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Thanksgiving and Christmas change collection timing in 2026. Seven other listed holidays keep the regular trash and recycling schedule.
Phoenix keeps normal trash and recycling collection on the other listed city holidays. Transfer stations can still be closed even when curbside service is normal.
New Year's Day and Thanksgiving move Thursday and Friday collection one day later. Christmas moves Friday collection to Saturday. Seven other listed holidays keep regular service.
The 2026 City calendar moves Thursday and Friday routes after New Year's Day and Thanksgiving, and moves the Christmas Friday route to Saturday. Eight other listed holidays keep regular collection.
Four Monday holidays move Monday trash to Tuesday and Tuesday trash to Wednesday. New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas move affected recycling routes earlier in the week. Three other listed holidays do not change service.
Thanksgiving, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day change collection timing. Six other listed holidays keep the regular gray, blue, and green cart schedule.
LASAN residential routes move one day later after four holidays in 2026. Buildings served through recycLA follow a separate five holiday schedule, so the property type matters.
Refuse and recycling collection moves one day later for the remainder of the week after a listed weekday holiday. The regular schedule returns the following week.
Rancho Cucamonga service moves one day later for the remainder of the week when one of Burrtec's six observed holidays falls on a weekday. A holiday on Saturday or Sunday does not delay collection.
Riverside publishes one 2026 no collection calendar but two delay rules. City routes usually move one day when a holiday falls on the scheduled service day, with an exception for Wednesday holidays. Athens routes move one day after a Monday through Friday holiday.
City trash, recycling, and organics routes stop on five published holidays. Collection on and after each holiday moves one day later for the remainder of that week, including Friday routes moving to Saturday.
New Year's Day moves Thursday and Friday collection one day later. Eight other listed holidays keep normal service. Recology still marks Christmas Day as to be determined.
Garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings are collected on every holiday except New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Routes on and after each affected holiday move one day later for the remainder of that week.
Republic Services says a pickup that falls on one of its six observed holidays moves one day later. Use the address schedule to confirm whether the property's route is affected.
Six observed holidays delay collection on and after the holiday by one day for the remainder of that week. Six working holidays keep the regular route.
Waste Pro does not collect on six City holidays. When the holiday falls on a weekday, that route and every route after it move one day later. A weekend holiday does not change the weekday schedule.
The City confirmed that New Year's Day 2026 did not interrupt collection. Its collection page had not yet published the exact Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026 makeup dates when this guide was checked.
The City observes six collection holidays. A weekday closure moves affected residential routes one day later, while the Saturday Independence Day holiday leaves residential routes unchanged.
Service on and after each listed collection holiday moves one day later for the remainder of that week. Several other City office holidays do not change the curbside schedule.
Garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk remain on schedule for all holidays except December 25. There is no Christmas Day collection, and service resumes according to the schedule on December 26.
Jacksonville says city-office closures do not otherwise change residential waste collection. Only Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day move the affected route to Saturday in 2026.
Miami-Dade County collects on most observed holidays. Garbage service stops on three named holidays, while recycling can follow a different published rule. Municipal customers outside the County service area may use another provider schedule.
Orlando states that Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only city-observed holidays without residential garbage collection. The address calendar supplies the adjusted pickup date.
There is no household trash or bulk collection on December 25. Household carts resume on the next regular collection day, while the City announces a special makeup date for an affected twice monthly bulk route.
Thanksgiving and Christmas stop service on the holiday, then move that route and every remaining route one day later through Saturday. July 4 falls on Saturday and does not affect the weekday schedule.
The City moves some Monday and Tuesday routes later and several Thursday and Friday routes earlier. Recycling follows the same address calendar zones, so residents should use the route weekday shown for their property.
The 2026 City guide says collection on and after an observed weekday holiday moves one day later through Saturday. The address's Red or Blue assignment still controls bulky item and yard waste service.
Seven listed holidays move collection one day later. Four listed holidays keep the regular schedule, so residents do not have to assume that every City closure changes the route.
Chicago divides Blue Cart recycling into six geographic service areas. Holiday recycling rules differ because LRS collects areas 1, 3, 5 and 6, while Chicago Streets and Sanitation collects areas 2 and 4.
Outside the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, solid waste and recycling routes affected by four holidays move one day later through Saturday. Central district trash continues 365 days a year.
Baltimore does not use one universal delay rule. Its annual DPW calendar identifies the Saturday makeup date for each affected trash and recycling route.
Most listed City holidays delay trash and recycling in some neighborhoods. Boston does not publish one citywide replacement day, so the address calendar gives the final collection date.
Detroit moves collection one day later after seven named holidays. Routes later in the same week also shift, so a normal Friday route is collected Saturday during an affected week.
There is no trash or recycling collection on nine published holidays. Routes on and after an affected holiday move one day later for the remainder of the week, including Friday routes moving to Saturday.
DSNY recognizes the dates below, but the exact suspension and recovery instructions are published near each holiday. Use the official status for the final set-out direction.
Charlotte uses three different patterns: delayed completion without yard waste, a one-day delay, or normal collection.
Six 2026 holidays delay Cleveland waste collection. Several other City holidays keep the normal route, so residents should not assume every office closure changes trash day.
Columbus trash color routes rotate forward after an observed holiday. Recycling and yard waste scheduled on or after a holiday move one day later for that week, with Friday service moving to Saturday.
The City's table now covers the full 2026 calendar. Bulky waste does not change for holidays; these makeup dates apply only to trash and recycling.
Only New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas use the holiday trash schedule. Other listed city holidays keep regular refuse and recycling service.
Christmas and New Year’s Day are Portland’s only annual collection holidays. When either falls on a weekday, affected routes move one day later through Saturday.
When a listed Environmental Services holiday falls on or before the normal collection day, pickup moves one day later. A Friday holiday moves Friday routes to Saturday.
Garbage and recycling are not collected on these holidays. Affected weekday routes move one day later, with Friday routes collected Saturday when needed.
If collection falls on one of these holidays—or later in the same week—it moves one day later. Weekend holidays do not cause a slide.
The City confirms special gray and blue cart instructions when a holiday interrupts a route. Use the address calendar for the exact current date; confirmed winter changes are listed below.
New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas move affected routes. All other holidays listed on the official 2026 calendar keep regular garbage, recycling, yard, and bulk collection.
These are Houston Solid Waste holidays. Route specific operating instructions can differ by holiday; the city posts those instructions as each date approaches.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day delay the holiday route and all later routes that week by one day. MLK Day used a separate 2026 rule only in Northeast and Central Seattle.
Milwaukee does not collect garbage or recycling on the listed city holidays. The address schedule shows the adjusted date after each closure, and winter operations can cause additional delays.