Cool story.

They are a few weeks behind on heavy/tree waste pickup at our place in the 008. Per the website:

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Week of July 21through July 26, 2025

• Garbage collection is on schedule.
• Recycling is approximately 3 - 5 days behind schedule.
• Heavy Trash collection is two weeks behind schedule. Please continue to set out your heavy trash(bulk waste) on your regular schedule to avoid missed pick-ups.
• Yard waste services are delayed.

To find specific heavy trash collection dates, click the magnifying glass icon in the double arrows at the top right for the Heavy Trash Progress Dashboard. See the map below.

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Ryan the Temp said:

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It was probably not stolen. The sideloader operator likely dropped it into the truck.

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That's one way to lighten the workload.

94chem said:

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Ryan the Temp said:

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It was probably not stolen. The sideloader operator likely dropped it into the truck.

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That's one way to lighten the workload.

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To be fair, If i was the trashman I'd see that happen and say "That suuuucks" and keep driving.

Just completed my first year of homeownership in 77043 and wow is the trash service awful. Thinking about running for the HOA Board just to attempt to get everybody on board with a Private Trash Service. Not including the Derecho or Beryl clean-up, our recycling is at less than a 50% pickup rate on the day it's supposed to. Generally, it's at least a week wait. The Trash service is hitting at about a 90% clip and generally is taken the next day.

no trash can for the OP
recycling schedule is 'whenever'
potholes everywhere
street signs bent
neighborhoods with no underground drainage
but we have money to tear up Pierce Elevated and rebuild it on the other side of downtown?

I know where a good used one and brand new one are. If you want to help me get my used one back from the dudes building the house two doors down from me, I will show you where they hid the brand new one

Coming to a Houston neighborhood near you.

94chem said:

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Ryan the Temp said:

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It was probably not stolen. The sideloader operator likely dropped it into the truck.

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That's one way to lighten the workload.

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But seriously, third world quickly destroying Houston.

Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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I know where a good used one and brand new one are. If you want to help me get my used one back from the dudes building the house two doors down from me, I will show you where they hid the brand new one

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Might be a stretch, but this seems like it could have potential for a story thread of one-upsmanship between resident and builder.

Sounds like we are now net +1 trashcans!

I have two big green trash cans I will sell that are brand new. They're probably the same shape and manufacturer as coh cans, but for some reason they may refuse to pick them up

At this point I'm curious as to how long it will take. I'm afraid if I snag one from somewhere else the eventual delivery driver may get confused, drop it randomly somewhere else and it will ruin the experiment.

That being said, it's amazing how many trash bags can fit in down the street drain.

(Kidding)

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Now it makes sense why someone stole a trash can.

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And now you know what you need to do.

Jaydoug said:

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At this point I'm curious as to how long it will take. I'm afraid if I snag one from somewhere else the eventual delivery driver may get confused, drop it randomly somewhere else and it will ruin the experiment.

That being said, it's amazing how many trash bags can fit in down the street drain.

(Kidding)

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Why I live in an unincorporated part of Montgomery county. What can be burn, gets soaked in diesel and lit on fire

is that where they are using bamboo rebar instead of steel?

sts7049 said:

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is that where they are using bamboo rebar instead of steel?

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In the entire Colony Ridge subdivision near Plum Grove in Liberty County, the developers talked the county engineer, commissioners, and county judge into letting them use a fiber product in the road concrete instead of steel rebar. On hundreds of miles of roads. What could possibly go wrong?

Gaeilge said:

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Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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I know where a good used one and brand new one are. If you want to help me get my used one back from the dudes building the house two doors down from me, I will show you where they hid the brand new one

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Might be a stretch, but this seems like it could have potential for a story thread of one-upsmanship between resident and builder.

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The framers were not there today when I left, might go steal it back

sts7049 said:

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is that where they are using bamboo rebar instead of steel?

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I still can't believe that story. And yet I kinda expect that at this point.

OP - I requested a new trash can to replace a cracked one in 77043 on April 18th and received it June 24th. I called 311 multiple times and got it "elevated" like you. I even spoke to some lady who was apparently with the sanitation department early in June who said I'd have one by the end of that day (I did not).

I happened to be home one day when my recycling pick up was happening, so I flagged down the driver and told her I'd been waiting blah blah, if there's anything she could do, blah blah. She took my address and told me she'd make a call, and a trash can showed up the next week.

I have no idea if that actually helped- but if anyone is able to be home during pick up it's worth a shot to ask a driver. If those two events were related, the drivers seem to know who to communicate with to actually get you to the top of a list.

I dealt with COH trash for 15 years and it definitely got worse over time. Moved to neighborhood with private trash paid via the HOA 4 years ago and it's very much worth it. I joked with the relator that she missed a key selling point on the house. If possible, you should try moving that direction.

Damn I'm glad I don't live in those urban crapholes!