If your trash or recyclables weren’t picked up today because you had your carts in the wrong place, don’t fret. Call 311. Mary Nix, Dallas’ director of Sanitation Services, says trucks will swing by tomorrow. For the next couple of weeks, the City is giving everyone a second chance for pickup.

Mr. Garinn:

As follow-up to our phone conversation today, please be advised that the collection point for the 1300 and 1400 blocks for Hollywood will be collected in the alley. We will notify each affected customer on Monday, March 1 that both recycling and refuse will be collected in the alley. Just in time for their [...]

Dear Councilmember Jasso,

As president of the Hampton Hills Neighborhood Association, I have heard from many residents who are unhappy with the decision to move their trash pickup from the alley to the curb. They can’t understand why this should have to happen, especially since they have enjoyed alley pickup for many years. If the carts [...]

If you want to protest the new trash and recycling pickup at the curb, call District 1 Councilwoman Delia Jasso’s office at 214-670-4052 or send her an e-mail. Remember, the sqeeky cart wheel gets the grease!

The City of Dallas is asking every resident to take part on Census Day on Thursday, April 1.

Taken every 10 years, the census affects political representation and directs the allocation of billions of dollars in government funding.

The questionnaire asks 10 questions that take about 10 minutes to complete, but the answers will have an impact [...]

Beginning in March, trash and recyclables will be collected every Tuesday in Hampton Hills.

As part of its “Too Good to Throw Away” program, the City of Dallas will implement same-day, once-weekly pickup of trash and recyclables. Because more than 50 percent of trash is recyclable, the City hopes that increasing recyclable pickup from twice monthly [...]