Bulk Trash Pickup in Dallas, TX — 2026 Guide
Need to get rid of furniture, a mattress, or an old appliance in Dallas, Texas? This guide explains how bulk and bulky item pickup works in Dallas, including how to schedule it, what’s accepted, where to place your items, and the official Dallas link to book your collection.
How bulk trash pickup works in Dallas, TX
Type of service: Monthly curbside brush and bulky collection, with an optional once-per-year oversize request
Use the city’s online service request form, the Dallas 311 app, or call 3-1-1. The brush/bulky page says oversize requests must be submitted the week before your brush/bulk collection week, and can be submitted until Sunday 11:59 p.m. before Monday collection week. Official pages also direct residents to enter their address on the collection schedule page and to use the Dallas Sanitation app.
How to schedule a bulky item pickup in Dallas
Use the city’s online service request form, the Dallas 311 app, or call 3-1-1. The brush/bulky page says oversize requests must be submitted the week before your brush/bulk collection week, and can be submitted until Sunday 11:59 p.m. before Monday collection week. Official pages also direct residents to enter their address on the collection schedule page and to use the Dallas Sanitation app.
Schedule pickup on the official Dallas site →
How often can you schedule pickup? Limits in Dallas
Residential customers receive monthly brush and bulky curbside collection up to 10 cubic yards. Dallas allows one oversize collection of up to 20 cubic yards once per calendar year. The page says non-compliant or excess setouts will generally still be collected but billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards in 5-cubic-yard increments. Business/commercial properties are not eligible for this curbside service.
Where to place items for pickup in Dallas
Set brush and bulky items just behind the curb line in front of the home. Set out materials between Thursday and Sunday prior to your collection week. The page also says early, oversize, and non-compliant setouts can trigger enforcement action; items must not block the collection area. For recyclables and garbage, Dallas says carts should be at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before.
What items are accepted
Accepted examples include brush and bulky residential items such as household furniture, mattresses, lawn furniture, home exercise equipment, bicycles, sports equipment, grills without propane tanks, floor covering/carpet within size limits, packaging material without Styrofoam, and lawnmowers that are drained of fluids. Dallas also notes some refrigerated/appliance items are handled only under specific conditions, not through normal curbside collection.
What is NOT accepted
Not accepted include trash in bags that could fit in the garbage roll cart, yard waste/limbs in this program, construction or demolition debris, bricks/rock/asphalt/gravel/concrete, glass panes/doors/mirrors, items with protruding nails, automobile parts, tires, electronics such as computers/TVs/stereos/microwaves, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and business/commercial setouts.
Regular trash & recycling in Dallas, TX
Trash: Dallas Sanitation provides residential garbage collection once per week for single-family homes and duplexes. The city’s schedule page lets residents enter an address to find the collection day, and the residential garbage page says carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before.
Recycling: Dallas Sanitation provides residential recycling collection once per week for single-family homes and duplexes. The recycling page says recyclables go loose in the blue recycling roll cart, with 3 feet of clearance around the cart and no bags or boxes placed on top or beside it.
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Official Dallas bulk trash resources
Rules and schedules for Dallas, Texas are set by the local government or its waste hauler and can change. Always confirm current details on the official Dallas pages linked above before scheduling. Representative ZIP: 75201.