El Campo, Texas Waste Franchise & Dumpster Restriction Tracker

According to the City of El Campo's official website, the city contracts with Texas Disposal Systems and “all services within the city limits are to be provided by them.” An operator reports that after donating two roll-off containers inside the city following a windstorm, the operator received cease-and-desist letters from the city's exclusive hauler. The exclusivity is confirmed by the city's website; whether temporary construction roll-offs are specifically within the exclusive scope still needs verification against the contract and ordinance.

County

Wharton County

Population

Approx. 12,000 (needs verification)

Provider / franchise holder

Texas Disposal Systems (TDS)

Parent company

Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.

Agreement type

Exclusive contract — per the city's official website, the City contracts with Texas Disposal Systems and all solid waste services within the city limits are to be provided by them.

Exclusive status

Exclusive

Franchise fee

Not identified. Any franchise fee would be set by the city's contract with Texas Disposal Systems and needs verification.

Freedom Index rating

🔴 Exclusive Market

Roll-off dumpsters mentioned

Reported

Temporary waste mentioned

Reported

Self-haul exception

Needs verification

City authorization required

Needs verification

According to the City of El Campo's official website, “The City contracts with Texas Disposal Systems for garbage collection services and all services within the city limits are to be provided by them.” Residential and commercial collection both run through TDS on city-assigned zones and routes. The specific numbered ordinance section establishing the exclusive contract should be pulled from the city's eCode360 code to move this from city-website-confirmed to ordinance-confirmed.

Relevant location: Chapter Solid Waste / Sanitation (eCode360), Section Exact chapter/section to be pulled from the city's eCode360 code; exclusivity is stated on the city's official Sanitation/Solid Waste Collection page..

Code of Ordinances

The city's contract with Texas Disposal Systems was not reviewed for this record. The city's website confirms TDS is the contracted provider for all solid waste services within city limits; the raw contract should be obtained to confirm term, fee, and whether temporary/construction roll-offs are within scope.

Construction dumpsters included: Unclear.

The city's website states broadly that all solid waste services within the city limits are to be provided by Texas Disposal Systems. An operator reports that after donating two roll-off containers following a windstorm, the operator received cease-and-desist letters from the city's exclusive hauler. Whether construction/temporary roll-offs are specifically covered by the exclusive contract still needs verification against the contract and ordinance.

• An operator reports donating two roll-off containers inside the city limits after a damaging windstorm, then receiving cease-and-desist letters from the city's exclusive hauler. This is a field report and needs independent verification; the operator did not retain copies.

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

   An operator reports donating two roll-off containers inside El Campo city limits after a bad wind storm that caused significant damage. The operator then received cease-and-desist letters from the city's exclusive hauler. The operator offers this as an example of how an exclusive waste arrangement can reach even donated, temporary containers used for storm cleanup.

Status: No known challenge

No known lawsuit or legal challenge at this time, according to available sources.

• City of El Campo — Sanitation / Solid Waste Collection (city website; states TDS provides all services within city limits)News / company statementReported by news
• City of El Campo Code of Ordinances (eCode360)OrdinanceNeeds Verification

El Campo's exclusivity (Texas Disposal Systems) is confirmed on the city's own website. The construction/roll-off restriction is currently supported by an operator field report (cease-and-desist after donating roll-offs post-windstorm). Upgrade to 'Confirmed by contract' once the TDS contract and the numbered ordinance section are obtained.

Confidence level: Reported by news · Verification status: Exclusivity is confirmed by the City of El Campo's own official website, which states TDS provides all solid waste services within the city limits. Whether temporary/construction roll-offs fall within that exclusive scope is field-reported by an operator and needs verification against the contract/ordinance. The numbered ordinance section should be pulled from eCode360.

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