Waxahachie's Citizens Convenience Station sits at 499 Lions Park Road, close to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and it exists to take the things the kerbside and alley collections will not. It is run by Parks and Recreation rather than a sanitation department, which is why searching the city site for "landfill" turns up nothing useful.

Doors open at eight each morning and shut at four, on Tuesday through to Saturday, leaving Sunday and Monday closed. Two further closures are easy to be caught by: observed city holidays, and severe weather. There is also a capacity limit rather than a fixed cut-off - the attendant on site decides whether there is room for your load on the day.

Bring two things or you will not get in. A driving licence or other photo identification, and something proving you live in Waxahachie, which the city defines as a water bill, a garbage bill or a tax statement. Access is refused where residency cannot be established. Payment is cash or cheque only.

The pricing splits sharply between residents and everyone else. For a Waxahachie household, thirty-gallon bagged rubbish is free up to ten bags a week, tree limbs, brush and hedge trimmings are free with no limit at all, general refuse costs $5 the cubic yard, construction waste $10 the cubic yard, appliances, mattresses and other large household items are $10 apiece, and recycling gets the first cubic yard free and $1 for each one after. Wood fencing is welcome provided it carries no concrete or similar base material, up to fifty feet in a single visit.

Non-residents and commercial users face a different sheet. Bagged rubbish becomes $2 a bag, general refuse triples to $15 the cubic yard, and brush costs $10 the cubic yard against a $20 floor. Appliances and large items double to $20 each. Construction waste and recycling are simply not accepted from non-residents at any price. Tyre disposal is priced the same for everyone: $3 for a car or truck tyre, $6 if the rim is still on it, and $20 for a tractor truck tyre or $30 with the rim.

Refused outright: commercial construction waste, hazardous materials, asphalt, concrete, sand, gravel, rock, dirt and similar, land-clearing debris, and construction debris arising from commercial or multi-family properties. One inconsistency is worth flagging honestly rather than smoothing over - the city's fee table prices tyre disposal, while its own frequently-asked-questions page lists tyres, batteries and refrigerant appliances among prohibited items. Ring 469-309-4270 before driving out with any of those three.