Homestead Estates Trash & Recycling

Homestead Estates is inside Elgin city limits, where the City of Elgin provides weekly residential trash and recycling service. Place both carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on the assigned service day, handles facing the home, at least four feet from vehicles, mailboxes, poles and other carts.

Confirm the current route day and holiday changes on the City of Elgin Trash & Recycling page and the 2026 collection calendar. For cart or service problems, call Utility Billing at 512-281-5724, option 2.

Accepted recycling

Water and soda bottles; detergent and soap bottles; butter and yogurt containers
Newspaper, catalogs, magazines, envelopes, cereal and frozen-food boxes, drink cartons, cardboard, copy paper, phone books and empty pizza boxes
Aluminum, tin, food and beverage cans, plus empty aerosol cans

Keep these out

Glass, Styrofoam, plastic bags, yard waste, leaves, hazardous waste, ceramics, hoses, food scraps, textiles, diapers and batteries are not listed as accepted in Elgin's curbside program.

Homestead Estates Trash & Recycling

Accepted recycling

Keep these out

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