What day is trash collected in Baltimore, MD?
Baltimore collects on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD trash pickup by address.
Enter a Baltimore, MD street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Baltimore Cans placed on a sidewalk or along an alley can't go out before 6 in the evening prior to collection and must be back on the premises by 6 am the day after.
Trash Day Trends · Baltimore
Baltimore, MD at a glance.
Baltimore in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 3 daysBaltimore collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Baltimore collection days, read from Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
Recycling: Thursday.
The day above is an example from one Baltimore address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Baltimore.
Cans placed on a sidewalk or along an alley can't go out before 6 in the evening prior to collection and must be back on the premises by 6 am the day after.
Receptacles must be durable and watertight with tight-fitting covers and handles, holding no more than 32 gallons unless they're city-owned carts assigned to the address.
The city will only collect up to 96 gallons of trash per address, which is the legal limit here.
Trash left out in bags is not an acceptable way to contain it; it has to go in a can with the attached lid so it will not blow away and animals cannot climb in.
Recycling is different: there is no limit on how much you set out, and paper bags, cardboard boxes or an old laundry basket marked 'recycling' all work as containers.
Read from the official Baltimore guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Baltimore days differ by address.
Baltimore collects on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from Baltimore City Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Baltimore City Department of Public Works publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Baltimore?
Baltimore City Department of Public Works publishes recycling for Baltimore.
Local source
Verify with Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
The Baltimore address result links Baltimore City Department of Public Works directly.
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Collection services in Baltimore
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