When is trash picked up, and what changes this week?
Pickup days, holiday delays, bulk trash, recycling and drop-off sites for US cities, from each city’s official pages, with the source and the date we checked it.
271 cities from 3446 official pages · last checked
Holiday delays this week
All holidaysUpcoming holidays: Veterans Day, Wed, Nov 11, 2026 (33 cities on this site change pickup); Thanksgiving Day, Thu, Nov 26, 2026 (135 cities on this site change pickup); Christmas Day, Fri, Dec 25, 2026 (143 cities on this site change pickup).
Is trash picked up on the holiday?
- New Year's DayFri, Jan 1, 2027
- Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 18, 2027
- Presidents' DayMon, Feb 15, 2027
- Memorial DayMon, May 31, 2027
- JuneteenthSat, Jun 19, 2027
- Independence Day (Fourth of July)Sun, Jul 4, 2027
- Labor DayMon, Sep 6, 2027
- Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' DayMon, Oct 11, 2027
- Veterans DayWed, Nov 11, 2026
- Thanksgiving DayThu, Nov 26, 2026
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25, 2026
Largest cities
All cities by state- New York, NYCity · trash 2 or 3 times a week depending on the DSNY collection area (trash days are listed per area in the city's DSNY Frequencies data: 432 areas twice weekly, 178 areas three times weekly as of 2026-10-30)
- Los Angeles, CAThe city and contracted haulers (by area or service) · trash Not published
- Chicago, ILLRS · trash weekly
- Houston, TXCity · trash weekly
- Phoenix, AZCity · trash weekly
- Philadelphia, PACity · trash weekly; twice a week (second day trash only) in designated twice-weekly areas of South and North Philadelphia
- San Antonio, TXCity · trash weekly
- San Diego, CACity · trash weekly
- Dallas, TXCity · trash weekly
- Fort Worth, TXWaste Management · trash weekly
- Jacksonville, FLCity of Jacksonville Solid Waste Division crews; Meridian Waste · trash weekly
- Austin, TXCity · trash weekly
- San Jose, CAGarden City Sanitation · trash weekly
- Charlotte, NCCity · trash weekly
- Columbus, OHCity · trash weekly
- Indianapolis, INLakeshore Recycling Systems · trash weekly
- San Francisco, CARecology · trash weekly (city ordinance requires at least once per week)
- Seattle, WAWaste Management of Washington · trash weekly
How we check
Every fact on a city page comes from the city’s own pages, its county, or the hauler it contracts, with a link and the date we checked it.
A first pass extracts each value with the sentence it comes from; a second, separate pass reopens every source and confirms it. A city page goes live only when who collects, the holiday rule and the bulk trash rules are all confirmed. When the city does not publish something, the page says so. Read the methodology.
- City pages
- 271Each with its holiday table, bulk rules, recycling lists and drop-off sites.
- Official sources
- 3446City, county and contracted-hauler pages, listed on each city page.
- Re-checked
- Every 6 monthsAt the latest, and before every holiday from the city’s notice.
Tools
All tools- Holiday delay checkerYour city and usual day: the next three holidays and your actual pickup day.
- Pickup calendar downloadA calendar file (.ics) with every pickup day and holiday shift for the next 12 months.
- Pickup day lookupEnter an address; it finds your zone on the city’s published collection map.
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Every state hub also lists the state’s recycling laws, bottle deposit and hazardous waste programs: see all states.