Environment
Annual Tri-City Cleanup to be held on October 14
The Cities of Dallas, Rowlett and Garland will come together at Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday, October 14 for the …
Dallas recycling facility named Best in North America
The City of Dallas’ material recovery facility (MRF) has been named the Best Recycling Facility in North America by the …
No change to Dallas bulk and brush collection
Today, the Dallas City Council approved a mutual aid agreement that would allow Dallas to send equipment and personnel to …
Join Dallas Water Utilities’ 23rd annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour
Dallas Water Utilities and the Dallas County Master Gardeners are teaming up to demonstrate the beauty of Water-Wise and EarthKind™ …
Dallas Urban Heat Island Effect report released by Texas Trees Foundation
Dallas is hot, and getting hotter. The Texas Trees Foundation’s findings in the 2017 Dallas Urban Heat Island Effect report …
Dallas one of five cities named “Most Water Wise”
The City of Dallas is one of five national winners in the Sixth Annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water …
86,000 tons of recyclables thrown away in Dallas every year
Every year Dallas residents throw away more than 86,000 tons of recyclables. Recycling those items could have saved nearly 50 …
Honeybee swarms safely relocated by City staff
Last week, City of Dallas staff were called out to remove and safely relocate two swarms of honeybees that landed …
Pollinator gardens planted for Monarch butterflies
For the past year, the City has been working to bring more monarch butterflies to Dallas by creating a migration …
State of the art recycling facility opens in Dallas
Dallas cut the ribbon on its new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) on March 28. The facility processes more than 250 …