Langley Township, BC
Township of Langley.
Bellingham, WA
Bellingham, WA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Bellingham, WA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Sanitary Service Company (SSC).
Setting out in Bellingham SSC asks that your container already be in place the evening before your collection day so you don't miss the truck in the morning.
Verified schedule
Bellingham collection days, read from Sanitary Service Company (SSC).
Trash / garbage: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
Recycling: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
Organics / compost: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
Yard waste: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
These dates are what one Bellingham address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Bellingham.
SSC asks that your container already be in place the evening before your collection day so you don't miss the truck in the morning.
Place the container at the curb with the handle facing toward the house.
Keep at least three feet of clear space on all sides, away from other garbage or recycling containers, trees, shrubs, utility poles, mailboxes and vehicles.
Bag and seal all garbage and make sure it fits with the lid closed, since additional fees apply for overweight or overfull containers.
Read from the official Bellingham guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Bellingham days differ by address.
Pickup days in Bellingham depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
Some Bellingham addresses have no collection day in the source this lookup reads. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.
The example days above are read from Sanitary Service Company (SSC) and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Bellingham assigns collection days.
The lookup reads a per-address collection calendar for Bellingham (Sanitary Service Company (SSC)) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Bellingham on August 17, 2026: 9 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Bellingham's pickup days.
Local source
Sanitary Service Company (SSC) sets Bellingham's collection days.
Sanitary Service Company (SSC) publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Bellingham; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Sanitary Service Company (SSC), not here.
Good to knowChecked against Sanitary Service Company (SSC) in Oct 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Bellingham: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Bellingham are Langley Township, Surrey, Maple Ridge and Delta. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Surrey, BC
City of Surrey.
Maple Ridge, BC
City of Maple Ridge: Waste and Recycling Services.
Delta, BC
City of Delta.
Chilliwack, BC
City of Chilliwack curbside program.
New Westminster, BC
City of New Westminster Engineering Operations.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Bellingham, WA?
It depends on your street. Sanitary Service Company (SSC) sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Why does my Bellingham address show no collection day?
Bellingham's collection days are read from a per-address collection calendar, and not every address has trash collection in it. An address without it has no collection day here, and we say so rather than showing a day that is not yours.
Which collections are published for Bellingham?
Sanitary Service Company (SSC) publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Bellingham.
When is the next Bellingham pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20. Holiday weeks can shift them — Sanitary Service Company (SSC) is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Sanitary Service Company (SSC).
The Bellingham address result links Sanitary Service Company (SSC) directly.
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