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Where can I take a load of trash?

What can I take to the landfill or transfer stations?

      Dallas residents may dispose of ordinary, non-hazardous household solid waste at no charge at the landfill or transfer stations. These materials may only be transported in a passenger car, station wagon, pick-up truck, or trailer less than 15 feet at no charge.  Proof of Dallas residency must be provided in the form of a valid driver's license or current City of Dallas water bill.

    The following is a partial list of materials that are not accepted at the landfill or transfer stations.

    • Industrial waste
    • Radioactive waste
    • PCB contaminated waste
    • Medical waste
    • Asbestos
    • Liquid waste
    • Sludge, grease and grit trap waste, or septic tank pumpings
    • Soil from hazardous spills or underground storage tank leaks
    • Tires (unless in a small quantity and from a household)
    • Fiberglass insulation (bulk)
    • Lead acid batteries
    • Used automotive oil filters
    • Refrigeration equipment containing CFC's from sources other than Dallas residents
    • Incinerator ash or air pollution control waste
    • Any waste requiring written acknowledgment as proof of disposal

    Other waste may be rejected for disposal if it is determined that it would create a nuisance by reason of emission, disagreeable odors or would operate to make the site unwholesome or adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare.

What can I take to the landfill or transfer stations?

    Dallas residents may dispose of ordinary, non-hazardous household solid waste at no charge at the landfill or transfer stations. These materials may only be transported in a passenger car, station wagon, pick-up truck, or trailer less than 15-feet in length at no charge.

Where can Dallas residents recycle yard waste?

 


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