What day is trash collected in Bismarck, ND?
Bismarck collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Bismarck, ND
Bismarck, ND trash pickup by address.
Enter a Bismarck, ND street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division.
Setting out in Bismarck Garbage must be set out at your collection point by 6 a.m. on your scheduled garbage day.
Trash Day Trends · Bismarck
Bismarck, ND at a glance.
Bismarck in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysBismarck collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
Verified schedule
Bismarck collection days, read from City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
The day above is an example from one Bismarck address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Bismarck.
Garbage must be set out at your collection point by 6 a.m. on your scheduled garbage day.
Crews will not return to an address where garbage was not out in time.
Place the city-issued container at the end of the driveway, three feet away from any other containers.
Read from the official Bismarck guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Bismarck days differ by address.
Bismarck collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
Some Bismarck 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 City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division 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 Bismarck address show no collection day?
Bismarck 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 Bismarck?
City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division publishes trash for Bismarck.
Local source
Verify with City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division.
The Bismarck address result links City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division directly.
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- Bismarck, ND
- Local source
- City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Bismarck
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