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The City of Dallas is changing its trash and recycling collection days.
Changes, effective Dec. 5, are affecting 56% of Department of Sanitation customers.
Right now, sanitation collects trash and recycling on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with employees working 10-12 hours each day to complete routes.
The new schedule calls for collections over five days, Monday-Friday. This will allow for more efficient use of equipment, reduced emissions and fewer trips to and from the landfill, transfer stations and material recover facility. It will also shorten the work days for sanitation crews to eight hours. Also, any maintenance on equipment can begin earlier each day.
Search by your address here to be sure, but here’s an overview of the new pickup days.
- Monday: Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, Hollywood/Santa Monica, Mount Auburn
- Wednesday: Lakewood, Lakewood Heights, Deep Ellum, Old East Dallas, M Streets, Lower Greenville
- Thursday: Lochwood, Old Lake Highlands, Casa Linda, Casa View
- Friday: The Peninsula, Caruth Terrace, White Rock
