beginning in February and running through November from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Location: 800 Mosier Valley Rd, Arlington, Tx. 817-354-2300 (Scale house) or 817-354-2305. Directions are given below. This access will be granted to Hurst residents to dispose of any non-hazardous materials for free.

 

ACCEPTED ITEMS:

• Any non-hazardous bulk items such as scrap metal, loose brush, old fencing material or other debris (no commercial)
• Electronic equipment recycling including computers, TVs, DVD players and cell phones

NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS:

• Tires & explosives
• Construction materials, such as shingles and sheet rock
• No more than six (6) fence panels will be accepted, unless a fence permit is shown for the address
• Brick and rock need to be containerized
• Compressed gas
• Pharmaceuticals or sharps

Residents must present their current drivers license or photo identification AND current Hurst water bill. 

For more information, please call Republic Services at (817) 332-7301.  Service does not include the disposal of hazardous waste or non-compact-able waste. 

Directions to Facility

• From Hurst head East on Highway 183 (DFW - Airport Highway)
• Exit Highway 183 onto FM 157 (Industrial Dr - exit); turn South (right);
• Proceed 1.2 miles on FM 157 to Mosier Valley Road;
• Turn West (right) on Mosier Valley Road;
• Proceed 150' on Mosier Valley Road and turn left into the Arlington Landfill Facility Entrance

Directions inside the Facility

• Proceed approximately 100' on the asphalt road and turn right onto the concrete road... this road will lead you to the Scale-house.
• Proceed onto the vehicle scale One vehicle at a time pulling up to the teller window (Please present your Picture ID and/or Water Bill to the scale attendant).
• The scale attendant will provide you with a transaction ticket or ID card and direct you to the Convenience Center to off load your materials.
• Exit the scale & proceed to Convenience Center or alternate location as directed by the Scale Attendant.
• A Spotter at the Convenience Center will direct you to the appropriate off loading area(s).
• When you have completed unloading all of your material return from the Convenience Center to the Scale-house along the same route.
• Proceed onto the vehicle scale located on the opposite side of the scale house building used when entering to complete your transaction.
• When you have completed your transaction, drive off the scale and follow the same route utilized to enter the facility in the opposite direction.

Note:  Arlington Landfill can accept residents from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

No Charge service is limited to individual Homeowner waste delivered in car or pick up size loads or 8' long trailers, larger loads or commercial business loads will be charged a fee. 

Service does not include the disposal of Hazardous Waste.