Sherman, Texas Waste Franchise & Dumpster Restriction Tracker

An operator reports that Sherman, Texas confiscated one of the operator’s dumpsters and forced removal of the operator’s containers from job sites and private residences, sometimes threatening customers with fines. The exact ordinance and any exclusive or approved-hauler arrangement still need verification.

County

Grayson County

Population

Approx. 45,000 (needs verification)

Provider / franchise holder

City of Sherman Solid Waste Division (municipal); collection by city-franchised haulers

Parent company

City of Sherman

Agreement type

City-operated collection (city franchise required to haul for others)

Exclusive status

City-operated (sole provider)

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 Sherman required removal of the operator’s containers from job sites and private residences, and that the city confiscated a dumpster. The city ordinance and the franchise/approved-hauler structure need verification.

Relevant location: Chapter 13 (Utilities), Article 13.06 — Solid Waste · § 13.06.008 (unlawful for anyone other than a city employee/agent/franchisee to collect or haul waste for others without a city franchise); § 13.06.008(f) authorizes the city to order an unfranchised dumpster removed within 24 hours and then impound or destroy it ($500 release fee)

Code of Ordinances

Source pending.

Construction dumpsters included: Yes.

An operator reports being forced to remove containers from job sites and private residences, and that the city confiscated a dumpster. Ordinance and any exclusive/approved-hauler arrangement need verification.

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

   A city action: Sherman confiscated one of our dumpsters.

Status:

• Operator report submitted to the Texas Waste Freedom Project (one report listing several cities)Field reportField report only

Confidence level: Confirmed by ordinance · Verification status: Confirmed on eCode360. The ordinance expressly authorizes impounding or destroying a dumpster placed by a hauler without a city franchise — consistent with the operator's report that the city confiscated a dumpster. (Property owners may still haul waste from their own premises to a landfill; the franchise requirement targets fee-charging haulers placing containers for others.)

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