What do you do with an old recliner, a stack of bald tires and a pile of tree trimmings when your brush week is still weeks away? On most Saturdays in Edinburg, you either wait or pay. This Saturday, November 14, 2026, you don't have to. From 8 a.m. to noon, the City of Edinburg runs its Fall Haul: Clear It Out This Fall! collection event at four city parks. In those same hours, across town at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center, the city hosts a Texas Arbor Day Celebration where residents can adopt a tree.
If you live in Jackson Heights, off W. Canton Road and S. Jackson Road, you can do both in one morning. You haul the clutter out, then pick up something to plant where it used to sit. As of this week, both events were still on the city's November community calendar.
Your Brush Week Runs on a Calendar. Saturday's Haul Doesn't.
Saturday matters because of how routine pickup normally works. Edinburg splits the city into four brush zones and serves each zone once a month. A zone's run starts on a Monday and takes about a week. Brush has to be at the curb by the Sunday night before, and crews make one pass through the neighborhood. If you miss that pass, or the pile shows up after the truck has gone by, the city's brush and bulk item page says you can call Solid Waste Management at (956) 381-5635 for an off-schedule pickup. An additional fee applies, based on how much material there is.
The regular service has rules too. Branches have to be 3 to 6 feet long and no more than 6 inches across. Piles that include metal, stones, vines, roots, stumps or lumber get skipped. Brush, bulky items and bagged grass or leaves each need their own pile, and bulky goods should sit a few feet away from the brush.
For eligible households with an established water account, that monthly service is already included at no additional cost. Fall Haul's value is its timing. For four hours, no matter which zone you're in, you can bring the load to the city without waiting for your week and without paying an off-schedule fee.
Sort It Friday Night
The city asks people to separate items by category before they arrive so the lines move faster. Here's what the four drop-off sites will take, in a loading order that makes unloading simple:
- Bulky items such as furniture and appliances, except refrigerators and air conditioners.
- Yard waste, kept apart from everything else.
- Clean recyclables, sorted on their own.
- Tires, up to 4 passenger or light-truck tires per household, off the rim. No commercial or heavy tires.
- General household trash, which must be bagged.
Put two things in the front seat instead of the truck bed. You'll need a valid ID and a recent utility bill. The event is only open to Edinburg residents who live inside city limits, and staff will check both documents.
The four drop-off sites are:
- Memorial Park, 1212 E. Sprague St.
- Norma Linda Treviño Park, 909 S. Mon Mack Rd.
- Fountain Center Park, 1210 E. Kuhn St.
- De Zavala Park, 3107 N. Mon Mack Rd.
What the Parks Turn Away, and Where It Goes Next
Every cleanup has a leftover pile, and it's the one that keeps the garage full. Fall Haul does not accept hazardous waste such as paint, oil and chemicals. It also won't take construction or remodeling debris, refrigerators or air conditioners. Each of those still has a next step:
| Turned away Saturday | Where to start |
|---|---|
| Used motor oil, lead-acid batteries | The city's Resource Recovery Center, 3102 S. US-281 Bus., takes both. Call (956) 292-2133 with questions. |
| Paint | Call the Resource Recovery Center before you load it. The city's guidance for oil-based paint is to use it up, give it to someone who can use it, or let it dry out for safe disposal. |
| Small remodeling debris from your own home | Curbside collection is allowed up to four times per calendar year. Contractor-generated waste is generally excluded. |
| Refrigerators, AC units | Call Solid Waste Management at (956) 381-5635 before hauling. Units with CFCs are excluded from routine bulky pickup. |
| Overflow brush or bulky items | Edinburg Regional Landfill, 8601 N. Jasman Rd. Eligible household waste generated by residents is free with an ID and a current utility bill. |
The landfill row matters for Saturday in particular. The city lists the landfill's hours as 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays. That gives you an hour and a half after Fall Haul closes at noon to drop off an eligible load that didn't fit in the first trip. The city's landfill page notes that holidays and weather can change those hours. It lists items containing CFCs as prohibited at the landfill, so a call to Solid Waste Management before loading an old fridge saves you a wasted drive.
Then Put Something Back in the Yard
The second event fills the space the first one opens up. The Texas Arbor Day Celebration runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center, 714 S. Raul Longoria Rd. It's free. The city is holding it for Texas Arbor Day along with Urban Forests and Stormwater Awareness Week. City departments will have staff on site to explain their services.
The tree adoption is the part that pairs with a cleared-out yard. It comes through a partnership with the Texas A&M Forest Service and Region One and runs while supplies last. If a tree is the reason you're going, get there early instead of stopping by after the haul.
Here's the rest of the morning:
- Bird walk from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
- Educational exhibitor booths after the walk
- Scavenger hunt and tree-themed bingo
- A raffle for kids with five bikes donated by Industrial Disposal Supply
For questions, the city lists Leonel Duran at [email protected] or (956) 388-1822.
If the Wetlands are new to your household, Saturday is a free first visit to a place you can come back to. On regular days, the center's visitor page lists admission at $3 for adults and $2 for seniors 55 and up and for students. Members and children 5 and under get in free. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. The center suggests checking its social media or calling about holiday closures before you go.
How the Morning Fits Together
Both events end at noon. Fall Haul opens half an hour before the Arbor Day gates, and trees are limited. So the order depends on what matters most to your household. Here's one way to fit everything in:
- Friday evening. Sort the truck by category and set your ID and utility bill on the dash.
- 8:00 a.m. Drop the load at whichever of the four parks is on your route.
- 8:30 a.m. Head to 714 S. Raul Longoria Rd. as the bird walk starts and the tree adoption opens.
- 10:30 a.m. Bird walk ends. Booths, bingo and the bike raffle fill the rest of the morning.
- Noon. Both events close. The landfill stays open until 1:30 p.m. if there's a second load.
If you want breakfast first, First Stop Bagels opened its shop at 4113 S. Sugar Road this fall. In an October profile in The Monitor, owners Jesus Alvarado and Melissa Blanco described growing from a food truck selling 25 bagels a day to a storefront selling more than 250 a day and selling out. The paper reported it as the Valley's first bagel-only business, and the bagels are hand-rolled. Since they've been selling out, go early in the morning.
After Saturday, the regular schedule takes over again. Brush goes out the Sunday night before your zone's week, and anything off-schedule goes through (956) 381-5635.
If your Saturday cleanout turns into bigger questions, like what to fix, what to keep, or what your Jackson Heights home might be worth once the garage is clear, I'm happy to walk through it with you. Isaiah Ramos is a phone call away. Let's Connect.
