Houston Missed Trash & Recycling
Missed trash is the city service residents notice fastest. We chart Solid Waste 311 requests by ZIP and close-time so you can see whether your block is getting normal service or falling through the schedule.
Data Detective
Investigator of suspicious numbers
“I'm the Data Detective. I follow the clues in Houston's data to find numbers that don't add up — missing values, duplicates, and impossible dates. Want to crack your first case?”
Data Detective: Across 900 trash and recycling reports, 101 neighborhoods are represented. I flagged 36 records worth a second look — they're marked red on the map.
🗺️ Houston, mapped
Every dot is a record. Red dots are values our detectors flagged.
📈 Activity over time
Monthly record volume.
🍩 Where records end up
🏙️ Busiest neighborhoods
🧭 Your data crew
Different guides help you read this data from every angle.
Neighborhood Hero
Champion of local communities
“Your block matters. Let’s see its story.”
Flood Watcher
Guardian against flooding
“Water never lies. Watch the low spots.”
Permit Inspector
Auditor of building activity
“Slow permits tell a story. Let’s read it.”
Patterns in the data
Get it picked up
Turn this data into a quest
Start a guided mission and earn XP as you explore Houston's open data and uncover what the numbers reveal.