Dallas City Code Chapter 18, Sec. 18-4 regulates residential solid waste collection. The city provides weekly curbside or alley pickup for single-family homes and duplexes. Standard alley/curb service costs $39.73 per month for one rollcart plus $15.36 for each additional cart. Packout/drive-in service costs $138.38 per month. Brush and bulky item collection is separate from regular pickup and governed by Sec. 18-4. Items must not block sidewalks or be within 5 feet of rollcarts, mailboxes, or fire hydrants.
Dallas contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Dallas public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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