How do I find my trash pickup schedule for my city?

The fastest way is to use TrashAlert (trashalert.io). Enter your street address and get your exact pickup day instantly — including recycling schedule and holiday adjustments. TrashAlert covers 37+ major US cities and 5 million+ addresses nationwide.

Does TrashAlert cover my city?

TrashAlert currently covers 37+ major US cities including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Diego, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Boston, and many more. We also cover millions of additional addresses through Republic Services and Waste Connections integrations.

How does TrashAlert get trash schedule data?

TrashAlert aggregates data from multiple sources: municipal ArcGIS spatial APIs, Socrata open data portals, city-run schedule databases, and hauler APIs like Republic Services and Waste Connections. Each address is mapped to its specific collection day, recycling week, and holiday adjustments.

Trash Pickup Schedule for Every Major US City — 2026 Guide

Every city in America handles trash collection differently. Some run their own trucks. Some contract with private haulers. Some collect twice a week, others once. Recycling might be weekly, biweekly, or seasonal. And holidays? Every city has its own rules.

TrashAlert covers 37+ major US cities with address-level schedule lookups. Enter your address, get your exact pickup day — including recycling schedule, holiday adjustments, and optional night-before reminders. No guessing, no zone maps, no calling 311.

Below is every city we currently cover, organized by region. Click any city to look up your address.

West Coast

West Coast cities tend to have strong recycling and composting programs. California's SB 1383 mandates organic waste collection statewide, so most CA cities offer three-bin service (trash, recycling, and green waste/organics).

Los Angeles, CA

Hauler: LA Sanitation (LASAN) | Services: Trash, Recycling, Green Waste (weekly)

The largest city-run collection system on the West Coast. LA collects all three bins weekly for most residential addresses.

San Diego, CA

536K+ addresses | Hauler: City of San Diego Environmental Services | Services: Trash & Organics (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

San Diego uses an A/B week rotation for recycling. EDCO handles some unincorporated areas.

San Jose, CA

320K+ addresses | Haulers: Garden City Sanitation, California Waste Solutions, GreenWaste Recovery

San Jose splits its collection among multiple private haulers depending on the neighborhood.

Sacramento, CA

200K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste | Services: Garbage, Recycling (biweekly), Green Waste

Long Beach, CA

170K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Long Beach Environmental Services | Services: Refuse, Recycling, Organics (all weekly)

Portland, OR

Haulers: Waste Management, Republic Services, Waste Connections | Services: Garbage (biweekly), Recycling & Compost (weekly)

Portland is unique: garbage is collected every other week, but recycling and compost are weekly.

Las Vegas, NV

650K+ addresses | Hauler: Republic Services of Southern Nevada | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

Republic Services is the franchise hauler for the entire Las Vegas metro area.

Southwest

Southwestern cities are some of the fastest-growing in the country. Most run municipal collection programs, and several offer green organics collection despite the arid climate.

Phoenix, AZ

366K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Phoenix Public Works | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Green Organics (weekly)

Tucson, AZ

240K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Tucson Environmental Services | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Green Waste (weekly)

Albuquerque, NM

250K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Management | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

El Paso, TX

250K+ addresses | Hauler: City of El Paso Environmental Services | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

Denver, CO

184K+ addresses | Hauler: Denver Solid Waste Management | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Compost (weekly)

Denver uses purple recycling bins — one of the few cities that does.

South & Texas

Texas alone has six major cities on TrashAlert. Southern cities vary widely — some collect trash twice a week, others once. Composting programs are less common than on the West Coast, but several cities are expanding organics collection.

Houston, TX

618K+ addresses | Hauler: Houston Solid Waste Management | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (biweekly)

Dallas, TX

253K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Dallas Sanitation Services | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Brush/Bulky (monthly)

San Antonio, TX

346K+ addresses | Hauler: City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Organics (weekly)

Austin, TX

331K+ addresses | Hauler: Austin Resource Recovery | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Composting (weekly)

Fort Worth, TX

350K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Fort Worth Solid Waste | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly), Bulk (monthly)

Oklahoma City, OK

332K+ addresses | Hauler: Oklahoma City Utilities Department | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Bulky Waste (monthly)

Memphis, TN

250K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Memphis Solid Waste Division | Services: Garbage & Recycling (weekly)

Nashville, TN

280K+ addresses | Hauler: Metro Nashville Waste Services | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

Tampa, FL

180K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Tampa Solid Waste | Services: Trash (twice-weekly), Recycling (weekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Louisville, KY

280K+ addresses | Hauler: Louisville Metro Waste Management District | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Junk Pickup (rotating)

Kansas City, MO

200K+ addresses | Hauler: Kansas City Public Works Solid Waste | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Midwest

Midwestern cities tend to have seasonal yard waste programs that run from spring through fall. Most use municipal collection, though some contract with private haulers like GFL or Republic Services.

Chicago, IL

Hauler: City of Chicago Streets & Sanitation | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

Chicago uses a ward-based collection system. TrashAlert is expanding coverage across wards.

Columbus, OH

350K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Columbus Refuse Collection | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Indianapolis, IN

350K+ addresses | Hauler: Indianapolis Department of Public Works | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Heavy Trash (monthly)

Detroit, MI

250K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Detroit DPW (GFL/Advance) | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Bulk (biweekly), Yard Waste (seasonal)

Milwaukee, WI

230K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Milwaukee DPW Sanitation | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly)

Omaha, NE

180K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Omaha Public Works Solid Waste | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (seasonal)

East Coast

East Coast cities often have the most complex collection schedules. Several collect trash twice a week. New York has separate organics (brown bin) collection. And older, denser cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore have unique routing challenges.

New York City, NY

Hauler: DSNY (Department of Sanitation NYC) | Services: Trash (varies), Recycling (weekly), Compost (weekly)

NYC has the most complex schedule in the country — collection frequency varies by borough, building type, and district.

Philadelphia, PA

342K+ addresses | Hauler: Philadelphia Streets Department | Services: Trash (twice-weekly), Recycling (weekly)

Philadelphia is one of the few US cities with twice-weekly trash collection.

Washington, DC

300K+ addresses | Hauler: DC Department of Public Works | Services: Trash (twice-weekly), Recycling (weekly)

Boston, MA

392K+ addresses | Hauler: Boston Public Works Department | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (weekly), Yard Waste (seasonal)

Baltimore, MD

300K+ addresses | Hauler: Baltimore City DPW | Services: Trash (twice-weekly), Recycling (weekly)

Charlotte, NC

329K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Charlotte Solid Waste | Services: Garbage (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Raleigh, NC

200K+ addresses | Hauler: City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Virginia Beach, VA

180K+ addresses | Hauler: Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management | Services: Trash (weekly), Recycling (biweekly), Yard Waste (weekly)

Beyond City APIs: Republic Services & Waste Connections Coverage

In addition to these 37+ cities with direct API integrations, TrashAlert also pulls schedule data from two of the largest private waste haulers in the country:

Republic Services — Covers 14 million+ addresses across 41 states. If your city contracts with Republic Services, TrashAlert can likely find your schedule.
Waste Connections — Covers an estimated 3-5 million addresses. TrashAlert queries their ReCollect-based system for schedule data.

This means even if your city isn't listed above, TrashAlert may still have your schedule. Just enter your address and we'll check all available sources.

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