TRASH REQUIREMENTS

• Trash should be out by 7 AM to ensure collection.  It is recommended placing it out after 6 PM, the night before the trash day to avoid service interruption. (Not days before).
• Do not put trash out days in advance.
• Trash will be collected by 6 PM on the scheduled trash day.
• Only items that are properly bagged will be picked up.
• Garbage must be placed in a plastic refuse bag. Bag must not weigh more than 50 lbs.
• Your front, back, side yards, alleyway, and easement should be free of all litter, trash, and refuse.
• Receptacles must be placed in the proper location either on the front right-of-way or in the alley for weekly solid waste pickup.

LARGE/BULKY ITEM PICKUP

• Any items heavier than 50 lbs should be place in the front the property. Allow up to 10 business days begining the week of placement to complete the pickup of bulky/brush items.
• Items less than 50 lbs can be placed in the alley for pickup on your second trash day of the week (either Thursday or Friday).  Allow up to 10 business days begining the week of placement for the completion of services. Do not put items out days in advance.

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS include vehicle parts, tires, batteries, carpet, flammables, hazardous waste, electronic waste, and older modeled mirrored televisions (tube). We also cannot pick up any type of construction material to include lumber, drywall, paneling, tile, flooring, siding, concrete, sheet rock, bricks, or glass. Carpet and area rugs larger than 8’ x 10’ are considered construction debris and will not be collected.

• Refrigerators must have the refrigerant tank removed by an authorized appliance repair person and “red tagged” before it can be picked up by residential trash pickup.
• All fencing material, but not the concrete base or metal posts, can be placed on the curb in front of your residence for pick-up.

• Items larger than 7 feet and/or heavier than 75 pounds are not accepted.

• Older model televisions with the hump on the back must go to the McCommas Bluff Landfill or arrangements made through Waste Management. The address for the landfill is below and the charge for non-City of Dallas residents is about $30.00 for every 2,000 tons.

Brush and Limbs

• Brush refers to trunks, branches, limbs, and leaves from trees or shrubs.
• Place limbs/brush out front and allow up to 10 business days to complete the pickup.

Recycling

• Recycling occurs every Wednesday throughout the City.
• Recycling should be out by 7 AM to ensure collection. It is recommended placing it out after 6 PM the night before Wednesday to avoid service interruption. 
• You may use clear or blue plastic bags only - no grocery bags are allowed.
• You must break down cardboard boxes and neatly stack them under or near other recyclable items.
• Click here for detailed information regarding recycling.

Household Hazardous Waste

• http://www.desototexas.gov/514/Household-Hazardous-Waste