Carthage, Texas Waste Franchise & Dumpster Restriction Tracker

An operator reports that Carthage is an exclusive market under City ordinance § 30-19, closing the market to independent dumpster companies. The exact ordinance language and contractor still need verification.

County

Panola County

Population

Approx. 6,500 (needs verification)

Provider / franchise holder

Waste Connections (exclusive by contract)

Parent company

Waste Connections, Inc.

Agreement type

Reported exclusive solid waste ordinance (§ 30-19)

Exclusive status

Exclusive

Franchise fee

Source pending.

Freedom Index rating

🔴 Exclusive Market

Roll-off dumpsters mentioned

Yes

Temporary waste mentioned

Yes

Self-haul exception

Needs verification

City authorization required

Yes — a city contract/franchise is required to haul (per report/ordinance)

An operator reports that the City of Carthage is an exclusive market under City ordinance Section 30-19. The exact ordinance language and the contractor should be verified against the city code.

Relevant location: Chapter 30 — Municipal Solid Waste · § 30-19(4) (mandatory garbage charge tied to any water/sewer connection, whether or not the service is used); the exclusive right itself is established by the city's contract with Waste Connections

Code of Ordinances Municode

Source pending. Verify Carthage § 30-19 and the exclusive contractor.

Construction dumpsters included: Yes.

An operator reports Carthage is an exclusive market under City ordinance § 30-19. Needs verification of the exact language.

First-hand accounts from dumpster operators who say they were enforced against in this city. Reporters are kept anonymous unless they chose to be identified.

1. Operator A

   Carthage is an exclusive market — City ordinance Section 30-19.

Status:

News coverage and published reporting that specifically references this city’s waste ordinance, franchise, or dumpster rules.

• City of Carthage OKs trash schedule switch
  Panola Watchman · 2020-11-13

  City commissioners approved a new waste contract keeping Waste Connections as exclusive provider while mandating carts and reducing pickup to once a week.

• Carthage approves transfer station changes, weighs exemption for local haulers
  Panola Watchman · 2026-06-12

  Coverage of Carthage city commission decisions on transfer-station operations and a proposed exemption for local haulers.

• City of Carthage Code of Ordinances, § 30-19 (per operator; verify)OrdinanceNeeds Verification
• Operator report submitted to the Texas Waste Freedom ProjectField reportField report only

Confidence level: Confirmed by contract · Verification status: § 30-19(4) confirmed verbatim via the city's Trash Routes page (mandatory charge). The city's page states Waste Connections has exclusive rights by contract. Provider corrected to Waste Connections.

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