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Brush & Bulky Item Collections

Crews are continuing to catch up on missed garbage and recycling collections as conditions allow, and service may occur outside of your regular collection day in some areas. Residents should leave carts at their regular collection point until serviced, including customers whose collection was impacted earlier this week.

To support customers not serviced this week, our “close the lid” policy will be suspended next week. Residents may place additional bagged garbage on top of or next to their roll carts. Any recyclable materials that don’t fit in the cart should be bundled and placed on top of or next to the roll carts.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Updated 1/29/2026, 4:00 p.m.
Brush and bulky item collection is currently delayed as crews catch up after several days of suspended operations due to unsafe weather conditions. Crews are working extended weekday hours and weekends, and outside contractors are now assisting to help get routes back on schedule.

Residents should continue to follow their normal monthly brush and bulky schedule and leave set-out materials at the curb until they are collected. Find your collection week and review set-out guidelines here.

Dallas residents may also self-haul brush, bulky items, and other accepted waste to the landfill or a transfer station at no cost. View rules and hours of operation here.

Updated 1/30/2026, 12:40 p.m.

How much can I set out?

Residential customers receive monthly brush and bulky item curbside collection of up to 10 cubic yards. Click here to learn about a once annual 20 cubic yard exception.

Where do I set out?

Brush and bulky items must be placed just behind the curb in front of your home. Click here for more details on placement DOs and DON'Ts.

When do I set out?

Set out materials between Thursday and Sunday prior to your collection week. Click here to find your collection week.

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Accepted Items

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Vegetative Waste

Tree limbs and shrubbery (individual pieces not exceeding 8 inches in diameter or 10 feet in length)
Bagged grass clippings and leaves (ensure the bags are properly tied and placed curbside)

Household Items Too Large For Rollcart

Household furniture
Carpet
Mattresses
Toilets
Bicycles and toys
Stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters
(No household appliances that contain coolant, gasoline or other chemicals, including air conditioners, refrigerators and lawnmowers)

Not Accepted

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No Household Garbage

No trash, garbage, rubbish, waste or any material of any kind in plastic bags that can otherwise fit into your garbage rollcart. Recyclables should be placed loose in the blue recycle roll cart.

No Commercial or Business Waste

Brush and bulky item collection is not available for business or commercial properties.

No Construction or Demolition Debris

No building materials, bricks, rock, asphalt, gravel, or concrete, glass panes, glass doors or mirrors. No items with nails protruding. **Waste generated from projects requiring the use of a contractor should be disposed of by the contractor.**

No Automobile Parts or Tires

No automobile parts or tires.

No Dirt, Soil or Sod

These materials are not accepted for curbside collection.

No Electronics

No electronic equipment such as computers, TVs, stereos, microwaves, etc. Electronics may be self-hauled to one of our disposal sites.

No Roofing Materials or Shingles

These items are not accepted for curbside collection.

No Paints or Chemicals

These items are not accepted for curbside collection. Click here for information on how to properly dispose of these materials.

No appliances containing coolant, gas, other chemicals

No air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, lawnmowers, etc

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Placement of Brush and Bulky Items

Brush and bulky items must be placed just behind the curb line in front of your home.

Do not place on the side of your home, in an alleyway, or on property across from or adjacent to your home
Do not place in the street, on the sidewalk, or in any manner that will interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic or with solid waste collection service
Do not place within 5 feet of a roll cart, mailbox, fence or wall, water meter, telephone connection box, parked cars, fire hydrant, utility or light pole, or traffic sign
Do not place under low hanging tree limbs or power lines

If you have received an Orange Tag on your brush/bulk debris, a collection violation was identified and needs to be corrected in order for your location to be serviced. The regulations are controlled and governed by Dallas City Code, Chapter 18. For additional information please contact us.

Note

Placing materials near an obstruction makes it difficult for crews to collect those materials using the grapple arm and claw on their truck. Crews will not collect materials they can not reasonably reach with automated equipment, or if there is a reasonable belief that damage may be caused to property.

20 Cubic Yard Exception

Customers may request an oversize collection of up to 20 cubic yards once per calendar year by submitting a service request online, through the Dallas 311 app or by calling 3-1-1. The service request must be submitted the week prior to the customer's brush/bulk collection week. A service request can be submitted up until Sunday 11:59 p.m. the day before their scheduled Monday collection Week. The service request can not be cancelled once submitted.

Oversize & Non-Compliant Set Outs

Set outs exceeding the 10 cubic yard limit (or once annual 20 cubic yard exception) or which contain prohibited items will generally be collected, and the customer will be automatically billed for the non-compliant set out at the rate of $60 per 5 cubic yards, billed in 5 cubic yard increments. Early, oversize, and non-compliant setouts are subject to enforcement action, including issuance of citations in addition to collection fees.

Please see the information below for accepted items, proper set out times and placement requirements. Brush and bulky item collection regulations are governed by Dallas City Code Section 18-4.

Dispute charges for brush and/or bulky item collection

Report code compliance concerns, such as early and non-compliant brush and bulky item set-outs

Brush & Bulky Collection Calendar (2026)

View the calendar online or download a printable PDF.

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