Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If Akron observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Akron, OH
Akron, OH trash pickup by address.
Enter an Akron, OH street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Akron.
Setting out in Akron Carts must be at the curb unusually early — by 4:30 am on collection day — and removed by 6 pm that evening.
Trash Day Trends · Akron, last 30 days
Tuesday is a trash day for 35% of Akron homes we checked.
Tuesday and Friday tie as the busiest days to check here. See the national trends.
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Verified schedule
Akron collection days, read from City of Akron.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Thursday is what one Akron address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Akron.
Carts must be at the curb unusually early — by 4:30 am on collection day — and removed by 6 pm that evening.
Set carts at least three feet apart with the handle facing the house and the serial numbers facing the street; if snow piles or parked cars block the curb, the driveway approach is an approved fallback spot.
Each household gets three special bulk pickups per year, and every bulk pickup must be pre-scheduled at least one working day before your collection day.
Read from the official Akron guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Akron days differ by address.
Pickup days in Akron depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Akron and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Akron for the rest of 2026.
Akron follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: On the City's 2026 schedule there is no trash or recycling collection on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, and collection is delayed one day for the rest of that week; the City says no other 2026 holiday delays collection.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Akron observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If Akron observes Thanksgiving, Thursday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. If Akron observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Akron; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Akron assigns collection days.
Akron publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Akron): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked Akron on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Akron's pickup days.
Local source
City of Akron sets Akron's collection days.
City of Akron publishes trash days for Akron; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Akron, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Akron in Oct 2026: trash.
Nearby
Around Akron: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Akron are Cuyahoga Falls, Canton, Strongsville and Parma. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
City of Cuyahoga Falls Sanitation Schedules.
Canton, OH
City of Canton Sanitation Department.
Strongsville, OH
City of Strongsville Service Department.
Parma, OH
City of Parma (collection by Rumpke).
Cleveland Heights, OH
City of Cleveland Heights Public Works, Refuse.
Cleveland, OH
City of Cleveland Division of Waste Collection.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Akron, OH?
It depends on your street. City of Akron sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Akron?
City of Akron publishes trash for Akron.
What happens to Akron trash pickup in a holiday week?
Akron follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. On the City's 2026 schedule there is no trash or recycling collection on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, and collection is delayed one day for the rest of that week; the City says no other 2026 holiday delays collection.
Local source
Verify with City of Akron.
The Akron address result links City of Akron directly.
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