Republic Services in Texas — Waste Franchise & Dumpster Restriction Tracker
These 9 Texas cities are tracked as having Republic Services as the waste contractor or exclusive franchise holder, according to the sources on each city page. For each city we track whether temporary construction roll-off dumpsters appear to be included, the franchise fee, the relevant ordinance, and the source documents. This is not a claim that Republic Services has acted unlawfully; always verify current requirements with the city.
Alma, Texas
An operator reports that the City of Alma had a police officer hand-deliver a letter (also mailed) stating the city has a franchise agreement with Republic Services and that the operator must use Republic for dumpster service. The letter is on file; the ordinance/franchise still needs verification.
View details →Benbrook, Texas
An operator reports being threatened with a ticket — by letter from the City of Benbrook — for keeping one of the operator’s own dumpsters in a private driveway. The letter was submitted as evidence. The exact ordinance and any exclusive contractor still need verification.
View details →Cookville, Texas
DISCLAIMER — Cookville is an unincorporated community in Titus County with no city government of its own, so it cannot pass its own ordinance. This record reflects an operator’s first-hand account that their area’s long-standing Republic Services contract was recently made exclusive, eliminating decades of customer choice despite public opposition. Because Cookville is unincorporated, the arrangement described most likely belongs to a nearby incorporated city (possibly Mount Pleasant) or a county/private arrangement. The specific governing city and ordinance still need to be confirmed.
View details →Hurst, Texas
The City of Hurst grants its contractor — Republic Services, under a contract awarded in October 2003 — “the sole and exclusive privilege” to provide commercial roll-off scheduled and temporary service, expressly including temporary construction dumpsters (Chapter 9.5). American AF Dumpsters reports that on December 1, 2025, a city inspector caught its driver swapping a dumpster at a two-container strip-mall job, told him he could not drop off the container, and gave 24 hours to remove both 40-yard roll-offs — costing the company significant revenue on a job that required frequent turns.
View details →Jefferson, Texas
An operator reports that Jefferson, Texas is an exclusive market that shuts out independent dumpster companies. The city ordinance and exclusive contractor still need verification.
View details →Kilgore, Texas
An operator reports that Kilgore, Texas is an exclusive market that shuts out independent dumpster companies. The city ordinance and exclusive contractor still need verification.
View details →Marshall, Texas
Marshall’s Code of Ordinances (Chapter 14, Ord. O-03-03) makes the city/its designated agent — Republic Services — the EXCLUSIVE provider of residential and commercial garbage, recycling, and construction-debris collection; § 14-5 requires exclusive use of the city’s service, and § 14-3 sets penalties up to $2,000. An operator reports the exclusivity forces customers to Republic at higher prices and slower service, and that the steep penalties create fear of choosing a local provider.
View details →North Richland Hills, Texas
According to a field report from an independent dumpster operator, the City of North Richland Hills directs property owners to a required hauler (reported as Republic Services) for waste containers. The report describes the city telling a property owner doing a commercial cleanout and remodel that they had 24 hours to remove a privately rented 40-yard roll-off or face fines and to switch to Republic. The operator reports that Republic then could not swap the full dumpster for 3–5 days, so the customer brought the independent operator back to finish the job. The ordinance, franchise agreement, and provider details still need verification from city documents.
View details →Whitehouse, Texas
An operator reports that Republic Services holds an exclusive solid waste franchise with the City of Whitehouse. After the operator placed a roll-off near the city limit in late 2025, a Republic operations manager warned of city fines and — when the city itself never followed up — allegedly had the operator blocked from dumping at the Republic-operated public landfill in Tyler until the operator contacted him. Because that was the operator’s primary disposal site, the operator was forced to pull the dumpster. The episode raises concern about a private competitor enforcing a municipal franchise by restricting access to a public landfill.
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