How to get rid of a couch in Dallas, TX
Put the couch out with your monthly brush and bulky collection: set it out Thursday to Sunday before your collection week, just behind the curb. Household furniture is accepted, up to 10 cubic yards total.
- Cost
- Included (up to 10 cu. yd.)
- When
- Set out Thu–Sun before your collection week
- Where
- Just behind the curb
Option 1: City pickup (Monthly brush & bulky item collection)
Who can use it
- For City of Dallas residential sanitation customers. Not available to businesses or commercial properties.
How to book
- No appointment for the monthly collection. Find your collection week on the City's 2026 Brush & Bulky Collection Calendar.
- Once per calendar year you can request an oversize collection of up to 20 cubic yards through the Dallas 311 app or by calling 3-1-1. Submit it the week before your collection week (by Sunday 11:59 p.m.).
Couch rules
- Household furniture is accepted.
- Keep your total set-out at 10 cubic yards or less to avoid the $60 per 5 cubic yards charge.
Setting it out
- Set materials out between Thursday and Sunday before your collection week.
- Place them just behind the curb line in front of your home.
- Keep them at least 5 feet from roll carts, mailboxes, fences, walls, water meters, parked cars, hydrants, poles and signs.
Fees and limits
- The monthly collection up to 10 cubic yards has no separate fee listed.
- Set-outs over the limit, or containing prohibited items, are billed at $60 per 5 cubic yards. Early, oversize and non-compliant set-outs can also bring citations.