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Brush Collection

Brush collection is provided to all City of San Antonio residential solid waste rate payers. To find out if you are a solid waste customer, check your CPS Energy bill. If it lists an Environmental Services Fee and a Brush Service Fee, you are a customer and you are eligible to receive brush collection as well as other solid waste services provided by the City's Solid Waste Management Department.

Changes to Brush Collection		Effective 2011, brush will be collected separately from bulky items (bulky items will be collected during a separate collection). Brush collections is provided two times per year, approximately every six months.
Guidelines		Limit your brush pile to eight (8) cubic yards. See image of 8 cu. yd. pile. Brush must be placed within eight (8) feet of the curb. Do not place brush piles in front of parked cars, near fences, trees, mailboxes, beneath overhead wires, low-hanging tree limbs, or on top of water meters. Brush must be set out no later than 7:00 a.m. on the first day of your scheduled collection week. Do not place material at the curb after crews have passed by your house. If you missed your scheduled collection, call 3-1-1 as soon as possible to learn about other disposal options.
Violations		Residents will be in violation with City Code, Chapter 14 if any of the conditions below are demonstrated:
		Brush pile contains non-brush material Pile is obstructed by obstacles Pile is set out after crews have passed your house (residents may receive a fine up to $2,000 a day, plus a fee for the collection and disposal of material)
Other Recycling Options for Brush		Residents don't have to wait to receive their brush collection to get rid of brush; residents can bring their brush to be recycled into mulch to one of two brush recycling centers or schedule and Out-of-Cycle Collection for brush:
		Brush Recycling Centers Out-of-Cycle Collection
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Questions		If you have questions and/or concerns, please call 3-1-1.