Detritus / Coverage / Texas / Houston
Houston
Dumpster rental and portable toilets in Houston
Local haulers do the work; we hold the contract, own the problems, and send one bill. For an on-site roll-off, the City of Houston permit to know is the Combustible Waste Storage Permit.
Last reviewed October 27, 2026.
How Houston billing works
Haulers run the routes. We coordinate providers that have completed jobs in Houston and we stay on the account after delivery. Roll-offs, portable toilets, and restroom trailers can share one agreement. Hauler, broker, and managed network is the longer distinction. Landfill classes for the state are on the Texas page. The detail below stays with the City of Houston and the Census metro in the table.
Houston metro deliveries
Houston's rows record deliveries in the Census metro Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX from the job-site ZIP, for the window October 26, 2024 through October 26, 2026. Canceled jobs stay off the list. Construction stops, events, and commercial accounts all show up in those rows.
Houston metro · Recorded figure
Figures are counts of completed deliveries, providers, and accounts in this window from our records, as of October 2026. Roll-off deliveries are containers delivered. Portable toilet deliveries are units placed, not orders. A company that completed both services is counted in both service rows, so those rows are not a split of the provider total. The counts are not a promise that every address is covered. Front-load service, compactors, and balers are not in these counts. The sanitation figure adds portable toilets and hand-wash units placed. Where a restroom-trailer count is shown, it is units placed.
The on-site dumpster permit
This section briefs City of Houston pages read October 26, 2026. Confirm the threshold with Solid Waste before you leave a container. Pasadena and The Woodlands are the other names in the Census title. The permit in this section is the City of Houston rule.
A dumpster on the property
Houston Solid Waste's Combustible Waste Storage Permit page says businesses, apartment complexes, strip centers, and other properties need that permit for a dumpster or roll-off that exceeds 50 cubic feet, or for a dumpster of any size that will remain on site more than 60 days. The permit is not transferable between property owners. Applications, payments, and renewals go through the City of Houston Permitting Center. Permits are issued for one to three years. A new permit requires an inspection, and the permit must be kept on site. The department's dumpster permitting desk is at 611 Walker Street, 12th floor. This is the on-site storage permit.
Portable toilets
The combustible-waste permit page covers dumpsters and roll-offs. Crew counts stay on the OSHA portable toilet requirements guide. Chemical-toilet waste hauling is a state registration, summarized on the Texas page.
Drop-off centers and transfer stations
The city's facility map, read October 26, 2026, lists residential drop-off centers. The centers named there are North Main at 9003 North Main, Kirkpatrick at 5565 Kirkpatrick, Sunbeam at 5100 Sunbeam, Sommermeyer at 14400 Sommermeyer, Southwest at 10785 Southwest Freeway, and Central at 2240 Central Street. Environmental service centers are listed at 11500 S. Post Oak Lane and 5614 Neches. Accepted items vary by site.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council's active transfer-station list names the City of Houston as the permit holder for three stations: Sommermeyer Northwest Transfer Station, Houston Southeast Transfer Station Facility, and Houston Southwest Transfer Station Facility. That list is a permit inventory. Call the station before you send the truck.
Services you can request in Houston
The Houston table shows roll-off deliveries, sanitation units, and restroom trailers. Related pages: dumpster rental, portable toilet rental, hand-wash stations, and restroom trailer rental. The quote opens with roll-offs, portable restrooms, and restroom trailers checked.
Houston haulers open the vendor form to get on our work. Put accounting@detritus.us on every invoice. We pay from Bill.com. Enrollment has no additional cost to the provider. Count the due date from this rule: payment timing begins from the processing date. Steps live on the vendor payment guide.
Season and the on-site threshold
Plan around the on-site threshold: over 50 cubic feet, or any container kept more than 60 days. The National Hurricane Center's climatology page says the Atlantic season runs June 1 through November 30 and includes the Gulf. Houston is on that coast.
Cities named in the Census title
Every row covers the full metro. The Census title names these places.
- Houston
- Pasadena
- The Woodlands
Answers
Common questions
How do I use the Houston provider count?
57 providers have completed jobs in the Houston area, as of October 2026. Send the site list when you need an answer for a particular street.
When does a Houston property need a dumpster permit?
The Houston Solid Waste permit page says a Combustible Waste Storage Permit is required for a dumpster or roll-off over 50 cubic feet, or for any size that stays on site more than 60 days. Permits run one to three years and are not transferable between owners. The permitting desk is at 611 Walker Street, 12th floor.
Where does the city say material can go?
The city facility map lists residential drop-off centers at North Main, Kirkpatrick, Sunbeam, Sommermeyer, Southwest, and Central, plus environmental service centers at 11500 S. Post Oak Lane and 5614 Neches. The Houston-Galveston Area Council list names three City of Houston transfer stations: Sommermeyer Northwest, Houston Southeast, and Houston Southwest.
What hurricane season does Houston sit in?
The National Hurricane Center climatology page says the Atlantic season runs June 1 through November 30 and includes the Gulf. Houston is on that coast. The on-site permit threshold is still over 50 cubic feet, or any container kept more than 60 days.
What terms can an approved Houston account be offered?
Approved accounts can be offered Net 30, 60, or 90, subject to credit review. Nothing on this page is an offer of credit. Terms of use control a Houston account.
Talk to us
(888) 588-2607
Send the Houston sites
Give us the addresses, the service each one needs, and the invoice split if more than one entity is paying. The button checks roll-offs, portable restrooms, and restroom trailers.
Sources
- Detritus deliveries by job-site ZIP in the Census metro Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, October 26, 2024 through October 26, 2026.
- Houston Solid Waste, Combustible Waste Storage Permit, read October 26, 2026. Over 50 cubic feet, or any size kept more than 60 days.
- Houston Solid Waste, facility map, read October 26, 2026. Residential drop-off centers and environmental service centers.
- Houston-Galveston Area Council, active transfer stations, read October 26, 2026. Three stations with the City of Houston as permit holder.
- National Hurricane Center, tropical cyclone climatology, read October 26, 2026. Atlantic season June 1 through November 30, including the Gulf.