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Dallas residents, neighborhood coalitions press council after city pauses plan to end alley trash pickup
Summary
Scores of residents and neighborhood groups urged the Dallas City Council to keep alley trash service after the sanitation department paused a plan to switch more than 30,000 households from alley collection to curbside beginning January 2026.
Dozens of Dallas residents urged city leaders on Oct. 22 to preserve alley trash pickup after the sanitation department put a planned switch to curbside collection on hold.
Speakers at the city’s open-microphone period said the proposed change — which the sanitation department had scheduled for January 2026 before pausing implementation — would force homeowners in neighborhoods designed for alley service to spend money and alter their property to accommodate curbside cans.
The Keep Alley Trash Neighborhood Coalition told the council it represents thousands of residents across 14 districts and said more than 11,000 people have signed a petition opposing the change. Bradley…
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