Garbage Solid Waste Services provides residents with garbage, recycling, bulk, and yard waste curbside collections. Additional waste reduction services include the Drop-Off Stations, Environmental Collection Center, food composting, paper shredding, Styrofoam collection, and litter programs through Keep Fort Worth Beautiful.
Government Fort Worth, incorporated in 1873, adopted a council-manager form of government when it received its charter from the Texas Legislature in 1924.