Weatherford, Texas Waste Franchise & Dumpster Restriction Tracker

Weatherford runs a licensed/approved-hauler program (Chapter 8): commercial waste haulers — including roll-off — must hold a city license ($500/year) and pay the city 8% of gross receipts monthly, with detailed customer-level reporting. Because haulers can be licensed rather than one company holding exclusive rights, Weatherford is rated Restricted. An operator reports living under the constant possibility that the city could begin enforcing more aggressively.

County

Parker County

Population

Approx. 30,000 (needs verification)

Provider / franchise holder

Open to city-licensed/approved commercial haulers

Parent company

City of Weatherford — Sanitation Department

Agreement type

Licensed/approved-hauler program (Chapter 8) — $500 annual license + 8% gross-receipts payment

Exclusive status

Approved hauler list

Franchise fee

8% — 8% monthly gross-receipts payment to the city, plus a $500 annual license fee (Chapter 8). Licensees must report customer-level data (name, service address, tonnage, container type/size, frequency) monthly.

Freedom Index rating

🟡 Restricted

Roll-off dumpsters mentioned

Yes

Temporary waste mentioned

Yes

Self-haul exception

Needs verification

City authorization required

Yes — commercial haulers must hold a city commercial waste hauler license

Under the City of Weatherford Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8 (Private Commercial Garbage and Recyclables Services), a business must obtain a city commercial waste hauler license to provide trash removal (including roll-off) within city limits. A $500 annual license fee is due at permitting and each year thereafter, and each licensee must pay the city a monthly gross-receipts payment of 8% of all customer collection revenue, with detailed monthly customer-level reporting. The city publishes an approved commercial waste hauler list.

Relevant location: Chapter Chapter 8 — Private Commercial Garbage and Recyclables Services, Section Licensing, $500 annual fee, and 8% gross-receipts provisions.

Code of Ordinances Municode

Weatherford operates a licensed/approved-hauler model rather than a single exclusive franchise; permitted haulers pay 8% gross receipts plus a $500 annual license.

Construction dumpsters included: Yes.

Commercial waste haulers — including roll-off/temporary services — must be city-licensed under Chapter 8.

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

   I also operate in Weatherford. The city has an exclusive-type arrangement that they don’t currently enforce against me — but they could change their mind and start enforcing at any time, which keeps customers uneasy.

Status: No known challenge

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

• City of Weatherford Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8 — Private Commercial Garbage and Recyclables Services (Municode)OrdinanceConfirmed by ordinance
• City of Weatherford — Approved Commercial Waste HaulersOtherConfirmed by ordinance
• Operator report submitted to the Texas Waste Freedom ProjectField reportField report only

Weatherford is a licensed/approved-hauler market (Chapter 8): haulers can operate if licensed, but pay a $500 annual fee plus 8% of gross receipts and file detailed monthly reports. Rated Restricted (not Exclusive). An operator notes the city does not currently enforce against them but could at any time.

Confidence level: Confirmed by ordinance · Verification status: Licensing, fee, and reporting requirements confirmed from Chapter 8 and the city’s approved-hauler materials.

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