Is trash picked up on Thanksgiving Day 2026?
Thanksgiving Day 2026 falls on Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Whether your trash is picked up depends on your city: here is what each city on this site publishes for 2026 and 2027.
The short answer
| Date | Thu, Nov 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Other year | 2027: Thu, Nov 25, 2027 |
| Rule for the date | fourth Thursday of November. |
| Pattern in 2026 | Of the 264 cities on this site, 92 delay pickup by a day, 17 move the affected day’s pickup, 9 skip pickup without a make-up day, 15 change pickup in another way, 15 make no change, 7 do not list it, 109 publish only a general rule. |
| Pattern in 2027 | 1 delay pickup by a day, 1 move the affected day’s pickup, 3 do not list it, 259 publish only a general rule. |
Counts come from each city’s published notice or holiday table; a city that has not yet published its 2026 list is counted as “publishes only a general rule” or “does not list it”, never guessed. Federal date: OPM federal holidays, checked October 30, 2026.
Thanksgiving Day trash pickup by city
| New York | NY | See city rule | See city rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | CA | Delayed Thursday holiday: Mon-Wed unchanged; Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday. | See city rule |
| Chicago | IL | Varies No trash service citywide and no recycling in service areas 2 and 4; no recycling in areas 1, 3, 5 and 6 either. The page does not say whether missed days are… | See city rule |
| Houston | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Phoenix | AZ | Delayed No collection Thanksgiving Day; Thursday routes collected Friday Nov 27, Friday routes Saturday Nov 28. Mon-Wed routes unchanged. | See city rule |
| Philadelphia | PA | Varies Two City holidays that week (Thu Nov 26 and Fri Nov 27): per the city rule, collections may be delayed by more than one day or follow a modified schedule. No… | See city rule |
| San Antonio | TX | Not listed | See city rule |
| San Diego | CA | Delayed No City collection on the holiday; collection one day later for the rest of that week (Friday's moves to Saturday) | See city rule |
| Dallas | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Fort Worth | TX | Delayed Thursday collection moves to Friday (Nov 27); Friday collection moves to Saturday (Nov 28); Mon-Wed no change. | See city rule |
| Jacksonville | FL | Moved Thursday customers serviced Saturday, November 28, 2026; all other days run as normal. | See city rule |
| Austin | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| San Jose | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Charlotte | NC | Delayed No collection Thursday; Thursday routes collected Friday, Friday routes Saturday, Nov. 28. Monday-Wednesday unchanged. | See city rule |
| Columbus | OH | Varies No trash collection Thu Nov 26. Color days that week: Mon 23 RUBY, Tue 24 GOLD, Wed 25 GRAY, Fri 27 NAVY; Mon 30 PINK. No-color households: second day of their… | See city rule |
| Indianapolis | IN | Delayed No trash, heavy trash, leaf or curbside recycling service Thu 11/26; Thursday routes collected Fri 11/27, Friday routes Sat 11/28. | See city rule |
| San Francisco | CA | No change | See city rule |
| Seattle | WA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Denver | CO | Varies Modified week Nov 23-27: trash and scheduled recycling only, crews run Monday-Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday customers set out by 6 a.m. Mon Nov 23 (collected… | See city rule |
| Nashville | TN | Varies Thursday routes collected Monday, November 30, 2026 (the Monday AFTER Thanksgiving, per the city's notice); Friday Nov 27 collected as normal | See city rule |
| Oklahoma City | OK | Moved Thursday, November 26 collection made up Saturday, November 28 | See city rule |
| Washington | DC | Delayed Holiday on Thursday: collections slide one day for the rest of the week (rest of week through Saturday per DPW schedule page); Slide Guide lists the slid… | See city rule |
| El Paso | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Boston | MA | Varies City says pickups are delayed in some neighborhoods during the holiday week (no neighborhood list or day count published); residents check the Trash Day app.… | See city rule |
| Detroit | MI | See city rule | See city rule |
| Louisville | KY | See city rule | See city rule |
| Portland | OR | See city rule | See city rule |
| Memphis | TN | See city rule | See city rule |
| Baltimore | MD | See city rule | See city rule |
| Milwaukee | WI | Varies No garbage or recycling collection (City holiday). Schedules shift after holidays; the city does not publish the make-up day, so check… | See city rule |
| Albuquerque | NM | Delayed No pick-up Thursday; Thursday customers collected Friday Nov 27. Facilities closed. | See city rule |
| Fresno | CA | Delayed Thursday collection moved to Friday Nov 27. | See city rule |
| Tucson | AZ | Delayed No collection Thursday; Thursday and Friday customers delayed one day (Friday route on Saturday). | See city rule |
| Sacramento | CA | No change City holiday (Thanksgiving Day, listed 'Thursday, November 26' on the 2026 City Hall holiday list); the same page says regular residential collection occurs on… | See city rule |
| Mesa | AZ | See city rule | See city rule |
| Raleigh | NC | See city rule | See city rule |
| Colorado Springs | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Miami | FL | No change Department open; normal collection (closes only on MLK Day and Christmas Day). The 2026 Thursday week 2 & 4 recycling calendar shows normal recycling service on… | See city rule |
| Virginia Beach | VA | Moved Thursday routes collected Saturday Nov. 28 | See city rule |
| Long Beach | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Oakland | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Minneapolis | MN | Delayed 2026 table row: collection schedule 'Delayed one day'; South Transfer Station 'Closed'. Day after Thanksgiving is also listed 'Delayed one day' (see separate… | See city rule |
| Bakersfield | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Tulsa | OK | Delayed Mon-Wed routes unchanged; Thursday routes collected Fri Nov 27 (Friday routes Sat Nov 28, see day after). | Delayed Thursday routes collected Fri Nov 26, 2027. |
| Tampa | FL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Aurora | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Arlington | TX | Delayed Thu Nov 26 -> Fri Nov 27; Fri -> Sat Nov 28 | See city rule |
| Cleveland | OH | Delayed (1) Day Delay All Week (week of Nov 23-28: collection one day later all week) | See city rule |
| New Orleans | LA | Delayed Thanksgiving is on the city's observed-holiday list; no 2026 notice yet (2025 notice applied the same rule). Outside FQ/DDD: no collection Thursday; Thursday… | See city rule |
| Honolulu | HI | See city rule | See city rule |
| Anaheim | CA | Delayed Thursday, 11/26/26: one day delay (per the city rule, pickup days on or after the holiday that week, i.e. Thursday and Friday, move one day later) | See city rule |
| Orlando | FL | Skipped No residential garbage collection on Thanksgiving Day; make-up day not published on city pages (check the address lookup). | See city rule |
| Lexington | KY | Moved Thursday collection made up Wed Nov 25 (before the holiday). No yard waste collected Thanksgiving week (Nov 23-27). | See city rule |
| Stockton | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Newark | NJ | Not listed | See city rule |
| Riverside | CA | Delayed City routes: one-day delay; Athens routes: one-day delay for each day following the holiday (per City 2026 flyer) | See city rule |
| Irvine | CA | Delayed Thursday: Thu-Fri service delayed one day that week | See city rule |
| Corpus Christi | TX | Moved Thursday Nov. 26 -> Saturday Nov. 28; zones 4 and 9 per the City pamphlet table. CONFLICT: the 2026 Zone 4 calendar PDF shows Nov. 26 as a normal trash day with… | Moved Zones 4 and 9: Thursday Nov. 25 moves to Saturday Nov. 27, 2027. |
| Santa Ana | CA | Delayed Thursday; Thursday and Friday routes one day later (Fri Nov 27, Sat Nov 28), per the City rule. | See city rule |
| Pittsburgh | PA | Delayed No pickup on the holiday; collection on or after the holiday that week moves one day later (Friday routes on Saturday). | See city rule |
| St. Paul | MN | Delayed Collection on or after the holiday that week is delayed one day (Friday routes on Saturday). Confirmed on the rendered 2026 calendar: holiday marked 'No… | See city rule |
| Jersey City | NJ | See city rule | See city rule |
| Lincoln | NE | See city rule | See city rule |
| Anchorage | AK | No change Curbside collections open; SWS facilities close at 2 p.m.; admin/call center closed. | See city rule |
| Madison | WI | Varies Thursday pickup moves a day earlier to Wednesday 2026-11-25 (first of a double holiday). | See city rule |
| Reno | NV | See city rule | See city rule |
| Chandler | AZ | Varies No collection Thu Nov 26, 2026. Thursday routes are collected Fri Nov 27 (curb by 6 a.m.); Friday routes move to Sat Nov 28. Mon-Wed unchanged. | See city rule |
| Chula Vista | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Buffalo | NY | See city rule | See city rule |
| Port St. Lucie | FL | Delayed No service Thu Nov 26; Thursday routes collected Fri Nov 27, Friday routes Sat Nov 28; Mon-Wed as scheduled (City 2026 bulk calendar marks Nov 26 'NO SERVICE… | See city rule |
| Toledo | OH | Delayed Mon-Wed normal; Thursday routes collected Fri Nov 27, Friday routes Sat Nov 28 (calendar) | See city rule |
| Glendale | AZ | Delayed Thursday collection moves to Friday 11/27; Friday collection moves to Saturday 11/28 | See city rule |
| Chesapeake | VA | Delayed No collection Thursday; Thursday routes on Friday Nov 27, Friday routes on Saturday Nov 28 | See city rule |
| Scottsdale | AZ | Delayed No collection Thu Nov 26; Thursday collection moves to Friday Nov 27, Friday collection moves to Saturday Nov 28 (city offices closed Nov 26-27) | See city rule |
| Boise | ID | Delayed Mon-Wed unchanged; Thu pickups on Fri Nov 27, Fri pickups on Sat Nov 28. | See city rule |
| Richmond | VA | Varies Trash: City closed Wed Nov 25 through Fri Nov 27 (Thanksgiving Holidays); DPW has not published how the Wednesday/Thursday routes are shifted - check rva.gov… | See city rule |
| Cape Coral | FL | Delayed Thursday: Thursday collection on Friday Nov. 27, Friday collection on Saturday Nov. 28; Monday-Wednesday unchanged. | See city rule |
| McKinney | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Huntsville | AL | Moved Garbage/yard waste (city). Thursday routes collected Friday Nov 27 | See city rule |
| Norfolk | VA | Moved Thursday Nov 26 collection moved to Saturday Nov 28; bulk by 3 p.m. Wed Nov 25 | Not listed |
| Tacoma | WA | Delayed Thursday: no collection; Thursday and Friday routes one day later (Friday on Saturday, as in the city’s 2025 notice). From the standing rule; no 2026 notice… | See city rule |
| Santa Clarita | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Fremont | CA | Delayed No collection Thursday; Thursday service on Friday, Friday service on Saturday. | See city rule |
| San Bernardino | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Fontana | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Modesto | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Salt Lake City | UT | See city rule | See city rule |
| Moreno Valley | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Worcester | MA | Delayed Listed by the City under 'Holidays that Will Result in a Day Delay' (2026) | See city rule |
| Sioux Falls | SD | See city rule | See city rule |
| Grand Prairie | TX | Delayed Thursday holiday: Thursday garbage collected Friday Nov 27, Friday garbage Saturday Nov 28; Mon-Wed unchanged (2025-26 calendar). | See city rule |
| Fayetteville | NC | Moved Thursday solid waste collected Wed Nov 25; Thursday recycling Sat Nov 28. | Not listed |
| Little Rock | AR | Delayed Thu-Fri routes shift to Fri-Sat Nov 27-28 (date marked "HOLIDAY (1-DAY DELAY)" on the 2026 Little Rock Recycling Calendar; the Solid Waste page says garbage,… | See city rule |
| Rochester | NY | Delayed No Thursday collection; Thu-Fri delayed one day. | See city rule |
| Tallahassee | FL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Overland Park | KS | See city rule | See city rule |
| Columbus | GA | Moved Thursday routes collected EARLY, Wednesday Nov 25 | See city rule |
| Augusta | GA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Grand Rapids | MI | Delayed listed on the 2026 Holiday Collection Delays page. Thursday routes collected Fri Nov 27, Friday routes Sat Nov 28; Mon-Wed unchanged (2026 Recycling Schedule… | See city rule |
| Mobile | AL | Moved Thursday garbage and trash routes made up Saturday, Nov 28; Friday Nov 27 runs Friday routes; recycling centers closed Nov 26-27 | See city rule |
| Vancouver | WA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Oxnard | CA | Varies Thursday collection delayed to Friday 11/27/26 (Thursday only) | See city rule |
| Birmingham | AL | Varies City closed Thursday Nov 26 AND Friday Nov 27, 2026. No 2026 notice yet. Precedent: for the same Thu+Fri closure in 2025 the city moved Thursday routes to… | See city rule |
| Providence | RI | Delayed Listed as a holiday that impacts trash pickup; that day's pickup moves to the next day and the rest of the week runs one day late (Friday's pickup on Saturday).… | See city rule |
| Chattanooga | TN | Not listed | See city rule |
| Huntington Beach | CA | Delayed Thursday: Thursday and Friday service one day late (Friday on Saturday) | See city rule |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | Not listed | See city rule |
| Glendale | CA | No change Regular collection | See city rule |
| Ontario | CA | Delayed Refuse and recycling collected one day later than the normal day for the rest of the week | See city rule |
| Elk Grove | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Salem | OR | Delayed D&O closed; Thursday service delayed one day to Friday. | See city rule |
| Aurora | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Santa Rosa | CA | Delayed No service in Santa Rosa on Thursday Nov 26 (Recology serves only Novato and West Marin that day); service delayed by one day. | See city rule |
| Eugene | OR | See city rule | See city rule |
| Rancho Cucamonga | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Pembroke Pines | FL | No change City FAQ: Christmas Day is the only collection holiday ("There are no other scheduled holidays"); Waste Pro's Pembroke Pines page: no service interruptions on… | See city rule |
| Shreveport | LA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Fort Collins | CO | Delayed Thursday service on Fri Nov 27, Friday service on Sat Nov 28 (Mon-Wed unchanged); last yard-trimmings week ends Sat Nov 28 because of the delay | See city rule |
| Oceanside | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Garden Grove | CA | Delayed Thursday; Thursday routes move to Friday and Friday routes to Saturday (City six-holiday rule). | See city rule |
| Lancaster | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Roseville | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Killeen | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Palmdale | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Corona | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Alexandria | VA | No change Thursday collection takes place on Thanksgiving Day; food waste does not slide | See city rule |
| Charleston | SC | See city rule | See city rule |
| Salinas | CA | Delayed Thanksgiving Day is an observed holiday; collection delayed one day for the rest of the week (Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday). No 2026-specific… | See city rule |
| Kansas City | KS | See city rule | See city rule |
| Macon | GA | Delayed Ryland closed per 2026 calendar (Nov 26 in red): Thursday collection moves to Friday, Friday to Saturday; Mon-Wed unchanged (rule as in the county's 2025… | See city rule |
| Hayward | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Hollywood | FL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Lakewood | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Sunnyvale | CA | Delayed No service Thu Nov 26. Thursday's collection moves to Fri Nov 27 and Friday's to Sat Nov 28. Mon-Wed unchanged. | See city rule |
| Springfield | MA | Moved Circled 'Holiday Observed (No Pickup)' on the 2026-2027 calendar; collection for that day is picked up Saturday 2026-11-28. | See city rule |
| Bellevue | WA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Naperville | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Joliet | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Mesquite | TX | Skipped No residential trash or recycling collection; resumes on next scheduled collection day. Compost Facility and Convenience Center closed. | See city rule |
| Gainesville | FL | Delayed Thursday and Friday routes move one day later (Friday -> Saturday) | See city rule |
| Pasadena | TX | Skipped Frontier areas: no service; collected on the next scheduled collection day. City-crew areas: Nov 26-27 listed on the city holiday pickup schedule, effect not… | See city rule |
| Palm Bay | FL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Pomona | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Waco | TX | Delayed Thursday's pickup moves to Friday Nov 27. City offices, landfill and transfer station closed. | See city rule |
| Thornton | CO | Delayed Collection delayed one day. | See city rule |
| Midland | TX | Not listed | See city rule |
| Rockford | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Columbia | SC | See city rule | See city rule |
| Escondido | CA | Delayed Thursday: one-day delay for Thursday and Friday customers only (Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday). | See city rule |
| Syracuse | NY | Delayed Thursday: Thursday pickup on Fri 11/27, Friday pickup on Sat 11/28 (confirmed in the city's schedule layer dates). | See city rule |
| Meridian | ID | Delayed Thursday: Thursday pickup on Friday, Friday on Saturday. Marked 'Holiday – No Service' on the 2026 Meridian calendar. | See city rule |
| Miramar | FL | No change Waste Pro states no service interruptions for holidays other than Christmas. | See city rule |
| Elizabeth | NJ | Delayed Thursday Nov 26 is marked H; per the calendar rule, Thursday garbage (Wards 1-3) is picked up the next day (Friday Nov 27; the grid does not mark the make-up… | See city rule |
| Round Rock | TX | Delayed Thursday pickup moves to Friday Nov 27; Friday pickup moves to Saturday Nov 28 (city's own example; same shift announced for Thanksgiving 2025). No dated 2026… | See city rule |
| Jackson | MS | See city rule | See city rule |
| Lewisville | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Coral Springs | FL | Skipped No service on Thanksgiving; Thursday items picked up on the next scheduled pickup day for that cart (Mon & Thu garbage zones: Monday; section 2 recycling/bulk:… | See city rule |
| Fullerton | CA | Delayed Thursday, November 26, 2026: Thursday and Friday routes one day late (Friday and Saturday) | See city rule |
| Torrance | CA | Delayed Thursday collection moves to Friday Nov 27 | See city rule |
| Orange | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| West Valley City | UT | See city rule | See city rule |
| Warren | MI | See city rule | See city rule |
| Dayton | OH | Delayed No collection Thursday; Thursday collection moves to Friday | See city rule |
| Fargo | ND | Varies Mon Nov 23 and Fri Nov 27 on schedule; Tue Nov 24, Wed Nov 25 and Thu Nov 26 routes collected one day early (Mon 23, Tue 24, Wed 25); landfill closed Nov 26 | See city rule |
| Pasadena | CA | Delayed No trash/recycling collection on the holiday; collection is one day after your normal pickup day | See city rule |
| Kent | WA | Delayed No service Thursday Nov 26; Thursday collection moves to Friday Nov 27 and Friday collection to Saturday Nov 28 (Mon-Wed unchanged). | See city rule |
| Sterling Heights | MI | Delayed Thursday and Friday collection delayed one day | See city rule |
| Santa Clara | CA | Delayed Thursday customers serviced Friday 11/27; Friday customers Saturday 11/28 (Recology 2026 calendar; Mission Trail FAQ gives the same rule for garbage and yard… | See city rule |
| Abilene | TX | Skipped No residential or commercial trash collection; the city publishes no make-up day | See city rule |
| Norman | OK | See city rule | See city rule |
| Pearland | TX | Varies No service Thanksgiving Day. Thursday trash is collected on the following Monday (Nov. 30); Thursday recycling or bulk/green waste on the following Thursday… | See city rule |
| North Charleston | SC | Delayed No collection Thu Nov 26; one day late through Friday (Saturday for Dorchester County) | See city rule |
| Athens | GA | See city rule | See city rule |
| College Station | TX | Not listed | See city rule |
| West Palm Beach | FL | Skipped Residential garbage and recycling: no service, resumes on next scheduled service day; bulk/yard and commercial: one-day delay for rest of week | See city rule |
| Wilmington | NC | Moved Thursday collection moves to Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2026 | See city rule |
| Allentown | PA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Simi Valley | CA | Delayed Thursday and Friday service that week each move one day later. | See city rule |
| Rochester | MN | See city rule | See city rule |
| Lafayette | LA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Vallejo | CA | Delayed Thursday 11/26 customers serviced Friday 11/27; Friday 11/27 customers serviced Saturday 11/28 (no change listed for other days) | See city rule |
| Concord | CA | No change No change in service on Thanksgiving Day (Thu Nov 26, 2026); lobbies closed, customer support unavailable. | See city rule |
| Arvada | CO | Delayed Thursday holiday: Thursday service on Friday, Friday service on Saturday. (2026 calendar marks 2026-11-26 with a red holiday square.) | See city rule |
| Odessa | TX | Moved City offices closed Thu 11/26 and Fri 11/27. Roll-out carts: Monday 11/23 and Tuesday 11/24 normal; Thursday and Friday collection moved to Wednesday 11/25.… | See city rule |
| Cambridge | MA | See city rule | See city rule |
| New Braunfels | TX | Moved Residential: Thursday garbage & recycling moves to Friday, Nov. 27. | Not listed |
| Fairfield | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Ann Arbor | MI | Delayed Thursday & Friday service shifts to Friday & Saturday. | See city rule |
| Thousand Oaks | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Hartford | CT | See city rule | See city rule |
| Berkeley | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Independence | MO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Billings | MT | Delayed Thursday garbage & yard waste delayed to Friday 11/27 (city news Oct 29, 2026); Friday routes collected Saturday (Residential Service page example); landfill &… | See city rule |
| High Point | NC | Moved Week of Nov. 23-27: Mon-Wed normal; Thursday collection postponed to Friday | See city rule |
| Nampa | ID | Delayed Thursday: Thursday pickup on Friday, Friday on Saturday Nov 28. Marked 'Holidays' on the 2026 Nampa calendar; delay per Republic's Nampa holiday rule. | See city rule |
| Lowell | MA | See city rule | See city rule |
| League City | TX | Skipped Thursday (Yellow zone Mon/Thu) pickup not made; collected on next regularly scheduled day (Monday Nov 30) | See city rule |
| Conroe | TX | Delayed Thursday service moves to Friday Nov 27 (city rule: resume day after holiday; Frontier: service occurs the following day) | See city rule |
| Antioch | CA | No change Service as normal Thursday Nov 26; carts out by 5:00 a.m. | See city rule |
| Menifee | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Richardson | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Pompano Beach | FL | Skipped No collection Thursday Nov 26; Thursday carts are serviced on the next scheduled service day (bagged extra material beside carts taken then); no make-up day. | See city rule |
| West Jordan | UT | Delayed Thursday and Friday pickups run one day late (Thursday route on Friday Nov 27, Friday route on Saturday Nov 28); confirmed by city notice of Oct 27, 2026 | See city rule |
| Evansville | IN | Delayed Pickup delayed by one day | See city rule |
| Waterbury | CT | Delayed No collection Thu Nov 26; Thursday collection Fri Nov 27; Friday collection Sat Nov 28 | See city rule |
| Elgin | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Greeley | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Temecula | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Richmond | CA | Delayed Thursday customers collected Friday, Friday customers Saturday; Monday-Wednesday not affected | See city rule |
| Concord | NC | Delayed Red 'City Holiday (one day delay)' cell on the 2026 calendar (verified visually): Thursday customers collected Friday November 27. Also a City-observed holiday… | See city rule |
| Rio Rancho | NM | See city rule | See city rule |
| Clearwater | FL | Moved Closed; Thursday collections made Wednesday Nov. 25; Friday unchanged | See city rule |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | Moved Thursday routes collected Friday Nov 27 | See city rule |
| Murrieta | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Tyler | TX | Not listed | See city rule |
| Miami Gardens | FL | No change Thanksgiving is not listed as an exception on the 2026 calendars (Thursday calendar lists only Jan. 19), so garbage and recycling are collected as usual. | See city rule |
| Allen | TX | Delayed Thursday collection moves to Friday, Friday to Saturday. | See city rule |
| Springfield | IL | See city rule | See city rule |
| Carlsbad | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Sparks | NV | See city rule | See city rule |
| Gresham | OR | See city rule | See city rule |
| Hillsboro | OR | See city rule | See city rule |
| Peoria | IL | Delayed Thursday holiday: collection for that day and the rest of the week runs one day late (trash, recycling, yard waste). | See city rule |
| Edinburg | TX | See city rule | See city rule |
| Pueblo | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Ventura | CA | Delayed Thursday and Friday customers delayed one day (Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday) | See city rule |
| Palm Coast | FL | Skipped No collection; next regularly scheduled service day | See city rule |
| Costa Mesa | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Centennial | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Downey | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Spokane Valley | WA | Delayed Thursday customers collected Friday; Friday customers Saturday; regular schedule resumes Monday. | See city rule |
| Sugar Land | TX | Delayed Thursday's residential collection on Friday; Friday's on Saturday. | See city rule |
| Lee's Summit | MO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Bend | OR | See city rule | See city rule |
| Jurupa Valley | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Fayetteville | AR | No change Routes on schedule; office, transfer station, compost site and HHW trailer closed | See city rule |
| Rialto | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Brockton | MA | Delayed listed under 'Holidays – Partial delay': Thursday and Friday collections delayed one day | See city rule |
| Boulder | CO | See city rule | See city rule |
| Carmel | IN | See city rule | See city rule |
| Dearborn | MI | Delayed Thursday district collected Fri Nov 27, Friday district Sat Nov 28. Mon-Wed unchanged. | See city rule |
| West Covina | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Chico | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| El Monte | CA | Delayed Thursday holiday: Thursday service on Friday, Friday service on Saturday | See city rule |
| Sandy Springs | GA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Renton | WA | Delayed Thursday customers collected Friday Nov 27; Friday customers Saturday Nov 28 | See city rule |
| Lynn | MA | Delayed Marked 'Observed holiday' on the city's 2026-27 calendar; legend: collection delayed by a day (calendar does not spell out which days of the week shift). | See city rule |
| Vacaville | CA | No change Drivers service as normal; office closed | See city rule |
| San Mateo | CA | No change Drivers will service as normal; call center closed; Recology call center and admin building closed | See city rule |
| South Bend | IN | Delayed Mon–Wed no change; Thu→Fri | See city rule |
| Burbank | CA | No change City holiday — collection runs on the regular schedule (service operates on all City Holidays) | See city rule |
| Hesperia | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Tracy | CA | Delayed No service Thu Nov 26; Thu->Fri Nov 27, Fri->Sat Nov 28 | See city rule |
| El Cajon | CA | Delayed Thursday and Friday customers only (Thursday→Friday, Friday→Saturday) | See city rule |
| Albany | NY | See city rule | See city rule |
| Inglewood | CA | Delayed Service delayed by one day. | See city rule |
| Fort Myers | FL | Delayed No collections Thursday Nov 26; Thursday collections on Friday Nov 27, Friday collections on Saturday Nov 28. Monday and Tuesday not affected. | See city rule |
| Daly City | CA | See city rule | See city rule |
| Edmond | OK | Delayed No trash collection on Thanksgiving; collection delayed 1 day. | See city rule |
| Davenport | IA | Delayed Thu and Fri collection one day late (Fri collected on Sat) | See city rule |
| Deltona | FL | Delayed No service Thursday; Thursday collection Friday, Friday collection Saturday | See city rule |
| Longmont | CO | Varies collection one day EARLY that week (Nov. 26-27 city holidays); set carts out by 7 a.m. the day before your normal day. In 2025 all routes were collected… | See city rule |
| Federal Way | WA | Delayed No service Thursday Nov 26; Thursday customers serviced Friday Nov 27, Friday customers serviced Saturday Nov 28. | See city rule |
| Sunrise | FL | See city rule | See city rule |
Delayed = pickup slides one day for the rest of the week. Moved = the affected day’s pickup is collected on another named day. Skipped = no pickup and no make-up day. Your own day: holiday delay checker.
Private haulers’ Thanksgiving Day policies
Where a city contracts a private hauler, the city’s notice applies. These are the haulers’ own published policies; most say holidays vary by location.
| Hauler | Thanksgiving Day on its list? | Published rule |
|---|---|---|
| WM (formerly Waste Management) | Yes Company-wide list | No company-wide rule; check your address on the hauler’s site. (wm.com) |
| Republic Services | Yes Example published for Santa Ana, CA | If pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it is delayed by one day. (republicservices.com) |
| Waste Connections | Not published No list published; varies by location | Varies by location; example given: if a holiday falls on your Thursday pickup, pickup may be moved to Friday or another specified day. (wasteconnections.com) |
| GFL Environmental | Not published No list published; varies by location | No company-wide rule; check your address on the hauler’s site. (gflenv.com) |
| Casella Waste Systems | Not published No list published; varies by location | No company-wide rule; check your address on the hauler’s site. (casella.com) |
| Rumpke Waste & Recycling | Not published No list published; varies by location | No company-wide rule; check your address on the hauler’s site. (rumpke.com) |
| Recology | No Example published for San Francisco, CA | Thanksgiving Day (Thu 11/26) (recology.com) |
| Waste Pro USA | Yes Example published for North Georgia | Varies by location page; North Georgia example: no collection on the listed holidays, remainder of week shifts one day (Mon->Tue ... Fri->Sat). (wasteprousa.com) |
| Coastal Waste & Recycling | Not published No list published; varies by location | Varies by city. Augusta, GA: one-day delay for weekday holidays (New Year's, Memorial, July 4, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Coral Springs, FL: only Thanksgiving and Christmas suspended; collected next regularly scheduled day. (coastalwasteinc.com) |
| Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) | Yes Company-wide list | One day later if holiday falls Sunday-Friday (on or before service day); Saturday holidays no effect. (lrsrecycles.com) |
| Priority Waste | Yes Company-wide list | If service day is on or after the holiday that week, delayed one day. (prioritywaste.com) |
| Athens Services | Yes Company-wide list | Weekday holiday: one-day delay rest of week; Sunday holiday: no delay. City of LA recycLA customers: no delay on Memorial Day. (athensservices.com) |
| Frontier Waste Solutions | Yes Company-wide list | Conroe example: service occurs the following day. (frontierwaste.com) |
| Burrtec Waste Industries | Yes Company-wide list | Weekday holiday: delayed one day. (burrtec.com) |
| WCA Waste | Not published No list published; varies by location | No company-wide rule; check your address on the hauler’s site. (wcamerica.com) |
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Other holidays
All holiday dates- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1, 2026 · Fri, Jan 1, 2027
- Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 19, 2026 · Mon, Jan 18, 2027
- Presidents' DayMon, Feb 16, 2026 · Mon, Feb 15, 2027
- Memorial DayMon, May 25, 2026 · Mon, May 31, 2027
- JuneteenthFri, Jun 19, 2026 · Sat, Jun 19, 2027
- Independence Day (Fourth of July)Sat, Jul 4, 2026 · Sun, Jul 4, 2027
- Labor DayMon, Sep 7, 2026 · Mon, Sep 6, 2027
- Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' DayMon, Oct 12, 2026 · Mon, Oct 11, 2027
- Veterans DayWed, Nov 11, 2026 · Thu, Nov 11, 2027
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25, 2026 · Sat, Dec 25, 2027