What day is trash collected in Bellingham, WA?
Bellingham collects on Monday, Tuesday, 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.
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.
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Bellingham, WA at a glance.
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- 5 daysBellingham collects on five weekdays across its routes15% of cities run five
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Bellingham collection days, read from Sanitary Service Company (SSC).
Trash / garbage: Friday, Sep 18.
Recycling: Monday, Sep 14.
Organics / compost: Friday, Sep 18.
Yard waste: Friday, Sep 18.
The day above is an example from one Bellingham address, last checked on August 24, 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.
Bellingham collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
Some Bellingham properties are not on city collection at all — apartments, businesses and streets served by a private hauler. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.
These days are read from Sanitary Service Company (SSC) and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Sanitary Service Company (SSC) 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.
Why does my Bellingham address show no collection day?
Bellingham runs city collection for most homes, and we tell you when yours is not one of them. Apartments, commercial sites and some streets are served by a private hauler under contract instead, and for those the day comes from your hauler rather than the city — 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?
Bellingham publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Friday, Sep 18. 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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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Bellingham
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