Trash & Public Works
Trash pickup, the Rubbish Collection Station, water quality reports and public works services.
Residential trash pickup
Residential trash pickup is scheduled for the following days:
- Monday: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Trash disposal guidelines
Please follow these guidelines when disposing of trash:
- Keep all trash inside the dumpsters. Nothing should be left on the ground or outside the dumpsters.
- Building materials are not accepted. This includes lumber, brick, cinder block, metal, concrete, rock, gravel and dirt.
The city’s Collection Station flyer also lists these items as not allowed in residential dumpsters:
- Yard waste: brush, trees and tree limbs, grass clippings, leaves, weeds, stumps, roots, shrubs and sand
- Furniture: mattresses and box springs, wood or metal chairs, tables, recliners and sofas
- Automobile parts: batteries, scrap or used tires, used oil and oil filters
- Appliances: televisions, refrigerators and air conditioners
- Chemicals: flammable or hazardous materials and paint, including spray paint cans
- Heavy material and wood or asphalt shingles
Large household items, yard waste and appliances can go to the Rubbish Collection Station below.
Thank you for helping keep Lockney clean and our trash collection areas neat and safe!
Rubbish Collection Station
2026 Rubbish Collection Station schedule and rules
Third Saturday of every month, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
618 SE 8th Street, behind the Animal Shelter
2026 dates
- Saturday, January 17
- Saturday, February 21
- Saturday, March 21
- Saturday, April 18
- Saturday, May 16
- June 17–20: Community Clean-up, open 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily
- Saturday, July 18
- Saturday, August 15
- Saturday, September 19
- Saturday, October 17
- Saturday, November 21
- Saturday, December 19
Rules of use
The Collection Station is for household items too large to place in residential dumpsters. As per state law, it is only for City of Lockney residents hauling household items from their own single-family home.
- ID and sign-in: show your water bill and a driver’s license with a matching address, and sign in with the attendant before using the site. Homeowners outside the city pay a small fee.
- Unloading: you must unload your own items and put them in the right container.
- Amount: no more than the equivalent of one pickup bed per visit. Items may come in a car, pickup or small trailer; please tarp your load so nothing spills on the road.
- Not allowed: anyone hauling waste from a business, commercial, multi-family, rental, government or municipal property, or anyone paid to haul waste from a home. Violators will be prosecuted for theft of service and illegal dumping.
- Do not leave items outside the fence when the station is closed. That is illegal dumping.
The only items accepted at the station
- Old furniture: up to 4 pieces per month
- Old appliances: up to 2 per month. Refrigerators and freezers must be completely empty, with no taped doors, and must have a tag showing the Freon has been removed.
- Scrap metal: one pickup load or less per visit
- Fence sections: up to 100 feet, once per year
- Carpet: up to 2 rolls per month
- Yard waste: smaller loads only
- Miscellaneous clean-up waste: no more than one pickup load
Questions? Call City Hall at (806) 652-2355. Keeping Lockney clean, one Saturday at a time.
Water quality
The yearly Water Quality Report, the lead service line inventory and water notices are on the Water Quality page.
Public Works
Public Works maintains city streets, water and wastewater systems, drainage, parks and city property. Director of Public Works: Raymond Kern.
To report a water leak, pothole, streetlight or drainage problem, use Report a Concern or call City Hall at (806) 652-2355.
Equipment and materials from the city
Roll-off dumpsters, dump trailers, top soil and recycled pavement are available for a fee. See the Permit Fee Schedule for prices and call City Hall to schedule.