Nebraska trash pickup schedules
1 Nebraska city has a full page: who collects, the pickup frequency, the holiday rule and bulk pickup, each from the city’s own pages. Below: Nebraska’s statewide recycling and hazardous waste rules.
Nebraska cities
| Lincoln | Private haulers (open market) | Not published | Rule only (no dated list) | No curbside bulk pickup | 301,522 |
|---|
Nebraska 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.
| Bellevue | 64,863 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | bellevue.net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island | 53,943 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | grand-island.com |
| Omaha | 488,797 | Schedule not yet published on this site (being verified) | wasteline.org |
Nebraska recycling and disposal rules
| State agency | Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE, formerly NDEE) - Land & Waste |
|---|---|
| Bottle deposit | Nebraska has no container deposit (bottle bill) law. |
| Household hazardous waste | No state-run HHW site; Lincoln (Haz to Go) and Omaha (Under the Sink) have HHW facilities and other communities hold periodic collections partly funded by DWEE grants. (dwee.nebraska.gov, checked October 30, 2026) |
| Material | What the state requires or offers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Landfill bans | Banned from landfills statewide: yard wastes (April 1 to Nov. 30), waste oil, lead acid batteries, household appliances, unregulated hazardous waste (except household quantities) and waste tires. | dwee.nebraska.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Yard waste landfill ban | Leaves and grass clippings are banned from municipal landfills April 1 to Nov. 30 (accepted Dec. 1 to March 31) and always banned from construction and demolition landfills. | dwee.nebraska.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Appliances | Household appliances (washers, dryers, water heaters, AC units, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ovens, stoves, etc.) are banned from landfills; use appliance recyclers or landfills that separate them for recycling. | dwee.nebraska.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Scrap tires | Waste tires are banned from landfills and must go through a permitted waste tire hauler; some communities hold scrap tire collections. | dwee.nebraska.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Used motor oil | Waste oil is banned from landfills. | dwee.nebraska.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Batteries | Lead acid batteries are not allowed at landfills. Separately, the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act (LB 36, signed May 20, 2025) requires battery producers to fund free collection of portable and medium-format batteries; stewardship plan due January 1, 2027 and battery disposal ban effective January 1, 2028 per The Battery Network. | batterynetwork.org · October 30, 2026 |
- Agency renamed Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (dwee.nebraska.gov); dee.nebraska.gov redirects.
- No state paint (PaintCare) or mattress take-back program.
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.
Household hazardous waste sites in Nebraska cities on this site
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous household items do not go in the trash. These are the sites the cities above publish; residency rules and fees are on each city page.
| Lincoln | HazToGo - Lincoln's Hazardous Waste Center (Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department) | 5101 North 48th Street, Lincoln, NE | Wed and Fri 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and the third Saturday of each month 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; seasonal extended hours May-Aug Wed 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed on federal and city holidays; remaining 2026 Saturdays Nov 21 and Dec 19 | lincoln.ne.gov · October 30, 2026 |
|---|