Delaware trash pickup schedules
No Delaware city page is published yet: a city page goes live only after every fact is checked against the city’s own pages. Below: Delaware’s statewide recycling and hazardous waste rules.
Delaware cities
No Delaware city has a page on this site yet. The state’s larger cities are listed below with a link to each city’s own trash and recycling page.
Delaware cities whose schedule is not yet published on this site
A city page goes live here only after the collector, the holiday rule and bulk pickup are confirmed on the city’s own pages. Until then, use the city’s official page for pickup days and holiday changes.
| Wilmington | 73,512 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | wilmingtonde.gov |
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Delaware recycling and disposal rules
| State agency | Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances - Delaware Recycles |
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| Bottle deposit | Delaware has no container deposit (bottle bill) law. |
| Household hazardous waste | The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA, statewide authority) holds household hazardous waste collection events each year; latex paint is not accepted (solidify and trash). (dswa.com, checked October 30, 2026) |
| Material | What the state requires or offers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mandatory recycling | Universal Recycling Law: haulers providing residential trash service must include recycling collection; businesses, schools, non-profits and governments must participate. Single statewide list of accepted items (Recyclopedia). | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Yard waste landfill ban | Yard waste (grass, leaves, prunings, brush, Christmas trees, limbs up to 4 in.) banned from all Delaware landfills since 2007; use hauler yard waste collection or drop-off sites. | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Landfill bans | Statewide plastic carryout bag ban at all retail stores (excluding restaurants), enacted 2021. | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Electronics recycling program | No statewide e-waste law found; the Delaware Solid Waste Authority accepts electronics at several locations and collection events. | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Used motor oil | Used oil and oil filters accepted at several DSWA Drop-off Centers. | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Medicine take-back | Division of Public Health runs prescription drug take-back events and medication collection boxes (program, not a stewardship law). | dnrec.delaware.gov · October 30, 2026 |
- No container deposit program appears on DNREC recycling pages.
- No PaintCare, mattress, or battery stewardship law found for Delaware (Battery Network lists Delaware as having no state battery regulations).
- Statewide solid waste disposal and household hazardous waste are run by the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (dswa.com).
State facts checked October 30, 2026 against the state’s own pages. Local rules come first: your city page lists the drop-off sites and hazardous waste days that apply to you.