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Trash & recycling

What’s your trash day?

Pickup days, drop-off hours, bulky items and holiday rules for 6,698 towns in 50 states, read from each town’s own website. Find your state, then your town.

6,698towns
50states
Oct 23last read
Monday is the most common trash day
308Mon
271Tue
286Wed
265Thu
225Fri

Among the 1,334 towns with one pickup day for the whole town.

Find your state

Then your town: each one opens its pickup day, drop-off and rules.

Type to filter the states.

How America’s towns handle trash

Of the 3,485 towns whose website says who picks up.

  • Town pickup 29%Town crews pick up at the curb
  • Town’s hauler 52%A contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
  • Pay per bag 3%Curbside pickup, paid by the bag
  • County or district 3%A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling
  • Hire your own 9%No town pickup: you hire a private hauler
  • Drop-off only 5%No curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-off

Town missing? We’re working on collecting more information all the time.