Estela Hernández, Public Information Office
214-670-1009

City to begin collecting spring grass clippings

Dallas residents can dispose of bagged grass clippings March 15 through April 15 by marking bags with special use tags. The program is designed to aid Dallas residents who scalp their lawns each spring in the disposal of grass clippings. Scalping is a landscaping practice that involves cutting grass very close to the ground.

The tagged collection service was authorized in response to citizen requests for a spring “scalping” collection period. Tags cost $1.50 each and can be purchased through April 3, 2006, by calling the City’s non-emergency number, 3-1-1, or logging onto the City’s Web site, www.dallascityhall.com. Charges will appear on water bill statements. Cash purchases can be made at the Sanitation Services Department, 3112 Canton Street, 2nd floor, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sanitation operations will pick up all tagged bags of grass clippings on regular garbage collection days. Bags of grass clippings without tags will not be picked up. The last collection date for bags of grass clippings is April 14. The City encourages residents to mulch or compost grass clippings.

Residents can drop off bagged grass clippings, free of charge, throughout the year at the following locations:

• Southwest (Oak Cliff) Transfer Station, 4610 S. Westmoreland Rd.
• McCommas Bluff Landfill, 5100 Youngblood Rd.
• Northeast (Fair Oaks) Transfer Station, 7677 Fair Oaks Ave.
• Northwest (Bachman) Transfer Station, 9500 Harry Hines Blvd.

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