diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcbc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+    
+/**
+ * @class
+ * @memberof PIXI
+ * @param renderer {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} The renderer this manager works for.
+ */
+function TextueGarbageCollector(renderer)
+{
+    this.renderer = renderer;
+
+    this.count = 0;
+    this.checkCount = 0;
+    this.maxIdle = 60 * 60;
+    this.checkCountMax = 60 * 10;
+
+    this.enabled = true;
+}
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.constructor = TextueGarbageCollector;
+module.exports = TextueGarbageCollector;
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.update = function()
+{
+    if(! this.enabled )return;
+
+    this.count++;
+    this.checkCount++;
+
+    var managedTextures =  this.renderer.textureManager._managedTextures;
+
+    if(this.checkCount > this.checkCountMax)
+    {
+        this.checkCount = 0;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < managedTextures.length; i++) {
+            
+            var texture = managedTextures[i];
+
+            // only supports non generated textures at the moment!
+            if( !texture._glRenderTargets && this.count  - texture.touched > this.maxIdle)
+            {
+                texture.dispose();
+                i--;
+            }
+            
+        };
+    }    
+}
\ No newline at end of file

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcbc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+    
+/**
+ * @class
+ * @memberof PIXI
+ * @param renderer {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} The renderer this manager works for.
+ */
+function TextueGarbageCollector(renderer)
+{
+    this.renderer = renderer;
+
+    this.count = 0;
+    this.checkCount = 0;
+    this.maxIdle = 60 * 60;
+    this.checkCountMax = 60 * 10;
+
+    this.enabled = true;
+}
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.constructor = TextueGarbageCollector;
+module.exports = TextueGarbageCollector;
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.update = function()
+{
+    if(! this.enabled )return;
+
+    this.count++;
+    this.checkCount++;
+
+    var managedTextures =  this.renderer.textureManager._managedTextures;
+
+    if(this.checkCount > this.checkCountMax)
+    {
+        this.checkCount = 0;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < managedTextures.length; i++) {
+            
+            var texture = managedTextures[i];
+
+            // only supports non generated textures at the moment!
+            if( !texture._glRenderTargets && this.count  - texture.touched > this.maxIdle)
+            {
+                texture.dispose();
+                i--;
+            }
+            
+        };
+    }    
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 9a29117..86fc3aa 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     RenderTarget = require('./utils/RenderTarget'),
     ObjectRenderer = require('./utils/ObjectRenderer'),
     TextureManager = require('./TextureManager'),
+    TextureGarbageCollector = require('./TextureGarbageCollector'),
     WebGLState = require('./WebGLState'),
     createContext = require('pixi-gl-core').createContext,
     mapWebGLDrawModesToPixi = require('./utils/mapWebGLDrawModesToPixi'),
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@
     this._activeTexture = null;
 
     this.setBlendMode(0);
+
+    
 }
 
 // constructor
@@ -172,11 +175,13 @@
 
     // create a texture manager...
     this.textureManager = new TextureManager(this);
+    this.textureGC = new TextureGarbageCollector(this);
 
     this.state.resetToDefault();
 
     this.rootRenderTarget = new RenderTarget(gl, this.width, this.height, null, this.resolution, true);
     this.rootRenderTarget.clearColor = this._backgroundColorRgba;
+    
 
     this.bindRenderTarget(this.rootRenderTarget);
 
@@ -242,6 +247,8 @@
     this.currentRenderer.flush();
     //this.setObjectRenderer(this.emptyRenderer);
 
+    this.textureGC.update();
+
     this.emit('postrender');
 };
 
@@ -442,9 +449,11 @@
     {
         // this will also bind the texture..
         this.textureManager.updateTexture(texture);
+       
     }
     else
     {
+        texture.touched = this.textureGC.count;
         // bind the current texture
         texture._glTextures[this.CONTEXT_UID].bind();
     }

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcbc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureGarbageCollector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+    
+/**
+ * @class
+ * @memberof PIXI
+ * @param renderer {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} The renderer this manager works for.
+ */
+function TextueGarbageCollector(renderer)
+{
+    this.renderer = renderer;
+
+    this.count = 0;
+    this.checkCount = 0;
+    this.maxIdle = 60 * 60;
+    this.checkCountMax = 60 * 10;
+
+    this.enabled = true;
+}
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.constructor = TextueGarbageCollector;
+module.exports = TextueGarbageCollector;
+
+TextueGarbageCollector.prototype.update = function()
+{
+    if(! this.enabled )return;
+
+    this.count++;
+    this.checkCount++;
+
+    var managedTextures =  this.renderer.textureManager._managedTextures;
+
+    if(this.checkCount > this.checkCountMax)
+    {
+        this.checkCount = 0;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < managedTextures.length; i++) {
+            
+            var texture = managedTextures[i];
+
+            // only supports non generated textures at the moment!
+            if( !texture._glRenderTargets && this.count  - texture.touched > this.maxIdle)
+            {
+                texture.dispose();
+                i--;
+            }
+            
+        };
+    }    
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 9a29117..86fc3aa 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     RenderTarget = require('./utils/RenderTarget'),
     ObjectRenderer = require('./utils/ObjectRenderer'),
     TextureManager = require('./TextureManager'),
+    TextureGarbageCollector = require('./TextureGarbageCollector'),
     WebGLState = require('./WebGLState'),
     createContext = require('pixi-gl-core').createContext,
     mapWebGLDrawModesToPixi = require('./utils/mapWebGLDrawModesToPixi'),
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@
     this._activeTexture = null;
 
     this.setBlendMode(0);
+
+    
 }
 
 // constructor
@@ -172,11 +175,13 @@
 
     // create a texture manager...
     this.textureManager = new TextureManager(this);
+    this.textureGC = new TextureGarbageCollector(this);
 
     this.state.resetToDefault();
 
     this.rootRenderTarget = new RenderTarget(gl, this.width, this.height, null, this.resolution, true);
     this.rootRenderTarget.clearColor = this._backgroundColorRgba;
+    
 
     this.bindRenderTarget(this.rootRenderTarget);
 
@@ -242,6 +247,8 @@
     this.currentRenderer.flush();
     //this.setObjectRenderer(this.emptyRenderer);
 
+    this.textureGC.update();
+
     this.emit('postrender');
 };
 
@@ -442,9 +449,11 @@
     {
         // this will also bind the texture..
         this.textureManager.updateTexture(texture);
+       
     }
     else
     {
+        texture.touched = this.textureGC.count;
         // bind the current texture
         texture._glTextures[this.CONTEXT_UID].bind();
     }
diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 56213c2..c894448 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     EventEmitter.call(this);
 
     this.uid = utils.uid();
+    
+    this.touched = 0;
 
     /**
      * The Resolution of the texture.