Dallas Bulk Trash & Garbage Pickup 2026 – Large Items

The City of Dallas provides weekly garbage and recycling collection for single-family homes and duplexes, plus monthly brush and bulky-item curbside collection. That means regular household trash goes in your roll cart every week, while furniture, mattresses, brush piles, and other oversized items follow a separate monthly bulk-trash schedule.

How to Find Your Dallas Bulk Trash Pickup Week

Dallas does not use the same bulk-trash week for every neighborhood. Your home is assigned to a monthly collection week based on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Monday pattern. The city’s collection-schedule tool is the easiest way to confirm your exact week.

1. Open the official Dallas schedule page. Go to Dallas Collection Schedules.
2. Enter your home address. The city shows your personalized calendar for garbage, recycling, and brush & bulk collections.
3. Check your Monday week color/group. Dallas uses 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday collection weeks for monthly brush and bulky pickup.
4. Watch for 5th Monday weeks. Dallas has no regular brush and bulky collection during 5th Monday weeks.
5. Use the Dallas Sanitation app for reminders. The city also offers reminders by app, email, or text.

Dallas Garbage & Bulk Trash Schedule at a Glance

Dallas separates regular household-cart service from oversized curbside material. Weekly trash goes in the roll cart. Brush and bulky items go out once a month during your assigned collection week.

Dallas also says residential garbage is collected once per week, and roll carts should be at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before.

Dallas Monthly Bulk Trash Rules for Large Items

Dallas residential customers receive monthly brush and bulky-item collection of up to 10 cubic yards. The city’s own page says brush and bulky items must be set out between Thursday and Sunday prior to your collection week.

Dallas says brush and bulky items must be placed just behind the curb in front of your home. They cannot be placed on the side of the home, in an alleyway, or across from or adjacent to your property.

What Large Items Dallas Will Collect

Dallas separates “vegetative waste” from “household items too large for the roll cart,” but both can be part of your monthly brush and bulky set-out when done properly.

Dallas is clear that large household items must originate from your own dwelling. The city does not accept external waste from another property as part of your residential bulk pile.

What Dallas Will Not Collect at the Curb

Dallas lists several prohibited materials for brush and bulky-item collection. These are the items most likely to turn a normal pickup into a violation or automatic billing situation.

• No regular household garbage. If it fits in the garbage roll cart, it belongs in the cart, not in a bulk pile.
• No construction or demolition debris. No bricks, rock, asphalt, gravel, concrete, or contractor-generated project waste.
• No mirrors, glass doors, or glass panes.
• No automobile parts or tires.
• No dirt, soil, or sod.
• No electronics. Computers, TVs, stereos, microwaves, and similar items are not curbside bulk items.
• No roofing materials or shingles.
• No paints or chemicals.
• No appliances containing coolant, gas, or chemicals. That includes refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, and lawnmowers.

Where and How to Place Dallas Bulk Trash

Dallas publishes detailed placement rules because crews use grapple trucks and need safe access to the pile. If your materials are blocked, too close to utilities, or placed under trees, they may be left behind.

1. Place materials just behind the curb line in front of your home.
2. Do not place in the street, sidewalk, or alleyway.
3. Keep at least 5 feet away from roll carts, mailboxes, fences, walls, water meters, parked cars, fire hydrants, utility poles, and traffic signs.
4. Do not place under low tree limbs or power lines.
5. Separate bulky items from regular household cart waste.

Dallas also warns that crews will not collect materials they cannot reasonably reach with automated equipment or materials that risk damaging nearby property.

Dallas 20-Cubic-Yard Exception and Noncompliant Charges

If your pile is larger than the normal monthly limit, Dallas allows one 20-cubic-yard oversize collection per calendar year. You must request it through 311, the Dallas 311 app, or the city service-request system before your scheduled week.

Key oversize rules:

• One 20-cubic-yard exception per calendar year
• Request must be submitted the week prior to your brush/bulk collection week
• You can submit it until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. before your scheduled Monday week
• The oversize request cannot be cancelled once submitted

Dallas also says set-outs that exceed the 10-yard limit or contain prohibited materials may still be collected, but the customer is automatically billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards, billed in 5-yard increments. Early, oversize, and noncompliant set-outs can also lead to code-enforcement action.

Dallas Holiday Trash Schedule 2026

Dallas posts a separate holiday collection page for garbage and recycling. The city tells customers to place their roll carts at the normal pickup location by 7 a.m. on the adjusted collection day.

That last detail matters: Dallas specifically notes that brush and bulky collection continues as scheduled even when garbage and recycling have modified holiday service.

What to Do If Dallas Missed Your Garbage or Bulk Pickup

Dallas uses different rules for weekly cart service and monthly brush/bulk pickup, but both should be reported through 311 if they were set out correctly and still left behind.

1. Check that it was your actual collection week. Monthly bulk trash is tied to your assigned Monday week.
2. Make sure your set-out day was valid. Brush and bulky items should only be placed Thursday through Sunday before your week.
3. Review placement rules. Obstructed piles or piles under trees may be skipped.
4. For weekly garbage carts, wait until after 8 p.m. Dallas says missed roll-cart service can be reported if the cart was not serviced by 8 p.m.
5. Call 3-1-1 or outside the city call (214) 670-5111.

Dallas Transfer Stations and Self-Haul Options

If your pile is too big, has prohibited curbside materials, or you simply want it gone sooner, Dallas residents can self-haul to the landfill or transfer stations. The city says there is no charge for Dallas residents in passenger cars, station wagons, pickups, and trailers under 15 feet hauling waste from their own residences, as long as they show valid ID and proof of Dallas residency.

These sites accept household waste, furniture, brush, grass clippings, scrap metal, recyclables, and more. Dallas also limits resident tire drop-off to six tires per year, with each tire not exceeding 25 inches in diameter.

Dallas Bagged Leaves and Yard Trimmings

Dallas includes bagged leaves and yard trimmings in brush and bulky collection when they are properly tied and set out at the curb. These are accepted as vegetative waste along with tree limbs and shrubbery that meet the size limits.

• Bagged grass clippings and leaves are accepted
• Tree limbs and shrubbery should not exceed 8 inches in diameter or 10 feet in length per piece
• Keep vegetative waste separate from large bulky household items when possible

Frequently Asked Questions About Dallas Bulk Trash Pickup

Official Dallas Bulk Trash Resources

Need help? Call 3-1-1 inside Dallas or (214) 670-5111 from outside the city for bulk-trash week questions, missed collections, or an annual oversize request.